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Mar.09.2013
Eric Whitacre (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I don't think anyone would ever call me a rebel. When I hear people talk about all the stupid stuff they did, writing it off as, "Well, I was just a teenager," I wonder why I never did those same things. The whole balking against my upbringing thing never...
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Mar.09.2013
The biggest investment that I made in life was on my books. The books that I loved to read were the books that I immediately bought more of and sent them to everyone. If a story inspired me in any way, I’d share it. Sometimes I bought up to 10 copies at a time, or I'd even go as far as...
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Mar.08.2013
"I wanna to be a toad so I can stick my tongue out and eat all day."
–First grader
Because of scheduling changes I have been switched from reading with a few second graders to now first graders. Walking into the first grade room was utter chaos. Every inch of wall was covered in letters, numbers,...
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Mar.08.2013
On Thursdays Phil Naessens Show Phil shares his love for reading and the radio, book reviews, critics, the New York Knicks and lists the podcasts/radio shows he listens to each and every day.
To download this program to your portable listening device please right click the image below and...
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Mar.05.2013
You’ve probably read a few. They’re common on Amazon and other consumer book review sites. You’ll sometimes read them in respected print publications, too. They pick at elements of plot, character, setting, and pacing with razor-sharp talons. They shred themes and pummel prose. They may even...
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Mar.04.2013
A generation ago my daughters read all the 8 Ramona books by Beverly Cleary in English and loved them. Now I read Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (in Hebrew) with a young friend and she loves it just the same.
The Ramona series has been around since the 1950s but it is easy to...
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Feb.20.2013
Absolutely Done - a slam bang adventure spiced with laughs
Absolutely Done
By Dominae Primus
Copyright 2010
978-967-5785-01-6
ASIN: B004X29URA
Absolutely Done is an adventure, action comedy that is as full of slam bang action as it is in terms of witty comic exchanges,...
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Feb.19.2013
There's a certain aroma or, more properly, miasma surroundimg most regional writing, a stink of amateurism that is immediately apparent when you open a volume of the stuff; what comes wafting out is so unpleasant, it can induce gagging.
The province I call home features a particularly noxious...
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Feb.18.2013
I have been teaching EFl to college age students in Israel since 1995. In my country children study English for about 8 years and have a matriculation examination at the end of 12th grade. Yet many students still have problems reading and comprehending even a simple text. Often when I ask my...
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Feb.08.2013
At the very young age of not-quite-three, my son, of his own free will, is reading—albeit only four words: go, truck, woof, and zoom—but still. He’s reading.
It’s amazing to watch it all come together for him. For the past year, he’s been reciting his favorite books—all rhythmic delights—...
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