The OLD Top Shelf

Wow – it just seems like the days are flying by and we are all barely holding on by the skin of our teeth. There is so much to do and so little time to do it. Over at the 21st Century Collaborative blog, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach asked the folks in her personal learning network to complete this sentence: You might be too busy if…

The results are there in this funny blog post. How would you finish that sentence? Leave your responses in the comments!

“Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Txes M&A Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.” (Anonymous)

-from the District 11 (Colorado) Educational Support Services Literacy & Language Arts web site

The ESC7 blog for librarians has a great post on an interesting way of introducing kids to books.

Does this excerpt peak your interest? Click the link to find out how it was selected.

“I tried to be helpful. ‘He did a split and couldn’t get up. I’m pretty sure he has a bad back.’
‘It’s not my back, it’s my crotch!’ he howled. His agonized eyes focused on me for the first time.”
– Born to Rock by Gordon Korman (Texas Lone Star Reading List 07-08). Hyperion, 2006.

The first Batman episode to feature Batgirl shows her working in the Gotham City Library! Enjoy…

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