Fabulous nonfiction is a source of joy for me. What an astonishing world full of curiosities, ideas, people, and places we live in! Expand your horizons with these top-notch treats from 2020: There’s a Skeleton Inside You!, by Idan Ben-Barak …
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ten top treats for autumn
Here in Minnesota we have been treated to some perfect Fall days recently. The maples are beginning to flame out in crimson and tangerine, tall grasses are rustling in crisp shades of tawny gold, and the sun is setting earlier …
eight apple-icious treats for fall reading and baking
Apple harvest is such a delicious season. The soothing aromas of cinnamon, Granny Smith, and Pink Lady seem like a great remedy for our bruised hearts this year. Rustle up a tasty apple crisp, delectable pie, or potful of luscious, …
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voting rocks!: juicy resources for all ages
As we enter the final months before Election Day, and especially as many of you are educating from home this fall, it’s a perfect time to learn together about voting rights, elections, and American government as we journey towards a …
six for starting school
Short and sweet today. Six reads for a variety of school start-ups! global schools… Adventures to School: Real-Life Journeys of Students from Around the World, by Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul, illustrated by Isabel Muñoz published in 2018 by Little …
the hills really are alive with the sound of music…music’s origins in nature
The African Orchestra, written by Wendy Hartmann, illustrated by Joan Rankin published in 2017 by Crocodile Books, Interlink Publishing Group That buzzing cicada? That crackle-snap of a seed pod breaking? The thunder of hooves as a herd of zebras races …
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Tour the World: Destination: West Africa plus a Book Giveaway!!
Our last week in Africa brings us to the West, an area dear to my heart. I wrote an entire post on West Africa in the midst of the Ebola crisis which so devastated several regions there. A number of …
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the wonder of learning…books for back-to-school days
Some of you have already begun the new school year; some are just gearing up; There are many rich ways for each of us to learn and grow, an untold variety of approaches to education spanning the centuries and regions …
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