It's no fun finding fun things you can't share, so HERE YOU ARE with my latest:
Libraries:
The Life and Death of the Library of Alexandria
(One of the most horrible losses to the wisdom of the world!!)
(One of the most horrible losses to the wisdom of the world!!)
Music:
The Kid Should See This
(Well, THAT was fun!)
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News, Libraries, and Antiquity:
(That was Good News stacked upon Bad!)
Inventions:
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Controversy: Who owns what YOU buy?
(Do you have the right to know how to repair devices you paid for?)
Industry, and Apple, Oppose "Right to Repair"
Laws (also see ifixit,org )
When you want to entertain yourself and learn at the same time...
(An eclectic bunch of history and science facts!)
Fewer Landfills? Imagine the uses!
Seaweed-based Water Pouch
Aims to End the Need
for Plastic Bottles"
by Ryan Whitwam
As you read, stand where the story takes place.
That is really getting INTO your book!
Pneumatic System
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Leftovers from New York's Pneumatic System,
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Listen to samples of Beowulf, Old English, Middle English, etc.!
--from The British Library
Bonus: Stories Everywhere
Please share your own treasured finds with us!
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