"Doodles the Dodo" is a delightful, 38-page children's book with a story that is loosely based on fact. It is the story of "Doodles", the last Dodo that lived on earth. His grand adventure travelling far from his beautiful island home and meeting new friends has captured the imagination of many young readers.

In fact, the last real Dodo (pronounced "doe doe") to live on the face of planet Earth died in 1681 only 92 years after Dodos were first discovered on the tropical island of Mauritius (pronounced "Mor-ree-shus")by European sea-faring adventurers, merchants, and pirates. The Dodo bird was related to the pigeon family. It weighed about fifty pounds and its body shape and facial features were similar to the way that Doodles is depicted, except that Dodos actually had downy grey body feathers and fluffy-white wing and tail feathers.

Dodos have been fancifully portrayed in stories and books throughout the years, most famously in "Alice in Wonderland". Many people are surprised to learn that Dodos are not mythical creatures, but actually lived on earth at one time. Unfortunately they are extinct today!

In this beautifully illustrated hard-cover storybook "Doodles the Dodo", the young reader learns about a variety of topics, including geography, history, and zoology along with a strong message about the importance of ecology and preserving the amazing creatures of this planet along with their habitats.

To order, please send a check, money order or cash in the amount of $20.00 per copy (includes shipping and handling) to the following address. If you are a teacher, librarian, store owner, distributor or want to buy multiple copies, please contact me with regards to a special wholesale discount price:

Wendy Wyman Campbell
P.O. Box 1463
La Quinta, CA 92247

For more information, please e-mail: wendy@sanfranciscoandbeyond.com
or call 760-587-6009.

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Here are some scenes from "Doodles the Dodo":

But Doodles longed for a grand adventure, and so he voyaged across the sea with his new friend Lady Lulu to have tea with the Queen of England!

What an incredible adventure Doodles had in the royal world of old England!

Doodles made so many wonderful new friends!

When Doodles learned about the tragedy that befell his family and friends back home in Mauritius because of marauding pirates, Doodles' new friends rallied around him in a joyous surprise ending!

Events where Wendy Wyman Campbell has read her book:

March 22, 2006 at the Cathedral City Library at 6 pm in the Story Room, 33520 Date Palm Drive, Cathedral City, CA 760-328-4262

March 23, 2006 at the La Quinta Library at 2:30 pm, 78275 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 760-564-4767

April 8, 2006 at the California Desert Nature Festival to be held at the University of California San Bernadino at the campus located in Palm Desert, CA between 1 and 2pm at the Cookie Cool-Aid Party. Please visit their website for more information at www.californiadesertnaturefestival.com

April 22, 2006 at 4:40 the Palm Springs Book Festival, 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive, at Alejo Street, Palm Springs, CA. For more info: www.psbookfest.com/childrens_events.htm

Author / Illustrator Wendy Campbell
e-mail her at: wendy@sanfranciscoandbeyond.com

Photo Credit: Kathy Correa Lansing

The following is a book review written by 7-year-old Olyvia O'Brien, who is a second grade student of Ms. Lansing's at the Cold Water Elementary School in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Olyvia also includes some information she discovered after researching the topic of dodos via the internet on the computer.

Dodo Facts - And A Story
by Olyvia O'Brien (a 7 year old student)
March 28, 2006

Dodo birds are extinct now. They could not fly. They were very friendly birds. The dodos did not have any enemies until the humans came. Dodos were very cute and plump birds. Now dodos are lost to the world. The dodo was related to the pigeon. The dodo birds built their nests on the ground. In the summer of 1661, the last dodo was found. Dodos ate fish and plump fruit. Dodos weighed about 50 pounds. When the sailors came, Doodles left and got on the ship with Lady Lulu. Then they got to the faraway land called England. So Lady Lulu and Doodles stayed in the faraway land. And the sailors went back to the island. While they stayed on the island, all the sailors killed all the dodos because they thought they were some kind of turkey. So that's how the dodo got extinct!

Letter of appreciation from the Library Media Specialist at Cold Spring Elementary School in Plymouth, Massachusetts:

May 12, 2006

Dear Ms. Campbell,

Please accept my deepest gratitude in the donation of your lovely book, "Doodles the Dodo" to our school library. I know this book will be enjoyed by all of our kids at Cold Spring Elementary School. I have had the pleasure of reading this book to all of my classes grades 1 - 5 at our school.

Many clapped at the conclusion of the story as Doodles was recognized as the last living Dodo bird. Many were amazed at the beautiful artwork included in your book. The students were also excited to know that the author donated this book to our school. Thank you again and I look forward to seeing more of your books in the market in the future.

Sincerely,

Ms. Kellie Freitas
Library Media Specialist

Here is a nice article written in the local paper "The Press Enterprise" about "Doodles the Dodo" and author/illustrator Wendy Campbell:

Click here: http://www.pe.com/localnews/desert/stories/PE_News_Local_D_dcampbell11.def364a.html

Some photos from recent readings:

Download a Doodles the Dodo Coloring Book Page

Lyrics for
"Doodles the Dodo"

By Wendy Wyman Campbell, ©2007

Doodles the Dodo was a very friendly bird
He loved to make new friends and travel the world.

He was the last living dodo on this earth
Because people didn't know any better
And they really didn't know the dodos' worth.

Now we'll always miss the dodos
Who didn't leave much of a trace
Only just a few bones but no photos
Now we know the world's a fragile place.

It's up to us to protect our friends
Including all the animals of the world
We can help the world to mend,
Our animal friends, we must defend!

Music by Doug Jackson ©2007 e-mail: floreshime@gmail.com