"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still." -- Lao Tsu
Entries by bronwynr
Words banished
Word "czars" at Lake Superior State University "unfriended" 15 words and phrases and declared them "shovel-ready" for inclusion on the university's 35th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness. Read the list here ..http://bit.ly/6rlADZ
Katherine Peterson named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Katherine Paterson, both a two-time Newbery medalist and two-time National Book Award-winner, replaces Jon Scieszka as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a two-year position created to raise national awareness of the importance of lifelong literacy and education. “It is, I don’t have to say, an honor and a thrill," says Paterson. "I cannot fill […]
"Every achiever that I have ever met says, 'My life turned around when I began to believe in me.'" Dr. Robert Schuller
Harry Potter, Internet transform book industry
Boy wizard catapults kids' stories to forefront; technology alters how people buy, read books There probably hasn't been a decade that saw so much change in the book industry since Johannes Gutenberg came up with the movable-type printing press about 560 years ago. Many factors contributed to that change, but two tower above the rest: […]
"In school you get the lesson and then take the test ... In life you take the test and then get the lesson." Unknown Source
“How do we keep our inner fire alive? Two things, at minimum, are needed: an ability to appreciate the positives in our life – and a commitment to action. Every day, it’s important to ask and answer these questions: ‘What’s good in my life?’ and ‘What needs to be done?’” -- Nathaniel Branden ………………………………………………………………… Got […]
Fantastic Mr Fox – fiction activities, the trailer, the book
Fantastic Mr. Fox ~ Roald Dahl Illustrated by Quentin Blake Format: Paperback 96 pages ISBN-13: 978-0142410349 Released: August 16 2007 Publisher: Puffin Ages: 9-12 Themes: animals Price: $7.50 In the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a "garden tale" of farmer versus vermin, or vice versa. The farmers in this case are a vaguely criminal team […]
A novel that echoes in the mind long after the last page is turned – the latest Diana Garbaldon
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon “Riveting. Gabaldon has a true storyteller’s voice.” — The Globe and Mail Diana Gabaldon’s brilliant storytelling has captivated millions of readers in her bestselling and award-winning Outlander saga. Now, in An Echo in the Bone, the enormously anticipated seventh volume, Gabaldon continues the extraordinary story of the eighteenth-century Scotsman Jamie […]
"In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure." Bill Cosby
