The stuffed magpie would have been impossible on my budget. Another laughed so hard when I asked for a moose foot, I heard the phone hit the counter.Īll they had were antlers. One guy said I would never find moose teeth. I wrote and called several taxidermists, looking for economical pair antlers, moose teeth or hoof sample and was shocked! Several of them thought I had a weird fetish for moose parts. I knew I would get everything–and I had an idea of how I could use each item to explain science and nature in a fun way. My “wish list” included antlers, moose teeth, a stuffed magpie, a preserved moose hoof or footprint, and the nest of a magpie. Would I make enough money doing school visits to earn back my investment? I took the chance, because the best thing you can do is invest in your book and yourself. I made a list of all the things I wanted to have for a school visit. I wanted find cool props to bring the imaginary to life–a hook to keep kids’ attention. The book uses fiction to tell the story of a moose’s first migration with jokes, songs and riddles. When I wrote Moose and Magpie (Sylvan Dell, 2009), I knew it would be a good school-visit book.
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