Books with author David Hoobler

Zonk is a Sonoran Desert tortoise but he wants to be a sea turtle. Hiking with his friends, Bunny, Snake and Coyote, he sees a rock with a picture of a sea turtle painted on it. “Look a flying turtle,” Zonk shouts. Then Coyote (who knows everything) explains, “It’s a sea turtle. They live in the ocean and there is water everywhere.” Everyone laughed. Water everywhere! But to Zonk, locked in his heavy shell, floating on a cool quiet ocean sounds like a dream come true.A dreamer and explorer at heart, Zonk tries to enlist the help of his friends and family. But they don’t understand his obsession and tell him it’s a silly notion. Even his mother and father think the idea of water everywhere is just a myth, a waste of time. But Zonk has faith. With the help of the Ancient Spirit of the Saguaro, monsoon rain, and a flash flood, Zonk makes his way to the ocean and becomes a “sea tortoise”.The book is appropriate for preschool all the way up to 10 years. It’s a very humorous and entertaining story that also introduces children to the flora, fauna, and climate extremes of the Sonoran Desert. There is a simple map at the front of the book that introduces children to the concept of geography. The book includes a large variety of animals that children will love, (including Coyote, Bunny and Snake) flash flood storms, Ancient Desert Spirits, blue moons, and lots of fascinating nature. The artwork is beautiful. Children and adults just love it. The very colorful watercolor paintings have their own small, but dedicated, following and collectors. Very small children that are perhaps too young to follow the stories are absolutely captivated by the wonderful artwork. This book contains 22 full page, original watercolor paintings.This is a story of dreams and persistence, of overcoming doubts, and of transformation. It is book one in the very popular Zonk, the Dreaming Tortoise picture book series, which has three books to date. These books are great fun, visually stunning, educational and wonderfully entertaining.All the Zonk books include some value added features. In the front of the book is a simple map of where that story takes place. In the second and third book are additional maps that further illuminate that particular story.The "science", that is biology and geography, are correct and current within the fantasy of a swimming tortoise and talking animals in each of the books. On the end pages of these books are small glossaries of terms, explanations of some of the geographic areas the stories take place in, additional information about some of the animals in the stories, and explanations of some of the ecosystem relationships between the creatures. The books are ecologically sensitive and on the end pages present, in a gentle way that will not frighten, tiny windows into some of success stories and the problem areas of environmental issues faced by the characters and ecosystems in the books. These materials are designed to be a jumping off place for teachers and parents to begin to talk to their children about how to value and take care of our environment and creatures.

Zonk is a little Sonoran desert tortoise who decides to find the ocean and become a sea turtle. Hiking with his friends, Bunny, Snake and Coyote, he sees a rock with the picture of a sea turtle swimming. Coyote explains, It s a sea turtle. They live in the ocean and there is water everywhere. Everyone laughed. Water everywhere! But to Zonk, locked in his heavy shell, floating on a cool quiet ocean sounds divine. A dreamer and explorer at heart, Zonk tries to enlist the help of his friends and family. But they don t understand his obsession and tell him it s a silly notion. Even his mother and father think the idea of water everywhere is just a myth, a waste of time. But Zonk has faith. With the help of the Ancient Spirit of the Saguaro and a flash flood, Zonk makes his way to the ocean and becomes a sea tortoise . It s a very humorous and entertaining story that also introduces children to the flora, fauna, and climate extremes of the Sonoran Desert. The book includes a variety of animals that children will love, monsoon rain storms, Ancient Desert Spirits, blue moons, and lots of fascinating nature. It is a story of dreams and persistence, of overcoming doubts, and of transformation. This very popular children s book series is great fun, educational, and wonderfully entertaining. All the Zonk books include some value-added features. In the front of the book is a simple map of where that story takes place. In the second and third book are additional maps that further illuminate that particular story. The science, that is biology and geography, are correct and current within the fantasy of a swimming tortoise and talking animals in each of the books. On the end pages of these books are small glossaries of terms, explanations of some of the geographic areas the stories take place in, additional information about some of the animals in the stories, and explanations of some of the ecosystem relationships between the creatures. The books are ecologically sensitive and on the end pages present, in a gentle way that will not frighten, tiny windows into some of success stories and the problem areas of environmental issues faced by the characters and ecosystems in the books. These materials are designed to be a jumping off place for teachers and parents to begin to talk to their children about how to value and take care of our environment and creatures. Beautiful artwork, humorous and entertaining stories, fascinating cast of characters and animals, and educational order your copy today and begin your Zonk adventure.

Zonk is a little Sonoran desert tortoise who decides to find the ocean and become a sea turtle. Hiking with his friends, Bunny, Snake and Coyote, he sees a rock with the picture of a sea turtle swimming. Coyote explains, It s a sea turtle. They live in the ocean and there is water everywhere. Everyone laughed. Water everywhere! But to Zonk, locked in his heavy shell, floating on a cool quiet ocean sounds divine. A dreamer and explorer at heart, Zonk tries to enlist the help of his friends and family. But they don t understand his obsession and tell him it s a silly notion. Even his mother and father think the idea of water everywhere is just a myth, a waste of time. But Zonk has faith. With the help of the Ancient Spirit of the Saguaro and a flash flood, Zonk makes his way to the ocean and becomes a sea tortoise. It s a very humorous and entertaining story that also introduces children to the flora, fauna, and climate extremes of the Sonoran Desert. The book includes a variety of animals that children will love, monsoon rain storms, Ancient Desert Spirits, blue moons, and lots of fascinating nature. It is a story of dreams and persistence, of overcoming doubts, and of transformation. This very popular children s book series is great fun, educational, and wonderfully entertaining. All the Zonk books include some value-added features. In the front of the book is a simple map of where that story takes place. In the second and third book are additional maps that further illuminate that particular story. The science, that is biology and geography, are correct and current within the fantasy of a swimming tortoise and talking animals in each of the books. On the end pages of these books are small glossaries of terms, explanations of some of the geographic areas the stories take place in, additional information about some of the animals in the stories, and explanations of some of the ecosystem relationships between the creatures. The books are ecologically sensitive and on the end pages present, in a gentle way that will not frighten, tiny windows into some of success stories and the problem areas of environmental issues faced by the characters and ecosystems in the books. These materials are designed to be a jumping off place for teachers and parents to begin to talk to their children about how to value and take care of our environment and creatures. Beautiful artwork, humorous and entertaining stories, fascinating cast of characters and animals, and educational, be sure to purchase your copy today and start your Zonk Adventure.

Zonk joins the biggest birthday party in the world in this humorous and lushly illustrated book. Zonk the desert tortoise that has become a sea tortoise, who travels through the Gulf of California with gray whales, manta rays, leatherback sea turtles, vaquitas, angel fish, and an albatross among others. Hugely entertaining, highly educational and beautiful, this book is appealing to a wide range of children from 2 to 10 years of age. In this book, Zonk is homesick after his long adventure in the Sea of Cortez and tries to find his way back home to the desert. With his new friends Manta Ray, Fish, and Emily the sea turtle he searches the Sea of Cortez for the river that has washed him out to sea. Along the way he encounters a gray whale birthday celebration, feather-like nudibranchs (mollusks) who cleverly form themselves into birthday hats and a reef in which he plays hide and seek. Zonk's dream had come true, he had found the ocean and has become a "sea tortoise". Imagine how it must feel for a heavy-shell laden tortoise to float effortlessly with jellyfish, to play tag with the Vaquita (a rare and tiny porpoise), and somersault with gray whales. This is Zonk's second ocean adventure and is just as full of stunning art, as books one and two in Zonk, the Dreaming Tortoise children's picture book series.This book has 22 beautiful full-page, full-color, original watercolor paintings. It includes lots of new characters, sea animals, birds and mammals. The book is appropriate for preschool all the way up to 9-year-olds. All of the Zonk books are available in hardcover print as well. This is the third book in the Zonk the Dreaming Tortoise children's picture book series. The artwork is beautiful. Children and adults just love it. The very colorful watercolor paintings have their own small, but dedicated, following and collectors. Very small children, that are perhaps too young to follow the entire story, are absolutely captivated by the wonderful artwork and numerous amusing characters. The books have many fans in the 2 to 3 year old range and right on up to 7 and 8. All summer the California Gray Whales feed in the cold, rich waters of the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. As the snow begins to fall and ice starts to spread across the water, the whales begin their yearly migration to the warm winter waters of the nursery lagoons of Baja California, where they were born. There the pregnant females will have their own calves and the whales will mate for next year’s brood. It is a spectacular journey of more than 5,000 miles that gray whales have been making for thousands of years. It is a giant whale party, the biggest birthday party in the world.The science, that is biology and geography, are correct and current within the fantasy of a swimming tortoise and talking animals in each of the books. On the end pages of these books are small glossaries of terms, explanations of some of the geographic areas the stories take place in, additional information about some of the animals in the stories, and explanations of some of the ecosystem relationships between the creatures. The books are ecologically sensitive and on the end pages present, in a gentle way that will not frighten, tiny windows into some of success stories and the problem areas of environmental issues faced by the characters and ecosystems in the books. These materials are designed to be a jumping off place for teachers and parents to begin to talk to their children about how to value and take care of our environment and creatures. Beautiful artwork, humorous and entertaining stories, fascinating cast of characters and animals, and educational, order your copy today.

Zonk's dream has come true, he has found the ocean and has become a "sea tortoise". Imagine how it must feel for a heavy-shell laden tortoise to float effortlessly with jellyfish, to play tag with the Vaquita (a rare and tiny porpoise), and somersault with gray whales. This is Zonk's ocean adventure and is just as full of stunning art, as the first book in the Zonk, the Dreaming Tortoise children's picture book series.This book has 27 beautiful full-page, full-color, original watercolor paintings. It includes lots of new characters, sea animals, birds and mammals. The book is appropriate for preschool all the way up to 9-year-olds. All of the Zonk books are available in hardcover print as well. This is the second book in the Zonk the Dreaming Tortoise children's picture book series. Sleeping on the beach at night, Zonk is awakened by a thump under his shell. He has inadvertently made his bed on top of a sea turtle nest and is awakened by a hatchling digging her way out. He protects the sea turtle hatchling as she makes her way into the waves, racing away from the predators on the beach. In the ocean lurks more danger, and Zonk finds a cave for them to hide in. The cave becomes a tunnel leading into a landlocked lagoon where everyone is a vegetarian. Safe at last! But of course this is just the beginning. In the lagoon they meet manta rays, bats, pelicans, and even a mysterious "Black Smoker". When the baby sea turtle is discovered with a small crab in her mouth, they are told to leave the lagoon. Rather than risking another encounter with the moray eels hiding in the tunnel, they ask the manta ray to fly over the ridge and out of the lagoon. Gathering in the waves of the open sea, this new fellowship: Zonk, Fish, Emily (the sea turtle) and Manta head off for a new adventure. Don’t miss book three in Zonk’s adventures.The artwork is beautiful. Children and adults just love it. The very colorful watercolor paintings have their own small, but dedicated, following and collectors. Very small children, that are perhaps too young to follow the stories, are absolutely captivated by the wonderful artwork and numerous amusing characters. This book contains 27 full page, original watercolor paintings.In this adventure the friends share hardship, help each other out and pull together to solve their common problems, all great lessons for small children. This is book two in the very popular, Zonk, the Dreaming Tortoise picture book series, which has three books to date. These books are great fun, visually stunning, educational and wonderfully entertaining.All the Zonk books include some value-added features. In the front of the book is a simple map of where that story takes place. In the second and third book are additional maps that further illuminate that particular story.The science, that is biology and geography, are correct and current within the fantasy of a swimming tortoise and talking animals in each of the books. On the end pages of these books are small glossaries of terms, explanations of some of the geographic areas the stories take place in, additional information about some of the animals in the stories, and explanations of some of the ecosystem relationships between the creatures. The books are ecologically sensitive and on the end pages present, in a gentle way that will not frighten, tiny windows into some of success stories and the problem areas of environmental issues faced by the characters and ecosystems in the books. These materials are designed to be a jumping off place for teachers and parents to begin to talk to their children about how to value and take care of our environment and creatures.Beautiful artwork, humorous and entertaining stories, fascinating cast of characters and animals, and educational, order your copy today.

Zonk joins the biggest birthday party in the world in this humorous and lushly illustrated book. Zonk the desert tortoise that has become a sea tortoise, who travels through the Gulf of California with gray whales, manta rays, leatherback sea turtles, vaquitas, angel fish, and an albatross among others. Hugely entertaining, highly educational and beautiful, this book is appealing to a wide range of children from 2 to 10 years of age. In this book, Zonk is homesick after his long adventure in the Sea of Cortez and tries to find his way back home to the desert. With his new friends Manta Ray, Fish, and Emily the Sea Turtle he searches the Sea of Cortez for the river that has washed him out to sea. Along the way he encounters a gray whale birthday celebration, feather-like nudibranchs (mollusks) who cleverly form themselves into birthday hats and a reef in which he plays hide n seek. These books have a strong environmental under pinning, introducing young readers to a variety of sea creatures in the stories. Additionally there are end page inserts with more information about the places and the creatures involved and their particular status in today s stressed ecosystem.

An Open Letter to Any Musician Who Wants toMake $100,000 (or More) in the Music BusinessYou're in a career where it's considered "normal" to be broke. If you were doing anything else for a living, you'd have given up by now.And I'm sure there are people in your life who wish you'd do just that... They want you to settle down, get a "real" job, and make music a hobby.Screw 'em. The truth is, if you know what to do, you can make a lot of money as a musician.This book shows you what to do. You'll learn exactly how to make money with your music -- in the club, on the Internet, and on the road.Here's a taste of what's waiting for you...How to get record labels to approach you (instead of you chasing them)Nobody at your shows? I'll show you several ways to fix that..."The Drip Method" -- The most profitable way to release music.A 100-year-old marketing trick developed by a woman thought to be "too fat and ugly" for a career in music -- today it works better than ever!The greatest threat to your music business success (it's not piracy) and how to neutralize it.A songwriting secret from successful drag queens and pissed off karaoke singers so potent, it almost guarantees a great song!How a $10 "kitchen appliance" will make you a better songwriter4 proven "cures" for music business burnout and overwhelmWhat it takes for a musician to make $150,000/year (with only 500 fans)Rules for social media. Ignore these at your own risk."Superfan" Secrets - How to develop fans who buy everything you sell.How to sell lots of music... without being obnoxious or turning people offAre you a musician over 40? Why age doesn't matter anymore...Proven, word-for-word "scripts" and emails that get people to buy your music8 ways to make money giving your music away for freeA small change in the way you release new music that is so powerful, you will double the money you make And that's just for starters. There's a lot of money to be made in the music business and this book will make sure you don't miss out.Now is your chance. If you want a successful career as a musician, this book will help you.

An Open Letter to Any Musician Who Wants to Make $100,000 (or More) in the Music Business You're in a career where it's considered "normal" to be broke. If you were doing anything else for a living, you'd have given up by now. And I'm sure there are people in your life who wish you'd do just that... They want you to settle down, get a "real" job, and make music a hobby. Screw 'em. The truth is, if you know what to do, you can make a lot of money as a musician. This book shows you what to do. You'll learn exactly how to make money with your music -- in the club, on the Internet, and on the road. Here's a taste of what's waiting for you... - How to get record labels to approach you (instead of you chasing them) - Nobody at your shows? I'll show you several ways to fix that... - "The Drip Method" -- The most profitable way to release music. - A 100-year-old marketing trick developed by a woman thought to be "too fat and ugly" for a career in music -- today it works better than ever! - The greatest threat to your music business success (it's not piracy) and how to neutralize it. - A songwriting secret from successful drag queens and pissed off karaoke singers so potent, it almost guarantees a great song! - How a $10 "kitchen appliance" will make you a better songwriter - 4 proven "cures" for music business burnout and overwhelm - What it takes for a musician to make $150,000/year (with only 500 fans) - Rules for social media. Ignore these at your own risk. - "Superfan" Secrets - How to develop fans who buy everything you sell. - How to sell lots of music... without being obnoxious or turning people off - Are you a musician over 40? Why age doesn't matter anymore... - Proven, word-for-word "scripts" and emails that get people to buy your music - 8 ways to make money giving your music away for free - A small change in the way you release new music that is so powerful, you will double the money you make. And that's just for starters. There's a lot of money to be made in the music business and this book will make sure you don't miss out. Now is your chance. If you want a successful career as a musician, this book will help you.

WATCH THE VIDEO TRAILER HERE - http://youtu.be/I6R8BiMjxGk<h1>An Open Letter to Any Musician Who Wants to Make $100,000 (or More) in the Music Business</h1> You're in a career where it's considered "normal" to be broke. If you were doing anything else for a living, you'd have given up by now. And I'm sure there are people in your life who wish you'd do just that... They want you to settle down, get a "real" job, and make music a hobby. Screw 'em. The truth is, if you know what to do, you can make a lot of money as a musician. This book shows you what to do. You'll learn exactly how to make money with your music -- in the club, on the Internet, and on the road. Here's a taste of what's waiting for you... How to get record labels to approach you (instead of you chasing them) Nobody at your shows? I'll show you several ways to fix that... "The Drip Method" -- The most profitable way to release music. A 100-year-old marketing trick developed by a woman thought to be "too fat and ugly" for a career in music -- today it works better than ever! The greatest threat to your music business success (it's not piracy) and how to neutralize it. A songwriting secret from successful drag queens and pissed off karaoke singers so potent, it almost guarantees a great song! How a $10 "kitchen appliance" will make you a better songwriter 4 proven "cures" for music business burnout and overwhelm What it takes for a musician to make $150,000/year (with only 500 fans) Rules for social media. Ignore these at your own risk. "Superfan" Secrets - How to develop fans who buy everything you sell. How to sell lots of music... without being obnoxious or turning people off Are you a musician over 40? Why age doesn't matter anymore... Proven, word-for-word "scripts" and emails that get people to buy your music 8 ways to make money giving your music away for free A small change in the way you release new music that is so powerful, you will double the money you make. And that's just for starters. There's a lot of money to be made in the music business and this book will make sure you don't miss out. Now is your chance. If you want a successful career as a musician, this book will help you.