Tag Archives: children’s books

Bat Citizens nominated for Silver Birch Non-fiction Award

Posted on October 11, 2018 by admin

Bat Citizens, Defending the Ninjas of the Night has been nomintated for the 2019 Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award. Check out all the nominees in all the categories by CLICKING HERE.

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Making Time and Place for Nonfiction: Bat Citizens

Posted on October 11, 2018 by admin

https://readingyear.blogspot.com/2018/08/making-time-and-place-for-nonfiction.html?spref=fb (originally posted by Franki on August 22, 2018) I love discovering great new nonfiction books, especially when a great new book leads me to an author who is new-to-me. Last week I picked up Bat Citizens: Defending the Ninjas … Continue reading →

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Another great review for Bat Citizens!

Posted on September 20, 2018 by admin

Canadian Children’s BookNews September 14, 2018/Summer 2018, p. 26 Bat Citizens By Rob Laidlaw ISBN: 978-1-77278-039-0 Creatures of the night, bats are definitely cool. The second largest group of mammals in the world, and the only mammals capable of true … Continue reading →

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Moore County READING TAILS program

Posted on July 6, 2018 by admin

Here are several photos of Moore County, North Carolina first and second grade students reading No Shelter Here, Making the World A Kinder Place for Dogs and Cat Champions, Caring for Our Feline Friends as part of the Reading Tails … Continue reading →

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Resource Links Review of Bat Citizens

Posted on April 26, 2018 by admin

Resource Links – April 23, 2018 BAT CITIZENS, DEFENDING THE NINJAS OF THE NIGHT By Rob Laidlaw ISBN: 978-1-77278-039-0 Rating: E “Did you know that over 20 percent of all the mammal species in the world are bats?” Readers of … Continue reading →

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Cat Champions nominated for
2015 Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award

Posted on October 16, 2014 by admin

Nominated Titles for 2015 Forest of Reading® Programs Announced Canadian Authors Selected For Children’s Choice Reading Program Award NEWS RELEASE TORONTO, ON (October 15, 2014) – The Ontario Library Association’s (OLA) Forest of Reading program presents this year’s English and … Continue reading →

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Packaging Your Imagination

Posted on September 23, 2014 by admin

Canada’s Conference for Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers October 18, 2014 Humber College Lakeshore Campus – Toronto The Packaging Your Imagination (PYI) conference is coming up in October in Toronto. For writers and budding writers. I’ll be doing a presentation … Continue reading →

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Japanese edition of Wild Animals in Captivity

Posted on August 23, 2014 by admin

This month Wild Animals in Captivity, my kid’s book about zoos, comes out in Japan. Thanks to everyone for making that happen.

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