book creature

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Hi, I'm Emily. I homeschool my 12 year old so we can go on adventures, read amazing books together, and learn real history- the history of people and resistance. I also help run a weekly food pantry.

I mostly post about books. See my posts at https://justmytoots.com/@bookcreature@toot.community

#books #history #genx #uu #humanism #homeschool

book creatureApr 6, 2023
Linus Tech TipsApr 6, 2023
Did you know that Amazon was originally called "Cadabra," but Jeff Bezos changed the name after a lawyer misheard it as "cadaver"? https://twitter.com/LinusTech/status/1644103187841032193/photo/1
Linus Tech Tips on Twitter

“Did you know that Amazon was originally called "Cadabra," but Jeff Bezos changed the name after a lawyer misheard it as "cadaver"?”

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book creatureApr 6, 2023
Dennis AApr 6, 2023

Euronews:
Spain's new 'transgender' law breaks new ground on LGBTIQ+ rights

"Spain's new law for 'real & effective rights of #transgender people' and #LGBT rights allows people to their gender without conditions at the civil register from the age of 16. Euronews reports on what this means for the children, adults and families concerned."
https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/06/how-spains-transgender-law-is-changing-the-lives-of-those-affected

VIDEO : Spain's new 'transgender' law breaks new ground on LGBTIQ+ rights

VIDEO : A new law in Spain allows people to freely change gender from age 16. Euronews reports on what this means for the children, adults and families concerned.

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book creatureMar 11, 2023
Scot HackerMar 11, 2023
"All models are wrong, but some models are useful."
book creatureFeb 25, 2023

The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction

I'd would love reviews about this self help book / monastic history from the #medieval community.
I just enjoyed this related quote from a monk named John, mention in the New Yorker: "“All I do is eat, sleep, drink, and be negligent." #bookstadon

book creatureFeb 13, 2023
book creatureFeb 10, 2023

Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye is a 1999 #middlegrade novel about an Arab-American girl who moves to Israel. She is wistful about moving ...she's just had her first kiss at home in St. Louis.

This book is so warm, and funny, and moving, and charming. It also deals with identity and culture and conflict. But mostly it's a lovely portrait of being a young teen. This author is a poet, and the story is semi-autobiographical.

A #homeschooling readaloud for us.

#books #bookstodon

Show threadbook creatureFeb 9, 2023
@colehaddon I idly watched Night of the Living Dead on Youtube a few months ago, thinking it would be a quaint old horror film. Holy crap it is not. I was rivted. And it never lets up.
book creatureFeb 8, 2023
Eric PuryearFeb 5, 2023
Show threadbook creatureFeb 8, 2023
@icy acutally I'm getting Stranger Things vibes from that pic. Sinister.
book creatureFeb 7, 2023
Middle school librarian in Florida shared this with a facebook group I'm in, post-book-purge. It is important to note the governer of Florida who is championing this ban is a frontrunner for the GOP nomination. #america