May 8, 2021
Another book for my Sondermath page, One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale, by Demi, tells the classic tale of the peasant who fools a selfish tyrant by asking for one grain of rice, and then doubling the amount each day for a month.
This one's going to be a favorite on my Austenalia page. The Jane Austen Project, by Kathleen A. Flynn, performed by Saskia Maarleveld, tells about a team of time travelers from the future who have gone back to 1815 England to make friends with Jane Austen's brother -- in order to meet Jane Austen and get copies of her letters and the complete manuscript of The Watsons. But it's hard to be part of that time without influencing what happens.
Happy Reading!
—Sondra Eklund
“To give those librarians, who make it their life work to serve children's reading interests, an opportunity to encourage good writing in this field.”