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July 21, 2018

Wildland Firefighter

Wildland Firefighter
by Laura K. Murray (Author)

Booktalk: A brief exploration of what wildland firefighters do on the job, including the equipment they use and the training they need, plus real-life instances of famous smokejumpers parachuting in to fight fires.

Snippet: SMOKE BILLOWS FROM THE TREES.
The fire has formed blazing walls of flames. You feel its scorching heat. Your pack is heavy. But you keep digging your shovel into the soil.

May 8, 2018May 7, 2018

Good Night Sleep Tight

Good Night Sleep Tight: Eleven-and-a-Half Good Night Stories With Fox and Rabbit
by Kristina Andres (Author / Illustrator) and Sally-Ann Spencer (Translator)

Booktalk: Fox and Rabbit live quite far away, in a bright little house beyond the mole hills. When they wish each other a good night, the rustling pear tree, the raspberries, and the stars join in. If they can’t sleep, they count the good nights (335 in total). Or they try sleeping somewhere else–in the trees or in a tent. Sometimes they swing on the lamp shades.

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