tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39142827958115987842024-03-12T21:34:49.426-07:00Jump up to Chapter BooksLearning to read is hard work. After we have learned to decode words, read with fluency and comprehend, we are ready to enjoy the fruits of our labor. We can jump into real books and explore their endless ideas. Some people never start reading books. They choose to join the ranks of those who can read, but don't. This blog offers some help with that "jumping up" part. Books can add joy for a lifetime. Don't miss out!Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05483023748282607113noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914282795811598784.post-20579476291086328082017-08-22T09:29:00.001-07:002017-08-22T12:17:04.731-07:00# 170 Solar Eclipse Activities from August 21, 2017<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">My husband and I did only one activity this time. It required</span></b></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> a paper punch, two sheets of paper, a black marker, and a camera from our cell phone.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Just before the eclipse began, we drew a large black nose and a happy smile on one sheet of paper and punched two holes in the other piece. Like this:</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Then we waited for the eclipse to begin. When the time was right, we began to notice a dark bump on the edge of each sun circle that was projected through the holes we had cut in the first paper. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> We placed the piece with the nose and mouth on the sidewalk near our feet. Then, with the sun behind him and over his shoulder, my husband focused the projected the images in place while I took a picture of the face with its "happy solar eclipse eyes".</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> At no time did we look directly at the sun. If we had, we might have damaged our eyes. That would certainly have limited our ability to be good readers.</span></b></span></div>
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The moon seldom passes between us and the sun, dragging its dark shadow
across the earth. Today it did exactly that right here where I live.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Using a paper punch, I had made five holes in a half sheet of computer
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Understanding that it was possible to burn the retina of my eyes if I
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projecting the sun's light through a small hole in a sheet of paper, I could
safely watch its image change on the light cast on a second piece of paper held
at arm's length from the first.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;"> Later, a little after 6:00, I noticed a small, dark bump in the upper-right of
each of the five circles of light on the second sheet of paper. As I
continued to check every five minutes or so, the spot slowly changed into a
crescent shape--like a cookie with a bite taken out of it. I knew that the moon
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;"> I
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Sure enough, the five little crescents shone onto the fence. My
husband began to get interested in the project, and that is his shadow holding
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Isn't it interesting how the projection of light through each little hole
repeats the shape of the eclipse in the image? --Five little holes and
five crescents in the shadow of the paper.</span></b><br />
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were casting some more unusual shadows. The light shining through the
tree's spaces was making more crescents on the fence.</span></b><br />
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My husband had a sudden inspiration. He found an old metal tractor
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"Do you think it will make crescent-shaped projections from each of
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Can you see the eclipse projection in each hole?</span></b><br />
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Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05483023748282607113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914282795811598784.post-65815851923581542022015-11-28T09:56:00.000-08:002015-11-28T09:57:09.859-08:00#167 Margaret's Christmas Cookies paperback<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Margaret's Christmas Cookies by Lynda has six chapters, and a reading level of 4.8. It is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or your favorite bookstore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong> I am the author and illustrator of all seven of the paperbacks pictured above. They are also available as eBooks for Kindle and Nook. For more information, please visit </strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/author/ebooksbylynda"><strong>www.amazon.com/author/ebooksbylynda</strong></a><strong>.</strong></span><br />
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<br />Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05483023748282607113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914282795811598784.post-91306425263985568822014-12-31T20:24:00.001-08:002014-12-31T20:24:45.094-08:00#164 A New Paperback for Beginning Readers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Monkey Tales</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span></i>by Lynda</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Monkey Tales</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, an
illustrated book for beginning readers, is only six chapters long. Its subjects
include losing teeth, digging tunnels, observing the work habits of ants, and
swinging on vines; all high interests for the children in its target audience.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> Mee-key is bored and sad. Mama-mo is having a busy day, and
his older brother can go everywhere and do anything. Why does it take so long
for a small monkey to grow bigger?<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> However, Mee-key decides that being little has some
advantages when his older brother can no longer fit on their mother's lap
during a thunderstorm.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> "Sometimes I like to be little, and sometimes I want
to be big," he concludes. "Little and big are both good. But when it
storms, I'm happy to be little."<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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is a wife and mother of two grown
daughters. As a retired teacher with two degrees in elementary education, she
has written, illustrated, and published five other chapter books for
children. They are:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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readers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <i>Tiny Others</i> by </span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lynda</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <i>Pomegranate</i> by </span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lynda</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <i>White Rabbit Time</i> by </span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lynda</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <i>Lucky Alana</i> by </span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lynda</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> A holiday book for middle-grade
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <i>Margaret’s Christmas Cookies</i> by </span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lynda</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The Agent C books are non-sequential, unified by only one character. Agent C is a tiny man with a pointy white beard who makes cameo appearances in each book. He gives the main character an important object that causes the story to change from that point forward. When an event or object causes such a dramatic change, it is called a "catalyst". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The "C" in Agent C stands for the word "catalyst".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <i>Lucky Alana</i> is available from Amazon.com. Just enter "Lucky Alana paperback" in Amazon's search window to pull it up. The list price is $9.95. It can also be ordered from Barnes and Noble or your favorite bookstore just before the winter school holidays.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> After Alana's father dies,
she tries desperately to control her unhappy life with "lucky" finger
snaps. The snaps don't seem to be helping though, because her mother can't pay
the rent, and they are evicted from their motel.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> Just when everything is at its lowest low point, Alana rubs
the Wizard's lamp in a national contest and wins a solid gold charm bracelet.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> Suddenly, she has grandparents, a house, new friends, and
amazing success in everything she tries. Is it all due to her luck?<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> Alana's new friend, Jacob, doesn't think so, and the
bracelet's mysterious little charms support his opinion. They suggest instead,
that she is using her more dependable powers of people, a home, health, hard
work, and positive attitude.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> This illustrated chapter book encourages middle-grade
readers to examine the real value of some personal support systems we may be
using to deal with life's difficulties.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Lucky Alana</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">
is the fourth novel of the "Agent C" series. The "C" stands
for the word "catalyst", meaning something that causes a drastic
change.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> "Agent C" is a little man who makes cameo
appearances in the books of this series. In <i>Lucky Alana</i>, he takes the
role of the Wizard at the mall who awards Alana with her charm bracelet.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> Lynda has published four other illustrated paperbacks for
middle grade readers. They are:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> <b> Margaret's Christmas Cookies</b></span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b> by Lynda, a short holiday chapter
book<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Tiny Others, Agent C Series</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> by Lynda, for middle-grade readers<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Pomegranate, Agent C Series</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> by Lynda, for middle-grade readers</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b> <i>White rabbit Time, Agent C Series</i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b> by Lynda, for middle-grade readers</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> then click on the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i> Pomegranate </i>is now available in paperback!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Look for it on <a href="http://amazon.com/">Amazon.com</a>, or <a href="http://barnesandnoble.com/">barnesandnoble.com</a>. Just enter "Pomegranate by Lynda" in the search window. Then click on the paperback version. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> It can also be ordered at your favorite bookstore. The list price is $9.95, but the larger markets offer it at a discount price.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> The reading level of this futuristic chapter book for middle-grade readers is 5.1, and it has a strong message about internet safety. The story's plot also follows the Greek Myth of Persephone and Demeter. Greek mythology is often studied as a part of the sixth-grade social studies curriculum. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Read more about <i>Pomegranate </i>and my other books by clicking on the following link:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> (Just FYI, before I published this post, I also posted another one. If it doesn't show up below, you might want to click on "older posts" at the bottom of this page.) </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Each pin on this world map represents one of the 62 countries that has appeared on the stats pages of this blog and/or my second one, <a href="http://www.ebooks4kids.blogspot.com/">ebooks4kids</a>, since September 3, 2010. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> The list of these countries is as follows:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> I want to pause to welcome my three most recent audiences from Mexico, Cyprus, and Egypt. The world-wide interest that I observe in children's literacy continues to amaze and fascinate me.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> When I watched the ceremonies and performances of athletes from around the world at the Sochi Olympics, I thought again of my own diverse audience of readers from around the world. Sixty-two of those same countries had exhibited an interest in children's reading. What a civilized world we are becoming! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Often the international television news is less than positive however, and I can only hope that children in troubled areas might find books to be an escape and comfort from their lives of daily misery.</b></span><br />
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<b> This type of escape into the world of books is sometimes needed by youngsters on our own doorsteps as well. </b><b>As a teacher, I once welcomed a new student to my second-grade classroom. He was living in a shelter with his mother, and resisted being physically close to the other children. If someone passed too closely to him, he would push them away or shout at them. </b></span><br />
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<b> This child was bright but had retreated into his world of books. He became especially interested in a biography of Louis Braille, and his mother helped him request a packet of information about this inventor of writing for blind people. When he received it in the mail, he found enough confidence to share it with the class, and by the end of the year, he was even becoming something of a class leader. </b></span><br />
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<b> I'm sure that books helped him to survive a difficult time in his young life, and the experience reminded me that </b><b>books can mean many things to many different people. </b></span><br />
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<b> Please keep reading, and appreciate all that books can do for us....</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> After you make a decision to invest in one of these electronic learning tools, you will want to include some age-appropriate reading materials. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I have published eight eBooks for kids listed at </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/author/ebooksbylynda" title="https://www.amazon.com/author/ebooksbylynda">https://www.amazon.com/author/ebooksbylynda</a>. The following photos display two of the titles that are also published as paperbacks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I have just published <i>Margaret's Christmas Cookies</i> in paperback. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> It is currently available on <a href="http://amazon.com/">Amazon.com</a> (or on most of the international Amazon store sites) and <a href="http://barnesandnoble.com/">BarnesandNoble.com</a>, The list price is $7.95 in the USA. Just click on one of the links above and enter the title in the search window.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> This short holiday chapter book has a reading level of 4.8 and offers readers some thoughts about the true meaning of gifts and gift-giving not just at holidays, but throughout life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> For more information about the story and my other titles, please visit Amazon's Author Central. The link is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> My other six books are currently sold only for Kindle and Nook eReaders, but the two paperbacks above can also be found in that format. The prices for all eight of the eBook versions are either $2.99 or $3.99. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <i>Pomegranate</i>, the second of the Agent C novels, will be the next to appear in paperback. I will announce its publication on this blog within a few weeks.</span></div>
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Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05483023748282607113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914282795811598784.post-46142631805067154222013-10-19T12:21:00.000-07:002013-10-19T13:30:49.098-07:00#157 Favorite Halloween Books<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Before I begin to list a few of my favorite Halloween books, I want take a moment to welcome a new member to our reading audience. My stats page indicates that someone from Belarus has recently joined us. I'm sure I can speak for all of us when I rejoice in this demonstration of world-wide interest and support for children's literacy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Now about Halloween. The holiday is not without controversy, of course. As a teacher in a public school, I always tried to be sensitive to my parents' concerns. We celebrated with a Fall Festival that included pumpkin math and home-made root beer in my classroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> However, as a parent, I sewed and glued amazing costumes each year for our two daughters. I escorted them around the local neighborhood so that they could "Trick or Treat". I also accepted the responsibility of inspecting all of their "loot" for a small percentage of the take.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> And another thing, please consider giving a few of these titles to your favorite goblins in lieu of candy treats! Remember, a book is a lasting treat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> And for now, as you begin to look forward to Christmas, it may interest you to know that my own short chapter book, <i>Margaret's Christmas Cookies</i> is out in paperback. It is currently available on <a href="http://amazon.com/">Amazon.com</a> and on <a href="http://barnesandnoble.com/">Barnesandnoble.com</a>. I will feature it in my next post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> <i>Tiny Others</i> by Lynda is now available in paperback with a list price for USA currency of $9.95. (The eBook price for Kindle and Nook remains $3.99.) The paperback is already listed on Amazon.com as well as Amazon's European markets such as amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom), amazon.de (Germany), amazon.fr (France), amazon.es (Spain), and amazon.it (Italy). </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Within a month, the book will also be available through bookstores, online retailers, libraries, and other academic institutions.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Before I begin with the current post, I want to welcome our newest audience from Switzerland. You represent the 56th country to join us on one or both of my two blogs. We appreciate your interest in, and support of, children's literacy.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> When J.K. Rowlins first published <i>Goblet of Fire</i>, the first of her Harry Potter books, one of the strongest readers in my fourth grade class persuaded his mother to buy him the audio version. After listening to the entire thing, he came to school and recommended the "book" to his classmates. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> The young man's mother was a parent helper in our classroom, and she carefully explained her reasoning. Some of it was probably valid. "</b></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The book," she told me, "was too long for him, even though he was able to read most of the words, but he was excited about the story, and at least he was hearing the author's real words." (The movie didn't even have that to offer.)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> So which is actually better, a 90 minute movie or a 500 page book?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> In truth, you can't compare them very well. They are no more alike than apples and oranges. Movies have voices, color, and music. Unfortunately, however, they sometimes change characters and often take out whole sections of the story. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> I believe that both media are valid and useful for kids, but the movies should be offered only <i>after</i> the book is read, and then followed by a good discussion of the relative differences.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Here is a list of children's classics that have movies available from Amazon.com:</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> <i>Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Book by Roald Dahl, Movie 1971 with Gene Wilder </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Book by Felix Salten, Movie by Disney 1942</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Book by Astrid Lindgren, Movie with Inger Nilssen in 1969</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i> </i>Book by Esther Forbes, Movie with Hal Stalmaster by Disney</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i> </i>Book (several biographies available), movie with Fess Parker by Disney in 1950's</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i> </i>Book by Robert Louis Stevenson, Movie by Disney with Bobby Driscol in 1950</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i> </i>Book by J.M. Berrie, Movie by Disney in 1953</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i> </i>Book by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Movie with Megan Follows</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> There are others, of course, but some of the older movies are no longer available. I have always loved George Selden's <i>The Cricket in Time Square, </i>but my favorite film for it has become hard to find. (It may still be available for VHS if you still have the technology to view or copy it to DVD.)</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I'm so glad you are still out there! Did you wonder what had become of me? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I've been busy publishing a print version of <i>Tiny Others, </i>and have sadly neglected this blog. My book is nearly ready for its big announcement (drum roll, please), so be patient for another week or so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I have a partially finished post for you about children's books that have been made into movies by Walt Disney and others. It can be valuable to compare and contrast two such media types.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> And while you are waiting...please keep reading.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Up there at the top of each post is a statement that I plan to offer help to young readers with competent reading skills who hesitate to cross that invisible dividing line separating them from independently enjoying books.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> They learn to break the magical code of phonics and sight words that form sentences, and they learn to please parents and teachers by performing the act of reading.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> It may be because reading is still an effort. It is our job to make sure that they will reap enough reward to make it worthwhile until it becomes easier.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> One thing we can do is to provide them with some really good books, from stores, libraries, or friends! A newer technique is to use one of the electronic readers such as Amazon's <i>Kindle</i> or Barnes and Noble's <i>Nook</i>. Some children love to use these devices.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> (If you are interested, I publish another blog about eBooks for kids at <a href="http://www.ebooks4kids.blogspot.com/">http://www.ebooks4kids.blogspot.com</a>. Just click on the link above.)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Thank you for your interest. You represent the 50th and 51st countries to join us since I started this blog in early November of 1910. (There are actually about 150 other countries on this planet still to be reached with these messages, and I hope to continue finding new ones.) </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> This is the 152nd post published on <a href="http://www.jumpup2chapterbooks.blogspot.com/">Jump Up to Chapter Books</a>. Several had to be deleted when I signed an exclusive agreement with Amazon some time ago. I had originally published most of my stories as separate chapters in an old-fashioned serial format. I had an opportunity to extend the exclusive contracts every 90 days, and now have cancelled them for most of my eBooks in favor of having an expanded market that includes Barnes and Noble's Nook readers. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> One year ago I decided to further focus my interest in the use of digital readers for children when I began publishing an additional blog entitled <a href="http://www.ebooks4kids.blogspot.com/">Ebooks 4 Kids</a>. I currently have 21 posts on it with lists and prices of children's eBooks for Amazon's Kindles and Barnes and Noble's Nook readers. Some of these also contain information about parental control and security of the electronic devices. Others have links to internet comparisons of the different types of readers.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Some of you may have been with me on this entire journey, and I appreciate your indulgence while I offer some of my new readers this overview. I appreciate your loyalty.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> In this post, I will share a list of reasons why children might <i>want</i> to read books. When given kids' many choices, what makes reading books all that important--especially when the young readers already know <i>how</i> to read, and they don't actually need the practice?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> In this case, Amazon's order site will give you more information, but what if you were looking for a good book in a book store or library and you had no idea if you wanted to read a book like <i>Tiny Others, (</i>only one that was in paper and print instead of an eBook for Kindle).</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> It might look like this. The author's name is Lynda (first name only? Yes.) The book title is <i>Tiny Others</i>, and it is part of a series called <i>Agent C</i>. The reading level says it is 4.3.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <b>Pull it off the shelf and take a look at the cover:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> It looks like a pencil is writing the title on some paper. Does the paper look old or something? Why are some of the words faded? It looks like Lynda also has done some illustrations. Pictures might be good, don't you agree? </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> There is some kind of a stamp near the top. It is an old Santa-looking guy, and the tiny words under him read, "Agent C".</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Turn the book over. There is usually some stuff about the story on the back cover:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Let's open the front cover:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Here is an inside title page with those same trees as we saw before. Didn't you think that the forest would have pine trees?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> A dedication page is next:</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Then we find a page about Agent C:</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Agent C is an embedded reading coach. He makes a cameo appearance in several of Lynda's stories. In <i>Tiny Others</i>, he takes the role of Mr. Pippin, the little shopkeeper who delivers something special to the main character, Savannah.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> This object, a mysterious ream of old paper, causes the story to change from that point forward.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> The "C" in "Agent C" stands for the word "catalyst".</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> There is lots of information in there. Looks like this book has some adventure, doesn't it?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Reading Level is not always the best indicator of success or lack of it. When J.K. Rowling's <i>Harry Potter </i>books came out, I observed children plowing through books far above their tested reading abilities. Thank you, Ms. Rowling. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> A child who is strongly intelligent in linguistics, for example, might love books, but one who is visually-spatially intelligent prefers illustrations, drawing, or arcade type games. (Gardner's work is summarized nicely on the following web site: </b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.tecweb.org/styles/gardner.html"><span style="font-size: large;">http://www.tecweb.org/styles/gardner.html</span></a></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> )</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Learning styles are related to these strengths, and it is important to offer appropriate support if young readers are to choose to read books just because they like to.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Comprehension might be increased with auditory input. Reading aloud, alone or with a partner can help. Some readers are auditory learners and need to add this sensory tool. Encourage them to try mumble reading. (Don't we, as mature readers sometimes have to resort to reading difficult instruction aloud in order to understand them?)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Attention to detail can be increased by providing a drawing pad and pencils. Drawing characters, settings, maps, and floor plans often taps into spatial abilities, and helps readers learn to visualize the "word pictures" they are reading.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Try selecting books in a child's high interest areas. Animals lovers might like reading <i>The Trouble with Tuck</i> by Theodore Taylor. (When Helen faces a difficult decision about her blind golden lab, she comes up with an amazing solution.) Sports lovers will find a wealth of stories--both fiction and biographies. (Matt Christopher's books fill one or two shelves in every school library, and he writes for girls as well as boys.)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Another factor might involve the reader's need to multi-task. Young readers who are especially bright sometimes lose interest in reading because is too "single minded" for them. They find the process boring. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I have provided a little "treasure hunt" at the back of my middle-grade eBook, <i>White Rabbit Time (Agent C Series)</i> by Lynda. It offers readers a list of elements common to both my story and <i>Alice in Wonderland </i>by Lewis Carroll. Some readers have the ability to keep a list like that in the "back pocket" of their brain as they read a story. Oh, those busy, busy brains some children have!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Some developing readers complain that reading a book "takes too long". Any librarian will tell you that some children choose books by the width of their spines. Actually, this isn't a problem if the thinner books are still good literature.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> A sample of wonderful "thin" books is provided below:</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I have also been guilty of tearing apart a paperback to offer it as an old-fashioned serialized story--one chapter at a time. I once had chapters secretly delivered and hidden in various places around my classroom.(<i>Hoboken Chicken,</i> in the list above was a big success this way!)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Reluctant readers often need more support, especially in the first chapter or two, because books tend to have more description and less action just when their readers are trying to get interested. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Maps can help with establishing settings. Theodore Taylor's <i>Teetoncey: Stranger from the Sea </i>always makes me want to visit the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This book is also a trilogy, and there is nothing like a dangling thread at the end of a book to encourage reading the next one in the series! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Mystery books also tend to pull the readers along.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Some books need to have historical foundations established. Ellen Klages' <i>The Green Glass Sea</i> and its sequel <i>White Sands, Red Menace</i> about the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, New Mexico are examples of these. They offer fascinating stories told from the perspective of the children who lived on the site with their families.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">of August Pullman in R. J. Palacio's wonderful book entitled<i> Wonder</i>. Born with a facial deformity, August was home-schooled until he entered fifth grade. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Visit with the school librarian. He/she will probably have more book lists to offer, and prowl through a book store or two. I think the best ones have old, used books-- sometimes those that are out of print and unavailable anywhere else. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i> </i>Jessie is the main character. She is a fourteen-year-old girl who trusts technology more than any of the people in her life.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Granny Annie is Jessie's grandmother. She sometimes takes the twins to her house because Jessie isn't able to care for them and her mother too.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Agent C (Catalyst) takes the role of a worker from the Animal Control Department in <i>Jessie's Journey</i>. (He takes different roles in other ebooks of this series.)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Next time I will discuss the plot structure of<i> Jessie's Journey</i>. However, don't expect me to fill in too many details. You will have to read the ebook when it is published to find out how everything turns out.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> <i>Pomegranate</i> is the book in which Jessie was first introduced as Percy's friend (in Chapter 5), and this book will give you a nice connection to <i>Jessie's Journey</i>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Feel free to read the latest post in my other blog too. I have recommended some Christmas ebooks for kids on <a href="http://www.ebooks4kids.blogspot.com/">www.ebooks4kids.blogspot.com</a>.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> The setting of a story is sometimes divided into three parts; <span style="color: #cc0000;">time</span>, <span style="color: #cc0000;">place</span>, and <span style="color: #cc0000;">mood or atmosphere</span>.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> The <span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>time</i></span> element in <i>Jessie's Journey</i> was partly developed in my earlier book, <i>Pomegranate (Agent C Series). </i>As I explained in the previous post, Jessie was introduced in that book as Percy's friend.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> The Prologue of <i>Pomegranate </i>reveals that<i> </i>Percy's story<i> </i>takes place nine years after the great Techno-Crash. In other words, it is <span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>futuristic</i></span>. In Chapter 13 of <i>Pomegranate</i>, we discover that Jessie has moved away from her friend, but now their stories continue in <i>Jessie's Journey.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> The<span style="color: #cc0000;"> <i>mood and atmosphere</i></span> at the beginning of our story might be described as <span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>desperate</i></span>. After Jessie finds herself alone, she returns to her love of technology. Unlike the people in her life who always seemed to let her down, computers have remained consistent and undemanding. However she has trouble feeling the same kind of trust for people.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Now for a bit of business. I have made some changes to the availability of my eBooks. All eight titles are now offered exclusively for Kindles on Amazon.com. I signed an agreement with them for at least 90 days, and after that I will decide whether or not to resume sales through Barnes and Noble for their Nook. </b></span></div>
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