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SEABURY READS is moving to mauilibrarian2.com!

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 19:53:00 +0000

It's consolidation time!

After 149 SEABURY READS posts and much thought, I've decided to fold this blog about books and reading into my mauilibrarian2 in Olinda blog. Everything will be in there!

Please take a look at my very first "Books and Reading" post at mauilibrarian2.com: the answer to a question by my friend Richard about a suitable replacement for the revered Book of Knowledge, for his 6-year-old granddaughter.

10 Children's Books (Almost) As Awesome as The Book of Knowledge

SEABURY READS will still be active. The Books and Reading and eBooks LibGuide pages will be updated. And the castlelibrary tweets on the right that give you a glimpse into our library will continue. But the blog action will be at mauilibrarian2.com.

Be on the lookout for a new mauilibrarian2.com blog design to reflect this change. (I'll get to it when time permits.)

Moving onward and upward! Won't you join me?

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STORIES: Think South, Raising Our Students' Awareness on Earth Day

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 23:25:00 +0000

We learned a thing or two on Earth Day!

Former music teacher Cathy de Moll returned to Seabury Hall on Friday after 30-some-odd years to tell us all about the 1990 International Trans-Antarctica Scientific Expedition, her role as its executive director, and the importance of preserving Antarctica for the sake of the earth.

Cathy's book Think South: How We Got Six Men and Forty Dogs Across Antarctica was just published in October by the Minnesota Historical Society, on the 25th anniversary of the Expedition.

That Cathy told the story in chapters devoted to the people involved in the expedition is a genius arrangement. Such interesting characters! And of course the story of crossing the merciless Antarctica is so compelling.

These are some of the things I learned from Cathy's talk:

•The 1989-90 Expedition was the first-ever and last-ever unmechanized crossing across Antarctica:

•Antarctica is the only place on earth ruled by consensus. It's a scientific laboratory, with no military activity.

Photo by Minnesota Historical Society

• Ten million students followed the 1990 International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition, and they fell in love with Antarctica.

• Antarctica plays a critical role in climate change. Antarctica will prove to be one of the primary contributors to the rise in sea levels all over the world. See 'A dire prediction' on melting ice sheets and rising sea levels by William Yardley and Raoul Rañoa, L. A. Times, April 7, 2016.

•The Paris Agreement of 2015, a global treaty signed by 171 countries to limit carbon dioxide emissions, is a giant step in the right direction to prevent global warming. More international cooperation is imperative.

•It is of extreme importance to renew the 1991 International Antarctic Treaty which will protect and preserve Antarctica. This Treaty will expire only 5 years from now in 2021.

History teacher Kathy Czar, who arranged to bring the entire sixth grade to listen to Cathy talk, gave Cathy and her talk a hearty thumbs up. Mrs. Czar noted that Cathy's presentation brought up lots of questions that her students will discuss in class later. #eduwin ((Be sure to check out Think South's Reading Guide for Book Clubs and Reading Groups on Cathy's website.)

For further study about the importance of Antartica to the health of the planet, check out these two articles:

Scientists nearly double sea level rise projections for 2100, because of Antarctica by Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney, The Washington Post, March 30, 2016.

Climate Catastrophe, Coming Even Sooner? by Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, March 31, 2016.

And, BTW, how much do you (or your students) know about Antarctica? Take this quiz from National Geographic.

Mahalo to Cathy for her amazing story-telling powers (our library has copies of the book) and for raising our students' awareness about a global problem we should all take seriously and work together to solve.

(So happy to have Cathy back at Seabury.)

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Cross-posted at mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.

Special Guest Readers at This Year's Alumni Keiki Christmas Storytelling Fest!

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 01:31:00 +0000

Our special guest storytellers enchanted our alumni keiki today!

Mahalo to Head of School Sarah Bakhiet, Seabury alum and K-2 teacher extraordinaire Annie Lowson Queirolo (and her daughter Daisy), and Seabury Sophomores Mikhaila and Patricia Sung for bringing such joy to the little ones!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

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Hanging Out with Author Mariana Llanos -- Libros, Preguntas, y Fotos

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:34:00 +0000

Thanks to Google Hangouts in Education, our Advanced Spanish classes got to meet author Mariana Llanos!

All ready to share Tristan Lobo with class of high school Spanish students in Hawaii. Thanks to their fantastic...
Posted by Books by Mariana Llanos on Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Our Adv Spanish students hung out w/ children's author @marianalldc today #librariesofinstagram bit.ly/llanos2015 #maravilloso

A photo posted by Seabury Hall's Castle Library (@seaburylibrary) on Nov 17, 2015 at 8:33pm PST

Here are some reactions to the experience.

Profesora Mrs. Fuentes-Asato:

"I really enjoyed the Google hangout with Mariana Llanos. It was great to see my students so engaged and interested in knowing more about Tristán Lobo. I also enjoyed seeing them asking different kinds of questions to Mariana regarding her career, personal life, and hobbies.

I think this Google hangout was a great experience because we got to do something outside the classroom and it was different. It was neat to meet the author that we had been talking about for the last few days and to learn so much from her.

Even though Tristán Lobo is a story for kids, it had new vocabulary, expressions, and different past tenses, which made the lessons more meaningful and challenging, perfect for a high level Spanish class.

I highly recommend this to all the teachers."

From some of los estudiantes:

"I enjoyed listening to Mariana share her story with our classes-- it was a nice change in classroom setting and really nice to hear a native speaker speak over video chat. It was very different and I loved the idea of the video chat. I really enjoyed listening to her talk, her voice was so energetic and fluid. Overall, it was a great experience, meeting someone so passionate about what she does." --

Shayla

"I thought the visit went really well except for some technical glitches like the sound and the text on screen. But overall, it was really cool to have a Google hangout with a Spanish-speaking author who told us a story and then answered our questions afterwards." --Jesse

"I really enjoyed the visit because Mariana was very energetic and passionate about her books. It was nice to change up the normal classroom activities and have a bit of real world situations in having a conversation in Spanish with strangers. There were technical glitches, but that didn’t ruin the experience. It was really good practice for listening and speaking in Spanish which was very helpful and fun for me." --Ava

"I enjoyed meeting and listening to Mariana. Although it was occasionally hard to follow her Spanish speaking, it was a great experience and showed me that with more practice I could really be able to have a conversation with somebody in Spanish. She made me feel very comfortable and seemed very excited to help us practice our Spanish!" --Peyton

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We'll be purchasing more of Mariana's books, and you can too, either HERE (for an autographed copy) or on Mariana's website.

I was thrilled to facilitate Mariana's visit. Hopefully there will be more Google hangouts and author visits in our future!

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Cross-posted at mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.

Iowa Barber Gets Kids Reading -- #powerofone

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 04:33:00 +0000

What a difference just one caring adult can make!

How cool is this?Thanks, Joy.
Posted by Linda J. Lindsay on Thursday, October 29, 2015

#powerofone

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3 Cool Things I Learned from our School's #BannedBooksWeek Celebration

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 16:37:00 +0000

"No, we are not celebrating that books are banned, we're celebrating that we read banned books." I found myself saying this more than a few times throughout Banned Books Week. "We're celebrating our freedom to read!"

We read banned books!#bannedbooksweek #freedomtoread Events: http://bit.ly/shcbb #tlchat #librariesofinstagram @seaburyspartans

A photo posted by Seabury Hall's Castle Library (@seaburylibrary) on Sep 28, 2015 at 1:14pm PDT

It was a great week of raising awareness!
Here are three cool things I learned:
1. Our students are astute readers and free thinkers.

Listening to the two student discussions English department chair Mr. Alan Hodara facilitated, "The Hunger Games" and "Challenged Books at Seabury Hall", filled me with awe. Our students are extremely aware. And our English teachers are doing a fantastic job of sharpening students' analytic skills.

2. If you start a school-wide conversation about banned / challenged books, students will start looking for free reading, banned or not.

Our students are busy! Discussing banned books seemed to help kids remember how much they love to read for pleasure. It was awesome to watch more kids than usual browsing the shelves, and borrowing. Librarian's delight. :)

3. Our Head of School GETS it!

At the end of the week, our Head of School, Ms. Sarah Bakheit, dropped by the library to check out our banned book display.

Her comment? "When I was in school, the fact that a book was banned was my SIGNAL to read it. "

How cool is that?

All in all, Banned Books Week at our school was a success! #makesmehappy

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[Cross-posted at mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.]

Another Great Reading List, this time for 14 to 15 year olds, not only for Reluctant Readers

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:13:00 +0000

BookRiot came up with another fantastic reading list, this time for 14 to 15 year olds.

Here's another great book list, this one for ages 14 to 15. Not only for reluctant readers! (◕‿◕✿) #kidreads(here's...
Posted by Linda J. Lindsay on Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Yes, I'm ordering! ＼(＾▽＾)／

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The Ultimate Guide: Great Reading List for 12 and 13 olds, not only for Reluctant Readers

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 18:37:00 +0000

Some great summer reads!

We have some of these books and I'll be ordering the ones we don't.

Great list, not only for reluctant readers. (◕‿◕✿) #summerreads
Posted by Linda J. Lindsay on Friday, July 3, 2015

Hope you all are enjoying your summer!

Ms. Lindsay

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Maui Author Toby Neal Came to Our School!

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 03:53:00 +0000

Maui author Toby Neal's visit to our school was all I hoped for and more!

Just got done speaking at Seabury Hall to a hundred or so students on "developing creativity." Yes, some yawns occurred,...
Posted by Toby Neal on Monday, April 20, 2015

Here's how I introduced Toby:

Author Toby Neal was raised on the island of Kauai, and now lives on Maui.
She has written 9 books for adults in the "Lei Crime" series, which has sold 1/2 million copies worldwide. The books follow policewoman Lei Texeira as she solves crimes around the state.
Toby is one of the most successful self-published authors in the state. She sells most of her books through Amazon and Hawaii Business Magazine has called her "Hawaii's Amazon queen".
Toby is in private practice as a mental health therapist, so her well-drawn, complex characters in her books reflect her keen understanding of what makes people tick.
Toby has just written Island Fire, which is her first Young Adult novel. It's a post-technology adventure set on the island of Lanai.
It happens to be on sale on Amazon for 99 cents until April 28, so if you don't win a copy in our drawing today, you might want to download a copy. It's a great read! Toby is planning more in the series.

Toby's talk on "Developing Your Creativity" in our Creative Arts Center to over a hundred students was thought-provoking! (I learned that it's okay to be bored, to allow for creativity to come in.)

Afterwards, Toby met with our Middle School Book Clubbers and others in our Hawaiian Studies Room.

Toby read to us from Island Fire ...

and answered questions.

Q and A
Posted by Toby Neal on Monday, April 20, 2015

I loved this intimate venue! (And the chocolate chip funfetti cookies passed inspection. ☺)

What a special opportunity for our students!

Thank you so much, Toby!

P. S. And about Island Fire? Highly recommended!

Ms. Lindsay

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[Cross-posted at mauilibrarian2 in Olinda]

Reading For Fun -- Print or Digital? A Straw Poll at our School

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 03:33:00 +0000

Here are the results of our little straw poll about reading format:

Next up is a question about favorite books Thanks to +Tiffany Whitehead for the idea and the poster!

Can't wait to see the results!

Ms. Lindsay

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What is the one Must-Read Nonfiction for High School Seniors title that pops into your head?

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 19:33:00 +0000

Emboldened by the interesting responses to my plea on Facebook for Must-Read Nonfiction titles for high school seniors, I'm going LARGE to reach my G+ and Twitter supporters. :)

Won't you weigh in with the one Must-Read Nonfiction for High School Seniors title that pops into your head?

Here are the Facebook comments so far. You should be able to add a comment, since the post is public.

Post by Linda J. Lindsay.

Aren't the responses eye-opening? I'll definitely be purchasing the titles we don't already have.

If you don't have a Facebook account or you would rather recommend privately, you can use the Google form below.

OR, you can leave a must-read title on Twitter. Simply add my Twitter handle @mauililbrarian2 to your post.

Thanks in advance for your input. Our Seniors will appreciate it very much!

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Cross-posted to mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.

Our Library's Sixth Annual Keiki Christmas Storytelling Hour -- A Winter Wonderland of Fun!

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 23:51:00 +0000

My little group of student readers selected a Winter Wonderland theme for our library's sixth annual Keiki* Christmas Storytelling Hour, the last stop for the children at the Alumni Keiki Christmas Party.

Oh what fun it was! ☃

4 student readers and the librarian, with some of

the student-made snowflakes in the background.

Aria reads The Polar Express. The keiki participated

with silver bells they could take home with them. "Believe."

Faculty and staff keiki ♡

Group photo. Check out the scarves. Brrrr! ❄

Afterwards, a spontaneous mom-read of Winnie the Pooh's

The Merry Christmas Mystery, with grandma looking on.

Mahalo to Aria, Sean, Mikhaila, and Patricia, for making the event extra special!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

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*Keiki = children

Cross-posted to mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.

PHOTOS from our Inaugural Literary Character Costume Contest

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 19:12:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone who entered!

It was so difficult choosing the winners!

After much deliberation, a blinking pumpkin full of chocolate candies and gummy spiders went to:

Middle School Winner

Katniss of Hunger Games

Faculty/Staff Winner

Daisy Buchanan of The Great Gatsby

Upper School Winner

Scott Pilgrim and Ramona Flowers

So much fun!

Be thinking about next year!

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Need a Literary Character Halloween Costume Idea? 7 GREAT DIY Costume Sites to √ Out

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 03:06:00 +0000

Updated October 29, 2015

Looking forward to seeing what our students and teachers

conjure up this year!

Here are the rules and judging criteria:

Stumped for ideas? Here are some DIY* websites to get your creative juices flowing:

Book Week Costume Explore collection from Pinterest

16 DIY Literary Costumes You Need To Wear This Year For Halloween from gurl.com

Book Character Dress Up Day, Pinterest collection by Marci Tate

21 Children's Book Characters Born to Be Halloween Costumes from buzzfeed.com

5 DIY Literary Halloween Costumes from bookriot

10 DIY Literary Costumes for Halloween from The Poets Project

Children's Book Character Costume Ideas, Pinterest collection by Lori Hancock

DIY* = Do NOT spend a lot of money :)

Yes, there will be photos to share.

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Cross-posted on mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

And Our Next Middle School Book Club Read is ...... drum rol-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l ...!

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:35:00 +0000

Pano of the Club

Some GREAT suggestions!

Here's the short list, alphabetically.

Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

Brain Jack by Brian Falkner

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton

Every Day by David Levithan

Measle and the Wrathmonk by Ian Ogilvy

Slathbog's Gold by M. L. Forman

The Swindle by Gordon Korman

And the winner is (no surprise, no surprise)...

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan!

Check out the book description on the author's website here.

We'll be discussing the book on November 14, at 11:40 am, under the hala tree next to the library. :)

Several students have already borrowed and read the book, which just came out on October 7 -- a good sign!

Come by the library to borrow / reserve a copy!

"Reading is dreaming with open eyes." --YoYo

Ms. Lindsay

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Our Middle School Book Club's First Read of the School Year: The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 01:23:00 +0000

We had a lot of fun talking under the hala tree about Lisa McMann's first book in a series by the same name, The Unwanteds.

One thing missing from the book? Food!

So we chose our favorite ... chocolate. This time, it was brownie crunch nibbles (School Kine cookies, Hawaii-based company). Yum!

These are the questions we posed:

•Who was your favorite character?

•Which character do you identify with the most?

•What was your favorite spell?

•What was your favorite moment?

Lots of great answers to these questions!

Since the author favorited our tweet (we were so thrilled),

we felt like she was in close reach.

If Club members had the chance, they would ask her the following questions:

•How did you come up with the idea of The Unwanteds?

•How long did it take you to write the book?

•What inspired you to become an author?

The library purchased the other books in the series, and a couple of students are diving into them enthusiastically. Hurray!

This was a great pick (recommended by one of the Club members) for our first read of the year.

I Googled it before the meeting, of course, and found the author's superb study guide. Very detailed, and perfect for classes looking for an interesting, plot-twisting read.

Now, what will the Middle School Book Club pick as their next read?

We'll find out on Friday, at 11:45 .... Be there!

"Reading is dreaming with open eyes." --YoYo

Ms. Lindsay

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"A Hitch at the Fairmont" -- Best Book Trailer. Ever. And, Yes, I'm Ordering the Book!

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 02:45:00 +0000

What an animation and editing feat ala Hitchcock, and I love the message!

Thank you so much, Craig Lew and team!

And yes, I have to order this book for our library because I think our students are going to love it!... two copies, maybe three :)

About the author and the book:

A Hitch at the Fairmont by Jim Averbeck

(illustrated by Nick Bertozzi)

Mahalo to author +Terri Farley for sharing this gem of a trailer with me!

Post by Craig Lew.

If you like the trailer, leave a FB comment!

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Come borrow books! The library will be open June 5 9-12 :)

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 20:59:00 +0000

The library will be open June 5 9-12 :) http://t.co/itexROQG62 Come and borrow books!
— Castle Library (@castlelibrary) June 2, 2014

Here are Our Middle School Book Club Picks -- Stay tuned for Video Reviews!

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 23:39:00 +0000

Our last Middle School Book Club meeting took a ver-r-r-r-ry interesting turn.

We just couldn't agree on a book to read!

Soooooo, we spent our last meeting picking out individual books, and at our next meeting on May 19 we'll be doing video book reviews.

Here are some of the books picked:

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Love (sequel to Star Girl) by Jerry Spinelli
The Magician (Riftwar Cycle) by Raymond E. Feist
Matched by Allie Condie
The Maze of Bones (39 Clues) by Rick Riordan
Molly Moon and the Monster Music by Georgia Byng
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
The Sight (Warriors) by Erin Hunter
World War Z by Max Brooks

Stay tuned for the video reviews :)

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7 More Series for Fans of Divergent -- Must have!

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Thanks to +Mandi Ehman for this great board, and to +Jason Epstein for the pin.

Ms. Burton Shows Us How She's Creating a Children's Picture Book, and #WRAD14 Wrap-up

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:26:00 +0000

As part of our school's World Read Aloud Day celebration, professional artist and our Middle School art teacher Heather Burton did a presentation about she's creating a children's picture book.

Ms. Burton's son Conner, who is the main character of the book, read the latest draft of the book to us. How cool is that?

We learned a lot!

Ms. Burton was kind enough to allow us to record her presentation to the Photography class.

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The presentation topped off a week of World Read Aloud activities:

A padlet wall answering the question: "What is your earliest and fondest memory of someone reading aloud to you?" [wall, blog post]
A hangout with +Matthew Winner, creator of the WRAD14 Blogging Challenge, and Rosie Sutherland, a King Kekaulike student who didn't learn to read until she was 10. [hangout, blog post]
A read-aloud to kindergarteners in Litchfield, Massachusetts. [video, blog post]

This was the first time we participated in World Read Aloud Day!

Will we participate next year? You bet!

Happy reading aloud!

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Reading "Too Many Mangos" -- Sharing the Aloha with Kindergarteners in Litchfield, Minnesota

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:36:00 +0000

Dear Kindergarteners,

I had a lot of fun reading Too Many Mangos* to you for World Read Aloud Day!

Thank you for letting me record and share it.

I have been thinking more about your question about what mangoes taste like, and these are more words I would use to describe the taste of a mango.

The green mangoes are crunchy and slightly sour .

In addition to being juicy and succulent and sweet, ripe mangoes have the texture of a peach.

Here are some photos about the things we talked about.

This is what the eight islands of Hawaii look like on the map.

I live close to Kahului on the island of Maui.

Yes, we have coconuts.

Picking coconuts in Hana, Maui.

Yes, it does snow in Hawaii!

It snows on Maui. And on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii too.

Here's a website to find out how many miles there are between Hawaii and Minnesota.

Distance Calculator: How Far Is It?

I forgot to mention to you that I visited Minnesota a few years ago to attend a school librarians conference. How could I forget?

I love the trees in Minnesota!

Minnesota has something that Hawaii doesn't -- trees that change color in the fall. Gorgeous!

Thanks again for letting me read to you. And a very special thanks to Mr. Swenson for inviting me and for tweeting a picture of me reading to you.

Big thanks to @mauilibrarian2 for reading "Too Many Mangos" for #WRAD14. The kids loved learning about Hawaii! pic.twitter.com/wk2BGztUaJ
— Darin Swenson (@Swenson_N111) March 5, 2014

And I took a screenshot of Mr. Swenson and you in the hangout. :D

Happy reading!

As we say in Hawaiian, A hui hou! (until we meet again)

Mahalo,

Ms. Lindsay from Maui, Hawaii

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P. S. I tried the mango from South America and pickled it with shoyu and vinegar, just like Mr. Wong likes it, but with pepper instead of chili pepper water.

Half-ripe mango with shoyu, vinegar, and pepper

It's almost as good as a backyard Maui mango.

I can hardly wait until summer, when mangoes will be in season. :)

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*Too Many Mangos is written by Tammy Paikai and illustrated by Don Robinson.

["Raising Our Voices" 4th and last Blog Challenge for WRAD14]

"What is your earliest or fondest memory of someone reading aloud to you?" SEABURY READS

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:11:00 +0000

For World Read Aloud Day, March 5,

Seabury Hall students, teachers, staff, parents, and alumni answer the question:

"What is your earliest or fondest memory of someone reading aloud to you?"

Created with Padlet

http://padlet.com/wall/seaburyreadsWRAD14

Note to Seabury writers:

•Just your first name is okay.

•You can add a link, image, or webcam photo to your post.

•Your post will appear on the wall after approval.

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Blogging Challenge for World Read Aloud Day, Week #3: A Snapshot of My Reading Life

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 08:52:00 +0000

These photos are of children in our library.

The toddlers at the top are learning to love books and reading.

The sixth graders at the bottom love books and reading.

These children give me hope for the future.

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For #WRAD14, A Hangout with Matthew Winner & A Student Who Didn't Learn to Read Until She Was 10

noreply@blogger.com (Linda Higgins) — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:04:00 +0000

We had two Firsts for our Google Rocks! Hawaii HOA last night -- an East Coast guest (who rocks the library world) and a student (who didn't learn to read until she was 10).

Guesting on tonight's Google Rocks! Hawaii HOA to talk about #WRAD14 7pmHST http://t.co/mHEFMLw3vm @litworldsays #TLChat @mauilibrarian2
— Matthew C. Winner (@MatthewWinner) February 26, 2014

Matthew Winner, aka The Busy Librarian, agreed to hang out with us, midnight Maryland time. We were thrilled! Matthew's enthusiasm for the idea of reading aloud to children and for World Read Aloud Day on March 5 is infectious.

Rosie Sutherland, a King Kekaulike High School Junior, joined us too. Rosie describes a childhood full of read-alouds. She didn't learn to read until she was ten. Rosie's favorite childhood book? Bottersnakes and Gumbles, written by S. A. Wakefiled and illustrated by Desmond Digby.

See for yourself how Matthew and Rosie inspired us to join the World Read Aloud Day celebration, March 5, and to spread the good word throughout the year about reading aloud.

Be sure to check out the hangout's Show Notes for celebration ideas mentioned and additional resources.

http://litworld.org/worldreadaloudday

On behalf of fellow Google Rocks! Hawaii panelists +Michael Fricano II, +Jody Brown, and +Michelle Carlson Colte,

A big MAHALO to Matthew and Rosie for making a difference for children!

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Also posted on mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.