Archive for 2011
The drawback of E-readers
August 5, 2011
I have written extensively about the pros and cons of E-Reading and I admit I am not lukewarm on the subject. But I have just found the reason why I have not succumbed. I recently read an article, “What an E-Reader Can’t Download.” and I couldn’t say it more eloquently so here is an excerpt […]
Discover the pleasure of rereading a favorite book.
July 27, 2011
Treat yourself and reread a favorite book. Not only do you reap the benefits of meeting an old friend you loved, but you also discover a different you who is now reading the book, but with different eyes. Experience the wisdom of Marcel Proust who said : “The real voyage of discovery consists not in […]
Words and verbal fatigue. Are you beginning to sound like everyone else?
July 18, 2011
I love words and I marvel how all of a sudden people can easily begin to sound like everyone else. Believe it or not, there is actually someone who keeps track of words and phrases that are over used. Though maybe “you could care less,” the scholars in question keep track of linguistic mangling and […]
Digitally interactive books versus a child’s imagination.
July 8, 2011
My thoughts on digital books continue to evolve with new information and data on their effects on the way children read. If I was ‘Tsarina’ today…. I would like to keep children reading books they hold in their hands. A child’s brain develops most dramatically during the first five years and shapes how their brain […]
Celebrate July 4th with a book that makes the holiday come to life.
June 30, 2011
The, 4th of July celebrates the United States adopting the Declaration of Independence, written in 1776. What do Richard Henry Lee, George Clymer, John Witherspoon, Caesar Rodney and 52 other men have to do with the 4th of July? They were 4 of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. These people put their […]
