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Rats, by Louis Spindler, 9

Post Published July 9, 2019 by Louis Spindler

Rats by Louis Spindler, age 9 When you think of rats you probably think of them as just a filthy animal living in the sewer and searching for food. But rats aren’t quite what you think.
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Kedi, Movie Review by Nina Vigil, 11

Post Published August 12, 2018 by Nina Vigil

If I told you right now that this is a review of a documentary about the cats living in Istanbul, what would you do? Yawn? Walk away? Say that doesn’t sound very interesting?
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Lullaby for a Badger, by Ula Pomian, 12

Post Published August 10, 2018 by Sarah Ainsworth

"I like writing sad stuff, and one day I just sat at the piano and started fooling arond with some chords, and this came out. I just like badgers, hence the quirky title." https://soundcloud.
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10 Backyard Bird Species to Watch

Post Published April 5, 2018 by Rebecca Moberly

Having fun birdwatching yet? (Read my last 2 posts for great birdwatching information) Here are 10 species of birds that you might find in your backyard (Eastern and Central US): Robin: Gray on top ...
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Rain

Post Published March 19, 2018 by Lukas Cooke

It rained. Or rather, it poured. Large grey clouds darkened the sky, their heavy droplets collecting in puddles and soaking the ground, wind altering the direction of their descent as gravity pulled t...
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Get Started With Birdwatching

Post Published February 28, 2018 by Rebecca Moberly

If you’re interested in birds or you read my last post, you might want to birdwatch. It’s pretty easy to get started, but here are a few tips if you get stuck: Just watch.
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Cat Pictures by Children!

Post Published August 25, 2016 by William Rubel

These are three very different approaches to making pictures of cats. But, what they have in common are the dynamic personalities of the cats that were models for the pictures.
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Writing Activity: Bringing Animal Characters Alive Through Gesture

Post Published July 21, 2016 by William Rubel

Taking as inspiration the world of puppeteers for the play "War Horse" this activity teaches students how to use gesture to make animal characters more realistic.
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Writing Activity: 4 projects to bring your (animal) characters to life

Post Published May 17, 2016 by William Rubel

Introduction to this Stone Soup Writing Activity These writing activities are built around the story "Lone Wolf," published in the January/February 1985 issue of Stone Soup.
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Writing and Art Activity: illustrate your own story, with “The Adventures of Pumpkin and Seegartus” by Nicole Schmidt, 9

Post Published May 14, 2016 by William Rubel

Introduction to this Stone Soup Writing and Art Activity "The Adventures of Pumpkin and Seegartus" is about a friendship between two animals--a pony, Pumpkin, and a cat, Seegartus--both favorite pets ...
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