CraftGossip Fork and Talk is back in Little Rock, Arkansas. Apply Now!

It is back!

Last October, we hosted a CraftGossip Fork and Talk Night (actually afternoon) in Little Rock, Arkansas. And boy, did the 24 of us have fun!

Check out the photos on the Flickr account. Or read our official report here. Or read some enthusiastic reports from the people who attended, here, here, here and here.

The event was sponsored by EK Success and was held at Trio’s in Little Rock.

Because the event was such a big success, we are bringing it back to the Trio’s restaurant at Little Rock on the 21st of April, 2012.

There will be free lunch and drinks, lots of crafting, and lots of items crammed into the EK Success sponsored goodie bags to take home. You will also meet all our four editors who attended last time. (Denise from Needlework, Stacie from Jewelry Making, Scarlett from Quilting and Anne from Sewing).

All we ask is that you have a blog, and that you write about the event afterwards (within 7 days).

You must be able to come to the event yourself. Bloggers from nearby cities are more than welcome as long as they can drive themselves to the event on the 21st of April (Memphis? Jackson? Fort Smith? Shreveport? Even Dallas? Remember, it is a fun filled day and there is free food and drinks!).

So, if you are ready to attend a fun filled afternoon crafting, meeting other fellow bloggers and crafters, while being wined and dined, then apply below. We will contact the successful bloggers by the 1st of April for confirmation.

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The Secret Life of the Forest: Trees, Animals and Fungi, by Klára Holik, Ivi Niesner and Jana Sedlácková explores the inner workings of the forest, from the biggest trees to the smallest parasites, answering questions about the forest and sharing basic information about different kinds of forests, the water cycle, how to visit the forest and more. It’s aimed at kids ages 6 to 9.

It starts at the beginning with information on where seeds come from, how pollination happens and different creatures (and mechanisms like wind) that help move tree seeds and other seeds around in different forests. It talks about photosynthesis, how trees communicate with each other, tree rings, layers of the forest, how tree seeds move and how fungi and trees help each other.

Readers will learn about the oldest known fungus in the world, how ants help other animals to reproduce and what plant and animal parasites make trouble in the forest.

The book also covers decomposition, an overview of forest types from around the world (including the heaviest living organism), how fire affects forests, animals of the rainforest and swamp and ways people use wood.

Information is presented in bite-sized segments, with cartoony illustrations that are somewhat accurate to nature. You can check out some of the pages and watch a flip through on the publisher’s website.

It also includes forest experiments kids can try, such as building bird houses, looking for springs and checking ingredients on snack foods for palm oil, which comes from the rainforest. There’s also information on the best way to visit the forest to be respectful of the organisms that live there.

In the back you’ll find a glossary of some of the important words included in the book, and there’s a QR code teachers or parents can scan to get more information or learning resources.

This book provides a nice overview of life in the forest and how the plants and animals work together to keep it growing the way it needs to. It also covers a little bit of what humans can do to protect the forests we have left.

About the book: 64 pages, hardcover. Published 2024 by Albatross Books. Suggested retail price $18.95

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