Children's Books for Labor Day
Happy Labor Day! Today is a day to celebrate workers, but often, that gets lost in the hubbub of picnics, parades, barbecues, yard work,...
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Christina Dendy
Jun 21, 20236 min read
Hope Away from Home
Yesterday was World Refugee Day, an event first declared by the UNHCR (United Nations Human Rights Commission) in 2000. As I explained in...
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Christina Dendy
Mar 21, 20232 min read
World Down Syndrome Day: With Us Not For Us
Happy World Down Syndrome Day! It's March 21, World Down Syndrome Day, which is all about raising awareness about Down syndrome (Ds) and...
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Christina Dendy
Mar 10, 20237 min read
Books for Women's History Month
I have several blog posts in the works (and in the rears as I'm behind on them) but I decided to jump ahead for this one. International...
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Christina Dendy
Oct 5, 20226 min read
Yep, There's Fungus Among Us
What do mold, mildew, yeast, mushrooms, and rust (the plant kind) all have in common? (Pssst. Check the title of this post.) You got it!...
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Christina Dendy
Sep 1, 20225 min read
To Pollinate or Not to Pollinate?
>> Jump to books about pollinators. That is NOT the question! Pollination is essential to the survival of flowering plants, which makes...
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Christina Dendy
Jul 16, 20214 min read
Out-of-This-World Books and More
This is Juno, intragalactic voyager and space explorer. Since launching in 2011, Juno has traveled millions of miles to reach the largest...
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Christina Dendy
Jul 13, 20215 min read
National Forest Week
Okay, so this week, July 12 through July 18, is National Forest Week. Personally, I think we should celebrate forests and trees and...
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Christina Dendy
Jul 11, 20214 min read
Rain, Rain ...
Go away? Or come and stay? That rather depends on various conditions. We can't survive without rain, but like many good things, too much...
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Christina Dendy
Jul 6, 20214 min read
Firefly Time!
Did you know that the ancient Greek word for firefly is kysolampis, which roughly translates to "shining butt"? (The root words mean...
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Christina Dendy
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Mars
"The ship came down from space. It came from the stars and the black velocities, and the shining movements, and the silent gulfs of...
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Christina Dendy
Nov 12, 20204 min read
The Mending Wall
"Spring is the mischief in me," Robert Frost, renowned New England poet, writes. Frost first published his poem, "The Mending Wall," in...
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Christina Dendy
Oct 12, 20204 min read
Indigenous Peoples' Day (Not Columbus Day)
It seems I write something about this each year, or at least post something about it. I'm not alone. Challenging the premise of Columbus...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 15, 20204 min read
Got Walls?
The short answer should be "probably." Once upon a childhood, I grew up within walls, like most of us do, and admittedly, my home today...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20202 min read
False Narratives on Irish History
I’ve seen the false narratives about Irish “enslavement” in the Americas going around again. You demean the true and complicated...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20203 min read
Timely Words from FDR
On January 11, 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his annual state of the union address as a “fireside chat,” one of the...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Earth Day Videos and Read-Alouds
A few resources for Earth Day (originally posted April 1, 2020) ... Looking for some ways to celebrate Earth Day (which you can do any...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20203 min read
Bread and Roses
On my brain today, and above all, as a writer-educator, I love calling attention to primary sources. Bread and Roses As we come marching,...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Redefining Genius, Gifted, Talented, etc.
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a bit, and then I stumbled on this article: Let’s Quit Brainwashing Kids that It’s a College...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Got Perspective?
I just made a general post on my personal FB page, and it occurs to me that it might be of use from the perspective of writing. Here’s...
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