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New Cover for Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret Coming Soon

15 October, 2013 by ES Ivy

And we’re live with the new website here at esivy.com, blog at https://esivy.com/blog/! I’ve tested and retested, but let me know if you run into anything that’s not working.

I’ve got lots in store, starting with a new cover for Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret….

Bookcubs.com, Hannah – age 9 – gives Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret 5 stars (and 22 exclamation marks!)

1 July, 2013 by ES Ivy

For kid’s books, there’s nothing better than a book review by kids.

Here’s what Hannah, age 9, over at BookCubs had to say about Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret.

If you like funny fantasy books you’ll love this. It is fantastic. If you do not think it is great, you are crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…

Books, Babies and Bows reviews children’s book Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret

11 May, 2013 by ES Ivy

What does an octopus have to do with mermaids? Read Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret and find out!

When I came up with the idea to write a book about a girl who didn’t know she was a mermaid, my intention was to write a book that was pure fantasy….

Ms. Ivy’s Guide to Basic Table Manners

19 March, 2013 by ES Ivy

You are Hereby Cordially Invited to Dinner with the Queen – Don’t Panic! has been getting a lot of interest over on Miri Attwater’s World.

Apparently there are people getting dinner invitations that are a lot more exciting than the ones I get. Who’s been invited to dinner at the White House? Come on, spill! I want to hear all about it!

Some people seem to be finding that post when they go in search of guides on manners. So what do you do when you get a nice dinner invitation. How do you act? Maybe I can make a little series of posts out of this.

First, let’s start with some basic table manners….

Title Reveal for the continuation of Miri Attwater’s Adventures, Miri Attwater and All that Glitters

31 January, 2013 by ES Ivy

Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0 [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Gold nugget

Book 2 has a title!

Miri Attwater

and

All that Glitters

So what glitters? Is all that glitters gold?

Gold is a pure element, which means all the atoms in a nugget of gold are the same. Chemists abbreviate gold with its chemical symbol Au. In it’s pure form before it’s been polished, gold doesn’t really glitter. In fact, it’s kind of dull.

Pyrite

Pyrite, though, glitters a lot! Pyrite is sometimes even found in the same types of formations as gold. It’s shiny appearance has given it the nickname “fool’s gold.”

But pyrite isn’t gold at all! It is only iron and sulfur combined together to form a compound called iron sulfide. Chemists write its name FeS_{2 .}

_{It is sure has fooled a lot of hopeful gold diggers!}

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