Jubilation is what I experience when I learn more about the astounding variety of life sharing Planet Earth with us. From the ordinary to the exotic, here are creatures to make your heart sing! The Variety of Life, written by …
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an elephant race in Scotland
Adventure, subterfuge, arson, exotic creatures! All on tap today… Elephant Thief, by Jane Kerr first published in the UK in 2017; first US edition 2018 by Scholastic 308 pages With elements ranging from a Fagin-esque band of child thieves to …
a curiosity of creatures!
Welcome to the mind-blowing world of Earth’s creatures! There are curiosities enough to satisfy ages 2 to 100 here. I learn a great deal from picture books, besides being captivated by their artwork, so don’t make the mistake of dismissing …
Women’s History Month…baby, we’ve done a lot for the world!
March is Women’s History Month. I’m hoping to share some weekly lists on this subject all month long…we’ll see how time allows. There are gobs of biographies already in the Orange Marmalade archives, so if you’re looking for ideas to …
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the circus is coming to town!…five from under the big top
Circuses are changing up their acts today. The elephants and bears thank them for that. Yet storybook circuses maintain all the exotic showmanship and old-fashioned atmosphere… …decked-out elephants, red-nosed clowns, and little dogs blasting out of cannons. No harm ever comes …
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la belle France…grab a baguette and feast on five (or six) French stories
“The winter, it is very long, non? And the cold, so terrible.” Why not pack your bags and travel to Paris in Springtime? Sit in a sidewalk café; listen to accordion music; order a pastry and coffee. Soak up la …
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a European holiday…five historic cities, five books to bring us there
Today I’m flying to Germany to visit my daughter for a couple of weeks. She’s in her third year of teaching there, and oh! we miss her. I’ll be traveling with my sister and my niece, and we all are …
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