On August 24th, in the year 79 AD, Mount Vesuvious erupted and buried the town of Pompeii. I thought I would look at a few volcano books, and find out more. The first book (in my kids section) is “Why do Volcanoes Erupt?” by Dr. Philip Whitfield, 1990. This is an interesting book with questionsContinue reading “August 24 “Lava first sight””
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August 23 “Nothing like his brother…”
August 23rd is my brother Hogi’s birthday. He is 54, and celebrating his birthday at my home. A little about him. Hogi has Down syndrome. People with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome number 21. That extra chromosome causes physical and mental developmental issues. Their facial features and their shortness of height areContinue reading “August 23 “Nothing like his brother…””
August 22 “flower of the hour”
August 22nd is Daffodil Day in Australia. They are upside down so their Spring flowers are in August and September. Around the world, daffodils are associated with cancer as a symbol of hope and courage-the first flower of spring giving hope for renewal. My first book on Daffodils would be “A Book of Garden Flowers”Continue reading “August 22 “flower of the hour””
August 21 “like a boy who stubbed his toe”
August 21st, 1858, was the first of seven Lincoln-Douglas Debates in Illinois. Steven Douglas was the United States Senate incumbent, for the Democratic party. Abraham Lincoln was running on the newly formed Republican Party. Their first debate was in Ottawa. I have ANOTHER(!) Landmark Books entry today, “Lincoln and Douglas-The Years of Decision” by RiginaContinue reading “August 21 “like a boy who stubbed his toe””
August 20 “Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito” – Confucious
August 20th is World Mosquito Day. This day commemorates this day in 1897 when Sir Ronald Ross discovered the link between mosquitos and malaria. I would like to buzz through a few mosquito books I have. My first book is “Mosquitoes-how they live; how they carry disease; how they are classified; how they may beContinue reading “August 20 “Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito” – Confucious”
August 19 “Fromage”
August 19th is World Photography Day. I would like to present a small portfolio of photography books from my library. I have a few diverse books. My first book is “Glimpses of the World” by John L Stoddard, published 1907. The subtitle is “A Portfolio of Photographs of the Marvelous Works of God and Man.Continue reading “August 19 “Fromage””
August 18 “There once was a man from Nantucket…”
August 18th, 1958, the book “Lolita” was first published in the United States. This is quite an unusual book, written by Vladimir Nabokov. He was a Russian author who moved to America, became a citizen, and then began writing in English. Nabokov had an unusual writing style called Fancy Prose Style, that was very lyricalContinue reading “August 18 “There once was a man from Nantucket…””
August 17 “A Tale of Two Witties”
On August 17, 1807, Robert Fulton’s steamship, the Clermont, left from New York to Albany. Fulton had now begun the first commercial voyage of a steamboat. It moved at about five miles per hour. While that does not seem like a speedy trip, it revolutionized moving products in the US, and even later in andContinue reading “August 17 “A Tale of Two Witties””
August 16 “Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!”
August 16th is National Tell a Joke Day. I’m always trying to find the world’s funniest joke, so there are more than a few joke books in the library. Several of these books are in my collection of Peter Pauper Press books. I am quite proud of this collection. Peter Pauper Press books were printedContinue reading “August 16 “Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!””
August 15 “Look up, look down. See my thumb…”
On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened to the public.I have several books that can shed light on the topic of the Panama Canal. First are several from the Landmarks Books series I read in junior high school. The “Panama Canal” by Bob Considine, 1951, and “Balboa, Swordsman and Conquistador” by Felix Riesberg, 1965.Continue reading “August 15 “Look up, look down. See my thumb…””
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