1) At my son's elementary school, they're wanting donations of books for their "reading baskets". Not quite sure just exactly when the books are read, but...
I can't help you with board books or recommendations for that age group... but I can help with book adaptations. Many of my students with mental retardation...
Hello, The stepson of C.S. Lewis, Douglas Gresham, has visited here in Michigan for a big Narnia festival. He is 60 years old and lives in Ireland. He is also...
We allegedly elected W and crew, didn't we? Twice! Baaaaaah humbug! Larry ... _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just...
Larry Lewis
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Dec 4, 2005 8:42 am
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In a way.... The Cheney - Rumsfeld - Rowe gang got their front man W "elected" twice by messing around with the election results in both Florida and Ohio....
On Enemies: 'You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you." - Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983) 'Forgive your enemies,...
... Greetings from Tucson. I'm Ben Engelsberg, one of the folks whom David Brin recruited out here in the desert (Thanks again for the visit, David!). I...
G'day, I watched the film with 3 SF fans on Saturday. They all liked the film, see if isn't just me, a lot. Good enough to be nominated for a Hugo? Check it...
The Wombat
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Dec 5, 2005 10:00 pm
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Tunnel In The Sky by Robert Heinlein RL 8 IL UG word count 54800 The Marching Hordes Rod Walker is taking a survival class in high school. Earth has gates that...
REDUNICORN@...
Dec 6, 2005 4:50 am
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... (...) What about Ovidius in Methamorphosis Book IV 428: "Fas est ab hoste doceri" It's good to learn even from the enemy. Alberto "Quidquid latine dictum...
... I am Latino-American, so my mother tongue is Latin :-)))))))))) BTW, in order not to stay too off-topic, sf is great for learning languages, specially...
Sim, Alberto! Ferdinand Maghellan and Prince Henry the Navigator are among my heroes. So are Vasco da Gama and the Diaz brothers. And the very best wine in the...
... There are some minor differences in words and grammatical constructions, but the language is the same. The difference is less than between two dialects of...
Certe! Crim ... From: Jeff Redmond [mailto:redmondjeff@...] Sent: Tue 12/6/2005 11:04 PM To: rff@yahoogroups.com Cc: Subject: Re: [rff] On Enemies ...
Crimmins Ann
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Dec 8, 2005 12:14 pm
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Rolling Stones Robert Heinlein RL 8 IL UG word count 70000 1 The Unheavenly Twins The twins, Castor and Pollux, named after the Greek myth twins which became a...
REDUNICORN@...
Dec 9, 2005 3:06 am
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... Is it worth mentioning that "grandmother" is none other than Hazel Stone, who played a minor part in _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_ and a major role in...
That could go into discussion questions perhaps but not in the accelerated reader test. LOL...
REDUNICORN@...
Dec 9, 2005 10:43 pm
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... Right. I am probably the worst person in the world to create questions. They would be something like: 1 - Which information on Chapter 1 is in clear...
I meant to respond to this request earlier: Joseph Delaney wrote an essay "So You Want to Write a Law Story" in the July/August 1999 issue of Analog. David...
Good lord. Does EVERYTHING have to be turned into a fight between "lefts" and "rights"? Its a good thing I don't know my right from my left most of the time...