March 2012
February 2012
“I’ve often lost myself, in order to find the burn that keeps everything awake.”
– Federico García Lorca (via misswallflower)
Magical Books for Adults →
amandaonwriting:
The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
The Tempest, William Shakespeare
Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel
Aurorarama, Jean-Christophe Valtat
Mr. Fox, Helen Oyeyemi
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Haruki Murakami
The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke
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“What is important is not the quantity of your knowledge but its quality. You can...”
– Leo Tolstoy (via paperlover)
“Silence is a fence around wisdom.”
– German Proverb (via thesearepeopleyouknow)
Watchmuh-li-cah:
I love the process of making things by hand. This is a short video of designer Sara Hanks while she was creating wedding invitations for a couple.
Origami Wizard: 1000 Cranes for Japan →
origamiwizard:
I came across this beautiful project recently.
http://www.onethousandcranesforjapan.com/
It is a collective project that aims to raise money for the victims of the Tsunami in Japan. They have commissioned some great artists to design origami paper. You choose an artist that you like -…
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anthonyanaxagorou:
Lower your voice and strengthen your argument - Lebanese Proverb
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Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds in Preschool and... →
teachingliteracy:
Research has demonstrated that the most effective read-alouds are those where children are actively involved asking and answering questions and making predictions, rather than passively listening. This article describes in detail a technique for a three-step interactive read-aloud using sophisticated storybooks.
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