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Quote: Martin Luther King Jr. on Education

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King Jr.

Quote: Martin Luther King Jr. on The Function of Education The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King Jr. About Martin Luther King Jr. — https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/biographical/ https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr https://www.biography.com/activist/martin-luther-king-jr Quote: Martin Luther […]

January 20, 2021By scintilla.admin Resources #education, #MartinLutherKingJr, #Quote, #resourceLeave a Comment

Quote: Little Women, Louisa May Alcott on Christmas

The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting.

Quote: Little Women, Louisa May Alcott on Christmas The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women For more on Louisa May Alcott, American author see https://www.biography.com/writer/louisa-may-alcott – biography […]

December 4, 2020By scintilla.admin Resources #Christmas, #LittleWomen, #LouisaMayAlcott, #Quote, #resourceLeave a Comment

Quote: Oscar Wilde on Reading

Quote: If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. — Oscar Wilde “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” ― Oscar Wilde For more on Irish author Oscar Wilde see https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oscar-Wilde

March 18, 2020By scintilla.admin Resources #book, #OscarWilde, #Quote, #reading, #resourceLeave a Comment

Quote: On Books by Louis L’Amour

Quote: Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you. – Louis L’Amour Quote: Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you. – Louis L’Amour For more on Louis L’Amour, American author see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour Books set […]

February 19, 2020By scintilla.admin Resources #book, #LouisLAmour, #Quote, #resourceLeave a Comment

Quote: Maurice Sendak on Books

Quote: Maurice Sendak on Books As a child, I felt that books were holy objects, to be caressed, rapturously sniffed, and devotedly provided for. I gave my life to them. I still do. I continue to do what I did as a child; dream of books, make books and collect books. Maurice Sendak, Author […]

January 31, 2020By scintilla.admin Resources #books, #MauriceSendak, #Quote, #resourceLeave a Comment

Booklist: October Boo-oo-ks!

Booklist: October Boo-oo-ks! This October we intend to feature some chills, thrills, and things that go bump in the night. Before we get there, though, we wanted to remind you of some of the Halloweenish books we have previously reviewed on our site. J.D. Barker writes both horror and thrillers that have a […]

October 4, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources #booklist, #Halloween, #October, #resourceLeave a Comment

Recipe & Review: Birthday Shortbread for Bilbo & Frodo Baggins

Recipe and Review: Birthday Shortbread for Bilbo & Frodo Baggins from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien Fantasy: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien September 22 is the shared birthday of Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggings, two of the most beloved book characters of all […]

September 22, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources, Shared Reading, Uncategorized #BilboBaggins, #birthday, #BirthdayShortbread, #cookies, #FrodoBaggins, #JRRTolkien, #recipe, #resource, #September22, #TheHobbit, #TheLordOftheRingsLeave a Comment

Reader Roadtrip: 2019 National Book Festival

Reader Roadtrip: The 2019 National Book Festival in Washington DC We made a Scintilla Road Trip to the National Book Festival in Washington, DC on August 31, 2019. To cover more authors, we split up and attended as many events as we could. Both of us (plus one of our boys) had a wonderful time, […]

September 13, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources #2019, #LibraryOfCongress, #NationalBookFestival, #ReaderRoadTrip, #resourceOne Comment

2019 Hugo Awards on Scintilla

2019 Hugo Awards on Scintilla ‘Twas the year of the lady–Lady Astronaut, that is. Mary Robinette Kowal stole the show with her ethereal dress and her wonderful novel that is sweeping this year’s science fiction awards, adding to her Locus and Nebula wins by taking home the Hugo for best novel. We loved The Calculating […]

August 26, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources #booklist, #HugoAwards, #resourceLeave a Comment

Quote: Walter Dean Myers on Reading

Quote: Walter Dean Myers, “Reading is not optional.” Quote: Walter Dean Myers, “Reading is not optional.” For more on Walter Dean Myers see http://walterdeanmyers.net/ Also see – Booklist: Black History Month February 2019

August 8, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources #Quote, #reading, #resource, #WalterDeanMyersLeave a Comment