Retail sales: Can be ordered directly from the publisher, Donna Atwood Design, atwood@amug.org Wholesale Distributor: Todd Atkins, Resort Gifts Unlimited, Inc., 5448 East Washington Street, Suite 1, Phoenix AZ 85034, 602/244-2207 or 800/266-5265, email: todd@lacocina.com NOTECARD DESCRIPTION: 4.5" x 6", Eight cards & envelopes with eight images from the Sonoran Desert Collection: Hummingbird, Jack Rabbit, Kit Fox, Fishhook Barrel Cactus, Night-blooming cereus, Indian Bean, Verbena, Quail. Printed in the U.S.A. on 100% recycled paper. Blank inside. Retail price: $9.00 Retail sales: Can be ordered directly from the publisher, Donna Atwood Design, atwood@amug.org Wholesale Distributor: Todd Atkins, Resort Gifts Unlimited, Inc., 5448 East Washington Street, Suite 1, Phoenix AZ 85034, 602/244-2207 or 800/266-5265, email: todd@lacocina.com ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Conrad J. Storad, Editor/Science & Nature Writer Director, ASU Office of Research Publications Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona email: cstorad@asu.edu Conrad J. Storad currently is director of the Office of Research Publications at Arizona State University. His duties include editing and writing for the nationally award winning ASU Research Magazine, which he has done for the past 12 years. He is also the founding editor of Chain Reaction Magazine, a new ASU publication produced in the quality tradition of ASU Research, but written, designed, and illustrated for a middle school student readership. In addition to his ASU duties, Storad is the author of many science and nature books for children and young adults. Several of those books are the result of a creative collaboration with Phoenix graphic artist Donna S. Atwood. In 1997, Storad and Atwood pooled talents to create and publish Sonoran Desert A to Z, a coloring/learning book targeted at children of all ages, 2 to 92. Storad also is the author of books for young readers published by Lerner Publications of Minneapolis, Minn. Titles in print include three titles in Lerner's Early Bird Nature Book Series: Saguaro Cactus, Scorpions, and Tarantulas. Currently in press is AIDS: HIV Attacks the Immune System, a book that discusses the biology of AIDS for teens and young adults. Prior to working at ASU, Storad worked as a reporter, editor, and general manager for The Barberton Herald newspaper in northeast Ohio, as a science/medical writer for the U.S. National Cancer Institute, a freelance magazine writer, and as a science writer at Kent State University. He earned degrees in journalism and environmental science from the University of Akron in 1979, and a master's degree in mass communication/science journalism from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in 1983. He is a member of the National Association of Science Writers, the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, the International Association of Business Communicators, and has served two terms as president of the University Research Magazine Association. ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR Donna S. Atwood, Principal Donna Atwood Design, Phoenix, Arizona Donna S. Atwood is the principal for Donna Atwood Design in Phoenix, which she began in 1981. Active as a commercial artist and designer for more than 20 years, Atwood has earned many regional and national awards for her design work. Since 1987, she has specialized in design and illustration for the gift industry. In 1994, Atwood combined her design talents with Tempe writer Conrad J. Storad to produce Grow & Tell: A Introduction to Gardening for Children which was published as part of a product developed by Phoenix-based Aquapore Moisture Systems. The book earned national honors from the several professional communication organizations, including the Society for Technical Communication, and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). In September 1997, Atwood and Storad teamed again to publish Sonoran Desert A to Z, a coloring/learning book for readers of all ages, 2 to 92. Atwood also designed a set of Sonoran Desert A to Z notecards and currently is developing other gift items. Items in the Sonoran Desert A to Z collection currently are available at more than 125 stores and gift shops across Arizona. Book Title: Sonoran Desert A to Z Coloring Book ISBN: 0-9660293-0-5 also available through (amazon.com) Cards: Sonoran Desert A to Z Notecards ISBN: 0-9660293-1-3
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