January 10 2018:
Today was volunteer day! Staying strong at keeping with our 2 hour a week commitment! Here’s Lillian pulling holds and pushing the cart. Instead of doing them together, now we divide the hold list and she’s pulling em by herself now!
We also may or may not accidentally find books we want to check out too! (That’s what the bottom shelf of the cart is for holding!! Right??)
January 6 2017:
Mountain Chef
Beautiful and colorfully illustrated book about Tie Sing. A Chinese American who lived during a time of terrible discrimination against ethnic Chinese in the United States. In 1882 Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which prohibited Chinese people from entering the country. The act also declared that Chinese-born people already in the United States would never be allowed to become citizens.
Tie Sing hiked the mountains with mapmakers, whipping up gourmet meals for them. His reputation grew and became known as the best trail cook in California. Sing cooked for the thirty men that Stephen Mather took on a days long hike to convince them that national parks needed to be protected. This was the beginning of the National Park Service.
Great book! We loved learning about this time in history and about Tie Sing.
“Long may you build the paths through the mountains.” ~Tie Sing, July 1915
December 30 2017:
Spic-And-Span! – Lillian Gilbreth’s Wonder Kitchen
We adored this book! Learning more about the life of the woman who was the subject of two movies: Cheaper by the Dozen and Belles on Their Toes was made all the more interesting with Monica Kulling’s writing style.
During Lillian Gilbreth’s lifetime she was an efficiency expert, an industrial engineer, an inventor, a psychologist, an author, and a professor. And, she always said that her favorite role was that of a mother.
December 16 2017:
Toulouse-Lautrec – The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light
In this book we learned about Toulouse-Lautrec who was a wonderful painter and draftsman famous for being the father of the poster. He was a painter of Paris nightlife and especially The Moulin Rouge!! Interesting reading!
December 7 2017:
Today was Spanish Springs Library. I had a ball with the photo booth and Thomas found a hidden cubby hole and Lillian checked out 577 books! xoxo
December 2 2017:
Rare Treasure – Mary Anning and Her Remarkable Discoveries
The story of the woman who became the first commercial fossil collector. Mary Anning left school at age eleven, but she spent a lifetime teaching herself about fossils and combing the rocky beach at Lyme Regis.
We really enjoyed this one!!
Flamingo Sunset
Vibrantly illustrated book about magnificent and graceful flamingos. We learned how they live, mate, take care of the eggs, when they take flight, how they migrate, and natural enemies.
We also learned that due to the loss of their natural habitat in the United States, they no longer nest anywhere here. The flamingos featured in the book are the “greater flamingos” of Bonaire, an island in the Caribbean.
The Amazing Discoveries of Ibn Sina
Beautifully illustrated story of Ibn Sina, a genius of the Islamic Golden Age (c.622-c.1258). We learned he was a polymath, distinguished by his historically crucial contributions in the medical field.
His famous work, The Canon of Medicine, has made his name live through the centuries. He wrote hundreds of books on subjects including architecture, mathematics, philosophy, music, chemistry, education, medicine and meteorology.
GREAT book and it was wonderful discovering Ibn Sina!
November 18 2017:
The Amazing Discoveries of Ibn Sina
Beautifully illustrated story of Ibn Sina, a genius of the Islamic Golden Age (c.622-c.1258). We learned he was a polymath, distinguished by his historically crucial contributions in the medical field.
His famous work, The Canon of Medicine, has made his name live through the centuries. He wrote hundreds of books on subjects including architecture, mathematics, philosophy, music, chemistry, education, medicine and meteorology.
GREAT book and it was wonderful discovering Ibn Sina!
Eleanor
Wonderfully captivating book detailing Eleanor Roosevelt’s young life. Heartbreaking to read about her childhood.
Incredibly inspiring to learn about how life shifted for her in boarding school … because of the love and encouragement of one woman. We loved it!!
