Whenever I find myself in a new town, I always plan a field trip to a local independent bookstore. There are fewer of these gems around these days and those still in business need to be supported. I will take it upon myself to do just that! I’m in Los Angeles this weekend and will […]
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X is for eXplore…
I’ve come to the letter X in the a – z blog challenge and (perhaps I’m cheating with a lower case e) I’m eXcited about the word eXplore. Is there another word that causes you to want to head out to see what you can find? Here are three books that will urge you on… […]
V is for Voyage
Here at A Field Trip Life, many voyages are taken within the pages of a book. Here are three books that will certainly take you places. Bon Voyage! The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” Written by C.S. Lewis Geoffrey Bles Publishing, London and MacMillan, US 1952 The third book in The Chronicles of Narnia series […]
U is for Underground
Doesn’t it seem as though there may be entire worlds that exist underground? In today’s a-z challenge I thought I’d look down, underground. In Fresno, you actually can visit an underground world, the Forestiere Underground Gardens. Baldassare Forestiere was an Italian immigrant to Central California. Between 1906 and 1946, Forestiere created and built a large […]
R is for raising readers…
I never grow tired of watching a child learn to read. It is an amazing process that has determined the course of my life. There’s so much we can do to help raise readers. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Read to your children. This is simple advice but the most important. 2. Let your […]