Just arrived in the mail! SAFE CROSSING printed in Traditional Chinese. Just WOW! From Goetz Books, an imprint of Walkers Cultura, in collaboration with Chronicle Books. Thank you!!! @chroniclebooks.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooktranslation

Thanks to the Malden Girl Scouts and Mass DCR for putting up a story walk of SAFE CROSSING, my new #picturebook about #amphibianconservation and #citizenscience at Greenwood Park. We had so much fun reading it together! #kidlit #authorvisit

A new paper shows humanity *can* live within planetary boundaries, with a massive *however*: "Although such measures are technically feasible ... it is an open question whether they can also be implemented based on social or institutional feasibility considerations."

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last yr.

With current trends and policies, we'll transgress all planetary boundaries in 2050, except for ozone depletion. Targeted interventions — e.g., the Paris Agreement — can help, but not enough. More effective policy measures are needed to ensure we live well within the planetary boundaries.

“We’re not just talking about lifting people out of extreme poverty; we’re looking at futures with high development ambition, ensuring decent living standards as a minimum for everyone worldwide.” @kikstra.bsky.social, @iiasa.ac.at

It’s Possible to End Global Poverty Without Compromising Climate Goals, New Research Shows - EcoWatch

Ensuring that everyone on Earth has a decent standard of living is possible in accordance with reducing emissions quickly and decisively.

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Third graders got busy sculpting the life cycle stages of spotted salamanders with play-dough during my author visit! Thanks so much to the Mass Center for the Book for inviting me to be part of Mass Kids Lit Fest this year! #masskidslitfest #kidlit #megakidlit

#PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek SAFE CROSSING by @karipercival.bsky.social (@chroniclebooks.bsky.social) "2 double-page spreads of back matter, seek-and-find endpapers, + scientific captioning throughout make this bk as informative as it is beautifully illus + designed" www.hbook.com/story/review...

I helped a teeny tiny eastern newt off the street on my morning walk. Of course I thought about @karipercival.bsky.social and Safe Crossing bookshop.org/p/books/safe... #kidlit

Safe Crossing

Check out Safe Crossing - <b>How does an amphibian cross the road? With the help of the Amphibian Migration Team! Learn all about a citizen scientist who acts as a crossing guard for migrating amphibi...

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Want to volunteer with Wonderland Spectacle Co at the Manship Artists Residency for a shadow puppet show and Lantern pageant, May 31 at 8pm? Volunteer sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Spring is springing: the frogs & #salamanders and filling up the #vernalpools with jelly eggs, the tender plants are coming up in spite of bad news. A surging reminder that #climateaction and #environmentalpolicywork, local, national, and global, is never more imperative than now, & going forward.

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A federal appeals court in New York on Monday paused a lower court’s order to transfer Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk from a Louisiana immigration detention facility to Vermont for a hearing.

Federal appeals court temporarily halts Öztürk’s transfer to Vermont

A federal judge in Vermont had ordered immigration officials to return the Tufts doctoral student to his court by May 1.

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Delighted to sign copies of SAFE CROSSING with the Midcoast Conservancy at the Skidompha Library and Sherman's Bookstore in Damariscotta, ME, where I grew up. So lovely to read-connect with family and friends, make new friends and talk wildlife conservation. Thanks to everyone who joined me!

Did you have a childhood library? Mine was Skidompha.So it's with great joy that I return there to share my new picture book, SAFE CROSSING, April 25, at 10 AM, along with the Midcoast Conservancy & Sherman's Books. Join me & find out how to help local amphibians! @chroniclebooks.bsky.social #kidlit

“We know the forests of #Papua are one of the biggest lungs of the world, yet we are destroying it,” Kwipalo said. “Indonesia should be proud to protect Papua ... not destroy it.” #ForestsWorthMoreDead #BiofuelParadox #GreenEnergyOrGreenwashing #CommodifyingNature #Deforestation #ClimateColonialism

World's largest deforestation project fells forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in Indonesia

Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, potentially displacing Indigenous groups who rely on the land to survive.

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"Different cultures can help each other see beyond their inherent biases and grow beyond the intellectual constraints of individual approaches." 💚

Changing the Eurocentric narrative about the history of science – why multiculturalism matters

The West’s Eurocentric version of scientific history omits some of the most important events that shaped modern thinking.

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NOAA fires hundreds of climate workers after court clears way for dismissals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Noaa fires hundreds of climate workers after court clears way for dismissals

Workers had spent weeks in limbo amid legal rollercoaster but letters confirm block on terminations no longer in effect

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Próximamente el 15 de abril - CÓMO DECIRLE HOLA A UNA LOMBRIZ: PRIMERA GUÍA AL AIRE LIBRE, Escrito e ilustrado por Kari Percival, Traducido por Yanitzia Canetti Coming on April 15! I am delighted that readers will now enjoy a Spanish translation just in time for spring! #kidlit #espanol #kidlitart

Wow! Awesome time reading SAFE CROSSING joined by Monkton Wildlife Tunnel instigator Chris Slesar and my illustration mentor Ashley Wolff. GReat ot see you!!! And thanks so much to Flying Pig Bookstore & Pierson Library for hosting! @ashleywolff.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #roadecology

Happy #kidlitartpostcardDay and happy April! I've heard reports of the first toads sightings of spring from amphibian conservation volunteers. What signs of spring have your seen or heard? @bookmarkliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks#picturebookart #picturebookillustration

#KidLit reminder: Tomorrow is #KidLitArtPostcard day! Be sure to post with that exact hashtag. I'm going to refresh my info page with art from April's posts, see this page for more info: www.ginaperry.com/postcard

Sat.April 5, 10:30 AM join me and Chris Slesar to find out how the #MonktonWildlifeTunnels helped inspire my new amphibian migration #picturebook SAFE CROSSING at the #PiersonLibrary with the #FlyingPigBookstore @chroniclebooks.bsky.social #kidlit #roadwayecology #amphibians #amphibianmigration

#librariesmatter #saveIMLS CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES

Shoshana 🏳️‍⚧️@shoshana.bsky.social · last yr.

The Boston Public Library stands as a living monument to the importance of free education and learning. Inscribed on its walls is the message: "The Commonwealth requires the education of the people as the safeguard of order and liberty" A message that is resonating with me now more than ever.

This is cool. The Guardian recreated a searchable climate future risk tool (wildfire, extreme heat, drought, hurricane, and coastal flood) for the US that was developed by FEMA but deleted by the Trump administration’s ‘climate’ purge.

Trump’s ‘climate’ purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it

The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted

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Make the most of Lilla’s expertise and contacts to take your career to the next level. Spaces are strictly limited, but there are still a few places left. Don’t miss out – find out more and sign up now 👉 makeartthatsells.com/online-cours...

How DO you draw a Woolly Mammoth? Find a toy to draw!I had so much fun drawing animals from toy models last Tuesday with The Room to Write at the Your Writers and Illustrators Meet & Greet at the Saugus Boys and Girls Club! #kidlitart #illustration #drawingtoys

Oh, Deer! Plant your hands on this fun book! kathytemean.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/b...

Book Giveaway: OH, DEER by Phaea Crede

Phaea Crede has a new nonfiction picture book, OH DEER, illustrated by Erica J. Chen and published by Sleeping Bear Press on April 1, 2025. Sleeping Bear Press has agreed to send a copy to one luck…

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Thanks for making SAFE CROSSING and all your books more accessible, Chronicle Books! Just in time for spring amphibian migrations! #kidlit #kidlitmegafeed @chroniclebooks.bsky.social #picturebooks #classroomlibrary #naturecenter #scouting #citizenscience #kidlitart @bookmarkliterary.bsky.social

Putting final touches on a workshop I'm doing for #scbwi on making book trailers! I'm so excited! If you didn't know, 80% of internet consumption is video. I'll drop a link to my former book trailer presentation below so you can get started! #writingcommunity amynielsenauthor.com/2024/10/04/w...

Why You Should Make a Book Trailer and How to Create One (Including My FREE Webinar!)

The free webinar with examples is at the end. I made it for Wild Ink and Conquest authors, but I’m now sharing it with YOU! Along with my free downloadable guide.:) Enjoy! What is a Book Trai…

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Kari Percival@karipercival.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thank you to the Harris Center for Conservation Education, Keene Public Library & Toadstool Books, & to everyone who attended this event! It was a blast! Loved meeting my salamander brigade idol Brett Amy Thelen! @chroniclebooks.bsky.social @bookmarkliterary.bsky.social

Thank you to the Harris Center for Conservation Education, Keene Public Library & Toadstool Books, & to everyone who attended this event! It was a blast! Loved meeting my salamander brigade idol Brett Amy Thelen! @chroniclebooks.bsky.social @bookmarkliterary.bsky.social