Stone Age Kids

  My book is available to fund! Reserve your copy now! Link Below!  Stone Age Kids on Kickstarter     Now the real question remains. Which of these adorable animals is at the end of the book? Giant Sloth? Wooly Mammoth? Giant Armadillo?  Put your guess and suggestions in the comments! Or maybe a Cave Bear? Or a Dire Wolf? Could I have chosen this fuzzy, Wooly Rhino? Possibly this cutie, Saber Toothed Tiger?     I would love to see the first picture book  in print. I can't do it on my own; that's where you come in. Through the crowd-funding website, Kickstarter, you can donate money to the project or just share this blog post if you can't donate. The e-book will happen regardless of funding, so keep your eye out in mid December for that. Of course Kickstarter supporters will receive their e-books first. Thank you for your consideration. Don't forget to rub some stone age bellies before you go, though. ;)

    This is the final section of my three part series on the plants of the stone age in the North American Southwest. These illustrations will be included in my children's book,  Stone Age Kids Solve a Giant Mystery . All these plants are currently found in the North American Southwest.    Globe Mallow          The Globe Mallow is a shrub that grows to 3 feet in height and 2-3 feet in width. The flowers range from orange to a reddish-pink. The plant is non-toxic and edible. The Globe Mallow is used medicinally. Its often taken orally to treat and relieve coughs, colds, flus and diarrhea. The leaves are also placed on wounds, snake bites, and sores as treatment. The plant is a great pollinator and attracts several species of butterfly and moth. It even has a bee named after it!  Yucca     There are over 40 species of Yucca. I already covered the Yucca Palm in the first part of this blog series,  Part 1 . This illu...

      When I lived in the American Southwest I often saw these scraggly old trees. The trees were often spaced far apart and were curved from wind. I had to include them in my Stone Age Kids Solve a Giant Mystery children's book coming soon!  Pinyon Pine Tree     The Pinyon Pine Tree is a conifer meaning that it has needles all year long instead of leaves that fall every winter. It produces cones filled with seeds. These seeds are edible and known as pine nuts. They are not true nuts and are a staple in pesto sauce! The native tribes used a pole to dislodge the cones from the tree to harvest the seeds (pine nuts). They covered mounds of cones with brush and set it alight with fire to loosen the seeds from the cones. Good harvests came about every four years but storing pine nuts was always a sure thing! They grow up to 20 feet. Prickly Pear Cactus     The Prickly Pear Cactus is native to the Americas but is now found in many countries around ...

       In the first book Stone Age Kids Solve a Giant Mystery , we find Ell and Al in the Southwest of North America. I want to share with you the plants that are going in the book. All of which are still around today!  This will be a three part blog series, as there are a lot of plants to cover!      The Saguaro ( suh-wah-ro)  is the tallest cactus on Earth! It commonly reaches 40 feet high. The tallest one was measured at over 78 feet tall! This outstanding cactus is often home to birds. We call the appendages from the center column arms. Some of these guys never grow arms, and the ones that do have to wait until they are 75 to 100 years old! Their fruit ripens from a green color to a sweet and juicy red.      The Joshua Tree is from the yucca family! It is often called tree yucca or the yucca palm. It can grow grow up to 70 feet high but usually tops out between 20 and 40 feet. The Joshua Tree is suffering from climate chang...

  Meet Ell!       She's a science loving girl living in the stone age. She loves traveling with her tribe all over the world discovering interesting species of animals. Meet Al!     He's a curious kid that loves getting dirty and hanging out with his friends. Al enjoys befriending new animals wherever he goes.  Together, they are the STONE AGE KIDS!     As the creator of The Stone Age Kids, I plan to produce an exciting children's book series featuring science, discovery, and unique animals. The book series will be set in a mystery format where the kids follow clues and finally meet the mystery animal at the end of the book. Each book will have geographical information, and facts about the animal or animals.      CALLING ALL PALENTOLOGISTS!       The first book is titled Stone Age Kids Solve a Giant Mystery . The book itself is already fifty percent complete! I will be launching a Kickstarter at the mi...