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The Geologic Time Scale

March 5th, 2010

The geologic time scale is split into four major eras–Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic, and are subdivided into periods. The number beside the era or period in the infotoon below shows how many years ago it began. I thought it would be fun to show it as walk through the park. This would also make for a great class project as well. For more information, see the Earth issue of Kids Discover magazine. We start at the Precambrian…

4 5 Winding The Geologic Time Scale

Click for a larger image. MYA=millions of years ago

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Fastest Pen in the Midwest

March 2nd, 2010

I was asked to donate some teaching time to a local community college, so I put together a quick teaser video. In hindsight, it reflects how much coffee the typical cartoonist consumes. Enjoy!

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Woodrow Wilson

February 15th, 2010

Our 28th president, elected in 1912 and again in 1916. The only president of the United States to hold a Ph.D., Wilson was also instrumental in the women’s suffrage movement.

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7 Wonders of the Ancient World map

February 7th, 2010

All seven wonders of the ancient world are located on or near Mediterranean Sea, largely because those who wrote about them had traveled in these areas. Marvels like the Great Wall of China or the Taj Mahal in India (modern-day wonders) were unknown to the list makers or had not yet been built. Click for a larger image. (©Kids Discover Ancient Wonders)

Wonders1 7 Wonders of the Ancient World map

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Who’s your pterodactyl?

August 13th, 2009

A pair o’ winged dinos from In The Days of Dinosaurs by Howard Temperley.

23 Pterodactyls Whos your pterodactyl?

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Mutter Juice Noise Re-Rhymes

May 5th, 2009

Making Faces

March 20th, 2009

08 09 expressions Making Faces

This was an illustration for Kids Discover Muscles, explaining how different muscles are used to make different facial expressions. It also serves as a guide for when I’m drawing other characters. The only drawback was that I couldn’t use kids that wore glasses. There was also a lot of mirror time in this one.

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Your basic cooling tower

March 3rd, 2009

19 cool tower Your basic cooling tower

As warm wind pushes through a mesh of damp material it cools and falls, providing cool air and circulation. (Reader’s Digest Books for Children).

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Wind Power

January 27th, 2009
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An infotoon about the upside of wind power, in that it can still function when the sun goes down.

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About

December 21st, 2008

Making the most of THE BOX for nearly twenty years.

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I’ve always loved listening to how people speak as opposed to what they are saying. Above is a page from a forthcoming book entitled Mutter Juice Noise Re-rhymes. If not apparent, it’s a phonetic mashup of Mother Goose. Enjoy!

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