In yesterday's Gazette, Monique Beaudin of the column Green Life wrote about turning a new leaf.It is a glorious autumn here in Montreal. The lush leaves we had in summer all turned gorgeous colors and fell to the ground.
Did you know that these leaves are the best mulch you can have for growing your grass, flowers and vegetables next year?
Monique Beaudin writes that "until last fall, a lot of that organic waste produced in Montreal used to go straight to the landfills where it would rot inside plastic bags and create gases that contributes to global warming. But, last September, the city (Montreal) announced that all 19 boroughs would start collecting yard waste twice a year too be composted, the first step in a plan to eventually collect all organic waste - including such items as food scraps...." (Find out how more about Montreal's plans to deal with green waste at montrealgazette.com/greenlife.
Mrs. Nosy would be very happy to hear these news.
Mrs. Nosy would also be very proud of the City of Cote St. Luc which already has implemented a whole program of collecting organic waste from most houses in Cote St.Luc.
Hello, I am a watercolor artist/illustrator in Montreal. My small contribution to saving the earth is my newly published booklet for children and adults: Mrs.Nosy - A composting Story -
It is a 24 page booklet, 6x9
Available through my e-mail address : lilygoldman@gmail.com
or my blog: mrsnosy.blogspot.com - Can$12.95 or US$10.95 plus $5.- shipping
The French version will be soon available as an e-book.
Available by writing to lilygoldman@gmail.com or at http://mrsnosy.blogspot.com/
What a cute little book!
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congratulations! It's a lovely book.
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ReplyDeleteIT WAS SILLY, SILLY BECAUSE, SOOZ'S MOM SAID THAT EACH NIGHT A FAIRY CAME AND SPRINKLED GOLD DUST ON THEIR GARDEN. BUT IT WAS NOT TRUE, IT WAS A JOKE.
I LIKED IT SO MUCH MAKE ANOTHER COPY OF IT FOR OTHER KIDS. ASTRID (6)
Author and Illustrator: Lily A. Goldman
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ISBN: 978-2-9811384-0-8
Click Here To Purchase Mrs. Nosy-A Composting Story and/or Find Out More About The Book
Mrs. Nosy – A Composting Story is a humorously delightful and beautifully illustrated story of the magic that can happen when one composts.
Mrs. Nosy is envious of her neighbor’s garden and when she is told it occurs through the help of a good fairy who sprinkles magic dust at night, she plots to stay awake and catch the fairy in the act. The neighbors have fun fooling Mrs. Nosy until they laughingly confess that the magic in the gardens enabling the flowers to grow so well is actually compost made from kitchen scraps.
Mrs. Nosy is a gentle, clever story that teaches youngsters about the value of composting and how it can be used to better everyone’s lives. The relationship between Mrs. Nosy and her neighbor’s daughter Sooz is charming and is one of mischievous respect for each other. At the end, Sooz willingly shares her compost “fairy magic” so that Mrs. Nosy’s garden could flourish.
The text is accompanied by beautiful brightly-hued and inventive watercolor illustrations depicting gardens in full bloom and the compost (complete with bugs, worms, and discarded apple cores). The final picture in the book depicting a young child skipping through the butterflies while a pair of hands embraces a flower is simply stunning.
Mrs. Nosy is a wonderful and charming book that introduces even the youngest readers to the magic of composting.
Lily A. Goldman is a Montreal artist, author and book reviewer. She was born in Egypt, lived in Paris for three years and moved to Montreal in the 1960s. Her other published works include: Kaliky and Jojo, A Greyhound Story, Nofret’s Magic Hair and the Lucky Scarab (about the discovery of hieroglyphs in Egypt), and Farmer Norm (another composting story). Goldman has also illustrated The Potter and the Painted Lady by K. Frey.
Click Here To Purchase Mrs. Nosy-A Composting Story and/or Find Out More About The Book
Wendy Thomas
Reviewer Wendy Thomas. Wendy lives in Southern New Hampshire with her husband and six children, ages 9-17 and has been published in various regional magazines and newspapers. She writes a weekly column, Simple Thrift for the Nashua Telegraph.
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Activities for Earth Day 2010:
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Reading and activities re: Mrs. Nosy - A Composting Story
Eleanor London Library - 5801 Cavendish boulevard,
Cote St. Luc, Qc.
Sunday, May 16th, 2010
9.30 to 3.30 pm
EcoAction Day and Public Works Day
Public Works Parking Lot
7001 Mackle,
Cote St. Luc, Qc
Mrs. Nosy - will have her own kiosk.
Tuesday, May 16, 2010
8.30 to 11.30 am
School Outreach (Hebrew Academy Gr,3)
Public Works parking lot
7001 Mackle
Cote St, Luc. Qc
Reading and activities with Mrs. Nosy - A Composting Story