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How It Works: The Telephone by Ladybird Books

September 5, 2022 by KimMiE" 5 Comments

CBR14 BINGO: Series, because this book is part of the Ladybird “How it Works” series published in the 1970s. I never pass a Little Free Library without checking out what’s on offer, and one day a few weeks ago I struck gold. Never has one person’s trash become such a treasure. Thanks to Ladybird Books, I was about to learn about how telephones work, or at least how they worked in 1972. This book begins with some history of the telephone and why we need […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, cbr14bingo, Children's Books, KimMiE", Ladybird books, science

KimMiE"'s CBR14 Review No:31 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr14, cbr14bingo, Children's Books, KimMiE", Ladybird books, science ·
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Cat people humour

February 15, 2017 by WistfulCynic Leave a Comment

All my life I’ve been a dog person. Which isn’t to say that I don’t like cats, I always have, simply that I felt more affinity with dogs. I understand dogs. They are bouncy and loving and they lick your face. However, I am married to a cat person, and last summer when my friend’s daughter’s cat had kittens, the husband and I decided to adopt two of them. I still don’t consider myself a cat person, although I love my cats. They are obviously […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor Tagged With: Cats, humour, Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris, Ladybird books

WistfulCynic's CBR9 Review No:6 · Genres: Comedy/Humor · Tags: Cats, humour, Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris, Ladybird books ·
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