by ogal19 | Oct 19, 2021 | Books
My First Book of Baseball This book is an excellent basic introduction to baseball. It goes through all the major terms in a game, such as “fly ball,” “strike zone,” “bases loaded,” “grand slam,” and...
by Kim Jacobs | Aug 22, 2021 | Blog
Resource Spotlight: Your Local Library To say that I read a lot of books would be an understatement on par with saying that blue whales are large animals. I read with my students, especially the younger ones. I read to find books to suggest to students. I read for my...
by Kim Jacobs | Jul 18, 2021 | Blog
Do Bi-Lingual Robots Dream of…..Bi-Lingual Sheep? “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.'” – Shakespeare Star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet might have thought that words in general and...
by Kim Jacobs | Jul 16, 2021 | Kids
And the Newbery Goes To…. We humans have an instinctual drive to excel, and in homage to that, we make substantial efforts to recognize the best in almost every field there is. For sports, we have the Olympics. For movies, we have the Oscars. For...
by Kim Jacobs | Jul 3, 2021 | Books
Sybil Ludington: Revolutionary War Rider Too often, history has the reputation of being dull. Too many names, too many dates, too focused on war and battles, but very little connection to our lives today. And even if we do know some fascinating tidbits, it’s...
