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Monarch Butterfly Facts, Crafts, Games, Gardening and more…
Download your FREE pdf from Bette and have lots of family fun with the monarch butterflies!
https://4writersandreaders.com/fun-learning-with-monarchs-2/
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VERNAL EQUINOX HAIKU
by Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black
Vernal Equinox Haiku by Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black
Yes… Art, Poetry & SPRING! ~ Bette A. Stevens
VERNAL EQUINOX HAIKU
by Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black
Bird song on the wind
floral raiment dresses an
awakening world.
IMAGE: “Blue lady with parrots” by Walasse Ting
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Read Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black‘s bio at poemhunter.com.
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310. Light touches you only to shift into iridescence upon your body and wings. ~Excerpt from a poem by Louise Bogan
Exquisite—poetry in motion! ~ Bette A. Stevens
Today I saw the dragonfly
Come from the wells where he did lie.
An inner impulse rent the veil
Of his old husk: from head to tail
Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
His dried wings: like gauze they grew;
Through crofts and pastures wet with dew
A living flash of light he flew.
~Lord Alfred Tennyson
What an absolutely exquisite creature! Such as this winged beauty are so stunningly wondrous that I’m almost left speechless when I see them. Not only are they breathtaking in form and beauty but they are also valued predators in controlling populations of harmful insects. And the fact that their oldest known relatives date back over 300 million years ago seldom fails to bring forward for me images of what earth’s pristine splendor must have been like in the beginning. In addition I find it fascinating that they have been a subject of…
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Monarch Butterfly teaches kids about friendship, patience & persistence
One concern parents have is how to inspire children to meet challenges with patience and persistence. That is the plot of this new book.
Award-winning picture book adventure AMAZING MATILDA teaches kids about friendship, patience and persistence. All the while, they’ll be learning about the monarch butterfly life cycle and the caterpillar’s dependence upon the milkweed plant for survival. You’ll find this gem of a tale for readers 6+ and about the author’s other books at http://www.Amazon.com/author/betteastevens
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Romance readers, don’t miss out: Sisters of the Heart BOOK BLAST & GIVEAWAY begins January 13th
- Readers and bloggers: Don’t miss out on this giveaway!
SIMPLY ADORE HISTORICAL ROMANCE NOVELS?
Don’t miss out on author Scarlett Rains’s Sisters of the Heart series GIVEAWAY. There are great giveaway prizes for bloggers and for readers!
I’ll be featuring Scarlett and the three books featured in this fantastic GIVEAWAY right here on my blog January 18-20 (one book each day). You’ll find out more about each novel and get to know author Scarlett Rains, too. Meanwhile, stop by Artemis Books to find out more about this fantastic Book Blast and Valentine’s Day Giveaway at http://artemisbooksblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/artemis-books-is-launching-sisters-of.html
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Here’s what one of Scarlett Rains’s readers has to say about the first book in the author’s Sisters of the Heart series:
PULLS YOU IN!
“Promises of the Heart is an eighteenth century tale of a young girl’s coming of age. The first thing I really liked about this book was the lovely graphics reflecting the time period in London, England. The reader is also pulled into the story at once with carefully crafted prose appealing to all five senses. For example: ‘watching the fluffy clouds lazily form shapes that quickly swirled into other shapes in the gentle breeze…a cacophony of sounds bombarded the weary coachman: the hue and cry of merchants and street people rose up above the clopping of the horses hooves in a relentlessly forlorn lament’. Scarlett Rains does a masterful job on style continuity throughout the entire novel. Somewhat like Charles Dickens, but more like the Victoria Holt novels I read profusely at one time in my life, ‘Promises of the Heart’ resonates with cleverly woven intrigue surrounded by authentic characters of the day. Historical novels should inform about the life and times of the era–‘Promises of the Heart’ did not disappoint! The segue to her second novel ‘Seduction of a Bluestocking’ was a perfect cliffhanger, enticing the reader to find out what happens next. Well done, Scarlett Rains! Five Stars!” ~ Nancy Jill Thames
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Winter Haiku by Bette A. Stevens
Nature’s beauty is inspirational, no matter the region or the season. Winter 2013-2014 (as of January 8, 2014) has been extremely cold in Maine and around most of the USA as well. Here in Central Maine, we’ve already had more than two feet of snow, several inches of ice and even some freezing rain on days when the air temperature rose above the freezing point and the rain froze as it hit the ground. Nature’s winter wonderland beauty is breathtaking; and, the work it requires is breath-taking, too if you want to leave the homestead… HAPPY WINTER! Stay safe and warm. — Bette A. Stevens, MAINE Author/Illustrator
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Super Sweet Blogger Award
Thank you, JR Barker, author of The Adventures of the Frog Prince http://jrbarker101.wordpress.com/the-blog/ for nominating me for A Super Sweet Blogger Award. May your Sweetest Dreams come true!
Please stop by to visit children’s author J.R. Barker and all of my Super Sweet Blogger nominees. These outstanding bloggers have inspired me with their own blogs and faithfully continue to support me at 4writersandreaders. Here are my Super Sweet nominees:
- Kathryn Treat, a dear blogosphere friend and advocate and author of Allergic to Life at http://allergictolifemybattle.wordpress.com/
- Tricia Drammeh, author of young adult fiction and paranormal romance at http://www.triciadrammeh.com/
- Janet Spina, author of inspirational children’s books at http://jemsbooks.wordpress.com/
- Marilyn Armstrong author of The 12-Foot Teepee and an amazing photographer blogger extraordinaire at SERENDIPITY http://teepee12.com/
- Natalie Scarberry, an amazing inspirational blogger at http://sacredtouches.com/
- Kharis Macey, author of the newly released novel Upon is Death Bed at http://kharismaceyworksnovels.com/
- Catherine Lyons, author and recovery ramblings blogger at http://catherinelyonaddictedtodimes.wordpress.com/
- Chris McMullen, physics professor, author, indie supporter and co-founder of READ TUESDAY http://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/the-power-of-a-backlist/
- Amelia Curzon, author of Mungai and the Goa Constrictor and an ardent animal preservation activist at CARTE BLANCHE http://ameliacurzonblogger.wordpress.com/
- SLS Oborosky, author of Ivy: The Stem of a Rose and Ivy: The Blossoming of a Rose at AUTHOR’S THOUGHTS http://soborowsky.wordpress.com/
- Beebee, writer, poet, historian, photographer and mom at http://beebeesworld.wordpress.com/
- FC Malby, author of Take Me to the Castle and impressive writing tips blogger at http://fcmalby.wordpress.com/
Here are the rules for accepting this delightfully delicious award, my Super Sweet Friends;
1. Thank the Super Sweet Blogger that nominated you.
2. Answer 5 Super Sweet questions.
3. Include the Super Sweet Blogging Award in your blog post.
4. Nominate a bakers’s dozen (13) other deserving bloggers.
6. Notify your Super Sweet nominees on their blog.
The 5 Super Sweet Questions.
1. Cookies or Cake? Cookies, by all means, especially if they’re home made Chocolate Chip with Walnuts!
2. Chocolate or Vanilla? Decisions, decisions… Chocolate for candies, vanilla for ice cream and cakes.
3.Favorite Sweet Treat? Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark Squares (Have to stock up at Christmas time, since I can’t find them after the holidays…)
4. When Do You Crave Sweet Things The Most? Bedtime
5. Sweet Nick Name? Honey
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PURE TRASH & AMAZING MATILDA: adventure books for readers of all ages
Amazon’s KINDLE MATCHBOOK: Purchase the paperbacks for GIFTING (or for you) & get your FREE kindle copies, too!
http://www.Amazon.com/author/betteastevens
PURE TRASH (1950s short story YA/Adult Fiction)
The Tangram Zoo and Word Puzzles Too! (Activities ages 5-adult)
Amazing Matilda (Picture Book ages 5-10)
AMAZING MATILDA: A Monarch’s Tale by Bette A. Stevens: Honorable Mention 2013 Dragonfly Book Award-Excellence in Children’s Literature (Picture Books – 6 & Older)
Bette A. Stevens, Maine Author 
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on 03/25/2014