Kobee Manatee Children’s Educational series

2023 on Track for Hottest Year on Record!

10/09/2023

Greetings! This past September broke all temperature records around the world. More evidence climate change is tightening its grip on all of us. Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said, “The unprecedented temperatures for the time of year observed in...

NOAA Reports “Earth had its second-warmest March; Global sea ice extent ranked second smallest on record!”

04/18/2023

Greetings! Our planet had its second warmest March on record. This unfortunate news was reported from climate scientists at the National Centers for Environmental Information . This organization is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . NOAA’s climate services publish reports, which provides...

Rising Tides Threaten to Banish Millions

04/06/2023

Greetings! Climate change continues banishing our precious beaches, not only in the United States, but around the globe. In particular the beaches of North Carolina’s Outer Banks are a major victim to sea level rise. I’d always love grabbing my windsurfer while heading south down route...

Kobee Manatee’s History

11/30/2022

Greetings! Here’s something I thought you might find interesting. I’d like to talk about the background of the award-winning Kobee Manatee® Children’s Educational Picture Book series. I’ve been writing and working on the series for the past 12 years and I’d like to show...

Monster Hurricane Ian Eats Everything in its Path!

10/13/2022

Greetings … Hurricane Ian, a strong Category 4 storm devastated everything in its path on the west coast of Florida. The monster dumped as much as 17 inches of rain in areas. And as of this writing, the St. Johns River is still above its flood stage,...

Award-Winning Author Robert Scott Thayer Signs his Kobee Manatee Books at 2022 ALA!

06/23/2022

Greetings … it’s great to start traveling again! The creator of the award-winning Kobee Manatee® Children’s Educational series will be attending the 2022 American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 25th. Opening speakers Include ALA President Patricia “Patty” Wong and FCC Chairwoman Jessica...

IPCC Scientists Issue Grave Warning on Climate Change

04/07/2022

Greetings to you! I’ll continue talking about climate change and its sobering warming effect on our planet. You’ve heard this before – climate change is responsible for extraordinary droughts, record breaking temperatures, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events. On Monday, April 4, 2022,...

Discover the Awesome Magic of the Orange City, Blue Spring Manatee Festival January 22nd and January 23rd!

01/21/2022

Very warm greetings to you! Yes – it’s that time of year once again when all of us manatees celebrate! Celebrate where? At the 37th Annual Manatee Festival on Saturday, January 22nd and Sunday, January 23rdat Blue Spring State Park! This 2,600-acre park is...

Climate Change Doomsday Glacier Could Cause 6 Foot Sea Level Rise!

01/06/2022

Greetings to you! In this blog, I’d like to continue talking about climate change and its devastating warming effect it can make the Thwaites (Doomsday) Glacier unstable. Recently published research discusses what could happen if this Antarctic glacier the size of Great Britain melts. And the very sobering...

Meet Robert Scott Thayer – Author of the Kobee Manatee® Children’s series at the Orange City, Blue Spring Manatee Festival January 25th and January 26th!

01/14/2020

Warm greetings to you! Yes – it’s that time of year once again when all of us manatees celebrate! Where? At the 35th Annual Manatee Festival on Saturday, January 25th and Sunday, January 26th at Blue Spring State Park! This 2,600-acre park is located in...