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American Library Association announces literary award winners

January 14th, 2008

The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, video and audiobooks for children and young adults - including the Caldecott, King, Newbery, Schneider Family and Printz awards - at its Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia.

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Dan Fogelberg

December 17th, 2007

August 13, 1951 to December 16, 2007

What is Doug reading?

December 14th, 2007

I am reading “Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince” by J.K. Rowling; the sixth book in the Harry Potter series.

J.K. Rowling Fairy Tale Sells for $4M

December 13th, 2007

By Thomas Wagner, Associated Press
LONDON — A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday.

What is a blog?

December 11th, 2007

You may be wondering what a blog is and why it’s a popular form of posting content on the web. Watch the following video for an explanation.

Word of the Week - Simile

December 4th, 2007

A simile compares two unrelated objects. The words like, as, than or resembles are often used in these comparisons. Several examples are given below.

The pepper burned his throat like an inferno.

The pavement was hot as a frying pan.

We were hotter than boiling water.

The company resembles a well-oiled machine.

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Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online

November 27th, 2007

Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online

Have you ever known the identity of an object, but could not remember its name? The new dictionary allows you to narrow a search visually until you find an illustration of the object.

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Word of the Week - Metaphor

November 25th, 2007

A metaphor directly compares seemingly unrelated subjects. The word is often is used within the comparison.

The world is a stage.

Life is a game.

Favorite Illustrator

November 20th, 2007

Who is your favorite illustrator of children’s books, and why?  The staff, which is myself, want to hear your answers.  Please add your comment to this post.  Thanks in advance for your participation.

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Word of the Week - Adverb

November 13th, 2007

According to Dictionary.com, “adverbs typically express some relation of place, time, manner, attendant circumstance, degree, cause, inference, result, condition, exception, concession, purpose, or means.”  To state it more simply an adverb modifies a verb and usually ends in ly.  Think of an adverb as an adjective and verb joined together.

The following are examples:

The boy ran quickly.

Joe spoke softly.

Buses often stop abruptly.  

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