| SUMMER 2021 Roxie Munro Studio Newsletter The RAINFOREST book: Out August 10 from Holiday House. Already has Starred reviews from School Library Journal and Booklist ! Called "exquisitely illustrated," "important," with "a wealth of facts..." For short (2.5 minutes) lively art- & action-packed YouTube trailer video (with music & sounds), click here: RAINFOREST TRAILER Fascinating article about the power of VISUALS [90% of information transmitted to brain is visual. The human brain can process an image in 13 milliseconds. 93% of communication is nonverbal. Human brains process visuals 60,000 times faster than they do text. People who follow directions with illustrations do more than 300% better than those who use text-only directions ] . Click : YOUR BRAIN! Oh no! Ten signs that you might be boring ... Psychology Today . Click here: Signs! Why do humans & animals play? Play may not enhance easy-to-measure things like IQ, but can prime the brain to cope with the challenges & uncertainties of life . Young rats deprived of playmates grow up with less-developed prefrontal cortexes ( part of brain deeply involved in social interactions & decision-making). Pretend play also helps kids develop self-control . Click here: Puzzle of Play If you missed the Eric Carle Museum show "Inside-Outside Dinosaurs," here's a fun piece KidLit TV did! Click: KIDLIT TV I do online & in person school & library visits. New Rainforest program, as well as Coral Reefs, Rodent Rascals, Dinosaurs, Mazes, Masterpiece Mix & others...Info: Rx School Visits How to Raise a Reader: Mary Shelley’s Father on Parenting & How an Early Love of Books Paves the Path to Lifelong Happiness. Click here: Education's Object Explore KidLit at Home! FREE! Drawing & writing activities; Read Alouds & Storytime; videos & short trailers; STEM & STEAM ... scroll through for rich, beautifully produced short & long programs. Click: KidLit at HOME Free activities for kids SIX new FREE RAINFOREST coloring sheets. Click pdfs below to download these or go to RAINFOREST page Rainforest layers.pdf Download File Caiman.pdf Download File Eagle.pdf Download File Iguana.pdf Download File Tamarins.pdf Download File Amazon Jungle.pdf Download File My blog focuses on children's books & publishing (copyright issues, nonfiction gamification, making apps, informational vs nonfiction children's books, COPPA, conferences, more). Click here: RX BLOG My YouTube Channel has more than three dozen videos on publishing, how-tos, kid reviews, book trailers, apps, interviews (at conferences, libraries, schools), KidLit TV Read Alouds & Storymakers: Roxie's YouTube If you'd prefer to NOT receive these quarterly studio newsletters, please unsubscribe below. No hard feelings! Thanks! (Feel free to forward to anyone you think may be interested...) |
SUMMER 2021 Roxie Munro Studio Newsletter
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The RAINFOREST book: Out August 10 from Holiday House. Already has Starred reviews from School Library Journal and Booklist! Called "exquisitely illustrated," "important," with "a wealth of facts..." | |
For short (2.5 minutes) lively art- & action-packed YouTube trailer video (with music & sounds), click here: RAINFOREST TRAILER | |
Fascinating article about the power of VISUALS [90% of information transmitted to brain is visual. The human brain can process an image in 13 milliseconds. 93% of communication is nonverbal. Human brains process visuals 60,000 times faster than they do text. People who follow directions with illustrations do more than 300% better than those who use text-only directions]. Click: YOUR BRAIN!
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Oh no! Ten signs that you might be boring... Psychology Today. Click here: Signs!
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If you missed the Eric Carle Museum show "Inside-Outside Dinosaurs," here's a fun piece KidLit TV did! Click: KIDLIT TV
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I do online & in person school & library visits. New Rainforest program, as well as Coral Reefs, Rodent Rascals, Dinosaurs, Mazes, Masterpiece Mix & others...Info: Rx School Visits
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How to Raise a Reader: Mary Shelley’s Father on Parenting & How an Early Love of Books Paves the Path to Lifelong Happiness. Click here: Education's Object
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Explore KidLit at Home! FREE! Drawing & writing activities; Read Alouds & Storytime; videos & short trailers; STEM & STEAM ... scroll through for rich, beautifully produced short & long programs. Click: KidLit at HOME
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SIX new FREE RAINFOREST coloring sheets. Click pdfs below to download these or go to RAINFOREST page
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My blog focuses on children's books & publishing (copyright issues, nonfiction gamification, making apps, informational vs nonfiction children's books, COPPA, conferences, more). Click here: RX BLOG | |
My YouTube Channel has more than three dozen videos on publishing, how-tos, kid reviews, book trailers, apps, interviews (at conferences, libraries, schools), KidLit TV Read Alouds & Storymakers: Roxie's YouTube | |
If you'd prefer to NOT receive these quarterly studio newsletters, please unsubscribe below. No hard feelings! | |
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Thanks! (Feel free to forward to anyone you think may be interested...) | |
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