Why I should read ... A Ted Ed Lesson

 

This series of lessons/Videos by Ted Ed are not simply a trailer to classic literature but a deep overview of the book.  You might use one of these videos prior to reading one of these novels in class.  They all seem to be in the 4 to 5 minute range.  To see all the lessons click here.  

Free Comic Book Day

Guess what this Saturday is?  Yes I know Friday is Kennedy Relays, the greatest track meet in the Universe but Saturday is Free Comic Book Day!  To get more information on this great event click here.  English teachers, maybe you can work this into a class assignment.

Almost Human

Another donation to the library.  "Almost Human" is a chronicle of fifteen years of observing a troop of baboons.

New Books

Couple of new ones in.  The first is "Today in History"  by  Bob Johnstone.   

According to Canadahistory.ca Johnston began producing the daily three-minute segments for radio in the early 1980s on an occasional basis, but they proved so popular with listeners that by the mid-1980s they were instituted as a regular feature on CBC. Each segment examines a historic event for the calendar day, marrying quirky, humorous, infamous, or little-known events from history to Johnstone’s casual, engaging storytelling manner. Heard by hundreds of thousands of Canadians daily, the vignettes in Today In History have also been collected in a book of the same title.

The second is a Human Kinetics book award that has been donated to the school in Rachel Andrews name. The book is called "Last Child in the Woods".  

For a title peek click here.