The Lost Tribes

Meet Ben, April, Grace, Carlos and Serise.

Five friends who don't always get along. Now they're racing against time to solve a puzzle that holds clues to an even deeper mystery.

"Well written...an exciting and unusual sci-fi series." -- Kirkus Review

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Book 1: The Lost Tribes
Book 2: The Lost Tribes: Safe Harbor
Book 3: The Lost Tribes: Trials
Book 4: The Lost Tribes: (Finale) - pending winter 2024

Available through most booksellers, Follets, Baker and Taylor, Ingrams and IPG

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Author of Childrens Literature from The Lost Tribes Series by C. Taylor-Butler.
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Published by Move Books

Teaser Trailer - Puzzles, clues and a devastating family secret.

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Published by Move Books

Five children are given a week to solve a challenge. But unbeknownst to them, the clues reveal an even bigger mystery.

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2023

2023 Events

February 1 - Pirates Read (Park University)
(Parkville, MO)

February 2-5 - Kindling Words Retreat,
(Southbridge, MA)

February 17-19 - BosKone59
(Boston, MA),
New England Science Fiction and Fantasy Society

February 25-26 - VirtuousCon
(virtual)

March 2 - Culture Night - Chouteau Elementary School

April 14-16 - StemCon
(virtual)

May 3-10 - Kindling Words Literature Retreat
(Seattle, WA)

May 12-14 - SFWA Nebula Conference
(Anaheim, CA, virtual)

June 2-4 - Conquest Science Fiction Convention
(Kansas City, MO)

July 20-23 - PemmiCon (15th annual North American Science Fiction Convention)
(Winnepeg, Canada)

August 31 - Sept 4 - DragonCon
(Atlanta, GA)

October 18-22 - World Science Fiction Convention
(Chengdu China and Virtual)

October 26-29 - World Fantasy
(Kansas City, MO)

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Author Of More Than 90 Books for Children

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EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (MIT)
B.S. Civil Engineering
B.S. Art and Design

MEMBERSHIPS

Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (of NCTE)
The Authors Guild
International Literacy Association (ILA)
Missouri Writers Guild (Past President)
Science Fiction Writers of America (Director at Large)
Society of Midland Authors
World Science Fiction
World Fantasy
Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society

OTHER

Alumni interviewer: Phillips Exeter Academy
Kindling Words (Emeritus Board)
MIT's Inaugural SOLVE conference (semi-finalist)
Parent Liaison: The Taft School
Retired: Regional Chair MIT Educational Council
Retired: Missouri Judicial Performance Committee

Sacred Mountain: Everest

Meet the Sherpa, the true heroes of Everest

.... For young armchair travelers who may make the climb someday, this mixture of science, geography, culture and the original extreme sport is irresistible.....Kirkus Review"

The top of Mount Everest is known as "The Death Zone." Ordinary humans cannot survive the climb without help. The Sherpa, however, are not "ordinary"........

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Hydrology: The Study of Water

// Earth Sciences

This book examines how hydrologists study weather patterns and the shape of the land to predict how water will move around Earth and how hydrologists put this knowledge to use by helping to build dams, levees, and irrigation systems.

Accelerated Reading Quiz Available:
Level 5.1, Interest MG, Points 0.5

Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Childrens Pr (March 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0531282716
ISBN-13: 978-0531282717
Retail: $6.95
Paperback: Buy Now

Library Binding also available

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The Bill Of Rights

// American Government

Did you know that there were hundreds of ideas originally submitted for the Bill of Rights? This book describes the creation and ratification of the Bill of Rights, explains what rights are, and discusses the rights it guarantees, such as freedom of speech.

Reading level: Ages 7 and up
Accelerated Reading Quiz Available:
Level 5.3, Interest LG, Points 0.5

Paperback: 47 pages
Publisher: Childrens Pr; Reprint edition (March 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0531147770
ISBN-13: 978-0531147771
Retail: $6.95
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Also available in Library Binding

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Food Allergies

Food Safety

Review from Booklist: This entry in the True Book: Health and the Human Body series provides an accessible introduction to food allergies. Five chapters, each broken into titled subsections, cover topics that include allergies' effects on the immune system, deciphering FDA food labels, allergy testing, and treatments. A "Hidden Dangers" spread lists eight common allergens and where they can (sometimes unexpectedly) be found, such as wheat in hot dogs. Another page promotes cross-contamination vigilance, suggesting, for example, that milk-allergenic kids ask whether deli meat slicers are also used for cheese. Book and Web resources, along with a glossary and index, conclude this useful title. Grades 3-5.

Reading level: Ages 7 and up
Accelerated Reading Quiz Available:
Level 5.0, Interest LG, Points 0.5

48 pages
Publisher: Children's Press 2008
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0531207323
ISBN-13: 978-0531207321
Retail: $6.95 paperback edition
Hardback/Library edition available

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Think Like A Scientist In the Gym

Exploring the Scientific Method

Have you ever looked at something and wondered "How does that work?" Scientists do that all the time. Now you can think like a scientist by conducting experiments using simple gym equipment.

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Earth

// True Books Planet Series

How much do you know about the planet we call home?

Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Children's Press 2014
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0531253562
ISBN-13: 978-0531253564
retail: $6.95 paperback
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