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RAIN RAIN GO AWAY! Giveaway Hop! [Ends 4/24/18]

4/9/2018

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This Hop does not officially begin until 12 Noon (est) on 4/10
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My contribution for this Blog Hop is Two Different Genre created by ONE Amazing Author fo YA & Adults and One Children's Non-Fiction Book ALL FOR ONE LUCKY WINNER!
The first Book by Author, Michael Carlon is an inspirational Sports/Romance. Both are generously provided by STRATEGIES PR 
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​Winning Streak (inspirational fiction, sports, romance) – Using sport as a backdrop, WINNING STREAK is the story of how three lives intersect and how each comes to learn critical lessons in order to heal from the pain of loss in their lives.  A pro golfer about to accomplish a feat not seen in over 80 years walks away from it all and retreats to his hometown after the sudden death of his father.  A daughter, tasked with reinventing her father’s magazine, must overcome her own past hometown to fulfill his wife’s dying wish only to realize there’s far more to the story than he realized … Mitch Albom meets Nicholas Sparks as readers are taken on an emotional journey full of laughter and tear.

...The second Book is a Murder mystery by the same author
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​Uncorking A Murder (fiction, mystery, detective, crime) A retired detective short on time is looking to right a wrong in this "Serial meets Gone Girl" thriller. The Uncorking a Murder podcast took the nation by storm. Farrah Graham, the creator and host, struck a nerve with listeners through a ten-episode serial that combined investigative journalism, old fashioned radio drama, and compelling storytelling. The public, not to mention Farrah’s advertisers, are hungry for season two! While Farrah and her partner Melody struggle to agree on a topic for the second season of Uncorking a Murder, their intern takes a call from a retired detective in Ft. Lauderdale pitching his request that the next season focus on a case he was involved with five years earlier. Curious to hear why a retired detective is driven to have a conviction overturned, Farrah follows her curiosity down to Ft. Lauderdale where she uncovers a conspiracy involving a narcissistic CEO and a US Senator willing to do anything to protect their secrets, but will she live long enough to uncork the story?

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Michael Carlon is the host of the Uncorking a Story podcast (http://michaelcarlonauthor.com/podcast/) which features depth interviews with fellow authors as well as everyday people making an extraordinary difference in the world today. In addition, he is the author of Return to Casa Grande, Uncorking a Murder, Winning Streak, The Last Homily, All the F*cks I Cannot Give, and Motel California.

When he is not writing a novel, a magazine article, or a piece for his local newspaper, Mike earns his living as a marketing consultant traveling around the world interviewing people about their experiences with and attitudes towards his clients' products and services. He is an expert at understanding what makes people tick and translating those insights into intelligence his clients can use to make better decisions.

Mike lives in Stamford, CT with his wife Nicole and their teenage triplets Grace, Patrick, and Maggie. He holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Connecticut and an MBA with a concentration in marketing from Fairfield University.

Website | Twitter | Amazon Author page​

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How can we prevent destruction and danger when a hurricane hits?

Have you ever wondered how hurricanes become powerful enough to lift cars and level cities? In How Could We Harness a Hurricane?, Vicki Cobb describes this natural phenomenon and the three things it's made of: air, water, and energy. Read about traveling to the eye of the storm, modifying weather, and other interesting work that meteorologists, scientists, and engineers do to solve the big problems posed by hurricanes. How can we prevent destruction and danger when a hurricane visits our cities? From fortifying buildings to weakening or moving the hurricane itself, How Could We Harness a Hurricane? explores what engineers are trying to do to diminish the wrath of a hurricane. How Could We Harness a Hurricane? also includes simple, hands-on experiments that reinforce these fascinating hurricane facts and concepts.
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ABOUT VICKI COBB
Vicki Cobb is the well-known author of more than eighty-five highly entertaining nonfiction books for children. Ever since 1972, when HarperCollins first published Science Experiments You Can Eat, Cobb's lighthearted approach to hands-on science has become her trademark for getting kids involved in experiences that create real learning. It is no surprise that she is known as the "Julia Child of hands-on science." Currently, she is becoming increasingly popular as a speaker to children and adults as educators search out sources for materials and activities that promote learning. Today's popular buzz words in education--"hands-on-science," "experimental learning," "out-come based," "multi-disciplinary" and critical thinking" are embodied in Vicki Cobb's work.Vicki Cobb credits her outlook on education to her mother's forward-looking thinking. From kindergarten to sixth grade she attended The Little Red School House in Greenwich Village. Her early education was a joyful experience of hands-on activities, field trips, reading children's literature (not textbooks), creative projects, and a kind of portfolio evaluation that today's educators realize are the most powerful tools for producing individuals who have a lifetime love of learning. According to Cobb her books "allow me to recreate the joy of learning I experienced in elementary school for myself, forever."
Vicki Cobb graduated from Barnard College with a major in zoology and went on to get a Master's degree in Secondary Science Education. After early careers as a laboratory researcher and science teacher, she became a full-time writer of science books for children. Light Action! Amazing Experiments in Optics represents her life as both author and parent. Her coauthor is her son Josh, and optical engineer and the illustrator is her son Theo, an artist and art director.

Vicki is a charter member of the award-winning group blog Interesting Nonfiction for Kids (I.N.K.) and she is the founder and president of Ink Think Tank, LLC, a company of the best nonfiction authors around, in all disciplines K-12, dedicated to bringing the nonfiction literature into the classroom. She is also a regular blogger for Education Update and the Huffington Post where she regularly questions the state of education, literacy, and the strange absence of using nonfiction literature in the classroom
Be sure to go to her Website For WONDERFUL  Hands on Activities for "Kids".
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10 Comments
Anne
4/10/2018 08:44:08 am

Rainy weather makes everything sparkle and become green and healthy. Puddles to jump in and fun activities. Too much can be damaging.

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Edye link
4/10/2018 05:00:17 pm

I like the peaceful sound of the rain.

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B.J. Bernal
4/14/2018 03:06:29 pm

I like the sound of the rain. I don't like how messy it makes it outside.

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Debbi Wellenstein
4/16/2018 06:08:34 am

There is nothing I don't like about rain. I like the sight, the sound, the smell-it's wonderful!

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Jan Lee
4/17/2018 04:24:15 pm

I don't like the rainy weather but I like it better than snow. It's snowed a couple times still in April so I don't know if spring will ever come. It's 4/17 and they just said possible light snow again fomorrow morning...I'm so sick of it, lol

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Judy Cox
4/19/2018 06:41:22 pm

I really don't care for the rain, since we have so many rain storms anymore with bad weather.

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Becky L link
4/24/2018 07:48:44 am

I love that our garden is getting watered, but I hate driving in the rain.

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Yalanda Woods
4/24/2018 10:55:04 am

I love everything that goes from the rain. I hate all the mud after it rains

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Leela
4/24/2018 06:47:39 pm

All the flowers afterwards.

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Laurie Emerson
4/24/2018 08:28:50 pm

I love the sound of the rain on the roof. What I like least is having to clean the rain gutters afterward.

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