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Rene Bartos
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Mom of 2 (+ rescue 🐈) developmental pediatrician, child health advocate, nature enthusiast, rewilding volunteer, kidlit writer, writersrumpus.com #SCBWI #12x12 #couragetocreate 2023 Austin SCBWI Cynthia Leitich Smith mentorship award finalist,views my own
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Rene Bartos @rebwrites.bsky.social · Mar 3
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Texas Children in Nature Network on LinkedIn: Have you had a chance to meet our Board Member Rene Bartos? She is a…
Have you had a chance to meet our Board Member Rene Bartos? She is a developmental pediatrician passionate about the connection between nature and children's…
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On our poetry birding hike today we wrote nonets. This is my first attempt at writing one! We heard Carolina Chickadees along the trail. Although I didn't capture a good photo today, I added a nonet to a rough sketch I made from a photo I took of a Black-capped Chickadee in the NE.
Sketch of a Black-capped Chickadee with a nonet typed onto the sketch.
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Had a great morning on our Travis Audubon poetry birding hike at Blair Woods Nature Preserve in Austin. This interesting spider was hanging above the trail. #haikusaturday #nature
Spinybacked Orbweaver spider hanging from a web, which was strung between tree branches over a wooded trail in Blair Woods Nature Preserve this morning in Austin Tx
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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For Native American communities, providing a strong start for their children includes enriching practices that embrace their heritages, languages and cultures. Join us in celebrating our indigenous communities and the professionals who support them: https://bit.ly/3UtZahb
November 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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lisaljrogers.bsky.social
❤️ this! "...using picture books for STEAM and PBL is about building bridges: between literacy and science, imagination and innovation, the classroom and the real world...we offer students the tools to question, create, experience, and connect."
@lindsayamoretti.bsky.social
#Educators #PBL #STEAM
November 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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The Nov. newsletter with an article by author @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social is ready to read! Find book news, teaching tips, inspiration, and #KidLitForGrowingMinds members who will attend NCTE! 📚 #NCTE2025 #edusky #booksky #schoollibrarians #skybrarian

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Every Seed (and Book) Holds Possibility
By Lynn Street
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November 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
rebwrites.bsky.social
Cloudy and rainy morning hike today but the birds always delight!
#haikusaturday
#birding #nature
A Red-bellied woodpecker is clinging to a branch. Photo taken at Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Park
November 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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The evidence is overwhelming.

Investing in nature is among the most effective strategies for strengthening climate resilience, improving population and individual health, and fostering economic stability.
Nature-Based Solutions: A Policy And Investment Framework For A Healthier Planet, People, And Communities
Natural systems absorb nearly half of all human-generated carbon dioxide, making them one of our most powerful tools for long-term sustainability.
www.forbes.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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biologicaldiversity.org
The Trump admin. just approved a deal trading away federal lands to pave the way for building a road through the center #Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

Izembek contains internationally renowned wetlands, which provide essential habitat for vulnerable migratory birds.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/47pEfBB
October 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
rebwrites.bsky.social
Posting additional haikus inspired by the Poetry and birding hike I helped lead for Travis Audubon Society on October 11th. 🐦 Another hike is scheduled on November 8th! Check out travisaudubon.org if you live in the Austin area. #haikusaturday
Photo of an empty bird nest of dead leaves, stems, twigs inside a birding shelter (just below the roof, resting on a beam) at Commons Ford Ranch Park, Tx Photo of quarter moon taken in early morning, during a hike to Commons Ford Ranch Park Tx
October 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Sharing an Instagram post. So excited to work with these amazing community partners to lead a workshop to help ALL children connect to nature at the Texas Children in Nature Summit in December 2025. More at texaschildreninnature.org

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TCiNN Summit '25 = @renebartosauthor
See Instagram 'TCiNN Summit '25' highlights from Rene Ellen Bartos (@renebartosauthor)
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October 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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A few more late haikus and pix inspired by a poetry and birding hike I helped to lead for Travis Audubon yesterday at Commons Ford Ranch Park.
Celebrating restored prairies. #WorldMigratoryBirdDay
#HaikuSaturday
#birding #prairies
Pix of prairie scenery at Commons Ford Ranch Park Tx Pix of prairie scenery and sign describing prairie restoration at Commons Ford Ranch Park Tx Pix of Northern Mockingbird perched on tangled branches at Commons Ford Ranch Park Tx Pix of Chimney Swift tower in the background and sign about Chimney Swifts at Commons Ford Ranch Park Tx
October 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Late haiku post...
Helped to lead a poetry and birding hike for Travis Audubon yesterday at Commons Ford Ranch Park. Lots of fun and lots of Lesser Goldfinch and other birds!
Celebrating #WorldMigratoryBirdDay
#HaikuSaturday
#birding
Lesser Goldfinch perched on a tree branch at Commons Ford Ranch Park, Tx A group of Lesser Goldfinch perched in tree branches in Commons Ford Ranch Park
October 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Attending the AAP national conference so posting a bit late...

Finding joy in sharing the health benefits of nature for children with fellow pediatricians

Celebrate nature for all! National Public Lands Day
#haikusaturday
Photo of Chalk Ridge Falls, a waterfall at Chalk Ridge Falls Park in Texas
September 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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kirstenwlarson.bsky.social
Kids ask “why” all the time. Instead of giving answers, what if we flipped the question, joined the wonder, and treated mistakes as clues?

Check out my interview with Motherly’s re: scientific inquiry. https://f.mtr.cool/vnslsxmadd #STEM #EverydayLearning
September 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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The release of today’s Make Our Children Healthy Again report reminds us that improving the health of children is complex and requires coordinated support at local, state and federal levels. Read our full statement: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
September 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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ameracadpeds.bsky.social
Today’s ACIP meeting promoted false claims and misguided information about vaccines. AAP will continue stepping up and working with our local, state and federal partners to make sure every child in every community continues to have access to immunizations.
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September 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Absolutely overjoyed by this @slj.com starred review for REWRITING THE RULES by debut author @drzathome.bsky.social and @joseebisaillon.bsky.social! "A must-purchase for all libraries as it ­reflects the best that modern biographies for young readers have to offer."

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Front cover of the picture book Rewriting the Rules: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and Disability. It features Dr. Friel, a pale-skinned woman with rosy cheeks and shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a white lab coat. Her right arm and leg are turned inward and her right hand is curled under due to her cerebral palsy. One her right is a child with light brown skin and medium brown hair, wearing a yellow striped t-shirt, blue pants, and blue shoes. He uses black forearm crutches. To Dr. Friel's left is a child with dark brown skin and black hair that goes midway down their back, wearing a pale blue polka dotted shirt and a red-orange knee-length skirt. The child is blowing on a dandelion to send the seeds fling. Surrounding the three human figures are dandelions (which are associated with cerebral palsy) and fantastical flowers and trees that incorporate the shapes of neurons.
June 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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emilystarr.bsky.social
When I am here, it is to share something exciting!

Do you write STEM-themed nonfiction or fiction? Join me for a deep dive into K-5 science! Attend 1 session or all 5 in this webinar series designed to help #kidlit creators master the seismic shifts in science ed.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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kirstenwlarson.bsky.social
I’m so excited to see this much-needed book out in the world.
12x12challenge.bsky.social 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · Sep 15
🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social! 🎉

📚 THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW, illustrated by Cornelia Li and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, is here! 🌟✨

Find it here: buff.ly/G7Otvfv

#kidlit #12x12PB
September 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
rebwrites.bsky.social
Just realized that it is #NationalBeachDay
So difficult to choose from all the amazing places I have lived/visited around the U.S.
Spectacular shorelines. Protect and treasure!
Posting: N.C., Outer Banks (2020) with pair of shorebirds 🐦, Watch Hill RI (2019), and Cape Cod MA (2020).
Photo of a beach with two shorebirds standing near each other- taken in North Carolina, Outer Banks, July 2020 Photo of a beach, Watch Hill RI taken Sept. 2019 Photo of a beach taken in Cape Cod MA in July 2020
August 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Cat grass. Yum! Cats are such characters! Celebrating rescue cats 🐈 #caturday
Cat next to a container of cat grass with tongue out, licking upper lip/nose Cat next to, looking down on container of cat grass
August 31, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Children's Books: a look at the entries in the Children's Category of 2025 National Outdoor Book Awards. Winners to be announced November 13th.

#NOBA_Books #OutdoorBooks #booksky #naturewriting
August 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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🌄 ELEVATION SUMMIT 🌄

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#waywordwriters #conqueryourpath #writingcommunity #writerslife #writingpodcast #writingretreat #elevationsummit #critique #firstpages #q&a #writingworkshop
August 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Texas Live Oak.
Wildlife everywhere. Saturday nature hike=joy!
(Haiku text in pix)
#HaikuSaturday
#nature
Photo of a Texas Live Oak tree next to a dirt park trail with other trees and shrubs in the background.
August 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
rebwrites.bsky.social
Had fun yesterday helping to teach about Eastern Screech Owls for @travisaudubon at the Austin School of Furniture owl box building class! #birding
Photo of me standing behind a table with a Screech Owl Box on it in a room at the Austin School of Furniture. There are hanging tools on one wall and the other wall visible has cabinets.
August 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM