Bruce McMillan - Children's Book Author News 2004

The latest news as of today about Children's Book Author and Photo-Illustrator Bruce McMillan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Artist Residency 2005 in Iceland Fan Mail from Ohio Húfa Phippsburg Appearance Lifetime Achievement Award Nominee The Fan's Red Sox Dream Going Fishing News History of the Brusi Proud Grandfather Camping in Iceland UNH Class Dates Announced Puffins in Korea Summer in Iceland Bruce in the Iceland News Trolley Fan Mail The Lady Slippers Hike The Ponds Walk The Red Sox Curse Flight to Iceland Photo-essay Boston-Reykjavík Swans Top Ten List ~ Reasons I Like Iceland End of Winter Art & Color Spring Wildlife Walk Jelly Beans for Sale update Just a Sunset A Walk in the Woods Flat Buzzy Rides TV Reading Artist Residency 2004 in Iceland Winter Visit in Iceland New Years in Reykjavík News Archives
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Artist Residency Honored with an Artist Residency for 2005 by the Institute of Gunnar Gunnarsson in Skriðuklausturi, Iceland to work on more books set in Iceland.	Skriðuklaustur, Iceland

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Fan Mail from a class at Scottish Corners Elementary School with a personal connection to a previous Iceland visit with my reply and more. Read the Letter. See the Photos.	To the Letter

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School Visit The Icelandic Húfa, the hat that is in Going Fishing made its first appearance with me at the Phippsburg Elelmentary School on November 18, 2004. To the School Visit	See this Húfa at School

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Nominated for Lifetime Achievement Award The Subaru/SB&F (Science Books & Films) Lifetime Achievement Key Award for Excellence in Science Books Read all about it!	Click on Logo Above

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The Fan's Red Sox Dream As predicted here on May 26, 2004. The Boston Red Sox won the Pennant, the 2004 ALCS, American League Championship Series and are the 2004 World Series Champs.	Update 2004 World Series Turf

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Going Fishing will be published in the US and in Iceland with Icelandic text. Read all about it.	Coming March 2005

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History of the Brusi Read the official history of how the milk can in Iceland got its name - Brusi. How the Brusi came to be.	Fascinating Historical Statue

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Celebration 17 Ágúst 2004, Iceland & US Why is this flag flying in Iceland? Hint: Meet my new grandson, Teague, and also see his older brother, Finn. Meet Teague and Finn	Proud Grandfather in Iceland

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Camping in Iceland 13-15 Ágúst 2004, Iceland This is a photo-illustrated journal of the camping trip that I took with Óli, the father of Halla who starred in Nights of the Pufflings. See the beauty of Iceland and discover why I love it so.	To the Highlands of Iceland

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UNH Class The two dates for this school year's UNH Class that is open to the public are November 20, 2004 April 2, 2005 Read More About It	Writing, Illustrating and Publishing Children's Picture Books See you there

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Korean Edition Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme is now available in Korean. See a sample page. Can you decipher Korean?	Yes, that's Korean.

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Summer Books and Fun What did you do this summer? I went to Iceland for two months to make more books and play. My Summer in Iceland	Icelandic Bowling

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Bruce in the Iceland News My work during my artist's residency in Akureyri, Iceland has been written about in Iceland's major newspaper. Read the English Translation

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Fan Mail What a nice letter from Pasadena. Thanks. Bruce	Read the Letter
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The Lady Slippers Color photo-essay of this protected wild orchid Plus a photo tip	Not footwear
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A Ponds Walk Colors of the coming summer	Just a Pond Walk
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The Curse of the Brucino The Boston Red Sox will win the 2004 World Series. Forget the Curse of the Bambino. The Curse of the Brucino was broken on May 26, 2004.	Big News The Curse is broken! World Series Turf
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Flight to Iceland Color photo-essay of the sunrise colors on the flight from Boston to Keflavík, Ísland. With a series of dissolving photos	Snæfellsjökull Glacier
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Boston Swans Reykjavík Swans At either end of the Icelandair flight see these city swans in their native habitats.	Lake Tjörnin in Reykjavík
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Top Ten List The Top Ten Reasons Bruce Likes Iceland Photo-illustrated Based on the May 2004 trip.	Top Ten List
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End of Winter Art & Color End of Winter Art & Color as viewed framed by last season's cattails seen during this Shapleigh ponds walk.	End of Winter Art and Color
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Early Spring Wildlife I see something new on my afternoon walk, my break from the books on a warm Spring day.	Muskrat in the Pond
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March 22, 2005 Update Jelly Beans For Sale is available to educators and schools as a quality trade paperback from Scholastic, and will also be added to Scholastic's See Saw Book Club in March 2006. Unfortunately, the hardcover is out-of-print. The Book Club edition is ISBN 0-590-86596-X. Call the warehouse ordering line at 573-632-1800 and push "1" for customer service.	Can't get the book? The hardcover is out-of-print
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Just a Sunset Four minutes / Four photos Colors on March 11, 2004 at my office home.	Just a Sunset
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A Walk in the Woods See Iceland on a tree? See Iceland from space?	Iceland
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Flat Buzzy takes a ride on my tricycle Cool...really cool... It was just above zero degrees. See the details here.
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I read four of my books for the young viewers of the Portland Maine Community Television Network Books 4 ME program. More photos and details here.
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Artist Residency Honored with an Artist Residency for 2004 at the Davíð Stefánsson House in Akureyri, Iceland to work on more books set in Iceland	Akureyri, Iceland
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A Working/Pleasure Week in Iceland December 31-January 8, 2003-2004 What's it like in the winter? Warmer than Maine.	Winter in Iceland
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Fireworks in Iceland December 31, 2003 Happy New Year What's it like in Reykjavík, Iceland? Great! See for yourself.
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