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Becoming a Know-It-All one funny byte at a time.
This Comic blog is a resource for Librarians, Teachers, Booksellers and other Reading Facilitators to help get Middle Grade students hooked on Knowledge Exploration through Children's Literature. Books for grades 4 through 7 are highlighted each week.
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If you are interested in subjects from this Byte you might try these books or ask your librarian or bookseller for other suggestions:
Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillos (Animals in Order Series) by Ann O. Squire Sloths (Nature Watch Series) by Melissa Stewart How Animals Live: Amazing World of Animals in the Wild
by E. Betram, B. Stonehouse, John Francis
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Carnivorous Plants (Nature Watch) by Rebecca L. Johnson Savage Garden by Peter D’Amato Skunk Cabbage, Sundew Plants and Strangler Figs: And 18 More of the Strangest Plants on Earth by Sally Kneidel
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If you are interested in subjects from this Byte you might try these books or ask your librarian or bookseller for other suggestions: The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey The Year of the Rat by Grace Lin Ancient Chinese (Ancient Civilizations) by Tristan Boyer Binns The Dragon New Year: A Chinese Legend by David Bouchard
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This isn’t a traditional, printable Byte. Instead it is the Introduction to our film BugWorld. It was recently nominated for a Best Film Award by Kids First Film Festival - the biggest film festival organization for kids in the world. BugWorld’s category is Educational film for ages 8-12. We’ll be posting segments from the film as time goes by. The awards will be announced in December.
If you are looking for a normal example of a Varmint Byte with book recommendations try some of the earlier entries.
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If you are interested in subjects from this Byte you might try these books aor ask your librarian or bookseller for other suggestions: Willie McLean and the Civil War Surrender by Candice F. Ransom The Silent Witness by Robin Friedman The Civil War for Kids: A History with 21 Activities by Janis Herbert Stonewall Hinkleman and the Battle of Bull Run by Sam Riddleburger and Michael Hemphill
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Not a real Byte here but we are proud to announce that our film BugWorld has been nominated as a Best Film by the Kids First Film Festival - the largest film festival for kids in the world.
BugWorld is a 30 minute educational film that gives an accurate yet hilarious look at the most misunderstood creatures on Earth. Using animation, puppetry, music and lots of humor we,the Varmints, get to take kids deep inside the world of bugs. We’ll try to post sections of it here periodically. In the mean time you can check out a trailer at our Youtube Channel.
The winners will be announced in December at the Santa Fe Film Festival. We’ll let you know what happens.
Award-winning film makers… hmmm that’s got a nice ring to it.
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If you are interested in subjects from this Byte you might try these books or ask a
librarian or bookseller for suggestions: The Ottoman Empire: 1450 -1700 (Access to History) by Andrina Stiles Life During the Great Civilizations: The Ottoman Empire by Lucille Davis The Land and People of Turkey by William Spencer The Ottoman Empire by Adriane Ruggiero
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If you are interested in subjects from this Byte ask your librarian or bookseller for suggestions or you might try these books: D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire It’s All Greek To Me: Time Warp Trio by Jon Scieszka Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan Alexander the Great Rocks the World by Vicky Alvear Shecter
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George Washington’s Teeth by Deborah Chandra and Madeleine Comora Who Was George Washington? by Roberta Edwards Open Wide: Tooth School Inside by Laurie Keller
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