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A Strong Right Arm by Michelle Y. Green — Book Recommendation

I’ve been impatiently waiting until my planned alphabetical posts were complete so that I could share this book with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Title: A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson Author: Michelle Y. Green Publisher: New York: Scholastic, 2002. Genre: Middle Grade biography Audience …

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Water. A Post After Earth Day with Book Recommendations

Water. Its presence is essential to life, and yet we treat it as if it were nothing, an easily-found, easily-restored, rightfully-ours commodity. We do this at our peril. I want to share three picture books today, each by a writing friend and colleague, each with an important message for us about water.   In Water …

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Vistas, Vantage Points, Viewpoints, and Vision

I live on the prairie. I grew up here. The vastness of the prairie gives me a sense of freedom and possibility. Not everyone sees that vastness in the same way. Many people driving through our province think the prairie is just one boring stretch of nothing. I can understand that viewpoint, although I don’t …

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