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Category Archive for 'Middle grade readers'

Yes, Camels too have changed the world. Learn how with this great book!

Posted in Ages 9 to 12, Educational, Middle grade readers, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Pets and Animals, Science & Nature, Straight out of the headlines, Unique Books on Feb 10th, 2011

Some of the most compelling images coming out of the unrest in Egypt in the past few weeks have not only been of the tens of thousands who refuse to leave Cairo’s Tahrir Square or the thousands of Muslim Egyptians praying as they protest for President Hosni Mubarak to step down, but the pictures of [...]

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It’s Game Day: Gold Canada Gold!

Posted in Ages 7 to 10, Ages 9 to 12, Canadian Superstars, Great Books for Boys, Great Books for Girls, Just Out, Middle grade readers, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Sports on Jan 5th, 2011

It’s game day…er…rather game night and I am all atwitter! At 7:30 pm, Eastern Standard Time are going to beat the Russians and bring home gold medal in the World Junior Championship once again for Canada (where it belongs of course!) So GO CANADA GO! I love sports, both playing and cheering, but I knew early [...]

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Dad, forget Star Trek, what about a Baboon?!

Posted in Ages 9 to 12, Educational, Juvenile Fiction, Middle grade readers, Science & Nature on Jul 30th, 2010

My father arrived today to collect my mother and drive back to Texas where they currently reside. She has been with us for almost three months, visiting and helping me/us readjust to returning to work. We have gotten so used to having her around, the added hands and the in-house babysitter (for both Emmerson and [...]

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