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SNOW GAMES Winner and Snow Leopards
It has been around 25 years since I spent any time in London over the winter, so the past few days of steady snow have taken me (and Heathrow) by surprise! I have opted for fireside reading rather than...
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Leaf and the Rushing Waters – Book Recommendation
I am thrilled to recommend a book from an author whom I have been following for a while on Facebook. Jo Marshall’s passion and activism for environmental issues and her love of the Pacific Northwest...
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Endangered – Book Recommendation
Title: Endangered By Eliot Schrefer Published by Scholastic, 2012 Ages: 14+, with some sensitive subject matter Fiction, 253 pages Themes: Congo, civil war, bonobo, endangered species, survival,...
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Friends of the Earth, A History of American Environmentalism – Book...
Title: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, A history of American Environmentalism Author: Pat McCarthy Publisher: Chicago Review Press, to be released in March 2013 Distributed by IPG, www.ipgbook.com Ages: 9+...
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Mister Dash and the Cupcake Calamity – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Mister Dash and the Cupcake Calamity Written by Monica Kulling Illustrated by Esperança Melo Published by Tundra Books, March 12th, 2013 Ages: 3-6 Themes: courtesy, cupcakes, canines, calamity...
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The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street – Book Recommendation
Title: The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street Written by Ann Redish Stempler Illustrated by Francesca Carabelli Published by Kar-Ben, Spring 2013 Ages: 3-8 Themes: cats, Israel, neighbours Opening Lines: Up and...
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Ostrich and Lark – Perfect Picture Book Friday
I picked up this book for two reasons: I am busy revising a picture book about adoption, set in Botswana, a nation I know and love; a land also inhabited by Ostrich and Lark. Secondly, I was intrigued...
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Children’s Baseball Books Recommendation
I am about to experience my first baseball game this Thursday, April 4th, and I’m jumping up and down with excitement. I’m still deciding what colors to wear for this Yankees v Red Sox game at the...
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Rebel Raiders – Book Recommendation
Title: Rebel Raiders Author: Lisa Trimble Actor Illustrator: Hazel Mitchell Publisher: Wasteland Press Publication date: 2/21/2013 Pages: 156 Ages: 8 -12 Genre/themes: historical fiction, civil war,...
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The Eagles Are Back – Book Recommendation
Bald Eagle Portrait. Source Wikimedia Commons As many of my blog followers know, I have very mixed feelings about the existence of zoos (click on zoos in the sidebar to see several posts I have written...
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EARTH DAY – April 22nd, 2013 & Book Review of Parker Pastures
Earth Day began on April 22, 1970 and has been an important day ever since. It’s a day to reflect on our planet, our environment and what we can do to help keep them healthy. From the beginning,...
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Big River’s Daughter – Book Recommendation
Title: Big River’s Daughter Author: Bobbi Miller Published by Holiday House, April 2013 Ages: 8+ Themes: Mississippi, historical fiction, tall tales, buccaneers, strong women, Annie Christmas, Mike...
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10,000 Dresses – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: 10,000 Dresses Written by Marcus Ewert Illustrated by Rex Ray Published by Seven Stories Press, 2008 Ages: 5-8 Themes: transgender people, self-perception, dresses, relationships, Opening Lines:...
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If You SPENT a DAY with THOREAU at WALDEN POND – Book Recommendation
Title: If You SPENT a DAY with THOREAU at WALDEN POND Author: Robert Burleigh Paintings by Wendell Minor Published by Henry Holt and Company LLC, 2012 Ages: 5 – 8 Themes: Henry David Thoreau,...
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The Tooth Mouse – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: The Tooth Mouse Written by Susan Hood Illustrated by Janice Nadeau Published by Kids Can Press, 2012 Ages: 3-5 Themes: losing teeth, different ‘tooth fairy traditions, tooth mouse, France,...
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iBook Recommendation – Beware Mme La Guillotene
Title: Beware Mme la Guillotine Witten by Sarah Towle Published by Time Traveler Tours, LLC Category: Children’s nonfiction Ages: 11-18 Themes: French Revolution, murder, Charlotte Corday, jean-Pierre...
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Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter -Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter – a Math Adventure Written by Cindy Neuschwander Illustrated by Wayne Geehan Published by Charlesbridge, 2006 Ages: 8 -13 Themes: math, geometry, medieval...
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HURRICANE HUNTERS! Riders on the Storm – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: HURRICANE HUNTERS! Riders on the Storm Written and illustrated by Chris Demarest Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2006 Ages: 7 -11 Themes: hurricanes, research, meteorologists, WC-130...
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Reading in your Genre
Maceration of the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes – source – Wikimedia Commons Mondays on this blog will be given over to musings on being: a writer (for children), a voracious reader, an MFA student, an...
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if you want to see a whale – PPBF book recommendation
Title: if you want to see a whale Written by Julie Flogliano, Illustrated by Erin E. Stead Published by Roaring Book Press, May 2013 Ages: 2-5 Themes: patience, whale-watching Opening line: If you...
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