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June 11, 2014
by Jonathan Tweet
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KS campaign starts June 23rd

I’m happy to announce that we’re moving the start of the Kickstarter campaign back one week to Monday, June 23rd. Why am I “happy” about that? First of all, we’re changing the schedule so that we will have more of … Continue reading

June 7, 2014
by Jonathan Tweet
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Video Really Sings

Our videographer, Keith Hitchcock of Hocus Focus Media, has delivered the first cut of the Kickstarter video, and it looks amazing. Our contact at Kickstarter liked it, and I’ve gotten a lot of compliments from my professional friends. The Kickstarter … Continue reading

May 28, 2014
by Jonathan Tweet
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Karen’s sketches in the draft

Grandmother Fish has taken a big step forward with the addition of Karen’s sketches to the prototype. The sketches are rough, but even in rough form they bring a lot more sweetness to the book. She’s also formatted the PDF … Continue reading

May 26, 2014
by Jonathan Tweet
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Video shoot went great!

We shot the video for the Kickstarter last Saturday, and it was amazing. The shoot brought all the team members together for the first time: Karen, the artist; my business consultant; the videographer; and me. It was a joy to … Continue reading

May 13, 2014
by Jonathan Tweet
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Evolution game on Kickstarter

Go Extinct! is a card game that teaches children and adults the basics of our evolutionary tree. It’s like Go Fish, except that the cards represent various tetrapod species, and the “suits” are the various clades, or evolutionary groups, that each … Continue reading

May 8, 2014
by Jonathan Tweet
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Welcome to Grandmother Fish

Welcome to Grandmother Fish, the book that teaches evolution to preschoolers. Grandmother Fish is a child’s first book of evolution. The book engages a young child’s imagination with sounds and motions that imitate animals, especially our direct ancestors. See for yourself by viewing … Continue reading

May 5, 2014
by Jonathan Tweet
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Announcing artist Karen Lewis

There’s been a lot of progress on Grandmother Fish, my book that explains human evolution to 3-year-olds I’m delighted to announce that Karen Lewis will be working with me as the artist for Grandmother Fish. She’s a talented children’s book illustrator, and … Continue reading

April 30, 2014
by Jonathan Tweet
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Preview of Grandmother Fish

<a title="preview of Grandmother Fish" href="http://www commander cialis soft.grandmotherfish.com/download/”>Preview of Grandmother Fish It’s easier to show people the book than to explain it, so above is a link to a preview. Enjoy. The text is continually changing as I respond … Continue reading

April 17, 2014
by Jonathan Tweet
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New prototype

Today I got some feedback that clarified my thinking and that gave me a way to use a lot of related feedback that I’ve been getting on Grandmother Fish. The feedback prompted me to make substantial changes to the text. Meanwhile, I’ve finished … Continue reading

April 14, 2014
by Jonathan Tweet
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Thanks for your support

The reactions I’m getting from friends and strangers are telling me that I’m onto something with Grandmother Fish. People say that it’s a book that should exist, and the concept is so simple that readers get it immediately. At this point, … Continue reading