DISCUSSIONS:
- Re-visiting Books as Bridges: A couple of weeks ago, I posted a discussion regarding the connections we can make with books. I just wanted to share a comment made by The Book Chook on this topic simply because it hits upon exactly what I was getting at, just put much more eloquently!!: "Another thing I love about books is that they build bridges between cultures. Kids who have no way of travelling to Africa say, can read a picture book and gain an understanding of how other childrens' lives are alike or different to their own. I believe literature is a top way to increase tolerance in our society." Thanks Book Chook!!
REVIEWS:
- What's New At The Zoo?: An Animal Adding Adventure by Suzanne Slade
- Wait Until Twilight by Sang Pak
- Moose, Bear and Hummingbird by Susan Tone, Gabriel D'Luzansky & Mary Delaney
- Count Down to Fall by Fran Hawk
- Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys & Gulls by Lucy Nolan
- Moose and Magpie by Bettina Restrepo
GIVEAWAYS: Only one day remains of this giveaway!!!!! Sign up before tomorrow, August 31, 2009 at 11:59 pm. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, September 1st.
- Moose and Magpie by Bettina Restrepo
- Count Down to Fall by Fran Hawk
- Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys & Gulls by Lucy Nolan
- What's New At The Zoo?: An Animal Adding Adventure by Suzanne Slade
BOOKS RECEIVED:
- Fool by Christopher Moore (audio; library)
CURRENTLY READING:
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (audio: disc 9 of 9)
- Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure The World by Tracy Kidder (page 116 of 301)
REVIEWS TO COME:
- Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
- The Little Island by Golden MacDonald and Leonard Weisgard
- Black and White by David Macauley
- Mei Li by Thomas Handforth
- Crossroads by Chris Grabenstein
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Rocky Mountain Snow Ghosts by Patti Hurst
- Every Last Cuckoo by Kate Maloy
- I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
- Matilda by Roald Dahl
- Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
- Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary
- Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Survival of the Fittest by Jonathan Kellerman
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
- S is for Save the Planet by Brad Herzog
- The Ugly Duckling by Jerry Pinkney
- Mesmeric Revelation by Edgar Allen Poe (Poe Fridays)
- The Facts in the Case of in M. Valdemar by Edgar Allen Poe (Poe Fridays)
- The Sleeper by Edgar Allen Poe (Poe Fridays)
AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE:
- Kristen over at We Be Reading began an interesting conversation, Do You Discuss Unfinished Books? Me? There has only been one book that I have not finished and I truly feel that it was due to the medium (it was an e-book) rather than the book itself. I didn't discuss the book, but I did discuss e-books (click here for the conversation).
- mjmbecky over at One Literature Nut . . . asked How Many Do You Read? I tend to read/listen to multiple books at one time, depending on my location or mood. Though, there are many days that I wish I was still a one-book-woman!! :) What about you?
ADDITIONAL UPDATES: Just the same news as last week. More past posts being imported and hopefully, I can launch the new changes this week!!
Thanks for the mention. I love hearing about other's reading habits. I've been off moving into a new home, so I'm only now slowly catching up. :)
ReplyDeleteNot a problem!! Hope you are settling well!! :)
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