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SELEDREORIG
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Small Joys–Dr. Seuss
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BLIZZARD
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July ’12 Free Book Winner!
Congratulations to Sarah McHatton who won Sandie Bricker’s book, LOVE FINDS YOU IN HOLIDAY FLORIDA! Sarah, I’ll be mailing the book to you during this next week. Next week we’ll sponsor another book give-away on the blog. Stay tuned….
MAY 2024 FREE BOOKS!
We have two amazing non-fiction books to give away this month. These books are essential and informative reading for educators and for those invested in their own education or that of their children and/or grandchildren. EMPOWERING LEARNERS, Teaching Different Genres and Texts to Diverse Student Bodies was written by two highly esteemed educators, Anna J….
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Thanks Sue! It looks like just my style! Can’t wait to read it!