My husband gave me this funny video but it’s actually a serious study on the source of morality: nurture or nature? The video is taken from a TED talk by Frans de Waal, a primatologist and author of several popular books. His talk is called Moral behavior in Animals. In this experiment, two Capuchin monkeys are presented with an…
Oh, how I’ve procrastinated on this list. I think I’ve been “working” on it for more than a year. I feel somewhat fraudulent posting on best poetry books for kids because I’m no expert. National Poetry Month is forcing me to face my own fear of poetry to finally complete this list. Poetry for April…
April as National Poetry Month has hit our elementary school. Both my kids have been hard at work composing poems at school. My son’s 2nd grade poetry unit did not require rhyming and it was modeled after color poems by Mary O’Neill. Poetry gets more challenging in 5th grade as I discovered in our recent…
The Boston Marathon bombings hit a little too close to home. My office is a few buildings from the finish line but thankfully my work colleagues, friends, and families were spared. My work friend, Aaron Tang (“Tango”) shot images immediately after the bombings from our 4th floor office window which has a clear view of…
Barefoot Books and I have teamed up for an Earth Day Giveaway for Kids. 3 winners will be able to choose any book of their choice! Here’s how you win: 1) Go to the Barefoot Bookstore here to select the book you want to win. Too lazy to click off my blog? I totally understand. Here’s…
Create a spine poem using picture books to celebrate National Poetry Month and post at 100 Scope Notes Spine Poetry Gallery!
Jonathan Antoine is the next Pavarotti of our generation. Watch him with his friend Charlotte on Britain’s Got Talent.