Link Du Jour: You Know What Would Make Books Better?
Man, books are great and everything, but don’t you ever wish they could do more? Page after page of words – it’s a bit repetitive, don’t you think? You ever wish you could just, you know, grow things in them? You’re not alone:
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Book planters.
(Thanks to BoingBoing for the link)
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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