![]() ![]() ![]() Greg and Rowley attempt to best their rivals in a series of side-splitting moments that certainly all the WK fans will relish. So when the weather becomes even worse and the cold snap enforces a school close-down, Greg is pretty jubilant until that is both his mother and the other neighbourhood kids all seem to conspire to make the unexpected luxury of ‘free time’ into an endless round of chores and full on snow warfare. The severity of the winter weather has already been quite a trial for Greg with lost gloves, melted boots, unploughed sidewalks and bossy Safety Patrol girls combining to make the daily slog to school a complete nightmare. ![]() And like most kids (and teachers) an unexpected holiday is to be relished. “Snow days” are a rather foreign concept for Australian kids but many could probably related to other weather events impeding their attendance at school. But it does seem to happen to me every time and this is no exception.įans of the hapless Greg Heffley have been waiting for the newest book to arrive and won’t be disappointed in the manic mayhem of a neighbourhood in full-blown snowed-in battle mode. There is not much more embarrassing than being an adult of a certain age in public and snort laughing as you read the newest Wimpy Kid book, attracting strange looks from wary observers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Subsequently a performance of the poem appeared on the DVD of the tour - Escarpment Blues. ![]() In the spring of 2005 Rideout joined Sarah Harmer to read a commissioned poem on Harmer’s I Love the Escarpment Tour to draw attention to damage being done to the Niagara Escarpment by ongoing quarrying. In the fall of 2005 she released her first full-length book of poetry Delineation, exploring the lives and loves of comic book super-heroines, which was praised as a “tantalizing, harrowing read.” It has been featured on CBC Radio’s Bandwidth with Alan Neal and Definitely Not the Opera with Sook-Yin Lee. In 2006 she was named the Poet Laureate of Lake Ontario by the Lake Ontario Waterkee Tanis Rideout is a poet and writer living and working in Toronto. ![]() Tanis Rideout is a poet and writer living and working in Toronto. ![]() ![]() ![]() Or buy Happy Birthday, Moon from Fishpond. This is a great picture book to share with a young school class, providing a chance to explore the concept of echoes.Ĭheck out Happy Birthday, Moon at Auckland Libraries. When a bear discovers that the moon shares his birthday, he buys the moon a beautiful hat as. When it’s Moonbear’s turn to hide, the moon finds him every time. Author: Frank Asch, Illustrator: Dan Diggles. ![]() This time, when he calls, “Hello,” his voice echoes and to Bear’s delight he hears the moon reply, “Hello!” It gets ridiculously cute from that point on. Moonbear worries he’s lost the moon forever in this charming reissue of a beloved classic by award-winning author and illustrator Frank Asch.One night Moonbear decides to play hide-and-seek with the moon. I read it for the first time a few months ago, and thinking about it now still makes me smile.īear decides the moon needs a birthday present, but first of all he needs to find out the date of moon’s birthday. So he climbs a tree and calls out, “Hello!” The moon is strangely silent, so Bear travels closer, climbing into the mountains. ![]() Originally published in 1982, Happy Birthday, Moon has been updated and reprinted this year. Today is my birthday “Happy Birthday me.” To celebrate, I’m giving you all a virtual hug in the form of Happy Birthday, Moon, a picture book that is as close to a hug as I could find. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The results revealed a requirement for a smaller 50p coin, which was duly introduced on 1 September 1997. In October 1994, the Government announced a further review of the United Kingdom coinage. With the introduction of smaller 5p and 10p coins in 19 respectively, 50p coins became the largest in circulation. This made it easily distinguishable from round coins both by feel and by sight, while its constant breadth allowed it to roll into vending machines. While this design may have been traditional, the shape of the new 50p coin, an equilateral curve heptagon, was revolutionary. The design on the reverse of the 50p coin features a symbol of Britannia that has appeared on our coinage since 1672. In October 1969, 50p coins joined the 5p (shilling) and 10p (florin) coins in circulation, leaving only the three copper coins - to be introduced on 15 February 1971 - to complete the new series of decimal coins. ![]() ![]() ![]() nothing but trouble can come from such a book. I recall loving the title-the evocation of the Bible that seemed almost sacrilegious to me, a child of a conservative Christian family. I felt the book must be some passageway to adulthood, some essentialness of feminism that both intrigued and bored me. I recall her clutching the book as though it were a lifeline, a rope to a past she never had. I recall the cover: gun-metal gray with white lettering. She majored in English and one day brought home, as a reading assignment, a copy of Slouching Towards Bethlehem. It wasn't until she divorced at thirty-six, the same year Ronald Reagan ushered in the folly of trickle-down economics and the prison-industrial complex, that she discovered "the sixties". Married at seventeen, her 1960s and 70s were spent as a young wife and mother of four. My mother was a freshman in college when I was a freshman in high school. ![]() ![]() ![]() Using Simons approach I decided to create a Golden Circle for my own personal beliefs. More information about the Golden Circle can be found at My Personal Golden Circle ![]() The model codifies the three distinct and interdependent elements (Why, How, What) that makes any person or organization function at its highest ability.īased on the biology of human decision making, it demonstrates how the function of our limbic brain and the neocortex directly relate to the way in which people interact with each other and with organizations and brands in the formation of cultures and communities. In this video Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although the ARC I read did not provide any chapter heading indicating when the point of view has been changed, I was never confused due to the power of the writing. They were also beautifully distinctive, from Miryem’s practical and resolute voice, to Wanda’s honest and determined narration, to the brooding and skittish tsar. Each of these points of views added another layer to the world building and increased the emotional complexity and stake. ![]() Spinning Silver was a technical marvel, beginning from Miryem’s narration and effortlessly adding in other viewpoints throughout the novel. ![]() Richly imagined, filled with strong female characters, and expertly told, this is a book I can see myself rereading time and again in years to come. The author mentioned that while Uprooted was a homage to her mother’s experiences, while Spinning Silver is an exploration of her father’s story and heritage as a Lithuanian Jew. Both draw inspirations from folklore and fairy tales, with Spinning Silver being an empowering and poignant examination of Rumplestiltskin. While Spinning Silver is a standalone novel, it complements Uprooted beautifully as a sister-novel. Naomi Novik is one of my favourite writers, and Spinning Silver is my favourite book she’s written to date. Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Pan Macmillan Australia in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() How or whether this is resolved will keep readers turning pages. Sensitive Batty keeps the new revelation to herself and takes an emotional nose dive. Then Batty overhears a sister’s comment that, shockingly, betrays long-held, deeply festering anger and resentment toward her. Batty studies piano passionately, and a new music teacher at school discovers that she sings beautifully, too, so the girl undertakes a dog-walking business to earn money for voice lessons. Penderwick’s second wife, whom he married at the end of Book 2, and Lydia, the 2-year-old born of this marriage. This latest stars Batty, nearly 11 and youngest of the four original sisters, and two newer siblings-Ben, son of Mr. Several years have passed since the events of the third title, The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (2011). ![]() ![]() A new and darker installment in the acclaimed series about the loving and bustling family. ![]() ![]() ![]() And listen here to one of Ablinger's previous projects, Voices and Piano, transcribing the words of some of the 20th century's greatest thinkers, composers, and dictators into musical notation, and played with blistering virtuosity by Nicolas Hodges. You have to see it to believe it, and while you're at it, find out about the technology the Austrian composer uses literally to make a piano speak. Thanks to Alex and Unquiet Thoughts for bringing my attention to Peter Ablinger's Speaking Piano, a player-piano that talks. But have no fear – Alex has moved on to another patch of cyberspace at the New Yorker, his day-job, where Unquiet Thoughts (the title comes from a John Dowland part-song) is pretty well business as usual, "notes about music" that continues The Rest is Noise's mix of comment, resources, and internet-insight. The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross 4.2 (13) Paperback (First Edition) 26.00 Paperback 26.00 eBook 13.99 Audiobook 27. Alex Ross's talismanic blog, the site that helped inspire a thousand more classical music blogs (a conservative estimate) has reached the end of the road. Read 845 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Fortunately Alex Ross continues his notes on music in Unquiet Thoughts Tom. The Rest is Noise is no more – long live Unquiet Thoughts. Alex Ross's The Rest is Noise falls silent The site that inspired hundreds of classical music blogs is no more. ![]() ![]() A visually gorgeous book that will be at home on the shelf or on the coffee table.Great Mother's Day, birthday, or holiday gift for diehard Jane Austen fans.Step inside the world of Pride and Prejudice, one of the most beloved novels of all time.Perusing the letters will transport readers straight to the drawing-room at Netherfield or the breakfast table at Longbourn.įor anyone who loves Austen, and for anyone who still cherishes the joy of letter writing, this book illuminates a favorite story in a whole new way. Letters are hand-folded with painstaking attention to historical detail.Each letter is re-created with gorgeous calligraphy.Nothing captures Jane Austen's vivid emotion and keen wit better than her characters' correspondence.Collins's obsequious missives, and of course Darcy's painfully honest letter to Elizabeth. These powerful epistles include Lydia's announcement of her elopement, Mr. ![]() Glassine pockets placed throughout the book contain removable replicas of 19 letters from the story. This deluxe edition brings to life the letters exchanged among Jane Austen's characters in Pride and Prejudice. ![]() |