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Thursday May 17, 2012
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  • In Our Feeds: The space shuttle, the differences between soda and pop, and why trains are so literary - Scholastic News (Friday, 27 April) - Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny — or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a good weekend! Happy Friday! Our day kicked off spectacularly, as the Enterprise space shuttle flew over ourmore... full post...
  • Choreography with Character - Scholastic Books (Friday, 27 April) - Did you know that April 29th is International Dance Day? Not being a dancer (like the Rainbow Magic Dance Fairies,) I didn't. Like many Americans, though, I have become a regular viewer of dance reality shows. A few weeks ago, I watched a numbermore... full post...
  • Spotlight on System 44 All-Star Jose! - Scholastics Blog (Thursday, 26 April) - Last week, Alex wrote about the winners of the 2012 Scholastic All-Stars. These 12 students overcame obstacles and improved their reading skills. On Friday, I had the chance to visit System 44 All-Star winner Jose Negron, a seventh grader atmore... full post...
  • Who will wear the crown? The False Prince giveaway! - Scholastic Books (Thursday, 26 April) - We’ve been pretty excited about Princess Week here at OOM. So far we’ve discussed the value of princesses and suggested some fun royal reads to help you celebrate. With all the imperial fuss we’re making over our fair maidens, I want to makemore... full post...
  • Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day! - Scholastic News (Thursday, 26 April) - Today is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, and we asked Karen van Rossem, our senior information specialist, to tell us about her experiences bringing her daughters to work. Thanks, Karen! I have two daughters, and they have accompanied memore... full post...
  • Libreria paradiso in Roma - Scholastic Books (Wednesday, 25 April) - You live in New York long enough, you start to get spoiled. The public transportation system is pretty great (especially on construction-free weekends), the art scene is second to none, it's a movie lover's paradise, and there are great indiemore... full post...
  • Channel your inner princess with some royal reads - Scholastic Books (Wednesday, 25 April) - It’s Princess Week! Yesterday Nadia wrote a great post about the appeal of princesses and today we’re continuing the celebration with some fantastic fairy tale books that will leave you feeling your most imperial. Polish off your crowns, lace upmore... full post...
  • Tales from a World Book Night giver - Scholastic Books (Wednesday, 25 April) - We were very excited that The Scholastic Store was a pickup site for Givers for World Book Night, and that The Hunger Games was one of the designated books! But even more, we were equally excited to see Shanella Ramlall on the list of Givers.more... full post...
  • Celebrate National Park Week - Scholastic News (Tuesday, 24 April) - From April 21-29, the country celebrates its natural beauty and cultural heritage with National Park Week. The nearly 400 National Parks across the country are free this week, and the National Park Service and National Park Foundation will sponsormore... full post...
  • New FREE iPad app “Sushi Monster” teaches important math skills - Scholastic News (Tuesday, 24 April) - What do you get when you mix sushi and math? Sushi Monster! Sushi Monster is our newest FREE iPad game app to practice and extend math fact fluency. The “Sushi Monster Chef” cooks up plates of numbers that challenge users’ deepmore... full post...