tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post6950009031243676198..comments2024-03-24T11:00:49.738-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: MOVIE MONDAY: WE BOUGHT A ZOOIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-72913259837294397982012-04-11T07:16:20.967-05:002012-04-11T07:16:20.967-05:00Your book looks like fun. Around here (New England...Your book looks like fun. Around here (New England) the bracelet fad came and went in the elementary-school age crowd after most schools banned the bracelets. Inexplicably, most of the kids in our school love bookmarks and shaped erasers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-60892693701428640032012-04-10T19:42:24.943-05:002012-04-10T19:42:24.943-05:00I'm glad to know you liked the movie because I...I'm glad to know you liked the movie because I've been debating whether to watch it too. And it sounds like a great tie-in with your book!Julie Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477115458570906449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-33556637027301108772012-04-09T21:03:21.756-05:002012-04-09T21:03:21.756-05:00Oh and I have been to the Elephant Sactionary in T...Oh and I have been to the Elephant Sactionary in TN! Yes I do know a lot about it! Sadly it is closed to the public. I was lucky to be able to go. My cousin works there and she was allowed to give a small number of her family a tour. I got to see all the elephants she works with!Amy Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604209148691071930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-24538333282018786372012-04-09T21:01:29.183-05:002012-04-09T21:01:29.183-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Amy Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604209148691071930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-86975120102472880782012-04-09T20:59:19.514-05:002012-04-09T20:59:19.514-05:00Can I have a list of those books you used for rese...Can I have a list of those books you used for research? I want to do some reading with stories (nonfiction and fiction) in my field to learn more about animals and how life in a zoo works.<br /><br />And I LOVED the movie!!! <br /><br />Also took my family (Mom, Dad, Scott, and his girlfriend Cayla) to the Animal House last weekend! They loved it! My dad took a lot of pictures! Will post them to my blog soon!Amy Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604209148691071930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-6527147099821642772012-04-09T17:54:01.834-05:002012-04-09T17:54:01.834-05:00Hi Irene! Haven't seen the movie, but I did he...Hi Irene! Haven't seen the movie, but I did hear good things about it from my daughter. Sorry to say that the elementary schoolers I know don't wear the bracelets any more, but you could try animal stickers -- stickers are eternal!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-44402552761117152502012-04-09T17:29:21.204-05:002012-04-09T17:29:21.204-05:00Hi, Irene! I can't wait for your book.
I was ...Hi, Irene! I can't wait for your book.<br />I was a little leery of seeing the movie, too, because I volunteer some at a local zoo and figured my inner critic would take over and my eyes might get tired of rolling. But, like you, I was pleasantly surprised to actually ENJOY the story! Yep, more about the people than the animals. A fun movie. And yes to Ruth's Gerald Durrell suggestion - I need to re-read some of those!Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-67336228000979201252012-04-09T11:28:58.103-05:002012-04-09T11:28:58.103-05:00I don't have much to offer by way of zoo tie-i...I don't have much to offer by way of zoo tie-ins. The only thing I can think of is that the Denver zoo, which we frequent, is building a new section for asian animals and the updates we've received make it sound really exciting. <br /><br />The kids I know: elementary age kids, are no longer fond of these wrists bands. Sorry. Otherwise they'd be the perfect swag.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-53538312848883079462012-04-09T10:41:50.334-05:002012-04-09T10:41:50.334-05:00Pat, have you been there?? I've heard of it bu...Pat, have you been there?? I've heard of it but (obviously) haven't been there yet myself. I'm sure Amy knows all about it. :)Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-40789282763376993592012-04-09T10:40:52.600-05:002012-04-09T10:40:52.600-05:00Ruth, I have NOT heard of Gerald Durrell. I'll...Ruth, I have NOT heard of Gerald Durrell. I'll check it out. Thanks so much for the recommendation!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-62967533017805113652012-04-09T10:39:56.278-05:002012-04-09T10:39:56.278-05:00Linda, that is a wonderful book and one I own a co...Linda, that is a wonderful book and one I own a copy of because I love it so much. I wrote a poem inspired by something I learned in that book.. it's called "The Institut de Beaute on Marzalkowska Street." It's about a beauty parlor that helped Jewish women look less ethnic so they'd be less at risk. Thanks for mentioning it!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-27435036253926669882012-04-09T10:18:53.524-05:002012-04-09T10:18:53.524-05:00My most favorite story is one I read a couple of y...My most favorite story is one I read a couple of years ago, Irene, titled The Zookeeper's Wife, by Diane Ackerman. It is an inspirational story of the wife of the zookeeper in Warsaw during the Nazi invasion, of the risks they took to save both animals & people-wonderful book. I love hearing about your research & that you liked the movie. I will try to see it!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-47723494378557584582012-04-09T10:05:37.894-05:002012-04-09T10:05:37.894-05:00yes the younger kids still like these bracelets
O...yes the younger kids still like these bracelets <br />One thing that you might or might not know is the elephant sanctuary in TN<br />http://www.elephants.comPatricia J. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044354515656710902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-20134754281827373142012-04-09T07:45:03.207-05:002012-04-09T07:45:03.207-05:00Have you read any Gerald Durrell? I'm most fa...Have you read any Gerald Durrell? I'm most familiar with My Family and Other Animals, which isn't about a zoo, but when he grew up he had his own zoo and I know I read some books about it.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.com