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McDonald's and HarperCollins partner to bundle reading books …

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

In the U.S., childhood obesity opponents have been pressuring McDonald’s to deliver healthier Happy Meals to kids by trying to ban toys inside unhealthy meals. In the U.K. childhood literacy advocates are manipulating McDonald’s in a different way, by partnering with them to hand out around nine million popular children’s books with its [...]

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First Grade a la Carte: Jan Brett Books

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

 and I created some graphic organizers to go with each. The first 3 people to leave a comment below will get the games for FREE! Don’t forget to leave your email!

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The Joy of Books

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

After organizing our bookshelf almost a year ago (youtu.be my wife and I decided to take it to the next level. We spent many sleepless nights moving, stacking, and animating books at Type bookstore in Toronto (883 Queen Street West, (416) 366-8973). Everything you see here can be purchased…

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Breathtaking Landscapes from Old Books by Guy Laramee …

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Guy Laramée is an interdisciplinary artist who, in the course of his 30 years of practice, found his way through such varied and numerous disciplines as : stage writing, stage directing, contemporary music writing, musical instrument design and building, singing, video, scenography, sculpture, installation, painting and literature. He received more than 30 grants and was [...]

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The Joy of Books: This Video Will Make You Wonder Why You Own …

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Books are wonderful, wonderful things. I love my Kindle, I really do. But this video makes me realise just how much I love the hard copy: the crack of a spine, the smell of the paper, the turn of the page. My Kindle doesn’t do those things: it just runs out of battery. OK, so [...]

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TEH BOOKS – My Little Brony

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

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jarrod – College study: E-books falling flat

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

Students who purchased e-textbooks saved only $1 in some cases when compared with others who bought traditional books, according to a new study. The two-year study by Daytona State College, funded through a grant …

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Karen Edmisten: Books, Glorious Books!

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Booklists abound in Blogland! This makes me beatifically happy! Jen Fulwiler asked a number of bloggers, including moi, to recommend “just one book” for 2012. Find her compilation of recommendations here at the National Catholic Register, along with plenty of other suggestions in the combox. The seventh edition of “Best Books I Read” is up [...]

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Video: Why Publishers Love Hardcover Books — The Book Designer

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Novelist Tess Collins entrusted me with the design of her new book, Helen of Troy. It’s a “quirky and lively retelling of the Greek legend” but set in small-town America. Copies of the book recently arrived at my office, and looking at them I thought they provided the perfect way to illustrate something about [...]

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Scot McKnight's Books of 2011 « Euangelion

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Over at Jesus Creed Scot McKnight gave his list of the best books of 2011. If your looking for books to read in 2012, Scot provides a good starting point. He categorized them under 10 headings and lists two or three under each. Scot’s best book of 2011 . . . Christian Smith’s The Bible [...]

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