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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Do Re Mi excited to tell you about this book

The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi by Julie Andrews

August 29, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I know one thing about music: what I like and what I don’t like. And, granted that can be eclectic (Jim Byrnes anyone? How about Queen? Elvis? Ella? Bowie? Fraggles?) But I never thought about the “how to” of it. After all, why bother? I knew I liked it, but why should I learn about Do, Re, Mi? It’s just a silly song in a fun musical movie right?  Well, yes, but it’s a lot more, too. While I still do not know a lot […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Benedictine monks, Chiara Fedele, Emma Walton Hamilton, europe, Guido d'Arezzo, Italy, Julie Andrews, music, Performing Arts, Pomposa Abbey, Solfège

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:625 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: Benedictine monks, Chiara Fedele, Emma Walton Hamilton, europe, Guido d'Arezzo, Italy, Julie Andrews, music, Performing Arts, Pomposa Abbey, Solfège ·
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Franklin and Lowe

Rosalind Looked Closer: An Unsung Hero of Molecular Science by Lisa Gerin

Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe. by Kate Messner and Margaret E. Powell

August 3, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Science and fashion do not seem like they would pair well together. However, when the scientist is Rosalind Franklin and the fashionista Ann Lowe, they actually do. Franklin was a woman during a time when girls wore pretty dresses, learned to sew and have families and did not go around discovering DNA. And Lowe was a woman who would work with her family making gowns for grand balls and after her mothers death, would make one of the most famous wedding gowns; one fit for […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Ann Lowe, Chiara Fedele, Ein Robinson, fashion, great britain, Kate Messner and Margaret E. Powell, Kate Messner. Margaret E. Powell, Lisa Gerin, Molecular biologists, Molecular Science, Rosalind Franklin

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:576 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Ann Lowe, Chiara Fedele, Ein Robinson, fashion, great britain, Kate Messner and Margaret E. Powell, Kate Messner. Margaret E. Powell, Lisa Gerin, Molecular biologists, Molecular Science, Rosalind Franklin ·
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    I loved this one so much.
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