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Learning from the Poop Masters

February 5, 2015 by Vicky Alvear Shecter 4 Comments

Researchers have learned that  dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate in a straight line as they push their stolen balls of poop to safety. Let me repeat that--the smallest, smelliest, weirdest among us somehow orient themselves via the edges of our own galaxy  to get around. Dude, the best we can do is plug into our GPSs and yet still manage to get lost (I speak from … [Read more...] about Learning from the Poop Masters

Best Made-up Word About One of my Books EVER!

January 27, 2015 by Vicky Alvear Shecter 2 Comments

  Writing is definitely isolating, so when readers take the time to tell you that they enjoyed your work, it is PURE BLISS. Recently I got this amazing note from a parent: I am writing to let you know how much my daughter loved Anubis Speaks!  We are homeschoolers currently wrapping up our section on Ancient Egypt, when we came across your book. I am so glad we … [Read more...] about Best Made-up Word About One of my Books EVER!

Ancient Egypt’s Strange Practice of Animal Mummification

January 12, 2015 by Vicky Alvear Shecter Leave a Comment

Try wrapping your head around this:  excavators in Egypt have found four million cat mummies, seven million dog mummies, four million ibis mummies and tens of thousands of other mummified animals, big and small--including bulls, mice, snakes, baboons, lions, and even bugs! Apparently, the ancient Egyptian philosophy of "Go Big or Go Home!" didn't just apply to the … [Read more...] about Ancient Egypt’s Strange Practice of Animal Mummification

How Deep is Your Geek?

September 25, 2014 by Vicky Alvear Shecter Leave a Comment

You know you're a total geek when you actual tear-up in the face of ancient artifacts. This happened twice to me in the past week. The first time occurred while I was at SIBA, the trade show for the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance in Norfolk, VA. I was there to moderate a historical fiction panel with authors, Tosca Lee (The Legend of Sheba), Bruce Holsinger (A … [Read more...] about How Deep is Your Geek?

Educator’s Guide for HADES SPEAKS! and ANUBIS SPEAKS!

September 23, 2014 by Vicky Alvear Shecter 2 Comments

  It's a poster! And on the back, is an educator's guide for using these booksin the classroom (Core Curriculum standards too). Want one? Leave a comment! … [Read more...] about Educator’s Guide for HADES SPEAKS! and ANUBIS SPEAKS!

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