Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Ada Lovelace, 1815 - 1852, a Victorian era pioneer of computing

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Who wrote what many people consider to be the world's first computer program? Ada Lovelace. A mathematician and writer who had a ve...
Friday, 25 November 2016

A lake the colour of a strawberry milkshake ! Lake Hillier in Australia

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What colour is a lake, usually? When you picture a lake in your mind, what colour is that lake? Blue, right?   When told to imag...
Monday, 21 November 2016

StoryKit -- a FREE iTunes app to make an electronic storybook

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StoryKit is a fun --  and   free  --    app. Well then, where in the world can you get it?  From  iTunes. You can download it right no...
Monday, 14 November 2016

Read children's books -- in many languages -- online -- for FREE -- at the International Children's Digital Library

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A wonderful online library, located in America   (in the U.S.A.) where you can get so many children's books  -- in so many languages,...
Wednesday, 9 November 2016

FREE e-book re. online learning: The Edupunks' Guide to a DIY Credential by Anya Kamenetz

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There are a lot of people out there (including me!) who'd like to learn something new. For work or simply for leisure. But...  it...
Sunday, 6 November 2016

Purry nice! Kishi train station in Japan has a cat stationmaster, Nitama

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Oh my catness! Kawaii   ♥ Kishi train station in Wakayama, Japan, has a cat stationmaster called Nitama. A purry nice job for a purr...
Saturday, 5 November 2016

Netherlandish Proverbs painting -- INTERACTIVE version -- point and view each proverb

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Here's the ♥ link to an interesting interactive version of Netherlandish Proverbs , the famous painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder....
Monday, 31 October 2016

A classic painting full of good advice -- Netherlandish Proverbs by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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A fun and very educational work of art. Even though it was done in the 16th century, it still has a lot of relevance in the world of toda...
Sunday, 7 February 2016

Jane Austen: the meaning of the name of the famous classic novelist

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Jane Austen :  the writer of the classic  Pride and Prejudice and several other famous novels. Have you ever wondered about the meaning ...
Sunday, 31 January 2016

The ending (last sentence) of Jane Austen books: quiz

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Here's a short, 6-question   quiz regarding the books of Jane  Austen . Each question is about the ending of a Jane Austen novel. ...

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier: Harper 2006 edition: The Rebecca Epilogue quiz

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The famous, thought-provoking novel, "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier has been published in various editions. The Harper 2006 edit...

"Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier -- Harper 2006 edition

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The Harper 2006 edition of "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier contains (at the back of the book): -- an Author's Note -- The ...

The secret meaning of B612 in “The Little Prince”? (“The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery)

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In "The Little Prince", the famous book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the asteroid -- the home "planet" -- on which the l...
Monday, 25 January 2016

The Lion by Joseph Kessel -- book , movie , Pamela Franklin , and a marvellous bookshop in West Hollywood

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I'd like to recommend a novel called  The Lion (the French title is Le Lion)  by Joseph Kessel. Peter Green translated the novel into...
Sunday, 24 January 2016

J H Patterson, the man-eaters of Tsavo, and a unique mystery novel

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John Henry Patterson   (10 November 1867 - 18 June 1947)  was a contemporary of   James Edward   “Jim” Corbett    (25 July 1875 - 19 A...
Saturday, 9 January 2016

Jim Corbett -- Man-eaters of Kumaon -- from hunter to wildlife conservationist -- from India to Kenya

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James Edward  "Jim"  Corbett   (25 July 1875 - 19 April 1955)  was a hunter who later became  a  wildlife  conservationist. ...