Web Newberys (July 23)
Noteworthy book-related articles and news: Olympic Christians: Betsy at LiterariTea.blogspot.com reviews Zonderkidz kids’ books about Olympic athletes. Get ’em while they’re hot! New Christian ereader: Do Christian stores need their own ereaders? Family Christian Stores think so. It remains to be seen whether consumers do. The Dark Knight and Dickens: Christopher Nolan and his brother…
Read MoreBible Reading Challenge, Week 28
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This summer I’ve been on a mission to find books with specifically Christian content for my kids. We get plenty of great literature from the local library, as well as from family members. Plus there are the junior readers at Target, an outstanding investment for just $1. (We’re reading Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm right now. …
Read MoreWeb Newberys, July 16
Noteworthy book posts I’m ruminating on these days: Big Truths for Little Kids: a wise and thoughtful review of Susan Hunt’s classic book at The Hankins Family website. “Little Bear” Author Dies: After losing Maurice Sendak and Jean Craighead George this year, recipe classic kids’ lit suffers another loss. Batman Readers: I haven’t checked out…
Read MoreBible Reading Challenge, Week 27
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The Hero’s Journey: A Teaching Tool
On Tuesday,> Janie talked about the Higgs boson, and the search for what’s under the surface in physics. Today, I’ve invited Nathan Huffstutler, a writing and literature teacher at Maranatha Baptist Bible College, to lead us on a similar search in literature. And I’m so excited to share his thoughts with you guys. The basic…
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 26
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Author Interview: Carol Swain on Religious Freedom
Dr. Carol Swain is a Vanderbilt law professor with numerous publications–books and articles–to her credit. Before joining Vanderbilt in 1999, Dr. Swain was a tenured associate professor of politics and public policy at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. She has gone on to publish articles in The New York Times,…
Read MoreBible Reading Challenge, Week 25
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American Originals
Those delegates to the Second Continental Convention probably had no idea what they were creating when they signed a certain document back in July of 1776, but the American dreams have come true in unexpected ways ever since. Here’s a roundup of recent picture books on the varieties of American experience: Write On, Mercy! The…
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