One Pelican at a Time Virtual Book Tour, April and May 2011

Authors on Tour, Featured — By Cheryl Malandrinos on January 19, 2011 at 2:11 pm

Join Nancy Stewart, author of the children’s picture book, One Pelican at a Time (Guardian Angel Publishing, January 2011)  as she virtually tours the blogosphere in April and May 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

About Nancy Stewart

After having been an elementary school teacher, a management consultant with New Options, Inc. in New York City and a university professor of education, Nancy Stewart now writes children’s books full time.  She, her husband and three sons, lived in London for eight years, where she was a consultant to several universities, including Cambridge.

Nancy travels extensively throughout the world, most particularly Africa.  She is the US chair of a charity in Lamu, Kenya, that places girls in intermediate schools to allow them to further their education.

Nancy is the author of One Pelican at a Time and two other Bella books:  Bella Saves the Beach and Sea Turtle Summer.  All three will be published by Guardian Angel Publishing.

She and her family live in St. Louis and Clearwater Beach, Florida.

You can visit Nancy online at www.nancystewartbooks.com or at her blog www.nancystewartbooks.blogspot.com.

About One Pelican at a Time

Bella and Britt love living by the beach.  When they find oil washing to shore from a gulf spill, they want to help but are told there is nothing for kids to do.  But when their old friend, the pelican, becomes covered with oil, they help save his life by their quick thinking and action.

Read the Excerpt!

As days passed, the girls waited and watched while adults tried to fix the problem.  That is, until they saw the old pelican leave his perch and plunge into a patch of sticky sea.

Britt gasped.  “Will he come back up?”

“If he does, how can he live? Bella questioned.

But he did come to the surface, covered in heavy, tacky oil.  He looked at them, and they looked at him.  And the girls took action.

“Help! Help us help the pelican!” both girls screamed.

A young man who, on such a hot, summer day, would be renting colorful umbrellas to beachgoers, sat alone on the sand.

“What’s the trouble?” he shouted, running toward the girls.

“The old pelican!  The old pelican!  We have to save him!” Bella sobbed.

“Come on.  No time to lose!”   The young man sprinted down the beach to the clean-up crews.

“Ah, I know that old bird,” nodded the crew chief.  “Let’s go get him.”

Read the Reviews!

“This book will help your youngster learn how he/she can help wildlife when faced with the disasters of an oil spill; it also stresses the dangers and need for proper handling of the oil.  The illustrations are like a water color, very nicely done.  Good book for opening up discussions on what can be done and how.”

–4 the Love of Books

“One Pelican at a Time is a touching story of how the Gulf Oil spill has impacted the wildlife in the area. It encourages kids to be green in their actions and encourages parents to make sure that something like this never happens again. Additional resources are listed in the back of the book for your children in case you want to include this in a unit study about oil spills or our environment. Definitely a great way to explain the oil spill to children and to encourage them to do their part for our environment.”

–Confessions of an Overworked Mom

“I love the message that this book sends and the encouragement it provides to kids who want to get involved and take action.  It is written in easy to understand language without sounding too childish.  It is a complicated topic for kids to grasp but I think the author does a good job at explaining it.”

–Turning the Clock Back

“If you are a concerned parent or teacher in search of a good book that will help children learn about caring for the planet, I highly recommend One Pelican at a Time.”

–Melange of Cultures’s Blog

Watch the Trailer by clicking here!

One Pelican at a Time Virtual Book Tour Schedule

Monday, April 4

Interviewed at The Children’s and Teens’ Book Connection

Tuesday, April 5

Interviewed at Paperback Writer

Wednesday, April 6

Interviewed at Strands of Thought

Book reviewed at Hott Books

Thursday, April 7

Guest blogging at The Book Faery Reviews

Book reviewed at BookSnatchers

Friday, April 8

Book reviewed at 4 the Love of Books

Monday, April 11

Book spotlight at The Plot

Tuesday, April 12

Character interview at The Plot

Wednesday, April 13

Book reviewed at Confessions of an Overworked Mom

Thursday, April 14

Interviewed at Blogcritics

Friday, April 15

Guest blogging at Review from Here

Monday, April 18

Guest blogging at Lori’s Reading Corner

Tuesday, April 19

Book reviewed at Melange of Cultures’s Blog

Wednesday, April 20

Book reviewed at Turning the Clock Back

Thursday, April 21

Guest blogging at Thoughts in Progress

Friday, April 22

Guest blogging and giveaway at The Children’s and Teens’ Book Connection

Monday, April 25

Book reviewed at Thoughts in Progress

Tuesday, April 26

Interviewed at Pump Up Your Book!

Wednesday, April 27

Interviewed at As the Pages Turn

Thursday, April 28

Book spotlighted at Books, Products and More!

Monday, May 2

Book reviewed at Bri Clark: “The Belle of Boise”

Tuesday, May 3

Interviewed at The Hot Author Report

Wednesday, May 4

Interviewed at Literarily Speaking

Thursday, May 5

Interviewed at Write What Inspires You

Friday, May 6

Book reviewed at Write What Inspires You

Monday, May 9

Book reviewed at One Day At A Time

Book spotlighted and interviewed at SFC Blog: Families Matter

Tuesday, May 10

Trailer spotlighted at If Books Could Talk

Wednesday, May 11

Book reviewed at Janet Ann Collins On Words

Thursday, May 12

Book reviewed at Stories a la Mode

Friday, May 13

Character interviewed at J. Aday Kennedy: A Writing Playground

Monday, May 16

Book reviewed at J. Aday Kennedy: a Writing Playground

Tuesday, May 17

Book reviewed at The Adventures of My Family of 8

Wednesday, May 18

Interviewed at Examiner

Thursday, May 19

Interviewed at Beyond the Books

Friday, May 20

Book spotlighted at The Writer’s Life

Monday, May 23

Guest blogging at Literal Exposure

Tuesday, May 24

Interviewed at Broowaha

Wednesday, May 25

Interviewed at Divine Caroline

Thursday, May 26

Book reviewed at Inspired by Savannah

Friday, May 27th

Book reviewed at The Children’s and Teens’ Book Connection

Nancy Stewart’s ONE PELICAN AT A TIME VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR April/May ‘11 will officially begin on April 4 and end on May 27, 2011. Please contact Cheryl Malandrinos at cg20pm00(at)gmail(dot)com if you are interested in hosting her or click here to use the form. Thank you!

If you would like to book your own virtual book tour with us, click here to find out how!

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