Posts by Nancy Bo Flood
Skating Champions of the World: Roller Derby Cousins
Cousins, we were the champion roller-derby skaters of Grandma’s basement …
Read MoreCrayon Boy
We called him Crayon Boy. On the playground, away from teachers, we made fun of him while waiting for our turn to jump rope. I could tell he could hear us.
Read MoreFor my sister, my mother, my readers
Often I am asked, of all the books I’ve written, which one is my favorite?
Read MoreTiny Jumper
I hope young readers will understand the determination and perseverance that Tiny Broadwick used to make her life what she wanted it to be.
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Holiday time … a time we search for special presents for children and grandchildren … nothing better than a beautiful book, a gift enjoyed again and again as child and adult share memories and moments.
Read MoreLet America Be America Again
In honor of veterans of all the many wars fought to create, obtain, or defend liberty for ALL as a fundamental value of our country.
Read MoreCelebrating American Indian Heritage Month, Part II
More books that celebrate many aspects of the cultures and accomplishments of a variety of Native Americans.
Read MoreCelebrating American Indian Heritage Month, Part I
November is American Indian Heritage Month. Let us begin with a celebration of books written by or about Native Americans.
Read MoreA Future with Books
A number of Rotary Chapters in Colorado are working together to support grass-root efforts to bring books and children’s high quality magazines to kids on a regular basis through subscriptions and a Bookmobile.
Read MoreSharing our Northern Marianas Islands Connections
“The ocean does not divide us, it connects us.”
Read MoreInternational Day of the World’s Indigenous People
On December 23, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared August 9 as International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. In honor of the occasion, I share a poem published…
Read MoreA Favorite Poem
Pause a moment. Remember a favorite poem. Let it roll around in your mouth, tickle your heart. Let me lend you one of mine.
Read MoreUpon leaving, saying farewell to friends
“In the end all we have are stories.
Stories are what we are,
What we become.”
Saipan Farewell
What a gift to journey back to Saipan, to be surrounded again by the sea, to explore the hidden histories in its caves.
Read MoreFlora and Fauna of Saipan
The beautiful flora and fauna of Saipan
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