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February 23, 2001

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From Booker T. Worm
(T stands for Text)
Booker T. Worm is the cyber authority for great books, fun facts, and good times.

A NOTE FROM BOOKER

Hello!

It is almost time to celebrate the birthday of one of the most popular authors of all time...Dr. Seuss! He was born on March 2nd, 1904 and died in 1991. He would be turning 97 years old this March. Dr. Seuss is one of the favorite authors of the worm kids here in BOOKWORM. In fact, we are planning on a huge citywide celebration to honor his birthday. We are going to have a picnic in the park, and all the bookworms are invited. We will have a luncheon of green eggs and ham. Everyone is going to get a white and red striped Dr. Seuss hat made by my good friend, Rita Book.

Each class at the school has chosen one of his books to read and make up a play about. After the luncheon, the classes will present their plays on the stage in the park. My niece's class has chosen to do HORTON HEARS A WHO. My sister has made all the costumes for the kids to wear. My next door neighbor, Rapid Reader, is going to be Horton. Once all the plays are done, everyone will be invited to join in a costume parade down Main Street. All the citizens of BOOKWORM are encouraged to come to the celebration in a costume of one of the characters in a Dr. Seuss book. I am planning on dressing up as the yellow, fuzzy Lorax. Fay Belle is making my costume for me, too.

As you can tell, we are planning a great day to honor Dr. Seuss. And we are not the only ones planning a special celebration. March 2nd is also the fourth annual celebration of Read Across America .This year's Read Across America theme is "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" --- you know how many places books can take you!

Is your school making any plans to celebrate? I'd love to hear about them. I can share some of the events with others here in the newsletter. Please write to me at bookertworm@aol.com.

Now, on to more news for this week...

---Booker T. Worm

Harry Potter wins a Grammy!
Did you know that Harry Potter won a Grammy Award? The recording of HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE won a Grammy for the Best Spoken Word Album for Children. If your computer can play sounds, you can listen to part of this recording right now! Just click here, and then after the web page loads click on the words, "Listen to an Audio Excerpt."

Dr. Seuss
If you love Dr. Seuss or would like to know more about him, check out our Dr. Seuss celebration. We have a biography of Dr. Seuss, reviews of his books, a timeline of Dr. Seuss' life, a Reading Checklist and three Dr. Seuss trivia games! Don't miss out on this special feature.

  Author Biographies
Thanks to everyone for their great suggestions about author biographies we should add to this area. In the meantime, you can still learn about the lives of many wonderful authors. Keep checking back here for more additions to our author area.

Quote of the Week:
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all art and science. -- Albert Einstein

Mailbag

Poems from fellow Bookworms

  In the hospital One night
I had a large fright.
I coward 'till I was in your arms.
In an Instant I knew who you were.
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Reds are Red
Violets are Blue
Booker T., you are sweet and so are the rest of you!
I love books and so do you!
Cows go MOOOOO
Ladies go SUE!
But nothing can top da' sweetness of books!
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pizza treatsa

I like to eatsa yummy pizza standing-up or in a seatsa,try eating it with
your hands or feetsa.
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ROSES
ARE
RED
VILETS
ARE
BLUE
VALENTINS
DAY
CANT
BE
AS
SPECIAL
WITHOUT
YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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BOYS BOYS I LOVE BOYS
LOVE IS BAD BUT CANDY IS SWEET
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My City
My city is small.
It's very far away
I can see in my mind,
A place with no time.
I make perfect people,
To live in my city.
They never fight,
They never cry,
They're perfect.
They're boring.
I throw them all away.
I make people just like me now.
They fight, they cry,
And they make cities too.
I see their cities,
That are just like mine.
I start to cry.
There's no such thing as a perfect city.
The perfect city is a city of dreams.
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Roses are Red,Violets are Blue,and boy have I got a good book for you!
It's called Face on the Milk Carton,its two sequels are,What ever
happened to Janie,and voice on the radio, By:Caroline B. Cooney.

Mail from fellow Bookworms
i think it is great every kid can learn about they grow.thank you so much for making my life easier and other kids lifes easier too.i would be lost with out these books.
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hi i love this website i think it's because i love to read! I'm in the 4th grade and my reading level is at an 9th grade level! I want to thank you for making a website for book readers like me!
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you said you were reading a book about the civil war there is one that is about it and i found it very interesting! it is when will this cruel war be over it is a dear america book Note from Booker: WHEN WILL THIS CRUEL WAR BE OVER? is a great book! You can read more about it and see the book's cover here. If you like the Dear America series, check out our list of Dear America books .
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Do you love mystery books like I do? Well, then you should read UP FROM JERICHO TEL. It is by E. L. Konigsburg who also wrote many other wonderful books. But UP FROM JERICHO TEL is about two kids, JeanMarie and Malcolm who find a dead bird one day so they go bury it the next day they find another dead animal and bury it. Then they find a dead Dalmatian and start to bury it by of course sticking there shovels in the ground and they get sucked under ground and meet a former famous person Tallullah who has a very exciting mission for JeanMarie and Malcom to go on...
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I love reading interesting stories I like reading thick books like Hank The Cowdog and books about the planets I can name all the planets in order Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto Note from Booker: If you read Hank the Cowdog, did you try our Hank the Cowdog word scramble? Click here to see it!
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I love your newsletter and I would like to request a book for your newsletter. It's called Holes. It's a book about a boy named Stanley who's convicted of a crime and taken to Camp Green Lake where he must dig holes everyday for punishment. Read about the rest of his adventure! This is 1 of the best books in Maryland because it was nominated a Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book. I hope to see this on your site! §ee ya!
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I just finished reading a very good American Girl Book about Josefina. I liked it sooooooooooooooooo much that I'm writing a sequel to it even though it already has a bunch. I suggest that you read it Booker Text! And also I wanted to tell you that you have an awesome website and newsletter. You were REALLY creative to think up all this! I just don't know how you do it!!!! You know Booker, when I was 8, I used to read all the time with my Aunt Martha. But one day, she suggested a book to me called Encyclopeidia Brown and I absolutly HATED it! So I totally gave up on reading! Then one day she said to my uncle, "Would you look in the bookstore when you go out for a book called, Harry Potter?" I thought nope! I'm never reading for fun again! but then my friend Anne, TOTALLY changed that! She told me about a book called NANCY DREW. I took 1 look at it and was addicted! (now, all you kids are thinking out there, NANCY DREW was that freakishly lame-o book that was from like, times of the Great Depression!) Well so what if it is! If you hate reading and you're a girl, trust me --- read a NANCY DREW book. Then read a Harry Potter book. Then, read an American Girl book and you'll be completely hooked to books! TAKE MY ADVICE! C*= u wont regret it!!!! Note from Booker: There's lots of info about Josefina and the rest of the American Girls here on Kidsreads.com.
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I am reading an excellent book called "Bud, Not Buddy" I borrowed it from my teacher. I am very excited about reading more of it. It is about a boy named Bud, not Buddy. When he was at the age of six, his mother died, I have yet to find out about his father. Anyways, Bud gets sent to a "HOME" the Home helps Bud find families to live with. So far Bid has went to live with the Amoes, I will let you get the book to read to find out the rest. Note from Booker: Did you know that BUD, NOT BUDDY won the Newbery Award for the year 2000? The Newbery Award is given by the American Library Association to the book they think is the best book of the year for kids. To read more about BUD, NOT BUDDY and to see the book's cover, click here. For a biography of the author, Christopher Paul Curtis, click here. You can find other award winning books in our Award Winners feature .
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I am a reader of the Sweet Valley Twins series. But my favorite book is The Tale Of The Fourth Grade Nothing. I also dream of being a famous writer.
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I'm one of the many people that receive your newsletter. I just wanted to tell you it's AWESOME! There's never been a better newsletter from another website.
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I REALLY LIKE YOUR WEBSITE I LIKE THE PUZZLES, AND IF YOUR LIKE ME I LOVE TO READ BOOKS, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!
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I love to go on the internet and find Bookworm, because I can get ideas for what books I want to buy. I love to read. Sometimes people at school call me a Bookworm, but I think it might be true! Every night I read as late as I can. I am a very good student in class, so I can get my work done fast and still have time to read.
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YA'LL HAVE SOME GOOD AUTHORS. I NEVER READ OUT LOUD IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY, BUT I READ IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY TODAY WHEN I READ THE STORIES.
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i know what this web is doing and it is doing progress on kids just like me and also now i have read the whole Harry potter collection and it was because of this web site inspired me to read and do others things that i couldn't do so i thank you for inspiring and if you will tell JK Rowling i'm her number one fan also i think the goblet of fire is the best book of the history because of what happens to harry with his scar that was wonderful. Also i think i want to be a writer because of jk rowling well make sure that you tell ok and i like booker as a friend.
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Did u ever hear of the book called Race To Freedom. It's a Dear America book. It's a really good book. It has a lot of details and explains everything. * * * * *
Hi!!I am one of your fans for this website.I enjoy reading so this is perfect for me to look at.My favorite author is Roald Dahl.All of his books are so funny.I also like the Dear America book collection.The best historical fiction book ever made has to be Little Women. Note from Booker: Two more Dear America fans! Don't forget, we have reviews of lots of Dear America books right here on Kidsreads.com.
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You should read the book ; The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by; Paula Danziger. It's about a chubby girl who talks about how much she hates her life!! It's so interesting!! Note from Booker: Want to know more about Paula Danziger? Read our biography of this author.
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SO FAR I'M READING A GOOD BOOK CALL LOVE YOU LIKE A SISTER IT'S ALSO TELLS YOU HOW TO WIN MORE FRIENDS AND HOW TO SETTLE YOUR PROBLEMS WITHOUT FIGHT.
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I do love to read. I have this book I got from my school library and it's a really good book. It's named "Where the Red Fern Grows". It's about a boy who wants two good hunting dogs. A funny part is the boy's cat, Sammy. He kept on getting caught in the boy's traps and yet, hasn't learned it's lesson. Well, now he has his dogs, and he's got a coon skin to train them. Well, I hope you find that book! It's great!!!!
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I really like to read! My class is reading the book Farmer Boy. It's by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I think you should put it on the site. It's like back in the 1800s so it's really cool to read and very funny! If you haven't read this book yet, I suggest you find it! Believe me, It's WORTH your time!
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Hey, I am reading that book RIGHT NOW! AMAZING!!! Its like you have psychic powers or something! Tell me other great books too! Thanks!!
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I think a good book is the Babysitters Club series by Ann M. Martin. But she just stopped writing them but they were a 1987-2000 series.
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hey i have really enjoyed reading about the books on growing up. i have been really entertained by these stories. i love reading about these books i think they are great on teaching kids to do things. it is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Note from Booker: You can find the books this reader liked in our Growing Up special feature.
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Our favorite author is Tamela Fleetwood. She is the author and illustrator of Nellie Jelly and the Jelly Well. She has also written music to go with her book. She had a fun book signing/sing-along/dance party at Barnes & Noble on Hilton Head. I am an elementary school teacher and I use Nellie Jelly and the Jelly Well to teach young children about living in harmony. The book (set in the year 21,340) has an anti-prejudice theme. The illustrations are wonderfully whimsical and the story has a lovely rhyme & rhythm. My students love it. I read the story to my baby and to my niece & nephew. They are big Nellie fans.

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