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		<title>Interview with Cressida Cowell, Author of How to Train Your Dragon &#8211; Link</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I enjoyed this MovieWeb interview with children's book author Cressida Cowell, who wrote the How to Train Your Dragon books. In the interview, she talks about her feelings about having her fantastic book made into an animated movie. She also talks about her unique summers spent on an isolated island with her family that in many ways inspired her writing.]]></description>
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		<title>The Dog Ate My Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dog ate my blog.]]></description>
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		<title>Did Fleming RESCUE Churchill? A Research Puzzle by James Cross Giblin</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/05/28/did-fleming-rescue-churchill-a-research-puzzle-by-james-cross-giblin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 04:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspired to find the truth about the link between Alexander Fleming and Winston Churchill, Jason spends every free moment looking for some source that will settle the questions that have arisen during his research. How will he resolve the conflict stories about Fleming?]]></description>
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		<title>Science Fun for a Rainy Day</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/05/27/science-fun-for-a-rainy-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 11:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its raining today. The kids are home sick, too. They&#8217;ll want to get on the computer and play Webkinz or something like that, or they&#8217;ll want to watch TV all day. All brain rot, really. They&#8217;ll be bored and drive my wife crazy. They need an activity, and a fun one, and why not a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little Rat Sets Sail by Monika Bang-Cambell</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/05/26/little-rat-sets-sail-by-monika-bank-cambell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Monika Bang-Campbell's book, Little Rat's parents enroll her in a sailing class, much to her dismay. She shouldn't have been surprised, though. Pictures of sailing scenes hang from every wall in her home,...]]></description>
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		<title>Simon Bloom is set to return this summer in Simon Bloom: The Octopus Effect!</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/02/01/simon-bloom-is-set-to-return-this-summer-in-simon-bloom-the-octopus-effect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon Bloom is returning soon in his second book titled Simon Bloom: The Octopus Effect I&#8217;ve been anticipating this sequel to Simon Bloom: Gravity Keeper by author Michael Reisman every since I finished the first. Amazon shows it to be available this coming June 11, 2009. I like that. From JacketFlap, and probably the publisher, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dismal Decline in 12th Grader&#8217;s Reading Abilities</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2008/11/05/dismal-decline-in-12th-graders-reading-abilities/</link>
		<comments>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2008/11/05/dismal-decline-in-12th-graders-reading-abilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nick Mangiaracina notes some disturbing statistics about the trend of American high school students in his article &#8220;Reading, writing are one of our last bonds&#8221; , published in the University Daily Kansan.  This information, culled from the well known National Endowment for the Arts survey completed in 2004, has been noted elsewhere many times before, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2008/11/02/artemis-fowl-the-lost-colony-by-eoin-colfer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer, the 5th book in the Artemis Fowl Series is as exciting as ever. Maybe his best book yet! Once again the underworld is in jeopardy of exposure to humans. This time the 8th Family of fairies is at risk of exposure. A twelve year old genius, Artemis&#8217; match, has [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2008/10/10/2008-nobel-prize-for-literature-goes-to-jean-marie-gustave-le-clezio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stolen from the New York Times The French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, whose work reflects a seemingly insatiable restlessness and sense of wonder about other places and other cultures, won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. In its citation, the Swedish Academy praised Mr. Le Clézio, 68, as the “author of new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backdoor Science &#8211; Castle Under Siege! by Andrew Solway</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2008/10/04/backdoor-science-castle-under-siege-by-andrew-solway/</link>
		<comments>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2008/10/04/backdoor-science-castle-under-siege-by-andrew-solway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your kids like the Lego or Playmobil castles, or any of the other building toys,  Castle Under Siege! by Andrew Solway is a little book that offers a fun hook into some the science behind those ancient buildings. Already engrossed in the imaginary building of a castle and defending it against all enemies, kids [...]]]></description>
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