Meet the author – Eric Carle
He grew up in Nazi Germany and went on to become the most beloved of children's authors. Today, he receives 10,000 fan letters a year. Emma Brockes meets of The Very Hungry Caterpillar's author
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your work
"Your work should be a challenge, not a chore; a blessing, not a bore."-- Hal Stewins …………………………………………………………………… Resource for the Week Changing Your Emotions,Changing Your Life:How to Escape the Prison of Your FeelingsAre you sick and tired of not being happy? Do you constantly wrestle with feeling sad, overwhelmed, or frustrated? How often do you […]
Comic Shop/Library Team-Ups: Free Comic Book Day
As a growing number of libraries and schools explore the value of providing graphic novels for their patrons and students, savvy comic shop retailers have stepped up to provide expertise, advice and assistance with collection development. Free Comic Book Day, held the first Saturday in May every year, presents an ideal opportunity to visit your […]
finish what you begin
"Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them." -- Joseph Joubert
Book – staying well with guided imagery
Staying well with Guided Imagery. How to Harness the Power of Your Imagination for Health and healing by Belleruth Naparstek Well-known guided imagery authority and psychotherapist, Naparstek provides a clear guide for using one’s imagination for self-healing and health maintenance.Continue the review More on Mind matters, and health
The value of practice
"Practice is the best of all instructors." - Publilius Syrus
Today’s must-read – Killing Jodie
Killing Jodie: How Australia's Most Elusive Murderer Was Brought to Justice by Janet Fife-Yeomans Winner: Best True Crime, Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards Daryl Suckling's arrest in remote NSW in the late 1980s revealed his disturbing connections with the disappearance of Jodie Larcombe from Melbourne. Charged with the murder of Jodie, then a sex worker […]
manners
"The great secret, Eliza, is not having bad manners or good manners or any other particular sort of manners, but having the same manner for all human souls: In short, behaving as if you were in Heaven, where there are no third-class carriages, and one soul is as good as another." George Bernard Shaw
Preparing to speak – Is it possible to have too much knowlege?
PRESENTATION TIP: THE CURSE OF KNOWLEDGE Are you afflicted by the curse of knowledge? No, this isn't the latest bit of Harry Potter wizardry. It's a phenomenom that many presenters suffer from, to the detriment of their audiences. Popularized in Chip and Dan Heath's book, Made to Stick, the curse of knowledge is when you can't […]
Graphic novels for reluctant readers
... Area educators, librarians and readers are split on the effectiveness of using graphic novels as a way to get reluctant readers enthusiastic -- but all agree that reading what some call glorified comic books is better than reading nothing at all. ... whole article
