“A Brief History of Time”

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1988, A Brief History of Time, Big Bang Theory, Black holes, Books, Carl Sagan, Gravity, science, Stephen Hawking, where did the universe come from

A Brief History of Time (Bantam, 1988)

Legendary theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking wrote what is considered the most important book in popular science ever published in 1988 — A Brief History of Time. Hawking attempts to answer one of humanity’s most fundamental questions — where did the universe come from? — and tried to explain cosmology through the Big Bang Theory, black holes, the nature of time and gravity and more. (Eight years later, A Brief of History of Time was illustrated and revised, updated and expanded.) Carl Sagan provided the foreward.

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“The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear” Book

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Books, children, Don and Audrey Wood, illustrated, The Little Mouse The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear (Child’s Play International Ltd. 1984)

In this children’s book, Little Mouse is worries that the big hungry bear will take his freshly picked red ripe strawberry for himself. The story was written by Don and Audrey Wood and illustrated by Don Wood. The Big Hungry Bear appeared in another story from Don and Audrey Wood, Merry Christmas Big Hungry Bear!.

“Caraboose the Tooth Fairy Moose”

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Books, Caraboose the Tooth Fairy Moose, children, illustrated, Lynn Swanson, overalls, vacation

Caraboose the Tooth Fairy Moose (Createspace, 2012)

Caraboose is a overall wearing moose that takes over for the tooth fairy when she goes on vacation. Written by Lynn Swanson.

“A Second is a Hiccup”

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A Second is a Hiccup, Books, children, Hazel Hutchins, illustrated, Kady MacDonald Denton, time

A Second is a Hiccup (Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007)

This illustrated children’s book helps children to think about the different facets of time. All children can relate to the given examples for seconds, minutes, hours, weeks and months. Written by Hazel Hutchins and illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton.

“The Princess and the Pizza”

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Books, children, competition, cooking, give up throne, Herm Auch, illustrated, invents pizza, life purpose, Mary Jane Auch, opens restaurant, Prince Drupert, The Princess and the Pizza, wood carver

The Princess and the Pizza (Holiday House, 2003)

Warning: This is not your typical “princess” story! Princess Paulina’s father gave up his throne to become a wood-carver and the princess is struggling for a purpose in life. When she hears that Prince Drupert is seeking a wife, she finds herself in a competition to become his bride. Because the other princesses are more of the traditional princess, Princess Paulina realizes how ridiculous the competition is. After a cooking competition, she invents pizza. What’s a girl to do now? Well Paulina opens a successful pizza restaurant and tells Drupert to take a hike.

The Princess and the Pizza was written by American children’s author Mary Jane Auch and illustrated by her husband Herm Auch (as all of her books are).

“Middlemarch”

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1800s, Books, distinct, eight volumes, English, George Eliot, historical events, intersecting stories, Middlemarch, Midlands

Middlemarch (Williams Blackwood and Sons, 1871)

Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life is an English novel by author George Eliot, first published in eight installments (or volumes) during 1871 to 1872. Middlemarch is a fictitious Midlands town and is comprised of several distinct and intersecting stories with a huge cast of characters. The novel refers to many historical events including the 1832 Reform Act, the beginning of railway and the death of King George IV.

“Villette”

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Books, Charlotte Bronte, Currer Bell, French, Lucy Snowe, posthumously, The Professor, Villette

Villette (1853)

Villette was an 1853 novel written by English author Charlotte Bronte, published under her psuedonym Currer Bell. After a family disaster, Lucy Snowe travels from England to the fictional French city Villette to teach at a all-girls school. There she is drawn into adventure and romance. Villette was Bronte’s fourth novel and a re-working of her debut novel, The Professor, which was actually published posthumously in 1857. Technically Jane Eyre was Bronte’s first published work in 1847.

“Peter Spit a Seed at Sue”

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Books, children, illustrated, Jackie French Koller, John Manders, mayor, Peter Spit a Seed at Sue, seed spitting, town, watermelon

Peter Spit a Seed at Sue (Viking Books for Young Readers, 2008)

This rhyming story for children recounts the fun four friends have after turning a boring summer day into a watermelon seed spitting adventure that grows to include the whole town. Then the mayor shows up. Will the fun be spoiled?

Peter Spit a Seed at Sue was written by American author Jackie French Koller and illustrated by American John Manders.

“Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb”

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Al Perkins, Books, children's, classic, Eric Gurney, Hands Hands Fingers Thumb

Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (Random House, 1969)

A band of dancing, prancing monkeys explain hands, fingers and thumbs to beginning readers. Written by Al Perkins and illustrated by Eric Gurney, Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb is a classic children’s storybook.

“La Bella Lingua”

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Books, culture, Dianne Hales, Italy, La Bella Lingua, language, My Love Affair with Italian, World's Most Enchanting Language

La Bella Lingua (Broadway Books, 2009)

Author Dianne Hales penned a celebration of the language and culture of Italy in La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World’s Most Enchanting Language. From her first trip to Italy where she “non parlo Italiano,” she chronicles the 25 years she spent of her life immersing herself in the study of Italian and the country itself.