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  • Free Orchid Coloring Sheets in April

    Free Orchid Coloring Sheets in April

    We have got some brand new FREE coloring pages to share with you in April. These beautiful phalaenopsis orchids were illustrated by award-winning author, Monika Mira. Just sign up for our Free Coloring Club on the right hand side of the page. The newsletter goes out near the end of April. As always, we would love to see what you can create with our coloring pages. Make sure to tag LucidPublishing on Facebook or @Lucidhawaiipublishing on Instagram. As a bonus, we are sending out these fun Koinobori, Japanese Koi windsocks for Boys day. These are great for teachers who like to teach units on different cultures. Boys Day is just around the corner in May. Teachers can set up a clothes line in the class and all the colored koinobori. Our Free Monthly Coloring sheets go out once a month. Make sure you don’t miss out on these fun spring designs.Read More

  • Free Zentangle Inspired Coloring Pages

    Free Zentangle Inspired Coloring Pages

    Our January Newsletter will be going out in just a few days. This month, we are offering a fun, Zentangle-inspired heart design, just in time for Valentines Day! It’s perfect for kids as well as adult coloring. Better yet, color it together with your kids. We have two versions of the design in the email for you to try out. Use it to make Valentine’s card for your loved ones. As always, we love to see what you can do with our designs! Share your finished project with us on Facebook by tagging LucidPublishing. If you are not signed up for our Free Coloring Page Subscription, you still have time.Read More

  • Free Monthly Coloring Page Subscription

    Free Monthly Coloring Page Subscription

    We have decided to change the one-time downloadable coloring sheets to a monthly subscription. There is still no cost to sign up, just put your email in the box on the right hand side of the page and you will get free coloring sheets delivered right to your inbox once a month. To start off, you will get the Finding Dory Inspired clownfish and blue tang sheet, and then seasonal sheets will be emailed to you monthly. AND you can unsubscribe at any time. These coloring pages are suitable for both children AND adults. Sugar Skull Coloring Sheets went out this month.Read More

  • Free Printable Sugar Skull Coloring Sheets

    Free Printable Sugar Skull Coloring Sheets

    Lucid publishing has added some new printable sugar skull coloring sheets to its free coloring sheet program. Just sign up for our newsletter below to receive your free sugar skull coloring sheets instantly. Signing up on the side of the page will get you the Clownfish coloring pages. We rarely send out emails, but we will occasionally notify you when new coloring sheets become available.Read More

  • Scientific Facts about the Real Life Species that Inspired the Finding Dory Characters

    Scientific Facts about the Real Life Species that Inspired the Finding Dory Characters

    Lucid Publishing specializes in books that give students scientific facts about marine life. Several of our titles include information about the species that inspired the characters from the movies Finding Dory and Finding Nemo. For example: Did you know??? The Ocellaris clownfish is also known as the false percula clownfish, common clownfish, or anemonefish. Its scientific name is Amphiprion ocellaris. This common clownfish has a small stocky body and will grow to about 4 inches.  This species is usually orange with three white stripes outlined in black. Anemonefish can be found in the Eastern Indian Ocean, the Western Pacific Ocean, Northern Australia, Southeast Asia, and Japan. Did you know that the common clownfish is only found where large anemones are found? So, you won’t find them in Hawaii or in the Atlantic. Anemonefish live in small groups on shallow reefs or in sheltered lagoons and may inhabit several different species of sea anemones. The bond between anemone and anemonefish is specific, only certain anemonefish and certain anemones will live together. Anemonefish are completely dependent on their sea anemones for shelter. Sea anemones provide protection for the fish and their nests. You can learn more about these species in our new title: Finding the True Stars of the Ocean, A Realistic Sea Life Coloring Book for Future Marine Biologists. Snippets of information may also be found in some of our ebook titles like: Fun Fish Facts, Coral Reefs, or Hawaii’s Green Sea Turtles.Read More

  • Sea Life coloring book for future marine biologists

    Inspired by Finding Dory

    Disney movies have inspired millions of little princesses. Compelling stories told on the big screen, can have a lasting effect on the families that watch them. How do you think Finding Dory will inspire your children? It is unlikely that they will be inspired to become fish. Instead, children may become fascinated with sea creatures and marine life and want to learn more about it. A movie like Finding Dory may even inspire your child to become a marine biologist, but this depends somewhat on how their fascination is supported and encouraged. After hearing about the release of Finding Dory, author Monika Mira was inspired to write and illustrate a book that offers factual information about the marine life that the characters are based on. Finding the True Stars of the Ocean is an educational sea life coloring book that is written for kids that are interested in becoming marine biologists or that simply wanting to learn more about these species. There are no bubble-eyed cartoon characters in this coloring book. Instead, Mira uses more realistic illustrations of marine life in its natural environment. Accompanying the colorable illustrations are fact sheets, where kids can learn about each species, their anatomical features, feeding habits, and their role in the ecosystem. “I’ve noticed that there seems to be some sort of innate human response to want to own things that are treasured,” says Mira. “ This is especially true for children, and it may be a form of inspiration.Read More

  • Kelp Forest Coloring Pages & Fact Sheets

    Kelp Forest Coloring Pages & Fact Sheets

    The True Stars of the Ocean, A Realistic Sea Life Coloring Book for Future Marine Biologists is scheduled to be released at the end July. This book details many of the species that can be seen on the big screen. While coral reefs have always been popular for coloring books, this book will include a section on the animals found in the kelp forest. As always, author Monika Mira includes scientific fact sheets to accompany the illustrations so that children can learn more about how to conserve species and habitats that may be in danger.Read More

  • Free Coloring Sheets

    Free Coloring Sheets

    Lucid Publishing is happy to announce that they will begin to offer FREE COLORING SHEETS from their library. Enjoy this free coloring sheet that includes the real life stars from the Finding Dory Movie: the blue tang and the clownfish. These fish are also the stars of Lucid Publishing’s new title: Finding the True Stars of the Ocean, A Realistic Sea Life Coloring Book for Future Marine Biologists. This book will teach our future marine biologists scientific facts about reef fish, coral reefs, whale sharks, kelp forests, and other marine life.Read More

  • Sea Life coloring book for future marine biologists

    Finding Dory will be released tomorrow, Finding the True Stars of the Ocean will be released in late July

    The world has been anticipating the release of Disney’s sequel to Finding Nemo. Finding Dory is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2016. Scientists however are bracing for an increase in the demand for salt-water aquarium fish like clownfish and the regal blue tang. Increased demand can cause declining populations of these species, and when fish populations change suddenly, scientists fear that it can upset the natural balance on the reef. With few regulations in place for collectors, habitat destruction is also a threat. So how does one go about saving the species that grace the screen and inspire awe in the children of world? Lucid Publishing and author, Monika Mira are using education is one method. This year, they believe that it is imperative to publish a book that would education youngsters and their parents about some of the real life characters that are found in blockbuster movies like Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, Shark Tale, The Reef and others. That book, is called Finding the True Stars of the Ocean, A Realistic Sea Life Coloring Book for Future Marine Biologists. Mira does not include bubble-eyed cartoon character illustrations in her books. Instead she uses more accurate, simple biological illustrations of the species in their natural environment. Accompanying the colorable illustrations are fact sheets, where kids can learn about each species, their anatomical features, feeding habits, and their role in the ecosystem.Read More