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Archive for June, 2006
Book review: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Tuesday, June 6th, 2006Book review: Summerland
Monday, June 5th, 2006 | Tweet |
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| Author: | Michael Chabon |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Children 5 and under |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 8 and up |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Year of publication: | 2002 |
Very long tribute to the magical powers of baseball to heal divisions between people and damage to the Earth. Intense enough so that my daughter who is not exceptionally interested in baseball kept having to check back with me to reassure herself that the story really would end in a satisfactory way (happily, that is). It also kept her intensely interested, and it gave her a new -- awe for -- the concept of the "Coyote". | |
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Book review: Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy
Monday, June 5th, 2006 | Tweet |
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| Author: | Douglas Adams |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Children 12 and up |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 8 and up |
| Genre: | Science fiction |
| Year of publication: | 1980 |
The book is pretty good but the audio recording of the BBC Radio production is our favorite. Once you read this the number 42 will take on a whole new meaning for you. Boy is it sad that Douglas Adams is no longer with us. | |
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Songs: Imagine
Friday, June 2nd, 2006 | Tweet |
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A 14 year old, 12 year old, and 11 year old, passengers in a car, on a long ride with much traffic, are trying to agree on which songs to listen to…
| John Lennon: | Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try |
| 11 yr. old: | \”Hmmm, no heaven, huh? That’s kind of bleak.\” |
| John Lennon: | No hell below us |
| 11 yr. old: | \”No hell either. Well, that might be ok.\” |
| John Lennon: | Above us only sky |
| 11 yr. old: | \”Nothing above us only sky. No birds, no trees, no — |
| 14 yr. old: | \”OK, kid. That’s enough. You don’t get to listen to any Beatles any more.\” |