BOOKS
Here are my books.
Please preview them at your library. Through the miracle of inter-library loans, they can appear on your shelves, almost overnight. Ask at your favorite library.
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This is for SHE SANG PROMISE: The Story of Betty Mae Jumper
due out March, 2010! What do you think of Lisa Desimini’s artwork? It makes me feel as if I’ve entered a small special art gallery, one that is outdoors, in fresh sunny air, when I look at her paintings for this book. www.lisa desimini.com We are pleased that Betty Mae’s son, a poet, Moses Jumper, Jr. provided an afterword letter written directly to children. www.semtribe.com
Already out & about are:
FLORIDA’s FAMOUS ANIMALS www.globepequot.com new in 2008 also available online from Books & Books in Miami www.booksandbooks.com & on the west coast, Powell’s of Oregon, www.Powells.com & your favorite independent book source. Those independent bookstores have sites any voracious reader will enjoy chomping through.
For FLORIDA’s FAMOUS ANIMALS, I turn into an animal biographer & show the stories behind the headlines involving 13 real animals in the Sunshine State. B/W photos, sidebars, index. Ideal for 4th grade when Florida is studied.
FLORIDA’s FAMOUS ANIMALS is recommended by The Well Read Child blog, created by editor Jill Tullo. www.wellreadchild.com
Collaborative efforts
florida on my mind The Globe Pequot Press a lovely photography book, for which I researched quotations
BOOK of THE EVERGLADES from Milkweed Editions
My chapter features an interview with Betty Mae Tiger Jumper & verbal snapshots of some of the unintentionally hilarious attempts at Everglades trekking in the 1800s.
For more on the amazing Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, look for my1st picture book debuting in 2010 from National Geographic Children’s Books, with knockout illustrations by the amazing Lisa Desimini. www.lisadesimini.com
THE SOUTHEAST & PIEDMONT: A LITERARY FIELD GUIDE My contribution is a poem from history, about bears on the beach
The two above are from Milkweed Editions www.milkweed.org
Guidebooks
SCENIC DRIVING FLORIDA 3rd edition due out DEC 2009! . The Globe Pequot Press. This features back routes, a ferry ride, a high bluff view & old trails near our shores, which are a treasured coastline that should forever be overflowed with clean, clear water.
FAMILY FUN in FLORIDA forts to crawl over, Indian mounds to ponder, science & nature centers, a fine art museum with an entire wing for children & similar treats emphasizing the outdoors, nature , traditions, culture & history
THE FLORIDA HANDBOOK chapters on old Florida postcards & scenic drives
A Picture Book Announcement !
The story of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, is told in creative nonfiction for children, with illustrations by Lisa Desimini. Sneak peek below. Now you know what I mean, if you’ve heard me rave about about Lisa’s talent…
c. LISA DESIMINI
PICTURE BOOKS/ fiction
A picture book with an ox, a bear & a Tin Lizzie in it, sparked by a true event in my grandfather’s & father’s lives
VENDOR ON THE FENDER – picture book about friendship between a young & old vendor, inspired by an open-air market where I’ve worked as a vendor & one where I’ve been a summer shopper
Untitled -picture book about a boy’s garden in the city
NOVELS
The Miami Mice -chapter book about crime solvers who are cousins, in the tropics
Older chapter book set in the 1960s & inspired by an actual experience in my hometown.
A chapter book about cousins who must stay with their uncle, who lives an odd life without most entertainment electronics, on an island reached only by boat, in the Gulf of Mexico. Set in present day.
CREATIVE NONFICTION
An illustrated series of poems about an ardent abolitionist who became famous in his time, but is little-known today.
If you are writing, take small bites of the work, every day. Good luck with your projects.
~ JGA 2009
