Randi Lynn Mrvos List of Published Work
2010
“In
the Beginning…God Created Electric Eels,” Nature
Friend, 2010.
2009
“No
Ordinary Lightning,” Stories for Children
magazine, October, 2009.
“Planning
Secrets: How we organized an Editor’s Day,” Borderlines,
Fall 2009.
“Editor’s
Day Recap,” Borderlines, Fall 2009.
“So,
you want to plan a writer’s conference?” Creativity
Connection 80, Sept. 2009.
“When
Sheep Won’t Leap,” Alalitcom, sponsored
by Alabama Writers’ Conclave.
“Eco-Friendly Fireworks,” Viatouch, June, 2009.
“A
Sticky Situation,” Stories for Children
magazine, May, 2009.
“Prehistoric
Treasure,” Prehistoric Times, April,
2009.
“Extraordinary
Earthworks of Poverty Point,” Stories for
Children magazine, April, 2009.
“Red-eyed Noisy Boys,” Stories for Children magazine, March, 2009.
2008
“The Secrets of Smart Glass,” Stories for Children magazine, Dec.
2008.
“The Insect-loving Aardwolf,” Imagination Café, Dec. 2008.
“The Sliding Rocks of Racetrack Playa,” Spaceports and Spider Silk, Dec. 2008.
“Plants that Attack their
Snack,” KNOW magazine, Nov/Dec 2008.
“A Journey of Twists and Turns,”
Viatouch, Nov. 2008.
“The Language of the Mills,” Stories for Children magazine, Sept.
2008.
“Robbers
by the Shore,” WeeOnes magazine, July/August 2008.
“Snatching
a Moment with Satch,” Stories for
Children magazine, June 2008.
“What’s
all the Buzz About,” The Christian
Science Monitor, Kidspace, May 6 2008.
“Shhh…It’s a Secret,” Stories
for Children magazine, May 2008.
“Voice
Magic,” Stories for Children magazine, April
2008.
“Pursuing
the Pangolin,” Stories for Children
magazine, March 2008.
“The
Court is now in Session,” Creativity
Connection 75, April 2008
“When
the Tides Bloom,” Spacesports and Spidersilk,
1, i., March 2008
“Take
a Ride on the Orient Express,” Stories
for Children magazine, January 2008.
“Writing
is Like a Song,” Creativity Connection
74, January 2008.
2007
“Magnificent Totem
Poles,” Stories for Children magazine,
Nov. 2007.
Six Math activities
for The Giant Encyclopedia of Math
Activities, Gryphon House, 2007.
“The Sweetest Animal of them
All,” Stories for Children, December
2007.
“The Secrets of Lava,” Kidvisions 6, i1, December 2007. http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/kids/lava.htm
“A Perfect Name,” Weeones, Sept/Oct
2007.
“Araucanas and their Amazing
Eggs,” Kidvisions,
September 2007. http://www.araucana.net/images/Araucana%20Kids'%20Article[1].pdf
“The Mysteries of Chaco Canyon,”
Stories for Children magazine, August
2007.
“The Footsteps of
Fairies”, Fandangle, July 2007.
“A Secret Soldier,” Stories for Children magazine, July 2007
“Rejection
Day Blues,” Creativity Connection 72,
June 2007.
“Something
to Whoop About”, Fandangle magazine, June
2007.
“Getting in the Mood”, Potluck Children’s Literary Magazine, 10, no.2 (May): 10-11.
“A Lesson from Mags the Cat”, Creativity Connection 71, April, 2007.
“Celebrating
the Caldecott”, Wee Ones, Jan/Feb,
issue 59.
2006
“On the Journey to Stay”, Creativity Connection 69, October 2006.
“Moving on with Montessori”, Tomorrow’s Child, Vol. 14, No. 5.
“Talking That Phone Talk”, Scribe and Quill, v4 i 4, July 2006.
The Giant Encyclopedia of Monthly Activities, “Felt Map Stars”,
“Leaf
“A Cool Place to be—the Library”, Creativity
Connection, July 2006.
“Flowers of the Sea”, Proquest,
May.
“Flowers of the Sea”, Viatouch, April.
“It Stinks, It’s Pretty, It’s the
Rafflesia”, Nature Friend, May
2006 v24 i4 p10.
“Celebrating the
Caldecott”, Proquest. February.
“Celebrating
the Caldecott”, Viatouch, January.
2005
“All My
Children”, Creativity Connection, December,
2005.
“February
Kite Flying Fun”, Harcourt Educational Testing, November, 2005.
“Making Hand-Made Paper”, Fun for
Kidz, November, 2005.
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“Who says Writing’s a Dog’s Life”, The
Dabbling Mum, July, 2005.
“Talking that Phone Talk”, Scribe
and Quill, July, 2005.
“All the Noise, Noise, Noise, Noise”, Creativity
Connection, July, 2005.
“As Yellow as Sunshine”, Proquest, June, 2005.
“Loving Summer Homeschooling”, Familycorner.com, June, 2005.
“The Path to Publication”, Fundsforwriters.com, June, 2005.
“Rainbows, Fogbows, and Moonbows”, Proquest, January, 2005.
“Remarkable Reindeer,” Proquest, January, 2005.
“The Flip Side of Rejection”, Creativity
Connection, January, 2005.
“My Favorite Things” (reprint from Lessons Plans Page), Educational CD,
Mobile Magnet
After-School Program,
2004
“Remarkable Reindeer”, WeeOnes,
December, 2004.
“As Yellow as Sunshine”, Parents
and Children Together Online, Issue 9, 2004.
“The Scoop on Ice Cream”, Parents
and Children Together Online, Issue 9, 2004.
“Time to Sleep: Hibernating
Animals”, WeeOnes, November, 2004.
“Rainbows, Fogbows, and Moonbows”, WeeOnes,
October, 2004.
“The World’s Largest Flower”, WeeOnes, June, 2004.
“The World’s Largest Flower”, Proquest, June, 2004.
“Team-Teaching with Mrs. Hummingbress”, Welcome Home, June, 2004 (vol.21, is.6).
“Gardens of Stones and Sand”, Proquest, May 2004.
“The Secret of Montessori”, (reprint Mothering
Magazine), Tomorrow’s Child, May,
2004.
"Slow Moving Animals,” Proquest, May 2004.
“Talking That Phone Talk”, Creativity
Connection, April, 2004.
“Jackson Pollock: Painting through
and beyond the Great Depression”, Learning
through
History Magazine, March, 2004.
“Gardens of Stones and Sand”, Viatouch,
March, 2004.
“Slow Moving Animals”, WeeOnes,
February, 2004.
“Stepping into the Pumpkin Patch”, SIRS, January, 2004.
“Sweet Stunts”, SIRS, January, 2004.
“Getting in the Mood”, Creativity Connection, January, 2004
2003
“Warm a Friend’s Heart” paper mug craft, Highlights for Children, December, 2003.
“The Big Not-so-Bad Wolf”, Parents and Children Together Online,
Issue 7, October, 2003.
“Sweet Stunts”, Parents and
Children Together Online, Issue 7, October, 2003.
“The Growth of Montessori in the
“February Kite Flying Fun”, SIRS Discover, September, 2003.
“The World’s Largest Butterfly, SIRS Discover, July, 2003.
“Looking at Ladybugs”, SIRS Discover, July, 2003.
“The Secret of Montessori”, (reprint Mothering
Magazine), American Montessori Society, 2003.
“All Kinds of Animals Hibernate”, WeeOnes,
November, 2003.
“Stepping into the Pumpkin Patch”, WeeOnes,
October, 2003.
“The Worlds’ Largest Butterfly”, WeeOnes,
July, 2003.
“Animals that Glow”, SIRS Discover, June, 2003.
“Looking at Ladybugs”, WeeOnes,
June, 2003.
“The Amazing Insect-Eating Plant”, SIRS Discover, June, 2003.
“Tale of the Tailless Cat”, SIRS Discover, April, 2003.
“The Secret of Montessori”, Mothering
magazine, No. 118, May/June, 2003.
“Animals that Glow”, Parents and
Children Together Online, Issue 6, March, 2003.
“The Tail of the Tailless Cat”, Parents
and Children Together Online, Issue 6, March, 2003.
“Clovers and Shamrocks”, SIRS Discover, May, 2003.
“Clovers and Shamrocks”, WeeOnes,
March, 2003.
“February Kite Flying Fun”, WeeOnes,
February, 2003.
“Scheming with Colors”, Lesson
Plans Page, March, 2003.
“Getting to Know the Color Wheel”, Lesson Plans Page, March, 2003.
“Wonder of the Autumn Sky”, SIRS Discover, January, 2003.
“Writing Nonfiction Leads to Publication”, Creativity Connection, January, 2003.
2002
“A Dream and Three Wishes”, WeeOnes,
December, 2002.
“Wonder of the Autumn Sky”, WeeOnes,
October, 2002.
“Amazing Animal Fathers”, SIRS Discover, August, 2002.
“The Amazing Insect-eating Plant”, Parents
and Children Together Online, Issue 5, August,2002.
“Best-Ever Activities for Grades 2-3, Listening/Speaking”, Scholastic
Book Series, May, 2002.
“Best-Ever Activities for Grades 2-3, “Spelling”, Scholastic Book Series,
May, 2002.
“The Amazing Barkless Basenji”, SIRS Discover, April, 2002
“Amazing Animal Fathers”, WeeOnes,
June, 2002.
“The Magic of Merry-go-Rounds”, WeeOnes,
April, 2002.
“The Amazing Barkless Dog”, WeeOnes,
March, 2002.
“Perseverance leads to publication and a lapful of Basenjis”, Creativity Connection, April, 2002.
“What’s Your Impression?”, Lesson Plans Page,
February, 2002.
“My Favorite Things”, Lesson Plans Page, January, 2002.
2001
"Design a
“Ice-Cream”, The
Christian Science Monitor,
“Why Writing is Worth the Risk”, Creativity Connection, 2001.
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1997-2000
“What She Gives Me”, Simply Words, Vol.10, Issue 3, Fall, 2000.
“A Little Flexibility”, Welcome Home, November, 2000.
“My Room”,
"Child's Play", Byline, September, 2000.
“The Magic of Brenda Ueland", The
Great Blue Beacon, July, 2000.
“Changing Your Perspective on Rejections", Creativity Connection, July, 2000.
"Secrets and Surprises"; "Sockless in
"Shopping with Bubbie", Sweet
Annie and the Sweet Pea Review, Vol. 4, No. 4, 1999.
"Making Paper", The
Butterfly Chronicles, Vol.III, No.5, 1999.
"Overcoming the Fear of Rejection", The Great Blue Beacon (reprint Creativity
Connection),
April, 1999.
"Feather", Simply Words,
Vol. 8, Issue 3, 1999.
‘The Worried Look", "Two Small Gifts", Simply Words, 1999.
"Jane Magnolia", Simply
Words, Vol. 8, Issue 2, 1999.
“Overcoming the Fear of Rejection", Creativity Connection, July,1999.
Anthology,
"The Formation of a Core Laboratory”, Laboratory Medicine, June, 1998.
"The Spectrophotometric Measurement of Methemoglobin", Clinical Laboratory Science, May/June
1997.