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The End of October

Lawrence Wright

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At an internment camp in Indonesia, forty-seven people are pronounced dead with acute hemorrhagic...

Two Steps Forward

Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion

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Zoe, a sometimes artist, is from California. Martin, an engineer, is from Yorkshire. Both have ended...

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Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated 10 Routes That Crossed the World in Books

Jun 18, 2018

10 Routs that Crossed the World by Gillian Richardson is a book that discusses the history behind 10 important routes in the world. Each chapter begins with a short story based on the specific route and then proceeds to facts about the place. Extremely interesting for kids who enjoy history.

Pretty much every important road and trail in history are described and discussed. From Route 66 back to the Bering Strait. The Camino de Santiago trail in Spain and its importance to pilgrims for centuries as well as the Appalachian Trail and why people hike it. I had never even heard of the war-torn Khyber Pass connecting Afghanistan and Pakistan. I'm already scheming how we can add this to our World History study next year. This one does not read like a textbook at all. We especially enjoyed reading about the Serengeti and the migration of millions of animals. There is an extended bibliography and a list of further reading if you'd like to explore any of these topics more in depth.

This book is written for middle grade students. They will enjoy the historical background to the trails and the stories.

I received this book from Annick press via NetGalley in response for an honest review.

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Real and Imagined

Heather Blair

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During the Heian period (794-1185), the sacred mountain Kinpusen, literally the "Peak of Gold," came...

Sleeping on Jupiter

Anuradha Roy

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LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2015 A stark and unflinching novel by a spellbinding...

Lindsay (1717 KP) rated The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving Blessing in Books

Nov 17, 2021

The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving Blessing is a book for all children. The book is a must-have on your bookshelves if you are a Berenstain Bears fan. This book helps teach children about Thanksgiving and being thankful for the blessing that you have.

This book teaches Mama and Papa as they ride through the woods to their grans and gramps place for Thanksgiving dinner. They teach about how the native Bears and pilgrims shared and started the whole Thanksgiving feast and what it means to be thankful for all the blessings you have.

The blessing is quite a few things we have somewhat forgotten we came to have. Some of the blessings are Family and Friends, Faith, and religion. A few others. The cubs do mention a song that is a favorite of mine. The song is “Over the river and Through the woods.”

What will your child or children learn about the history of holidays and celebrations? This book teaches a bit about it. What is your child or children learning to be Thankful for during the season? Are we teaching that children should be thankful for the blessing that they have? The many blessings we have in life have continued told in this book.