Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.
Recent Books by Nancy Bo Flood
Beyond Boundaries · Essays and tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood
My love letter to water
July 28, 2015
“Water runs through our bodies, brings food and oxygen to our cells, and allows us to breathe, sweat, stand up and move. Then water cleans up, taking away what pollutes and poisons.”
Those words, taken from the introduction to my…
Meeting author Sonia Manzano, ‘Maria’ from Sesame Street
July 24, 2015
A shining star session at ILA (International Literacy Association) was Sunday’s review of the Notable Books for a Global Society—for two reasons. One was an especially delightful surprise; the second was a stirring and inspiring description of the twenty-five 2015…
Welcome to Saipan, birthplace of Warriors
July 14, 2015
I spent seven years living and teaching on an island most of my friends and relatives had never heard of. Have you?
Welcome to Saipan.
Barrel-racing daydream gave birth to Cowboy Up! poetry
July 9, 2015
I was standing next to the fence watching a young girl riding her horse barrel-racing, speeding around the arena, kicking up dirt and smiling from ear to ear.
I thought, I want to do that. I want to be a…
Cowboy Up! and go for a ride
July 7, 2015
I once raised and rode horses and there is nothing like galloping across a field with the wind in your face and the feel of the horse moving under you.
Here…
Nancy Bo Flood: Creating Cowboy Up!
March 4, 2015
Interview by Vicki Palmquist · Bookology Magazine
When you conceived of Cowboy Up! was the poetry format a part of your plan? If not, when did that…
World Tour Blog part 2
September 7, 2013
Nancy Bo Flood writes and teaches on the Navajo Reservation where she hikes, rides her bike and attends local rodeos. She is the author of several award-winning books including Navajo Year, Walk Through Many Seasons (Arizona…
World Tour Blog
August 27, 2013
Thank you, Karen Lynn Williams, author of many award winning picture books that gently encourage compassion. Karen’s books offer a child’s perspective about what it means to be lose one’s home…





