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Dianne Hofmeyr

@dihofmeyr

Writer. Reader. Story-teller. Dreamer. One foot in Africa close to the wild. Zeraffa Giraffa, Tiger Walk, Paris Cat, Storm Dragon & THE MOST FAMOUS RHINOCEROS

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Thank you BooksForTopics for selecting THE GLASSMAKER'S DAUGHTER pub by Quarto Kids for this EVERYDAY MATERIALS list. Jane Ray Jane Ray & I spent days & days at the glass section of V&A collecting info on the intricasies of Venetian glass.

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Small Stories of Great Artists by Laurence Anholt fcbg.org.uk/?p=21203 Great to read about this book on FCBG this am. And huge congratulations @LaurenceAnholt for completing a 336 page book for TASCHEN!!! Sounds utterly wonderful and perfect for Nonfiction November!

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Spark1 #mostfamousrhinoceros It's 1515. Monsters in the sea. How will a rhino get from Goa to Lisbon? Study old maps. Paint mural of stormy sea. Add sea monsters. Sailing ships. Jon Biddle @schoolreading H Morgan HertsPrimaryEnglish Otter-Barry Books KiranS Ceridwen Eccles

Spark1 #mostfamousrhinoceros It's 1515. Monsters in the sea. How will a rhino get from Goa to Lisbon? Study old maps. Paint mural of stormy sea. Add sea monsters. Sailing ships. <a href="/jonnybid/">Jon Biddle</a> @schoolreading <a href="/hmorgan09/">H Morgan</a>  <a href="/HertsEnglish/">HertsPrimaryEnglish</a>  <a href="/OtterBarryBooks/">Otter-Barry Books</a> <a href="/Miss_K_Sunray3/">KiranS</a> <a href="/Teacherglitter/">Ceridwen Eccles</a>
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HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Pavel Horáček and @nicolakidsbooks. If you hurry you can still get tickets for IBBY Conference on Sat 9th and hear Nicola speak on: "Evolution of the Eco-Warrior: Climate Change and the way Children Connect with Nature" @clpe IBBY UK Otter-Barry Books Ferelith Hordon

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Spark2 #mostfamousrhinoceros #youngquills It's 1515. Kings & Queens send exotic gifts around the world. Create a self-portrait. How will u dress? What animal is yr symbol of power? HertsPrimaryEnglish Melissa Jordan Simon Smith Miss Cleveland 📚☕️ @KarlDuke8 School Reading List Ceridwen Eccles

Spark2 #mostfamousrhinoceros #youngquills It's 1515. Kings &amp; Queens send exotic gifts around the world. Create a self-portrait. How will u dress? What animal is yr symbol of power? <a href="/HertsEnglish/">HertsPrimaryEnglish</a> <a href="/melissacreate15/">Melissa Jordan</a> <a href="/smithsmm/">Simon Smith</a> <a href="/MissNCleveland/">Miss Cleveland 📚☕️</a> @KarlDuke8  <a href="/SchoolReading/">School Reading List</a> <a href="/Teacherglitter/">Ceridwen Eccles</a>
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Bring out the Eco-Warrior in yr child... join IBBY Event Sat 9 Nov. Great speakers. Great books for librarians/teachers/parents to browse & buy. 👇 tickettailor.com/events/ibbyuk/…… Retweet IBBY UK Pam Dix @annlazim Newham Bookshop CarolThompson Jane Ray Ferelith Hordon @BridgetMarzo

Bring out the Eco-Warrior in yr child... join IBBY Event Sat 9 Nov. Great speakers. Great books for librarians/teachers/parents to browse &amp; buy. 👇 tickettailor.com/events/ibbyuk/……
Retweet <a href="/IBBYUK/">IBBY UK</a> <a href="/DixPam/">Pam Dix</a> @annlazim <a href="/NewhamBookshop/">Newham Bookshop</a> <a href="/CarolTh29215180/">CarolThompson</a> <a href="/janespictures/">Jane Ray</a> <a href="/fhordon1/">Ferelith Hordon</a> @BridgetMarzo
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Loved the engaging presentation by ⁦Dr Huw Lewis-Jones 🇦🇶⁩ at ⁦IBBY UK⁩ this afternoon. A polar explorer, a professor, an echo warrior and a children’s book writer! ⁦@annlazim⁩ ⁦Charlotte Hacking⁩ ⁦Anna Harrison

Loved the engaging presentation by ⁦<a href="/polarworld/">Dr Huw Lewis-Jones 🇦🇶</a>⁩ at ⁦<a href="/IBBYUK/">IBBY UK</a>⁩ this afternoon.  A polar explorer, a professor, an echo warrior and a children’s book writer! ⁦@annlazim⁩ ⁦<a href="/charliehacking/">Charlotte Hacking</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/robin2reader/">Anna Harrison</a>⁩
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A great Conference. Thank you @annlazim and Pam Dix and the rest of the IBBY UK team and to Charlotte Hacking for hosting @clpe. Nicola was in her stride and drew us all along! as was Lisa Sainsbury @roehampton Fantastic Day!!!

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Spark3 Non-fict Nov #mostfamousrhinoceros #youngquills Create King Manuel's parade around classrm. Or act out with masks. Write about parade frm yr animal's view. Was there music, growling, cheering? Scott Evans | The Reader Teacher® ReadingRocks Matthew Courtney Primary English Teresa Cremin

Spark3 Non-fict Nov #mostfamousrhinoceros #youngquills Create King Manuel's parade around classrm. Or act out with masks. Write about parade frm yr animal's view. Was there music, growling, cheering? 
<a href="/MrEPrimary/">Scott Evans | The Reader Teacher®</a> 
<a href="/_Reading_Rocks_/">ReadingRocks</a> 
<a href="/mattheweduk/">Matthew Courtney</a> 
<a href="/primaryenglishh/">Primary English</a> 
<a href="/TeresaCremin/">Teresa Cremin</a>
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Great to be side by side with Catherine Barr 's whale. When I'm in South Africa they come so close in the winter months, I can hear them 'blow' from my bedroom. My second book ever was "When Whales Go Free," pub in 1988 nearly 40 yrs ago! Lets keep our animals off the Red List!