March 2013
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July 2012
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Shabbyblogs.com is Awesome Fun!
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June 2012
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May 2012
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Losing Leo Dillon ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Leo Dillon, the groundbreaking illustrator who became the first African-American to win the Caldecott Medal for children’s books, has died in New York at 79. Publisher Scholastic Inc. announced Wednesday that Dillon died May 26 at Long Island College Hospital from complications after lung surgery. Dillon and his wife and fellow illustrator, Diane Dillon, collaborated on a...
May 30th
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Considering Our Humanity - New Curricula Release!
New Curricula Release for Gifted Learners! Considering Our Humanity is an interdisciplinary, humanities-based curriculum devoted to supporting the burgeoning self-awareness and cultural understanding of gifted elementary and middle school students. Considering Our Humanity focuses on feelings, experiences, and ideas communicating the understanding that the individual is part of a larger, global...
May 28th
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May 28th
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May 24th
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Summer is a Child's Time to Dream About the...
Summer means dreams to me - dreams about extraordinary subjects like fairies, mermaids, and Bigfoot. I’ve had a wonderful time teaching summer, gifted homeschooling courses to students about these subjects, challenging their beautiful minds by asking questions about habitat sustainability, sharing folklore that is embraced by cultures as fact, and stirring curiosity about the endless...
May 22nd
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What Makes the Perfect Children's Picture Book?
What makes an exceptional, extraordinary children’s picture book? The perfect marriage of art and story that transcends age and demonstrates respect and care for the craft and audience. When we read a wonderful children’s picture book, we are as entertained and enthralled as our child. We are treated to lovely memories, engaged in new adventures, or inspired to explore more...
May 22nd
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Bigfoot & Yeti DNA Study Gets Serious →
“A new university-backed project aims to investigate cryptic species such as the yeti whose existence is unproven, through genetic testing. Researchers from Oxford University and the Lausanne Museum of Zoology are asking anyone with a collection of cryptozoological material to submit descriptions of it. The researchers will then ask for hair and other samples for genetic...
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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May 19th
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May 16th
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"On the Subject of Ghosts"
“On the Subject of Ghosts” is the sixteenth chapter in Josh Gates’ Memoirs of a Monster Hunter, and frankly a bit surprising. Considering that Josh and his team have filmed several episodes where evidence of paranormal - specifically ghost - activity has been collected, it is confusing that Josh remains “an entrenched paranormal skeptic.”   Josh refers to the...
May 16th
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Call of Story →
One of the most touching, beautiful, honest, important programs I’ve ever seen. Storytelling is a craft, an art. More so, storytellers hold our history sacred, binding individuals into families and communities through the shared memories of a people. The link above will take you to the full presentation of the program. Enjoy.
May 16th
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Is My Child Gifted?
As a homeschooling educator working with gifted children, I have had to answer this question many times. In actuality, a child’s giftedness is truly a trait that a parent already knows exists, but may not have named as such. Identifying giftedness is important for children because how the gifted learn, socialize, feel, and process the world is different. Stating plainly that giftedness is a...
May 15th
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May 15th
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Children's Poetry at the Poetry Foundation →
Gorgeous web repository of interviews, articles, videos, and new release information regarding children’s poetry.
May 15th
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Diggin' on Josh Gates' Memoirs of a Monster...
I have few indulgences in my life as wife, mother, and scholar. The premier way I love to unwind and relax is to read great literature, especially and foremost anything by Louise Erdrich, and to watch Destination Truth! I’m a cryptozoology buff at heart and absolutely thrill at the unlimited possibilities afforded by a belief in the existence of animals and beings that can’t be put in...
May 12th
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May 8th
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“Live your Life. Live your Life. Live your Life.”
– Maurice Sendak has died. We’re changing the entire show today to remember him. This quote is from his most recent Fresh Air appearance last year. (via nprfreshair)
May 8th
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May 7th
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“But the first lesson reading teaches is how to be alone.”
– Jonathan Franzen, How to be Alone: Essays  (via honeyforthehomeless)
May 6th
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April 2012
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“Everything takes time. Bees have to move very fast to stay still.”
– David Foster Wallace, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men  (via honeyforthehomeless)
Apr 11th
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Apr 9th
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New Release! - Emergent Writing for the Very...
Sharing Your Thoughts About You is special because it has been designed specifically for the youngest emergent writer who may be in preschool, kindergarten, or early elementary grades and is just beginning to read and write simple words and sentences. For these younger children, the emergent writing process is brand new, and their blossoming writing skills are exciting!  Sharing Your Thoughts...
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Apr 2nd
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