Tag Archives: Book

Kids Will Devour These Wild Reads

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Jenny-Williams

I am always looking for interesting nonfiction books for my kids to read. They seem to enjoy nonfiction as much as they enjoy fiction, but a lot of informative books aren’t aimed at younger kids. They have too much small text, or are too long or too dry. Some are hopelessly out of date. Through […] Continue reading →

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Review: The Day-Glo Brothers Really Shines

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Kathy-Ceceri

Everyone knows the story of the invention of the airplane, the telephone and the light bulb. But there are a million little things around us that we never even notice which didn’t exist until somebody thought them up. Take Day-Glo colors. We see them every day on Blaze Orange traffic cones and hunter’s […] Continue reading →

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Ode to Books, or Why E-Book Readers Will Never Replace Them

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Jenny-Williams

There is a lot of talk these days about the Kindle and other e-book readers. Will they replace the traditional paper book? How will they revolutionize the way we do things? Some early adopters have bought one version or another, but most people seem to be waiting for the price to go down and formats […] Continue reading →

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