"Based on this attractively designed title ...it’s not hard to see why Time magazine named Einstein the 'Person of the Century.' Even if the specific details of quantum physics sometimes elude them, teens will easily grasp the larger impact of Einstein’s many insights and contributions."
~ Booklist

You can order Tabatha's biography of Einstein on Amazon , Barnes and Noble , and Powell's , among other places.

Have fun changing what Einstein writes on the blackboard on this site

Ever tried a logic puzzle? Tabatha wrote an Einstein-themed logic puzzle called Al's Pals.

Modern forensic science has made the "perfect crime" difficult to commit. Just a trace of paint or hair can be conclusive evidence in a criminal case. Forensics profiles the pioneers who helped apply science to police work.

Forensics was named to the Center for Children's Books List of "BEST BOOKS OF 2001"! The Center explains their "Best Books" list this way: "To make this list a title has to be practical, useful, and give the best-bang-for-their-buck." ~

"Yeatts—a member of Sisters in Crime—tells her stories well, bringing to life both perpetrators and pursuers of justice, while casting useful light on the science involved along the way. Both middle and upper school libraries would do well to make this book available for students who want to get behind the clichés of all those TV cop shows and movies bombarding them."
- Kathleen Karr for Children's Literature

"There's plenty of juice and scandal as well as interesting technical details in the accounts, so this is no dry and mechanical collective biography."
- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"[A] readable and informative work...[Yeatts] does not shy away from trying to make complex areas...understandable to average readers."
- School Library Journal

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THE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS

The Holocaust Survivors delves into both the struggles of Holocaust survivors to rebuild their lives after liberation and the complexities of the search for justice. It traces the liberation of the concentration camps through the creation of Israel, survivors building new lives, and ways that the Holocaust is remembered. Also covered are the Nuremberg Trials, Nazi hunters, and Nazi war criminals in the United States, as well as an overview of the Holocaust itself. The Holocaust Survivors discusses the repercussions of this human tragedy and the importance of the lessons that the Holocaust holds for today and the future. It includes a glossary, index, photographs, maps, source notes, further reading, and a chronology.

The Holocaust Survivors was chosen as a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 1999 by the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) in cooperation with The Children's Book Council (CBC).

"Highly recommended."
-- The Book Report

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Recent Reads
5/3/08

Magyk and Flyte by Angie Sage. Looking forward to the third one.
3/22/08
Uncommon Champions by Marty Kaminsky -- true stories about athletes facing adversity, Downsiders by Neal Shusterman, Theodosia & the Serpents of Chaos by R.L.LaFevers, and The Last Dragon by Silvana de Mari.
Do you have favorite books that you'd like to recommend to Tabatha? Send them along!

POETRY FRIDAY

POETRY FRIDAY celebrated here.


Check on Fridays to see what's new.

ART THURSDAY, where Tabatha keeps a weekly log of artwork that catches her eye.

POETRY OUT LOUD

Read Tabatha's Christian Science Monitor article about Poetry Out Loud, the national poetry recitation contest, here

A sampling of the poems that Poetry Out Loud participants picked most often to recite were:

Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
The Ballad of Birmingham by Dudley Randall
Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
Siren Song by Margaret Atwood

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

As readers have noticed, Tabatha Yeatts has wildly varied interests, including comedy, history, and mystery. In addition to authoring books for young adults, she has written dozens of articles for magazines and newspapers. You can find her work in publications ranging from Cricket to Murderous Intent Mystery Magazine.

Tabatha grew up in Blacksburg, Virginia, and has a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia and a Master's Degree in Communications Studies from the University of Iowa. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives in Maryland with her husband, their three children, and four pets. Tabatha is a long-time women's college basketball fan, having enjoyed watch the Hokies play as a child. Now she brings her kids to watch the Maryland Terrapins. She's waiting for the Orioles to have a good season.


Tabatha's SUMMER WRITING CLUB e-zine
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wielding mighty pens,
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explore the Keyhole

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Youth Writing Contest results

THE LEGENDARY MAE WEST

Comedic actor, writer, and superstar Mae West broke all the rules in her eighty-year career. Her jokes about taboo subjects made Mae's name code for "Trouble" as far as entertainment censors were concerned. In everything she did, from vaudeville to television, Mae had censors looking over her shoulder. She was arrested, more than once, for "obscenity," and even spent time in jail.

Mae was an independent thinker who took charge of her stage and screen performances, even to the extent of writing or rewriting her character's lines. Despite the typical media portrayal of women as thin, young, and helpless, Mae managed to present a powerful, curvy, and in-charge personality both in public and in private. Her playful one-liners about sex were considered very shocking when they were first presented to the public, but they have become part of our culture today. She is one of the most quoted women ever.

Learn about censorship and entertainment history as you read about the woman who said it best when she joked, "When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better."

"Well researched, informative and fun to read. Highly recommended."
-- Roz Warren, humor expert

"Tabatha Yeatts is to be congratulated for having written this nicely balanced account."
-- John Culme, founder of the theatre history e-magazine "Footlight Notes"

Mae as a baby

Visit Tabatha's Science Meets Art page.

An article about Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking.

Here we have some oldies but goodies -- profiles of people doing fascinating things, such as Treeman Peter Jenkins, Zookeeper Sue Barnard, Georgia Holocaust Commission director Sylvia Wygoda, and Playwright Barbara Lebow.

YOUR DOG NEVER REALLY ATE ANY HOMEWORK
by "Old Bag" Jess Hagy.


Write to Tabatha at tabatha@threeleggeddragon.com


Zombie Letters from e-zombie.com

Visit Harry Yeatts Digital Art/Photography
Visit Catherine Wingfield-Yeatts Art Work

The "T.A.Y." initials at the top of the page were drawn by Catherine Wingfield-Yeatts.

Covers for "The Ashes of Greenwood" and "The Legendary Mae West" designed by Harry Yeatts of Three-Legged Dragon. Contact him at hyeatts@threeleggeddragon.com