Feb 06 2008
In the last episode of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Mole and Ratty spent the night at Badger’s house out of the snowstorm. In the morning, with the help of Otter, they returned home. To find out what happens next in chapter 5, Dulce Domum (or Home Sweet Home), click on the + sign on the audio player below.
Feb 05 2008
Just recently, the winners of the 2008 Newbery Medal and Newbery Honors were announced. Since this is the third time that author Kate DiCamillo has appeared on our countdown with her book Because of Winn-Dixie, I would like to know, “What is the total number of Newbery Medals and Honors has Kate DiCamillo won? I also want to know which books received which medal.
Answer to Library Book Trivia Question #8 is 5 of Roald Dahl’s children’s books have been made into feature films: James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches, The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Jan 08 2008
When Charlotte Bronte published Jane Eyre in 1847, it brought her much success which was unusual for a woman in those days. However, Charlotte was not the only female published author in her family. What are the names of Charlotte’s two sisters who wrote the books Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey?
Answer to Library Book Trivia Question #6 is the Eliza Award. This award was created in 2002 by the Fay School Library and The Mystery of Eatum Hall was voted as the Lower School’s favorite picture book in 2005.
Oct 04 2007
It’s what you’ve all been waiting for! Below is the beginning of the “Fay’s 100 Favorite Books.” All of these books are available in the Fay Library as well as your local public library and your favorite bookstore. Thanks for voting!
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Sep 22 2007
The Wind in the Willows was written in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame, a Scottish writer who started telling the tales of Mole, Rat, Badger and Mr. Toad to his son, Alistair, as bedtime stories.
What is a mole, you ask? Good question. Here is Grolier Online’s great description of a mole:
If there were a contest for the hardest working animal, the first prize would surely go to this small mammal that spends most of its life digging underground tunnels. Using its powerful front limbs and spade-shaped front feet, the mole digs through the dirt pushing a mass of earth, sometimes 20 times its own weight, upward to form a heap on the surface. The mole can dig at the rate of over 18 feet (5.5 meters) an hour. In less than a day, this champion builder can dig a tunnel over 300 feet (91 meters) long!
