Stuart Goes to School By Sara Pennypacker Illustrator: Martin Matje Stuart is a worrier with a great imagination. He made a magic cape, but he has no control over it. One magical thing happens each day to surprise him. It seems as if mostly bad things are happening until he remembers his special talent. Whether […]
Kids Edition
Norway’s first fire truck
Here is a piece of local history you can still examine in person. The photo shows Norway’s first “firetruck,” purchased by the town in 1852.Many towns had these. Prior to this, fires were fought with bucket brigades – passing many buckets of water along a line of volunteers from the water source – a pond, […]
Word of the week
Atone Atonement To do something to make up for a wrong. I need to atone for being mean to a girl at school. Apologizing to her and asking her to forgive me will be my atonement.
Book Review
Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family’s Daring Escape from East Germany By Kristen Fulton Illustrated by Torben Kuhlmann Suppose you live in South Paris and you are ruled by a communist government. You are not allowed to watch cartoons, wear blue jeans and you have to wait in long lines for a banana just once […]
How do they say that in…
English atone, atonement French expier, expiation Spanish expiar, expiación Italian espiare, espiazione German büßen, Sühne Chinese Shúzuì 赎罪, Shúzuì 赎罪
Current Events/ Yom Kippur
What is Yom Kippur? Yom Kippur’ means the ‘Day of Atonement’. That is, the day when Jewish people try to make up for any wrong things they might have done. It is a day of fasting which starts at sunset on the 10th of Tishrei and finishes when night falls on the 11th Tishrei. This […]
Current Events/Labor Day
Labor Day is a holiday on the first Monday of September each year. But what does it celebrate? It celebrates everyone who works and helps the country prosper. Most workers get the day off, but not everyone. Workers who are considered “essential” like police officers, hospital employees, ambulance staff, firefighters, store employees, all have to […]
How do they say that in…
English labor French la main d’oeuvre Spanish labor Italian lavoro German Arbeit Arabic aleamal العمل
Word of the week
Labor Work for which someone is paid The bill included parts and labor.
Bk review
Alone in the Woods By Rebecca Behrens (Maine Student Book Award Book) Do not take this book on your camping trip. It will creep you out. Read it in a warm comfy place. Former best friends are lost in the woods and face all kinds of challenges, the largest one being their friendship. It is […]