National Book Month | Periscope

National Book Month is observed in October. This collection celebrates books! 

Idella Bodie | National Book Month
Idella Bodie | National Book Month
Episode 1

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Have you ever wanted to read a book set in your own hometown? Chances are Idella Bodie would like to write one for you. Many of Idella's books are set in familiar places - Charleston, Lake Murray...
Idella Bodie's Books | National Book Month
Idella Bodie's Books | National Book Month
Episode 2

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Books by Idella Bodie: Secret of Telfair Inn A Hunt for Life's Extras: The Story of Archibald Rutledge The Mystery of the Pirates Treasure Stranded Ghost in the Capitol Whopper: A Novel South Carolina...
A Scribe in His Study | National Book Month
A Scribe in His Study | National Book Month
Episode 2

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Did you ever wonder what the first books were like? European monks started making them many, many years ago in the Middle Ages. They did not have a printing press so each book was made by hand. The...
Betsy Byars | National Book Month
Betsy Byars | National Book Month
Episode 3

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Betsy Byars is an author of over 60 books for young people. Her book Summer of the Swans won the Newbery medal in 1971, and her works have been translated into nineteen different languages! Betsy and...
Page from the Book of Kells | National Book Month
Page from the Book of Kells | National Book Month
Episode 3

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Each book was special and took a long time to make. Sometimes a monk worked for a year or more on one book. Usually they were stories from the Bible, so the monks wanted them to be very beautiful...
Betsy Byars' Books | National Book Month
Betsy Byars' Books | National Book Month
Episode 4

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Books by Betsy Byars: The Midnight Fox Trouble River The Summer of the Swans The House of Wings The Winged Colt of Casa Mia The 18th Emergency After the Goat Man The TV Kid The Pinballs The Cartoonist...