Good crowd and great Forest of Reading Festival.

Congratulations to all the winners (and other nominees)!!!!

Glad I was invited. The Quiz Bowl was an excellent event and lots of fun. The game show format had the students answering some hard questions about the books. Very impressive.

Tiger, pangolin, star tortoise, tokay gecko—the species India must save from smugglers. Now qz.com/india/1625158/ via Quartz India

Light at night is harmful for amphibians, new research shows eurekalert.org/e/9898 via Binghamton University EurekAlert!

Collaborative for Teaching and Learning #artfulreading newest 5th Gr module includes text by Katherine Applegate (kaaauthor.bsky.social) Ivan the Markable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla, Rob Laidlaw 5 Elephants, and National Geographic Light Shining. shop.ctlonline.org

Congratulations to 2017 Connecticut's Kid Governor® Jessica Brocksom for being featured in Rob Laidlaw' latest book: "The Dog Patrol"!

📚 Pippin and the Super Kind Friends Club by 2018 @ORKidGovernor Dom Peters 📚 Dog Patrol: Our Canine Companions and the Kids Who Protect Them by Rob Laidlaw, featuring 2017 CTKG Jessica Brocksom

Opinion | More Good Kids’ Books for Summer Reading! toronto.com/opinion-story/…

Children's Non-Fiction Reviews: The Girl Who Rode A Shark & The Dog Patrol fabbookreviews.com/2020/05/21/rev… via Librarian☀️Michelle

Canadian Bookworm: The Dog Patrol cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-do…

Opinion | The Dog Patrol - More Good Kids’ Books for Summer Reading! toronto.com/opinion-story/…

Neat story! Rescue Dog Helps Save Endangered Whales By Sniffing Out Their Poop as a Conservation Canine goodnewsnetwork.org/dog-save-endan…

[Photos] Inside Pata, the ‘World’s Saddest Zoo’ in Bangkok - southeastasiaglobe.com/pata-zoo-bangk…

A reptilian nightmare: Florida bans nonnative species despite industry outcry washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

Link found between invasive species and commercial success in global pet trade phys.org/news/2021-03-l… via Phys.org

Think Like An Animal: They Are Smarter Than We Thought cbc.ca/natureofthings…

New Fitzhenry&Whiteside! 5 BEARS by Rob Laidlaw fitzhenry.ca/Detail/1554554…

psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal… The walk is for the dog, so let up on the leash and let your dog set the pace and agenda. And don't yank the leash.