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Today is Day 33 of our stay-at-home time.
Keep reading to learn about the smallest book in the world, how to keep your heart healthy and how to make a little bookstore!

HEAD  

What is the  smallest  book in the world?

The world’s smallest book is the children's book, Teeny Ted From Turnip Town. It was made in 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is made out of silicon (the same element as computer microchips) and is smaller than the thickness of a human hair. Here is a video of the the Canadian creator of this book, Robert Chaplin:

HEART

Have you been exercising your heart? Ms. Francesca has given us a website with lots of ideas of how to keep your body healthy at home. Here is the link:

https://sites.google.com/tdsb.on.ca/davisvillehpe

HANDS

Did you make some folded books? After I made the video for you to see how to make a little folded book yourself, I had a pile of little books and I was wondering what to do with them. Then, I thought I would make a bookstore! 

Here’s how I made mine:

You need a tissue box, masking tape, scissors, a marker and some scrap cardboard and scrap paper.

Make a vertical cut in the middle of the top of the box and two horizontal cuts at the top and the bottom. Now fold them back to make the "doors". 

To make the shelf, cut a piece of scrap cardboard (from another box like a cracker box), 4 cm wider than the width of the box. Draw fold lines on each end about 2 cm from each short edge and then fold down each side of the shelf piece.

Use masking tape to tape the shelf inside. Make sure the space at the bottom is tall enough to hold your books.

Put the books inside. Make a sign for your bookstore.

Use a piece of masking tape as a "handle" to help keep the two doors closed. I was so happy that the clear plastic of the tissue box actually looks like a store window!

*** If you make some books or the little bookstore, please take some photos and email them to me. I would love to see what you created! ***