November 8th is National Parents as Teachers Day. It is a program, started in Missouri and is now all over the country, to help parents prepare children for school. Their mission is to promote the optimal early development, learning and health of children by supporting and engaging their families and caregivers. This program can thenContinue reading “November 8 “Parents are teachers””
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October 5 “Books make the world go round”
October 5th is World Teacher’s Day. Congratulations to those who were, or are teachers. My mother and daughter are two from that crowd! To celebrate teachers, I would like to showcase a few books. This is one of the oldest teachers book I have: “The Teacher: or Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and GovernmentContinue reading “October 5 “Books make the world go round””
July 9 ‘books for all ages’
July 9th has several events. And we have books for all ages, for young kids and middle school kids, and even one for just adults. We will start with young kids. July 9th is National Cow Appreciation Day. I have the book “The Curious Cow” by Esther K. Meeks, published 1965. This is a sillyContinue reading “July 9 ‘books for all ages’”
March 7 “Ponzi convinces…Nigerian princes…”
March 7th is Slam the Scam Day. This is a day to make aware of, and help to not be taken advantage of by scams. I have a few examples of scams in the library. Send me $20.00 and I will give examples of 20 more (tee-hee). This first book, is a bound printed bookContinue reading “March 7 “Ponzi convinces…Nigerian princes…””
February 8 ‘up to the highest height’
Today is Kite Flying day. There are two books that can showcase the fun of kites. First, is the second (of four) books of Mary Poppins, “Mary Poppins Comes Back” by P.L. Travers. Not only on the dust jacket, where the Banks family is tugging on a kite string, but in the middle of the first chapter,Continue reading “February 8 ‘up to the highest height’”
January 24 “teacher…leave us kids alone”
Today is International Day of Education, and Weedless Wednesday. We have a book for each event. For International Day of Education, I have an aptly named book “A Student’s History of Education” by Frank Pierrepont Graves, 1917. This is a very interesting book about the study of education. It has three volumes in one: 1) Ancient Times; 2)Continue reading “January 24 “teacher…leave us kids alone””
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