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My Summer Vacation

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on July 21, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized  | 15 Comments


Hi all, This is just to let you know that I am leaving town for a fun filled summer vacation. First were heading over to Calgary, Alberta for the Calgary Music Festival then to Edmonton for the music festival there. We saw Chris Isaak, pictured above in Edmonton last year.


I will be away until Tuesday August 11th. I won’t have Internet access for most of the trip. I may have short periods of access but I’ll see you all when I return.


I hope you are all having a wonderful summer.

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Saoussan use to live in a nice place but then a war started. She narrates and tell us her story.

When her family home was bombed, her father decided to come to Canada and get things ready for his family to follow. He sent the plane tickets and it took them two days of travel to get here. Poor Saoussan had air sickness the entire time.

She went to school but didn’t know English. One day she went out into the hallway of the school to go to the washroom but she was greeted by a skeleton. She thought people were going to start shooting each other and she screamed. The teacher tried to explain that it was Halloween but Saoussan didn’t understand.
Saoussan did learn to read, write, and speak English quickly. The next year, she even wore a mask for Halloween.

This was a fun book that is also educational. It helps explain how different children can come from different countries and have a few barriers at first, such as language. The art work was also top notch, which I have come to expect from Michael Martchenko. Highly recommended.
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BBAW- Announcement

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on July 21, 2009
Posted in BBAW 

September 14-18, 2009
My Friend Amy is host the sec ond BBAW! Last year over 400 blogs came together to celebrate the art of book blogging during the first ever Book Blogger Appreciation Week!
WHO Anyone who blogs about books is invited to participate. In fact, we want everyone who blogs about books and reading to be a part of this week!
WHAT A week where we come together, celebrate the contribution and hard work of book bloggers in promoting a culture of literacy, connecting readers to books and authors, and recogonizing the best among us with the Second Annual BBAW Awards. There will be special guest posts, daily blogging themes, and giveaways.
WHERE At the new Book Blogger Appreciation Week Blog! (Please note that this year there are three separate blogs and feeds—one for the main event, one for giveaways, and one for awards.)
WHY Because books matter. In a world full of options, the people talking about books pour hard work, time, energy, and money into creating a community around the written word. I, Amy, the founder of Book Blogger Appreciation Week love this community of bloggers and want to shower my appreciation on you!
WANT TO PARTICIPATE?Please help us spread the word about Book Blogger Appreciation Week by posting about it on your blog, stumbling this post, twittering about it, and telling everyone you know that it’s time to have a party and celebrate book bloggers!
Please register by filling out the registration form! Registering ensures your inclusion in the BBAW 09 Database of Book Bloggers and enters you into the drawing for the BBAW 09 Grand Prize!
Come back often as there will be many updates! And follow us on Twitter!
AWARDSBBAW Award Nominations open until August 15, 2009 on the BBAW Awards Blog.
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