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Margriet Ruurs is the author of more than 40 children's books, many of them award winners.
Margriet lives on Salt Spring Island where she runs BETWEEN THE COVERS, a booklovers' B & B (see: http://www.betweenthecoversbandb.com/)
She writes regular book reviews of YA and picturebooks here: http://margrietruurs.blogspot.ca/

Margriet visits schools around the world to conduct dynamic author presentations, slideshows of the writing process and poetry writing workshops for students and teachers. She also speaks at many literary conferences each year.
Margriet has a Master of Education degree from Simon Fraser University.

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	Stepping Stones / حَصى الطُرُقات: A Refugee Family's Journey / رحلة عائلة لاجئة by Margriet Ruurs (Goodreads Author), Nizar Ali Badr (Artist), Falah Raheem (Translator) 4.44 avg rating — 1,020 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World 4.05 avg rating — 573 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Elephant Keeper: Caring for Orphaned Elephants in Zambia (CitizenKid, 18) by Margriet Ruurs (Goodreads Author), Pedro Covo (Illustrations) 4.22 avg rating — 145 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Come, Read With Me by Margriet Ruurs (Goodreads Author), Christine Wei (Illustrations) 3.51 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	School Days Around the World 3.93 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Families Around the World by Margriet Ruurs (Goodreads Author), Jessica Rae Gordon (Illustrations) 3.93 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birthdays Around the World by Margriet Ruurs (Goodreads Author), Ashley Barron (Illustrations) 3.82 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When We Go Camping by Margriet Ruurs (Goodreads Author), Andrew Kiss (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison by Margriet Ruurs (Goodreads Author), Katherine Gibson, Ted Harrison (Foreword) 4.04 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature by Margriet Ruurs (Goodreads Author), Margriet Ruurs (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 60 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Booklovers' B & B

I am now operating BETWEEN THE COVERS Booklovers' B & B on lovely Salt Spring Island, B.C.
Check out the website: www.betweenthecoversbandb.com

We have Poetry Room and a Fiction Room. Large rooms, beautiful beds, private bathrooms, hot tub and all on a 5 acre lavender farm.

Come relax, read a good book and savour the Gulf Islands! Read more of this blog post »

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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

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