![]() ![]() ![]() Piper also reveals a hidden talent along the way which comes in quite handy. We learn some unexpected backstories for Piper (just don’t call him Whistle Man) and Mouse. Before she knows it real Zita finds herself left behind, branded a criminal and unsure who she can trust.Īlong the way she meets plenty of new characters including Madrigal, a gigantic cat with glowing eyes called Glissando and my personal favourite, Shippy. Meanwhile, ambassadors from New Lumponia plead their case for (robot) Zita to save their planet from a swarm of star hearts, which are deadlier, less cutesy and with nastier looking teeth than they sound. While robot Zita soaks up the attention, human Zita and Mouse sneak off to enjoy Lady Madrigal’s circus. Eager for some respite from the adoration of the masses, Zita is only too happy to allow robot Zita to take the glory. When an Imprint-o-Tron robot imprints on a poster of Zita, it begins its transformation into Zita Imposter Extraordinaire. Oh, and she did have a part to play in the whole saving Scriptorius from the apocalyptic asteroid thing. ![]() ![]() After the events in Zita the Spacegirl Zita has gone from Girl Who Pressed the Red Button to Famous Girl Who Pressed the Red Button. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Father shared a good portion of the blame, that fidgety squirrel with a few missing screws. Did the rats with their beady eyes garner this kind of disrespect? The sly foxes or the ditzy bunnies? Well, actually the bunnies did-stupid, longeared, lettuce eaters. They didn’t need to call me shrimp, or pipsqueak, and the munchkin song they sang in chorus was totally uncalled for. Glaring at them didn‘t retract their cruel taunts. Fuming in the corner of the schoolyard didn‘t make the words any easier to swallow. Prologue Thirty years ago… Bottom of the food chain indeed. No part of this book may be reproduced or shared in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including but not limited to digital copying, file sharing, audio recording, email and printing without permission in writing from the author. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, either living or deceased, is completely coincidental. Copyright © July 2011, Eve Langlais Cover Art by Amanda Kelsey © July 2011 Edited by Victoria Miller Produced in Canada Published by Eve Langlais Suite 126 - 2377 Hwy #2 Unit 120 Bowmanville ON, L1C 5E2 ISBN13 : 978-0-986 Bunny And The Bear is a work of fiction and the characters, events and dialogue found within the story are of the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The allegations that up to 20 Iraqis were killed after the battle were eventually withdrawn by lawyers, according to BBC reports. The 20 dead bodies were taken from the battlefield for identification, following an unusual order, before being returned to their families, it is understood. The £31m inquiry eventually established that the allegations of murder and torture were “deliberate lies”, according to the BBC. The claimants also alleged that further Iraqi prisoners were mistreated. The claims formed part of what became of the Al-Sweady Inquiry, which lasted five years.Īllegations included that as many as 20 Iraqis were killed after being taken prisoner after the battle. Mr Wood had to give evidence at a public inquiry, which began in 2009, after allegations were made against British soldiers linked with the Battle of Danny Boy. ![]() Mr Wood, who was 23 at the time, was given the Military Cross for the role he played in the battle, which involved a bayonet charge. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Visually, it's as attractive as you'd expect from Cho, alternatively surrounding Corinna with beautiful rendered city and then leaving her swathes of space she's as lost in one as the other. It may be slight, but it's elegantly executed. ![]() "Shoplifter's a short book-90 pages or so, and the concise length serves it well-there's no flab here, no room for distracted interjections, no complaints. "A beautifully illustrated character piece about a young woman in an unnamed city at a crossroads in her life, coming to terms with her unhappiness and destructive impulses." -Comic Book Resources "With his debut book Shoplifter, Michael Cho joins the likes of Anya Ulinich (who's been credited for sketching a sort of Girls for divorcees), Jillian Tamaki (whose This One Summer follows an overweight teen), and Marjane Satrapi, the genius behind Persepolis." -Huffington Post "In fewer than 100 pages, Cho crafts a complicated and sympathetic protagonist whose plight rings true for any who have experienced the abiding loneliness that is living alone in the big city as a twenty-something. ![]() ![]() ![]() Work on letter formation and word writing with this activity. Have the students identify the letter, say the letter sounds, and/or a word that begins with that letter sound. On the last line, tip the pail and pour the letter out. In a small pail or bucket place a magnetic letter or letter card (included) inside. Also, encourage the kids to stand and act the song out as they sing. ![]() “I’m a Little Piggy” is set to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot.” The song can be sung at circle time or another gathering time and has a corresponding literacy activity. ![]() **All of these activities below are available in a FREE downloadable PDF pack when you become a Growing Book by Book newsletter subscriber. I’ve included a printable list in the activity pack below for you. There are also lots of great variations of Three Little Pigs. The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone has an old-school feel and is beautifully illustrated. It’s just the right length and the pictures capture the interest of very young listeners. The Three Little Pigs by Patricia Seibert is my pick to read with toddlers and early preschoolers. There are lots of different versions of the Three Little Pigs. ![]() Enjoy reading the book and then try these printable Three Little Pigs Activities with your kids.įull Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. It’s a beloved tale that has entertained generations and makes a good unit study with little ones. Chances are you can retell the story of the Three Little Pigs from memory. ![]() ![]() The year 813-as Wade eventually learns from another time-lost character-is a flashpoint between the crumbling of the Byzantine Empire and the descent into the Middle Ages. ![]() In this series opener, author Parris ( Today You Write the Book, 2015, etc.) shapes his vast historical knowledge into an odd, exhilarating adventure. The place is Swabia in the Frankish Kingdom of 813 C.E. This flings his mind and body back onto the leatherworker’s land. To relieve the agony, he uses a piece of broken glass to prick a sensitive spot above his heel. Later, at Wheelwright Insurance, an incident with a co-worker results in Wade catching his hand in a slammed glass door. The acupuncture is so effective it temporarily propels his mind into the deep past and onto the property of a leatherworker. It can’t.” The day grows weirder during Wade’s appointment. The claim enrages the girl’s father, who insists, “Her face never changes. In the waiting room, he’s pretty sure that a quadriplegic girl named Kreindel Richter suddenly gains muscle control and acknowledges him. To ease these symptoms (and his carpal tunnel syndrome), Wade visits acupuncturist Dr. ![]() This disorder of cross-wired senses might cause, for example, the sight of African violets to conjure the taste of buttered toast. Wade Linwood, a 23-year-old auto insurance salesman from Long Island, New York, has synesthesia. ![]() In this historical fantasy debut, an insurance salesman travels to the ninth century to save a lady love he hasn’t met yet. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nor is it the place we think we have in society. He quoted his mother saying “nobody is truly unhappy”. At the end of the book, Meursault said he realised he was happy and has always been. “Meursault and Camus lived for what they knew to be true. We are especially addicted to the urge of ‘feeling happy’ but there may be something much bigger and more important to live for. It may be fearful or unpleasant at times, as we usually prefer or are used to being consumers of sensations. They (audio and reflections) made me realize that I wish to be connected all the time but being the outsider has great value also. She gave me permission to copy and paste her e-mail into this blog. ![]() ![]() Margaux listened to the audio talk with my written reflections and sent me her response below. I gave a recorded talk on identity and the outsider in the Waldhaus Zentrum, Andernach, Germany in early May, 2022. She kindly posted to me an illustrated English version of The Outsider (also occasionally translated as The Stranger). I emailed Margaux in Paris of my appreciation for the novel. A powerful novel written by Albert Camus of France. During the Covid lockdown in 2021, I re-read The Outsider after 54 years. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just as I was finishing up House of Leaves I began to consider some of the geometries of this project. How its arranged and ordered is ultimately decided later.ĭRE: How soon after House of Leaves did you start Only Revolutions? The main thrust is that theres Sams story and theres Haileys story. It is one of those things where we just decided to take the plunge. ![]() A lot of tedious work.ĭRE: How does one do an audio book of this? Were in the process of editing the vocal tracks. Mark: I actually read it as well as this actress named Alexis Madden. Danielewski: Im actually working on the audio version of the Only Revolutions.ĭRE: Are you reading it or did you get somebody? This book will be pored over by fans for years dissecting it to the nth degree.ĭaniel Robert Epstein: What are you up to today? First Sams story is told but then you can flip the book over and read Haileys take. But Danielewski adds his unique touches by writing the two versions of the book each from the point of view of the main characters, Sam and Hailey. It may appear to be a normal work of science fiction following two teenagers who never grow old and spend their time careening through time and space exploring the universe. Since then Danielewski has spent most of his time doing readings and working on his latest opus, Only Revolutions. Danielewskis first novel, House of Leaves, became a major cult hit (emphasis on the cult) when it was released in 2000. Absorbing the newest work of an author like Mark Z. It has been a very heady time this past week. ![]() ![]() ![]() The genre is well-established, and since most of the musicians they've made movies about have had unhappy private lives, there's the problem of making downhill look like uphill, at least sometimes. It was probably inevitable that the movie itself would follow the tried-and-true formula of most of the musical biographies of the last twenty years. ![]() The high, lonely shriek which escapes from Ross in this scene is a call from the soul, and we know this isn't any "screen debut" by a Top 40 star this is acting. The opening scene is one of total and unrelieved anguish Billie Holiday is locked into prison, destitute and nearly friendless, and desperately needing a fix of heroin. ![]() This was one of the great performances of 1972.Īnd there is no building up to it. All of those thoughts were wiped out of my mind within the first three or four minutes of "Lady Sings the Blues", and I was left with a feeling of complete confidence in a dramatic performance. ![]() ![]() She won the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was also a masterful crafter of windows when you opened a book of hers, the worlds you entered were so rich with detail, you could feel the molecules around you change as if you’d just taken a long flight and were descending onto the tarmac in a town or city where you’d never been. One might say that because her characters were almost exclusively African-American, the quest to be free - in mind, body and spirit - was the consistent adventure. In everything Morrison wrote, she offered narratives that revealed the journeys of characters, specific but universal, flawed and imperfect, with a deeply American desire for freedom and adventure. The questions she asked in a 2002 lecture seem wholly relevant now, almost 20 years later: “To what do we pay greatest allegiance? Family, language group, culture, country, gender? Religion, race? And if none of these matter, are we urbane, cosmopolitan, or simply lonely? In other words, how do we decide where we belong? What convinces us that we do?” As we approach the anniversary of a global pandemic that has changed our lives in every way, it seems a fine time to dive back into the world of Toni Morrison. ![]() ![]() Februwould have been Toni Morrison’s 90th birthday. ![]() |