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  • Paperback Giveaway! Bookstore for Horse Lovers

    It’s a celebration now, all right! To honor the global launch of The Bookstore for Horse Lovers, we are giving away a number of fiction and non-fiction horse books signed by the authors!

    HORSE BOOKS WRITTEN BY HORSE LOVERS!

    We are horse lovers and authors. Each featured author incorporates the nobility, beauty, and unique relationship between horse and human in their writing. Horses have had a profound effect on each of our lives. Thank you for letting us share our stories with you.

    WHERE WILL THE STORY TAKE YOU?
    There are a number of ways to win, but only one lucky winner will be chosen on Wednesday, September 9th.
    You must be 18 years of age to enter.
    You must love horse books.
    The giveaway begins at 9AM EST on September 1 and ends at midnight September 10th.
    One winner will be chosen.
    Grand prize: assorted and autographed paperback/hardcover copies of fiction and non-fiction books from our authors.
    The winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries collected during the Entry Period
    The winner will be announced on our Instagram @booksforhorselovers on Friday, September 11th.
    This giveaway is not endorsed by Instagram or Facebook.

    The link to enter is: https://kingsumo.com/g/jfsuls/bookstore-launch-celebration

    Good luck!

  • Help for Homeschoolers!

    Help for Homeschoolers!

    I want to offer help for parents and others struggling to homeschool children, a job most people are not trained to do. My solution also helps fill a void for horse crazy kids missing their horse activities due to the current (now “recent”) COVID19 shutdowns.

    Teacher’s Tack for Believing In Horses is available for free below as a PDF file. This teacher’s guide accompanies my book, Believing In Horses, an inspirational story about a strong-willed girl in a military family who commits to saving unwanted horses. My brother, Eddy Ormond, developed learning plans and fun activities, complete with a full homeschooling module to help children learn in an interactive way. Here is your copy!

    Teacher’s Tack for Believing In Horses      (free downloadable PDF)

    Eddy brought more than 15 years of elementary school teaching experience to this project. Teacher’s Tack debuted at the State of Maryland International Reading Association Conference, received praise from educators throughout the U.S., and has been used globally even as far away as South Africa! Eddy worked with me while I wrote the book and helped create situations that would appeal to a young audience. His involvement in the book inspired him to create Teacher’s Tack, an educator’s perspective on how to “teach” Believing In Horses and make learning fun.

    And don’t just take my word for it that Believing In Horses is good for children. Recognition has included:

    • Parent Tested Parent Approved Official Winners Seal of Approval

    • National Education Association’s Read Across America program selection

    • PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) excerpt in its annual assessment, and

    • Inclusion in CommonLit’s digital library of reading passages and curriculum materials. CommonLit is an education nonprofit dedicated to improving children’s literacy nationwide.

    Believing In Horses is available for free in eBook or paperback at libraries. Copies are also available at Amazon or via my website.

    Next month, I will share free educational resources related to Believing In Horses, Too. Stay safe, everyone, and let me know if I can help with an interview or answer questions for your readers.

    Free Download PDF of “Teacher’s Tack for Believing In Horses”

  • Almost Free!

     

    Bellieving In Horses, Too Cover

    Hi all, I’m running a book promotion for my second novel, Believing In Horses, Too. For just $.99, you can be settled in with this multiple-award winning book from now until Sep.12.

    Please visit Amazon:

    http://bit.ly/BelievingInHorsesToo

    Or Barnes & Noble

    http://bit.ly/BelievingInHorsesTooNook

    Thank you, and I would love to hear what you think!

     

     

  • Library Events

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    The Calvert Library in Prince Frederick, Maryland is one active library! Saturday, October 29, 2016, the library is hosting its annual Local Authors Festival from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with more than 30 authors in attendance. I’m lucky enough to be one of them. I’ll be there with my books, “Believing In Horses,” and “Believing In Horses, Too.” And I look forward to meeting local readers and authors.

    I hold a special place in my heart for this library, as this was the first library to carry my first book, “Believing In Horses.”

    For a full schedule, the author lineup, and additional details, please click here: http://calvert.lib.md.us/author.html. And please stop by and say hi if you make it!

    And check out the other many special events this library offers, including discussions, learning opportunities, and writing workshops.