tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62585645474065591762009-03-01T03:11:18.124-06:00...a great leaping off point for adventures exploring the Kaw by foot, bike, or even canoe! Grab your fishing poles, pull up a shady streamside spot, and break out those "catfish cookies"....KVHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018429926790025413noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258564547406559176.post-68972930296047586462007-04-02T10:34:00.000-06:002007-04-08T00:15:09.454-06:00<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><em><br />A</em> little science, a little history, and a little fish named Rippler. See the Kansas (Kaw) River through the eyes of a young and timid blue catfish. He dodges Stinky and Slimy, two bullying channel cats and befriends the biggest cat in the Kaw - a flathead known as "King Catfish." Read the story and learn some more about the real catfish, the places they live, and the people who know them. There's even an authentic Kaw Valley recipe for catfish cookies. </span></span><em><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">$12 book, $3 shipping & handling</span></em><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oghie0_5Z3M/RhESRsaYs5I/AAAAAAAAAAc/V5txfvMIaWg/s1600-h/catfish+cookies+promo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oghie0_5Z3M/RhESRsaYs5I/AAAAAAAAAAc/V5txfvMIaWg/s320/catfish+cookies+promo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048836752447943570" border="0" /></a><em><br /></em><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Author Barbara Higgins-Dover<br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Illustrator Gabrielle Iversen</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">River Roots Editor Alison Reber</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Lawrence, Kansas 2007 </span><br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">ISBN 0-9790209-0-5</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">River Roots books are productions of the Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance.<br /><br /><br /></span></em></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style=""></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >******</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><u style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">Catfish Cookies</u></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153); font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:100%;" >is beautifully illustrated using original watercolor paintings. Among other things, the book includes a piece about making peanut butter cookies with catfish rennet. An underwater short story about a young blue cat, a pair of channel cat bullies, and a royal flathead is augmented by several environmental history pieces. </span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"></span></div></div> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">While</span> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><u style="font-style: italic;">Catfish Cookies</u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" >is general enough to be any river in the Midwest, the </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" ><st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">Kansas</st1:state></st1:place></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" > (Kaw) River below Bowersock Dam sets the scene. This area has a rich fishing history yet is also a place people often associate with river pollution. </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><u style="font-style: italic;">Catfish Cookies</u></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">compliments a river history exhibit at the </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:place style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Kansas</st1:placename></st1:place></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" >' Dyche Natural History Museum, and is being used as a spring board for discussion about river protection.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"> By design the book gives readers a way to connect abstract concepts like self-determination and heritage alongside community and environmental awareness. <br /></span><br /></span></span> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">*********************************</span></span></div><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6258564547406559176-6897293029604758646?l=www.catfishcookies.org'/></div>KVHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018429926790025413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258564547406559176.post-20469977035880921302007-04-02T10:26:00.001-06:002007-04-08T00:24:20.165-06:00<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" >You can purchase online using our Google Checkout system</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" >or visit one of the fine establishments listed below.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><ul style="font-family:georgia;"><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:100%;" >* The Raven Bookstore, Downtown Lawrence</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:100%;" >* Borders Books, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:100%;" >Downtown Lawrence</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:100%;" >* Fun & Games, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:100%;" >Downtown Lawrence</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:100%;" >* </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:100%;" >The Oread Bookstore, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:100%;" >KU Campus</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:100%;" > </span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:100%;" >* The Dyche Natural History Museum, KU Campus</span></li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">We're spiraling out to other locations and types of venues.</span><br /><a href="http://trailfire.com/streamhopper/trails/32325"><br /><br /></a></span></span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"><a href="http://trailfire.com/streamhopper/trails/32325">If you LOVE Catfish Cookies, please help us spread the word!</a><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6258564547406559176-2046997703588092130?l=www.catfishcookies.org'/></div>KVHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018429926790025413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258564547406559176.post-22937472115528685112007-04-02T09:52:00.001-06:002007-05-04T10:07:20.177-06:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">River Roots</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">books use a blend of storytelling techniques to help people interpret the river in many different contexts, including past, present, and future. With a children’s book format, the series intertwines common experiences with cultural and natural history and has multi-generational appeal.<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"></span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">-Alison Reber, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:78%;" >Developmental Editor, </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:78%;" >River Roots</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:78%;" > series<br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ></span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Discover creeks, streams, rivers, farm ponds, wetlands, and even some puddles.....</span> </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6258564547406559176-2293747211552868511?l=www.catfishcookies.org'/></div>KVHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018429926790025413noreply@blogger.com0