Greetings! I’ve just read a new blog by Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates talking about both COVID-19 and climate change. Of course, they are both incredibly severe global events, which are devastating to human lives and economies. COVID-19 is only about nine months old. This pandemic has already created havoc across the planet. As of this writing and using the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center figures, there are…
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Greetings! In this blog, I’m continuing my manatee trivia for you in the format of a question and answer, true or false. So here is the ninth installment. I know you will really impress your friends and family with your newfound manatee knowledge! Okay – here’s some very cool manatee trivia in the form of…
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Greetings to you! Meet my award-winning author Robert Scott Thayer, and help celebrate the fourth anniversary of ManateeFest at Manatee Lagoon, located in West Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday, February 1st. This fun and awesome celebration takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. And the best news – it’s FREE! As the water temperatures fall below 68 degrees Fahrenheit,…
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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 Orange City, Florida. Blue Spring State Park is in Volusia County and it’s…
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Greetings and Happy Holidays to you! It’s time to celebrate once again – out with the old and in with the new. Then at 12 midnight December 31st, that famous brightly lit ball made up of 2,600 Waterford crystal triangles begins falling in New York’s Times Square ushering in the New Year. But why do we celebrate…
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Greetings! It’s that time of year again when we travel over the river and through the woods. Or in my case, over the reef and through the seagrass! As we get together with family and friends and celebrate all the wonderful things we’re thankful for. Thanksgiving – celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United…
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Greetings! Today I bring you the second installment of some really cool manatee facts for you. You’ll definitely impress your friends and family with your newfound manatee knowledge! Manatees are very large marine mammals with two flippers and a body tapering down to a paddle-shaped tail. Ok – let’s put together some cool manatee trivia…
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Greetings! Well it’s that historical time of year again when we celebrate our nation’s birthday! Can you believe the USA is now 243 years old? The Fourth of July is also known as Independence Day or simply July 4th. This historic day has actually been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941. However, traditionally Fourth of…
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Greetings! Is it true that Kobee Manatee® (yours truly) just learned mandarin? You would be correct with that! Here’s the breaking news… …Book 1, Kobee Manatee®: Heading Home to Florida and Book 2, Kobee Manatee®: A Wild Weather Adventure have secured translation rights pertaining to Chinese simplified characters language in print volume form for the territory of Mainland China. Beijing Bright Culture Development…
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Author Robert Scott Thayer with some of his Kobee Manatee® Fans at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida. Robert Scott Thayer, author of the award-winning Kobee Manatee® Children’s Educational Picture Book series recently toured and visited some of Florida’s extraordinary manatee festivals. Thayer is the creator of the Kobee Manatee® series published by Thompson Mill Press,…
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