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Thursday, December 04, 2008

Charleston Dancing Elves - Family Style

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I blame Franki and Mary Lee for this. Say hello to my family. Hubby's elf doesn't appear too often, but my boy is an excellent danc...
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Beetle the Bard Read Along

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Yes, spoilers abound in the Guardian piece Live Blog: Reading Beedle the Bard , but it's an oh so entertaining, chapter-by-chapter anal...

Poetry Stretch Results - Climbing Rhyme

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The challenge this week was to write a climbing rhyme , or poem in which the position of the rhyming word changes from line to line. Here ar...
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Talk Amongst Yourselves - Why Boys Don't Read

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This article was posted to the School Library Journal blog on Monday. Wanted, Male Models: There's a good reason why boys don't r...
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Monday, December 01, 2008

Monday Poetry Stretch - Climbing Rhyme

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During the summer we wrote climbing rhymes. I thought this form was very interesting, and think we should try it again. In a poem written in...
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Cybils Book Review - Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move

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In spring of 2007, I wrote a thematic book list on seeds and growing things . When I update the list, Flip, Float, Fly!: Seeds on the Move ,...

Talk Amongst Yourselves - Why Do YOU Read?

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I was dumbstruck by these two paragraphs from Caitlin Flanagan's article in The Atlantic Online entitled What Girls Want . I should exp...
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For You Book Lovers - 50% Off Titles!

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Are you looking for books for the holidays? Do you want to get them for half price? Look no further than Boyds Mills Press. From now until t...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

Cybils Book Reviews - The Explorers Series

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In the Explorers series, Sandra Markle introduces readers to a decidedly different approach to the history of exploration. It is best d...
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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Cybils Book Review - Underwear: What We Wear Under There

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My mother called them unmentionables. My son calls them skivvies. Seeing them hanging out of a person's pants often prompts a smile. Wh...
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Cybils Book Reviews - Friends and Enemies

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Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship , written by Nikki Gionvanni and illustrated by Bryan Collier, is a story that begins with Linc...
Friday, November 28, 2008

Poetry Friday - Thanks

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I'm still basking in the warmth of Thanksgiving, so today I'm sharing thoughts about gratefulness. Thanks by W. S. Merwin Listen wit...
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Poetry Stretch Results - Lunes

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The challenge this week was to write in the form of a lune, a haiku variant with lines of 5/3/5 syllables. Here's what we have. Julie La...
Thursday, November 27, 2008

Reflections on Thanksgiving

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I go to mass at 9 am every Thanksgiving. It's become a tradition I love. In fact, I'll admit that it's probably my favorite mass...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Things I've Done

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I got this one from Libby . Play along if you like. All the things I have done are in bold. 1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the star...
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Gorgeous Endpapers

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Today at Shelftalker , Allison Morris shares some gorgeous endpapers. Check them out at Endpapers on Parade . After sharing a number of exam...
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Mad Magazine Fold-Ins

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While most of my teenage friends were reading Tiger Beat and 16 Magazine (okay, me too!), I had a secret crush on Mad Magazine . Folding t...
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Monday, November 24, 2008

Monday Poetry Stretch - Lunes

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Back in August of 2007 we first attempted writing in the form of the lune . It's been more than year, so I thought this might be a good ...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Cybils Book Reviews - Two Heartwarming Tales of Survival

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Two of the books on our list of nonfiction picture book nominees are stories of survival in the wake of Katrina. The fact that they both dep...
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Friday, November 21, 2008

Cybils Book Review - Little Green Frogs

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I've seen my fair share of frog life cycle books, as this topic is a staple in the elementary curriculum. Egg . . . tadpole . . . frogle...
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