Multicultural Children’s Book Day is a day set aside to celebrate the importance of diversity in the books written and shared with children. For many years, books with characters from different cultures, ethnic groups, and religions have been difficult to find. That is changing, however, as authors, publishers, librarian, and teachers seek out books that […]
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It’s Girl Scout Cookie Season!
Oh, Happy Day! Girl Scout Cookies have arrived! Roxanne and I stopped by Starbucks and met up with these darling business girls. They were well prepared, organized and ready to meet our every cookie wish. We cleaned them out of Thin Mints and purchased several boxes of the other varieties. I have wonderful Girl Scout […]
Counting Counts for the Christmas Bird Count
Today is National Bird Day which is the perfect day to share my latest field trip which was definitely for the birds. I have tried to participate in the Christmas Bird Count for many years but, because of teaching and family obligations, I was never able to find a day that worked. Fortunately, I […]
Book of the Week: Primates The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas
I am a big fan of graphic novels. During the month of October I have been reading reviews posted by the community at #GNCelebration. Today is the final day so I’ve decided to join the celebration by sharing the graphic novel that I just finished reading. Primates The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and […]