Month: October 2017

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Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs

Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs
by J. Patrick Lewis (Author), Jane Yolen (Author), and Jeffrey Stewart Timmins (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Macabre, ironic, and witty epitaphs share how prehistoric creatures like the terror bird, the woolly mammoth, and the T-rex met their demise. This poetry collection is organized by era, with posthumous poems paired with short secondary text providing additional, factual information about each creature.

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Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women’s Olympics

Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women’s Olympics
by Jean L. S. Patrick (Author) and Adam Gustavson (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Lucile “Ludy” Godbold was six feet tall and skinnier than a Carolina pine and an exceptional athlete. In her final year on the track team at Winthrop College in South Carolina, Ludy tried the shot put and she made that iron ball sail with her long, skinny arms. But when Ludy qualified for the first Women’s Olympics in 1922, Ludy had no money to go.

Thanks to the help of her college and classmates, Ludy traveled to Paris and won the gold medal with more than a foot to spare. Hooray for Ludy!

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Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

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