Mark Weakland

Yogi Bear's Guide to Plants Mark Weakland

Marc Notes: Popular cartoon character Yogi Bear introduces young readers to different types of plants at Jellystone, how they grow, and how they impact our environment--Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: Hey, hey, hey! Yogi Bear is watching his garden grow at Jellystone Park. Follow the smarter-than-the-average bear from the popular cartoon as he takes a closer look at the different plants in the park. Engaging text narrated by Yogi and Boo Boo paired with colorful illustrations show readers how plants grow from a seed, different types of plants, and how plants impact our environment. Contributor Bio:  Weakland, Mark Mark Weakland wears many hats. As an author, he's written books for teachers, including Super Core!: Turbocharging Your Basal Reading Program with More Reading, Writing, and Word Work, published by the International Reading Association. His book topics for children include sports, bacteria, comets, and poetry. Mark's also a reading specialist. He teaches kindergarten children, third graders, parents, and teachers. As a musician and songwriter, Mark sings, plays percussion, and strums the guitar. Many of his songs, including "I Sure Love Pancakes" and "The Dooflicky Machine," have won national awards and contests. Mark lives in Western Pennsylvania. Contributor Bio:  Cornia, Christian Christian Cornia was born in Modena, Italy. In 1996-1997 he attended the School of Comics "Nuova Eloise" in Bologna. He has created artwork and characters for publishers, advertisements, video games and role-playing games. He has worked as a colorist for the French market with publishers like Soleil, Delcourt and Dargaud. He worked as an inker for Marvel USA on comics that included the popular characters Ironman, The Avengers and Daken. In 2011, along with other Italian artists, he founded the cultural association Dr. INK, which self-produces illustrated books. He is currently one of the artists for Scooby-Doo in Italy for Piemme Edizioni.