Africa

Children’s Book Review: Flipflopi by Linda Ravin Lodding and Dipesh Pabari

A boy and his grandfather build the boat Flipflopi from flip-flops and other plastic items washed ashore on their beach in Kenya.
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Children’s Book Review: The Ultimate Book of African Animals by Dereck and Beverly Joubert

Go on an African safari in your own home through the pages of THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF AFRICAN ANIMALS.
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Children’s Book Review: The Elephants Come Home by Kim Tomsic

An amazing true story of elephants that found a safe place to live and the way the elephants repaid the sanctuary for the kindness and love given to them.
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Children’s Book Review: The Magic Doll by Adrienne Yabouza

A beautiful children's story of an African tradition of an Akua'Ba doll that brings the magic of fertility to village women.
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Children’s Book Week – I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading.  Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes — wherever young readers and books connect!  The 98th anniversary of Children’s…
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Book Review: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain

CIRCLING THE SUN By: Paula McLain Published: July 28, 2015 Publisher: Ballantine Books Historical Fiction CIRCLING THE SUN was one of the three books I took on vacation and read. I struggled between wanting to read more of the book and wanting to watch the scenery unfold outside my window. This fascinating story of Beryl…
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Stacie's read-in-2022 book montage

Master Your Core: A Science-Based Guide to Achieve Peak Performance and Resilience to Injury
Hidden Figures
Personal Effects: What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living
Waiting for Tom Hanks
The Maid
The Other Black Girl
Anxious People
The Body
Great American Road Trips- National Parks: Discover insider tips, must see stops , nearby attractions  more
Apples Never Fall
Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love
Love and Other Consolation Prizes
The Vanishing Half
How to Find Your Way Home
People We Meet on Vacation
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel
Wave
Dear Evan Hansen
The Unsinkable Greta James
The Road We Took


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