Information About Brenda's Subjects Polar Bears & Other Arctic Animals http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/polar-bear.html Boreal Forest: Learn about the boreal birds http://www.borealbirds.org/birds.shtml http://www.saveourborealbirds.org/birds.html More about Canada's Boreal Forest http://www.borealcanada.ca/boreal-e.php Moon Bear http://www.animalsasia.org/ Global Warming http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/kidspage.cfm Flamingos Additional information about flamingos: http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/flamingo Sea Turtles Track sea turtles online and learn more about them: http://www.cccturtle.org More info about sea turtles: http://www.members.tripod.com/~Turtle28/ Ocean and Sharks Clearwater Marine Aquarium and more about the sea: http://www.cmaquarium.org More about sharks: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0206/sharks.html Antarctica and Penguins See Antarctica ice breakup and other weather images from around the world: http://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov More about penguins: http://nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0101/penguins.html Tropical Rain Forest Rain forest info: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Rfbiomeanimals.shtml Even more rain forest info: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm Rocky Mountain Elk, Jackson WY: http://nationalelkrefuge.fws.gov/ Mummies Mummy lesson plan, grades 6-8: http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/makingmummies/ Cactus Information about the saguaro cactus: http://www.nps.gov/sagu/Saguaros/saguaro.htm

Information About Books, Authors, Publishers and Writing Additional Reading Recommended summer reading list, plus research and advice for parents: http://www.readingrockets.org/books/booklist.php Links for Writers The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators: http://www.scbwi.org Washington chapter of the SCBWI: http://www.scbwi-washington.org Extras Literary Feast, the Famous Authors Cookbook. Proceeds from this book help support King County Library Foundation programs. http://www.thriftbooks.com/literaryfeast Guiberson school visit: http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/red/news/38842854.html Seattle Child's Magazine "Want to Publish a Children's Book?" By Laura Spruce Wight http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090630/SCM05/906269995 Publisher Sites Henry Holt: http://www.henryholtchildrensbooks.com Scholastic, sites for kids and teachers: http://www.scholastic.com/kids/ http://teacher.scholastic.com/