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| illustrations copyright Jeff Ebbeler badge design by Donna Farrell |
Please join in the fun and follow her progress as she travels! There will be all kinds of high-jinx and shenanigans, knowing Phyllis, as well as photos and fun stories. For those of you in classrooms with weather or graphing projects, there will be lots of data about weather - Phyllis is a weather hog after all :)
Here is the fancy new interactive map! The markers show where Phyllis has been so far. Click on any marker and it will tell you where she is, who she's visiting, show a photo, give a brief description of the visit and link to the blog post about it (it says website but it means blogpost :))
Here is a screen shot so you can see the whole world:
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| Click HERE for interactive map |
Here are links to posts on Phyllis's World Tour:
The Plan (please scroll down past the award to item #2!)
Thursday March 8, 3:25 PM PST - Phyllis has arrived in The Golden State (CA)! (with Kirsten)
First Stop - Southern California: Kirsten and Susanna
Coming Soon to Texas (with Natalie)
Monday March 12: Phyllis Is Living It Up In Colorado! (with Hannah!)
5:51 PM CDT Monday March 12 - Phyllis Has Landed In The Lone Star State (TX)!!! (with Natalie)
Being a marmot of many talents, Phyllis has also had a Whirlwind Visit to The Sunshine State (FL) with Kelly! This visit was a little swifter than planned because, due to a mail glitch, it took her several extra days to arrive!
AND she has arrived in The Peach Tree State (GA) to visit two young literacy programs! (Which ended up being posted on April 1 and April 30 - be sure to see them both below!)
Tuesday March 13 - Phyllis Visits San Antonio! (with Natalie - you will NOT want to miss these photos!)
Wednesday March 14 - Phyllis Is Heading For Missouri! (with Andi)
Tuesday March 13 - Wednesday March 14 - Phyllis Visits Beth In Saskatchewan, CANADA! (more great photos!)
11:45 AM Thursday March 15 - Phyllis has arrived in MO! (with Andi)
Thursday March 15 - Phyllis Visits Sandi In CA!
Thursday March 15 - Phyllis is also in San Antonio on a special side tour with Mrs. Kistler and her '49ers!
Friday March 16 - Phyllis has arrived in Nice, FRANCE!!! (with Joanna) Scroll down for a picture of her on her red motorbike! And read her post HERE!
Friday March 16 - Phyllis had a FABULOUS Visit To Missouri!!! (with Andi - you will not want to miss these photos either!)
Monday March 19 - Phyllis is rumored to be in Texas and Pennsylvania, and on her way to California, New Zealand, and Great Britain! Go Phyllis Go!
Tuesday March 20 - Wednesday March 21 - Phyllis Comes To Chico, CA! (with Elizabeth)
Wednesday March 21 - Phyllis Tours Philly! (with Erik and Josie)
Thursday March 22 - Yee-Haw! Phyllis Is In Abilene, TX! (with Penny)
Saturday March 24 - Phyllis Visits The Silicon Valley (with Darshana)
Saturday March 24 - Phyllis Arrived In Maine (with Heather N.)
Monday March 26 - Phyllis Visits The Dixons in Clovis, CA (with Amy) (cute video footage :))
Monday March 26 - Phyllis Arrives In New Zealand! (with Diane)
Monday March 26 - Phyllis Climbs The Standing Stones At Avebury! (with Rebecca) and April Fool Phyllis is video reviewed by her kids!
Tuesday March 27 - Phyllis's Adventure In Kiwiland (with Diane)
Tuesday March 27 - Phyllis Visits Knoxville, TN (with Donna)
Tuesday March 27 - Phyllis Kicks Off Her School World Tour (with Mrs. Kistler and her '49ers)
Wednesday March 28 - Phyllis Visits Windsor, Ontario (with Catherine)
Wednesday March 28 - Phyllis Visits Windsor, Ontario (with Catherine)
Thursday March 29 - Phyllis Is Quite The Outdoorshog In Maine (with Heather N) (great post for teachers and homeschoolers - lots of nature info!)
Thursday March 29 - 2nd Stop on The School Tour - Phyllis Stops In With Mrs. Henbree's Bulldog Readers (2nd graders)
Thursday March 29 - Phyllis Visits A Ghost Town! (with Heather B)
Friday March 30 - Phyllis Arrives In Alberta (with Rena)
Saturday March 31 - Phyllis Tours Onoway, Alberta, Canada (with Rena)
Sunday April 1 - Phyllis Is Peachy Keen (with Pam and the Little Scholars Academy)
Wednesday April 4 - Phyllis Reaches Australia! (with Nicky)
Wednesday April 4 - Phyllis Meets A Bison And Gets Interviewed By A Dog (with Debbie)
Monday April 9 - Phyllis Spends Easter With Kerie
Friday April 13 - Phyllis Visits The Green Mountains (with Kathy)
Sunday April 15 - Phyllis Goes Out On The Town In CO (with Julie)
Tuesday April 17 - Phyllis Has Fun In Virginia (with Clar)
Friday April 20 - Phyllis Has A Spa Day (with Alison)
Saturday April 21 - Phyllis Is In The Olympics... Sort Of :) (with Tina)
Monday April 23 - Phyllis Puppy Sits (with Corey)
Tuesday April 24 - Phyllis Makes A Kitty Friend In Seattle (with Saba)
Monday April 30 - Phyllis Gets A Warm Welcome In California (with Margaret)
Monday April 30 - Phyllis Goes To The Preschool Prom (with Pam)
Tuesday May 1 - Phyllis Visits Not-So-Sunny UK (with Rosalind)
Wednesday May 2 - Phyllis Vacations In The Caribbean (with Miranda)
Monday June 11 - Phyllis Rides A Horse (with Robyn)... The Last Stop :(
The Weather News!
Phyllis made a total of 39 stops on her tour!!! But we did not receive weather info for all of them. Here is the weather info we have:
Kirsten: The Mojave Desert - elevation approx. 2300 feet
Date: Friday March 9
Temperature: 70 degrees during the day, down to mid-30s at night!
Conditions: Very Sunny!
Date: Monday March 12
Temperature: 77 degrees
Conditions: Sunny and balmy
San Antonio
Date: Tuesday March 13
Temperature: 73 degrees
Conditions: Cloudy, humid and muggy
Hannah: Colorado
Date: Monday March 12
Temperature: 60 degrees
Conditions: Sunny
Beth: Saskatchewan, CANADA
Date: Tuesday March 13 at 1 PM
Temperature: 41 degrees
Conditions: partly cloudy and breezy! (wind SE at 19 mph)
Date: Wednesday March 14 at 2 PM - Phyllis goes Metric :)
Temperature: 7 degrees celsius
Conditions: Sunny, wind W at 31 kmh, humidity 45%
Andi: Missouri
Date: Thursday March 15
Temperature: 79 degrees
Conditions: Sunny with a beautiful breeze :)
Joanna: Nice, France
Date: Friday March 16
Temperature: 62 degrees
Conditions: balmy and hazy
Elizabeth: Chico, CA
Date: Tuesday March 20
Temperature: high 59 degrees, low 46 degrees
Conditions: cloudy and windy
Date: Wednesday March 21
Temperature: high 67 degrees, low 48 degrees
Conditions: cloudy and rainy
Erik: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date: Wednesday March 21
Temperature: 71 degrees
Conditions: cloudy in the morning, sunny in the afternoon
Penny: Abilene, TX
Date: Thursday March 22
Temperature: mid 70s
Conditions: very windy!
Heather N.: Parsonsfield, ME
Date: Friday March 23
Temperature: high of 68 degrees
Conditions: sunny and clear
Darshana: San Jose, CA (elevation approx. 85 feet)
Date: Saturday March 24
Temperature: high 53 degrees, low 45 degrees
Conditions: Cloudy with some light showers
Amy: Clovis, CA
Date: Monday March 26
Temperature: 62 degrees
Conditions: slightly breezy
Rebecca: Wiltshire, UK
Date: Monday March 26
Temperature: 18 degrees Celsius
Conditions: beautiful and sunny with medium humidity and a slight breeze
Diane: Auckland, New Zealand
Date: Tuesday March 27
Temperature: High 22 degrees Celsius, low 9 degrees Celsius
Conditions: Sunny skies and light winds
Donna: Knoxville, TN
Date: Tuesday March 27
Temperature: high 70s
Conditions: Sunny with a gentle breeze
Irene: San Antonio, TX
Date: Tueday March 27
Temperature: High 80s!
Conditions: Sunny
Catherine: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Date: Wednesday March 28
Temperature: 15 degres Celsius
Conditions: sunny
Heather B.: Molson, WA
Date: Thursday March 29
Temperature: a chilly 29 degrees
Conditions: partly sunny
Rena: Onoway, Alberta, Canada
Date: Saturday March 31
Temperature: 5 degrees Celsius or about 41 F
Pam: Atlanta, GA
Date: Sunday April 1
Temperature: 80 degrees
Conditions: sunny and humid
Nicky: Melbourne, Australia
Date: Wednesday April 4
Temperature: 25 degrees Celsius
Conditions: beautiful and sunny
Debbie: Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
Date: Wednesday April 4
Temperature: in the sixties
Conditions: windy!
Julie: Fort Collins, Colorado
Date: Sunday April 15
Temperature: 66 degrees
Conditions: partly cloudy, winds from the west at 5-10 mph
Clar: Leesburg, Virginia
Date: Tuesday April 17
Temperature: 60 degrees
Conditions: sunny with a brisk wind
Alison: Marietta, Georgia
Date: Friday April 20
Temperature: 82 degrees
Conditions: sunny
Tina: Seoul, South Korea
Date: Saturday April 21
Temperature: 70 degrees
Conditions: sunny
Saba: Seattle, Washington
Date: Tuesday April 24
Temperature: ???
Conditions: RAIN!
Margaret: Los Altos, California
Date: Monday April 30
Temperature: 71 degrees
Conditions: cloudy, a touch humid
Miranda: Grace, Saint Lucia
Date: Wednesday May 2
Temperature: 88 degrees
Conditions: storm clouds and rain
Photos!
First Stop - Southern California!
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| Phyllis flew an F-117 Night Hawk!... |
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| ...and climbed a Joshua tree! |
Next - Phyllis arrives in the Texas Hill Country!
Phyllis Visits The Alamo...
...finds the PERFECT boots!...
... and runs wild among the Texas State Flower - Bluebonnets!
Phyllis enjoys some reading time in Colorado :)
Phyllis is visiting with Mrs. K's 3rd Grade in San Antonio, TX
Here comes Phyllis on a red motorbike! Look out, FRANCE!
And here she is singing along with a street musician playing an accordion in France
During her visit to Missouri, Phyllis popped over to Kansas to say hi to a friend... recognize him? :)
And here she is at The Corners!
Phyllis Sees A Really Big, Green Deer in Saskatchewan, CANADA
Phyllis visited Intel and learned A LOT about microchips!
Phyllis climbed on the standing stones at Avebury, near Stone Henge
Phyllis visited with children in Auckland, NZ
Phyllis played in the World's Fair Park Playground in Knoxville, TN
Phyllis enjoyed recess with Mrs. Kistler and her '49ers in San Antonio, TX before heading off to visit another school in Washington
In Windsor, Ontario, Phyllis was nearly eaten by a dinosaur...
Phyllis saw all kinds of animal tracks like these white-tailed deer tracks
Phyllis enjoyed reading with the 2nd grade Bulldog Readers in Seattle!
Phyllis visited a ghost town in Molson, WA!!!
Phyllis saw an enchanted castle
In Atlanta, Phyllis enjoyed rest time with Alayna
Phyllis got to try Vegemite in Melbourne, Australia
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| illustration copyright Nicky Johnston |
Phyllis spent Easter with Kerie.
Then she went to Vermont and got tangled in the sap lines!
When she was free, she hurried to Colorado where she showed a penchant for desserts (not unlike someone else I know :))
Then it was on to Virginia and tons of fun on the farm.
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| Isn't that baby goat precious? |
...just in time to get ready to go to the Olympics! (sort of :))
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| Olympic park in Seoul, South Korea! |
... and Gyeongbokgung Palace!
Back in New Jersey, Phyllis made friends with a puppy.
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| Isn't he cute?! |
Worried she might be homesick, Margaret went to great lengths to make her feel at home in CA.
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| she climbed a tree fort |
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| and did some gardening :) |
The next morning, Phyllis was to be found in not-so-sunny England
but she quickly remedied that by flying off to Saint Lucia!
For her last stop, she got to something she's always wanted to do - ride a real horse!
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| Thank you Robyn, and Mr. Ed! |
