Book of the Week

And last, but certainly not least for the two themes...

Summer Reads Part 3:

Michael Chrichton's novel "Timeline" is one of those books that are great to read on vacation; exciting plot, good characters, and lots of action. Did I mention too that Chrichton also has a way of citing the science that helps make these sorts of adventures seem plausible?

With more and more mystery surrounding the corporation funding his archeological dig Professor Johnston leaves the site to his grad students for New Mexico to confront their sponsors. After his departure they make a shocking discovery: a written plea for help in the professor's handwriting admist some recovered documents dated from the 1300s. Now some of the top students must go back to another age and rescue the professor-if they can. But it's a different, more brutal word than the one they know... and time is running out.

Bedtime Books Part 4:

"Goodnight Gorilla" by Peggy Rathmann is my all-time favorite bedtime book. The zookeeper is busy, saying goodnight to all the animals before going home to bed himself. Unbeknownst to him, the gorilla has the keys, and is just as busy letting all the other animals out to follow the zookeeper home.

Here's a nice, sleepy story where the beautiful illustrations really tell what the text does not. It's a cozy book to cuddle up with to read to your own munchkins before tucking them in for the night. It doesn't get much better than this one.

Happy Reading all!