Books with author Susan McCarthy

Here is one of those rare and remarkable debuts that herald the appearance of a major new talent on the literary scene. Inspired by real events, Lay That Trumpet In Our Hands is a wise and luminous story about a northern family, a southern town, and the senseless murder that sparks an extraordinary act of courage. To this day, my family is in disagreement as to precisely when the nightmare began. For me, it was the morning Daddy and Luther discovered Marvin, beaten, shot, and dying, in the Klan’s stomping grounds off Round Lake Road. My brother Ren disagrees. He points to the small cluster of scars that begin just outside his left eye and trail horizontally across his temple to the top of his ear. Ren claims it started when the men in white robes took the unprecedented step of shooting at two white children. Others say it was when Mr. Thurgood Marshall of the NAACP and Mr. Hoover’s FBI came to town. Mother and Daddy shake their heads. In their minds, the real beginning was much earlier....

Here is one of those rare and remarkable debuts that herald the appearance of a major new talent on the literary scene. Inspired by real events, Lay That Trumpet In Our Hands is a wise and luminous story about a northern family, a southern town, and the senseless murder that sparks an extraordinary act of courage. To this day, my family is in disagreement as to precisely when the nightmare began. For me, it was the morning Daddy and Luther discovered Marvin, beaten, shot, and dying, in the Klan’s stomping grounds off Round Lake Road. My brother Ren disagrees. He points to the small cluster of scars that begin just outside his left eye and trail horizontally across his temple to the top of his ear. Ren claims it started when the men in white robes took the unprecedented step of shooting at two white children. Others say it was when Mr. Thurgood Marshall of the NAACP and Mr. Hoover’s FBI came to town. Mother and Daddy shake their heads. In their minds, the real beginning was much earlier....

Here is one of those rare and remarkable debuts that herald the appearance of a major new talent on the literary scene. Inspired by real events, Lay That Trumpet In Our Hands is a wise and luminous story about a northern family, a southern town, and the senseless murder that sparks an extraordinary act of courage.LAY THAT TRUMPET IN OUR HANDSTo this day, my family is in disagreement as to precisely when the nightmare began. For me, it was the morning Daddy and Luther discovered Marvin, beaten, shot, and dying, in the Klan’s stomping grounds off Round Lake Road. My brother Ren disagrees. He points to the small cluster of scars that begin just outside his left eye and trail horizontally across his temple to the top of his ear. Ren claims it started when the men in white robes took the unprecedented step of shooting at two white children. Others say it was when Mr. Thurgood Marshall of the NAACP and Mr. Hoover’s FBI came to town.Mother and Daddy shake their heads. In their minds, the real beginning was much earlier....

Previously titled, Art in Nature; Nature in Art.Earth Art offers kids and preteens nearly a hundred hands-on activities for making nature art and improving their creative skills. Although they aren’t limited to using nature as the subject matter of their art; pets, plants, trees, backyard wild animals, and landscapes are everywhere, providing kids with endless focuses for their creations. Chapters on drawing, painting, printmaking, and photography not only describe specific nature and art projects but also teach individuals ages 8-to-14 techniques that they can carry over to any type of art that they want to create. Kids also learn how to make and then keep a nature journal that will improve their observation skills while giving them a record of where they’ve been and what they’ve seen. A chapter on nature crafts inspires kids to create projects that they can use to decorate their room or to give as gifts.Kids also learn how to bring art into nature by creating ‘earth art’ or ‘land art’ that uses natural materials such as leaves, twigs, rocks, and seashells to create sculptures and pictures wherever they are. By producing this type of art and leaving it for others to find in yards, parks, fields, and forests, kids and preteens get the opportunity to share their creativity with others. Introductory information explains what art supplies to look for, how to combine colors, what to do with completed art projects, as well as how kids and preteens can evaluate their artwork in constructive ways. Introduction What to Draw What Art Materials You Will Need Using Color How to Judge (or Not Judge) Your Artwork What to Do with Your ArtworkPart One – Getting Ready to Make Art Chapter One: Create Your Own Sketchbooks Chapter Two: Training Your Artist’s EyePart Two – Putting Nature in Your Art Chapter Three: Drawing Chapter Four: Printmaking Chapter Five: Painting Chapter Six: Photography Chapter Seven: Nature Crafts for KidsPart Three Creating Art in NatureChapter Eight: Earth Art

Previously titled, Outdoor Adventures.Exploring nature with young children involves more than taking a walk in the woods. In Green at Heart, you’ll find nearly a hundred nature activities that encourage young children to use their senses, develop their observation skills, and spark their imaginations as they engage in nature play and begin to develop a nature connection that can last a lifetime. You don’t need to know a lot of facts about nature. Nor is it necessary to break out the GPS and travel to a state or national forest. You can find nature along a city sidewalk and in a suburban backyard as well as in a field or forest that belongs to a conservation organization. Parents, teachers, childcare providers and camp counselors can guide young children outdoors with these open-ended nature games and activities that you can use wherever you live. Table of ContentsSafety NoteIntroduction Why Go Outside? Who, Me? Leading a Nature Walk Where to Go When to Go Outside What to Bring on a Walk Planning a Walk Respecting Nature Chapter One – Walking and WatchingChapter Two – Tactile ExplorationsChapter Three – The Sounds of NatureChapter Four – The Nose KnowsChapter Five – Multi-Sensory ActivitiesChapter Six – Nature ExplorationsChapter Seven – Animal AnticsChapter Eight – Scavenger Hunts Chapter Nine – Fun on the Go Chapter Ten – Along the Way

Exploring nature with young children involves more than taking a walk in the woods. In Green at Heart, you’ll find nearly a hundred nature activities that encourage young children to use their senses, develop their observation skills, and spark their imaginations as they engage in nature play and begin to develop a connection to nature that can last a lifetime. You don’t need to know a lot of facts about nature. Nor is it necessary to break out the GPS and travel to a state or national forest. You can find nature along a city sidewalk and in a suburban backyard as well as in a field or forest that belongs to a conservation organization. Parents, teachers, childcare providers and camp counselors can guide young children outdoors with these open-ended nature games and activities that you can use wherever you live.

Our heroine, Roxy, dreams she is in Transylvania at the Castle of Baron Frinklestudle whose experiments generally have disastrous results and chaos usually reigns. The Castle is home to a Zombie cook, a Banshee maid, a Warlock, a knitting spider and a brain in a tank called Vince amongst others. Along with her side-kick Raphael, Roxy battles Vampires, a snake woman, and a Gorgon. Ride with the friends on a magic carpet accompanied by winged dragons and flying Chihuahuas to far off lands as they rescue friends and fight monsters. Humans and animals fend off evil creatures but have the odd giggle too.

The novel is set in the fantasy/sword and sorcery world of dreams. The characters do battle with monsters and evil beings as they seek to find a missing friend lost in the Dream world. The stories are much influenced by the Cthulhu mythos of H P Lovecraft. Incidentally, the heroic warriors facing up to horrible fiends are based upon real animals, apart from the 6 ft Amazonian Rat called Bianca who is made up! The novel is aimed at fans of fantasy, Lovecraft, and reading about scary things with tentacles.