![]() ![]() Natale expressed her regret on Instagram, writing, “I apologize for the harm that I’ve caused to Ijeoma Oluo.…I recognize that once again people of color have had to carry the burden of education, and I regret that my actions have increased that burden.…This conversation will be ongoing. “It’s actually been really heartbreaking to hear from hundreds of people who didn’t know this wasn’t my page.” “I knew from their response this was a white person immediately because otherwise you wouldn’t ignore that question of who’s behind this account,” she said. Oluo said she reached out to Natale about her account’s name but was ignored. The account currently has 2.8 million followers, and Natale scored a book deal based on the account with Little, Brown earlier this year. Jessica Natale started her social justice–themed Instagram account last February. ![]() An Instagram user has apologized to author Ijeoma Oluo for naming her account a handle similar to the title of Oluo’s 2018 book, So You Want To Talk About Race, the Guardian reports. ![]()
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![]() Yes, Italians do play American football, to one degree or another, and the Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player–any former NFL player–at their helm. Against enormous odds Arnie finally locates just such a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback–for the mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy. Overnight, he became a national laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams.īut all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find a team that needs him. ![]() With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. ![]() ![]() Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. ![]() ![]() ![]() One Houston parent, Marty Troyer, wrote about his children's reaction to one of Craft's books, a favorite author of theirs, being pulled. RELATED: English Teachers Rally Against Graphic Novel Bans in Texas School District They get it and they write to me and they're almost disappointed because there's no big thing that they were looking for." What has happened is so many places have sold so many copies because now people want to see what all the hubbub is. ![]() Craft explained, "I don't think that the people that banned it actually read the book. The reading material is already back on District library shelves and the virtual author visit is scheduled to take place on October 25 as part of the instructional day."Īs it turns out, the controversy has been a boon for the book's sales. RELATED: Atwood, Backderf, Sanchez & More Pen Letter to Texas School District Over Book BanĪfter the book was pulled for 10 days, the school district returned it to shelves, noting, "Earlier this week, the review committee met and determined the appropriateness of the book, New Kid. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bear found his friend Mouse, but Mouse was busy gathering seeds and didn't have time to listen to a story. It was almost winter and Bear was getting sleepy. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. The rhythms of nature and of storytelling are in fine form here.-Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canadaα(c) Copyright 2011. Bear's nurturing acts of kindness are also conveyed, from raising a paw to check the wind direction as Duck flies away to gently tucking Frog under a warm blanket of leaves and pine needles. Erin Stead's exquisite pencil and watercolor illustrations capture the beauty of the changing landscape with falling leaves, first snowflakes, and starry evenings. His friends offer prompts that jog his memory: "Maybe your story is about a bear," "Maybe your story is about the busy time just before winter," "there should be other characters too." In lovely circular fashion, the ending has Bear sitting on a log beginning his story that readers will remember as the first sentence of the book. He "clear his throat," "puff out his chest," and then, much to his chagrin, forgets what he wants to say. Months later, Bear wakes up and is eager to reunite with his pals and finally tell his tale. K-Gr 2-Before hunkering down to hibernate, Bear wants to share a story with his friends, but Mouse, Duck, Frog, and Mole are too busy with their own winter preparations to listen. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sabina Radeva’s thoughtful text and gorgeous pictures together tell the story of On The Origin of Species, and of Evolution itself, with clarity, humour and great charm. Pulling together Darwin’s observations from his travels around the world and his ground-breaking explanation of how species form, develop, and change over hundreds of thousands of years, On The Origin of Species is as relevant and important now as it ever was.Ī very important project, most beautifully realised. The stunning pictures bring the theory of evolution to life for young readers, and anyone who wants to learn about evolution. Now molecular biologist and illustrator Sabina Radeva has recreated Darwin’s most famous work as a beautifully illustrated book for children and adults alike. ![]() But scientists started to challenge that idea and in 1859 Charles Darwin, a naturalist and biologist, wrote a famous book called On the Origin of Species that revolutionised the way that we have understood evolution ever since. ![]() ‘A long, long time ago, before humans even existed, the living world looked very different from how it looks today.’įor most of human history, people believed that everything in the world was created at once. ![]() The first ever picture-book retelling of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin of Species. ![]() ![]() ![]() Liz’s parents think she’s too young, and sneaking around behind their backs certainly doesn’t make her feel mature. Kyle’s got a teacher with a grudge who’s loading him down with work. Every time he hears Liz’s voice, he feels like he’s flying.But the reasons for Kyle and Liz to stay away from each other just keep piling up. She’s irresistibly drawn to Kyle, and Kyle is drawn to Liz – dragged to her, actually, by Beauty Two, who is so glad to see her old friend that she starts to forget the finer points of her dog guide training. ![]() You can read this before Beauty Returns (Beauty, #3) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.Ĭanadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice, 2007Hamilton Literary Awards Program, 2007 – Mixed Media Award for Young Adult BookBeauty’s back – with a bound!Liz and her best friend Alicia are determined: this year, no boys! It doesn’t take long, though, before Liz falls off the wagon. ![]() Here is a quick description and cover image of book Beauty Returns (Beauty, #3) written by Sylvia McNicoll which was published in October 1, 2004. Brief Summary of Book: Beauty Returns (Beauty, #3) by Sylvia McNicoll ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a completely different world to the one we know now and the grim reality of a life hard lived resonates off the page. ![]() ![]() The book is set in Brighton, on the south coast of England, in the 1930s. It immediately made me want to rush out and read everything Greene had ever written, and so I pulled Brighton Rock, first published in 1938, from my shelves, where it had been sitting for almost a decade. Fiction – paperback Penguin 256 pages 1998.Ī month or so ago I watched the documentary Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene, which I had recorded on my SkyBox for rainy-day viewing. ![]() ![]() According to Quammen, diseases of this sort are responsible for %E2%80%9Cthe death of more than 29 million people since 1981.%E2%80%9D And, as he explains so well, these diseases %E2%80%9Crepresent the unintended results of things we are doing.%E2%80%9D Environmental destruction, burgeoning human populations, increased mobility, and extremely different patterns of food production are all part of his story. This cross-species transmission of disease%E2%80%94the %E2%80%9Cspillover%E2%80%9D of the book%E2%80%99s title%E2%80%94has happened for the 200,000 years modern humans have been present on the earth, but the frequency and consequences of such events have been increasing dramatically in recent years. He traverses the globe exploring cases in which animal-borne diseases somehow jump to humans, often with devastating consequences. ![]() ![]() Quammen (The Song of the Dodo) is a masterful writer who adroitly blends science and journalism, speculation and fact, as well as horror and humor in his latest tour de force. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He becomes hunted, and he and the girl – Viola – must run for their very lives for reasons that Todd doesn’t begin to understand. Once he learns that this silence comes from a truly alien creature – a girl – all of the truths that Todd has always believed begin to unravel. ![]() So when he discovers a place of true silence, he’s not sure what to think. Todd was born into this world and knows nothing different. The Noise germ killed all of the women and infected all men with the ability to hear each other’s every thought – their Noise. They all died when the native population on New World – the Spackle – released the Noise Germ during the Spackle War. Premise: Todd lives on New World, in the town known as Prentisstown. Social Issues: dystopian world, death of a parent, misogyny, dictatorship, genocide, colonialism, terrorism, torture Violence: extreme violence, fighting, characters are wounded and/or killed Language: rare profanity, limited use of the “f” word ![]() Title: The Knife of Never Letting Go: Chaos Walking Series Book 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() Long ago, people grew afraid when each day had fewer hours of sunshine than the day before. ![]() Long ago, people grew afraid when each day had fewer hours of sunshine than the day before. The Shortest Day: Celebrating the Winter Solstice Wendy Pfeffer, Jesse Reisch (Illustrator) 3.80 555 ratings93 reviews The beginning of winter is marked by the solstice, the shortest day of the year. ![]() They picnic under an umbrella of green leaves, play baseball, volleyball, or just nap in the warm sunshine." Instructions for creating a sundial and other activities may engage casual readers, but the highly specific subject matter should have the most appeal for those writing school reports. The science, history, and cultural significance of the shortest day of the year: The Winter Solstice The beginning of winter is marked by the solstice, the shortest day of the year. ![]() An example of a contemporary solstice festival features residents of Nome, Alaska, who "parade, barbeque chicken, and dance in the streets." Bleck's Little Golden Book style illustrations, with their flat, stylized images of children, plants, and animals, contribute a sense that the world is a friendly, knowable place, as does the assuring text: "Families fill playgrounds and parks. The book defines what the solstice is and explains the. This team's fourth in a series about the seasons (following We Gather Together, The Shortest Day, and A New Beginning) explains the summer solstice and its importance throughout history, from descriptions of prehistoric observatories like Stonehenge and Mystery Hill in New Hampshire to an overview of ancient European solstice celebrations. This book, The Shortest Day by Wendy Pfeffer, is an informational text about the winter solstice. ![]() |