Net Galley Challenge
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Monday, March 31, 2014
Finding your green thumb
To begin with its funny, pea pods with names. Arlo is one plucky Fellow. He overcomes many obstacles and grows up literally and metaphorically. I was fascinated by Mendel's experiments. Once a relative gave us lot of peas from his farm. We had peas curry to the point of fatigue, while a handful in biryani go a long way to make it special. But I never learnt how they grow until I read this book. Now I'm gonna grow some peas in the garden.
The busy illustrations with sparse words highlight Arlo's activity.
Too much Ballet for a day
The cover looks very cute but there stops the novelty. What follows is an encyclopaediac sketches of bunnies doing all the hard moves of ballet. All this in one day. Phew! Too much crammed on a page.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits
Idealist
Make a difference day
Network for good
Taproot Foundation
Volunteer Match
Guidestar
Taxes Nonprofit Corporation Earnings
What are rules for nonprofit? How Girl Scouts can sell cookies once a year.
Other fundraising
Car wash
Bake sale
C & H Bake Sale
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Science of Everything
Coriolis effect
Gyroscope
Wardenclyffe Tower
Today I spoke to a mathematician who worked on Nonlinear optics
My Yellow Umbrella
Good story until the kids are ready for 'The Umbrella Man' by Roald Dahl
Growing up I was more fascinated with my 'duckback' raincoat than umbrella. While watches and umbrellas are a statement opportunity for kids, this book is an Alice in the reverse story in the sense that the little girl here gets to navigate different situations with the help of her yellow umbrella.
This book reminded me of 'Sora and the Cloud'. In the genre of kid getting imaginative with a prop, using the umbrella as a parachute and then as a float makes you wish for that magic wand which is panacea.
The simple illustrations with broad span of same colours have a soothing effect.
1/10/15
PS: Duck is a kind of tightly woven canvas.
Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
After reading few pages, you understand the title.
I havent read much about Panama canal. So I grabbed this opportunity to know some of it. If it comes in poetry form. Even better.
This book Silver people: Voices from the Canal is a mix of historical fiction like Exiled: Memoirs of a Camel and multi-voiced liked Parched by Crowder. Only there are many more voices. In the jungle, its never quite. With all the diverse animals, you get to hear from all the trees and fauna.
The main characters Mateo, Anita were fleshed out very well. The book shows the travesties of the canal project and puts the people who worked for it, on the map of history.
A century after the bridge opened is a good time to commemorate all the people who contributed to it.
Panama Canal
Flight School
The illustrations of the book will floor you. The light shock wave kind of contours for the animals, with pencil marks has an absolute newness to it. The pages move through like a video. the zoom in and out and the top view of the school crew, once the penguin is in flight make you wonder if you are the one with the camera.
Now in the air
Now in the water, the book has a verve to it. Having just read Flamingo Sunset, its a nice continuation to have the flamingo as a teacher.
This book is a good opportunity for animal behavior discussions.
Friday, March 28, 2014
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