Sunday, October 29, 2017

''Moot: The Story of an 8-Year-Old Dutch Girl Who Wants to Save the World'' -- by Daniel Halevi Bloom, world publishing and animation rights available via book packager/scout Biko Lang (bikolang@gmail.com): Agent wanted/Publisher Wanted

 








5 comments:

jeffrey said...

I truly like it very much and I will try it on my 8 year old granddaughter (she may be 9) Perhaps on my 5 year old also.

Maybe it doesn’t matter but has ‘moot’ ever been used before in the sense you use it here: “something that nobody would moot” - which I take to mean that nobody would disagree with (rather than simply discuss, which I thought was the usual meaning)? Maybe it doesn’t matter?

DANIELBLOOM said...

Hi Jeffrey, thanks for your good comments re
''I truly like it very much and I will try it on my 8 year old granddaughter (she may be 9) Perhaps on my 5 year old also. RE: ------------------------------------- Maybe it doesn’t matter but has ‘moot’ ever been used before in the sense you use it here: “something that nobody would moot” - which I take to mean that nobody would disagree with (rather than simply discuss, which I thought was the usual meaning)? Maybe it doesn’t matter? GOOD QUESTION: I was using the term to moot as "to disagree with". Am I wrong there? If someone moots a parliament or Congress bill, does that mean they disagree with the bill and refuse to pass it? i might be wrong. can anyone clarify? thanks - dan

DANIELBLOOM said...

Jeffrey some notes ---
moot


[moot]

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adjective


1.

open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful:
Whether that was the cause of their troubles is amoot point.


2.

of little or no practical value, meaning, or relevance; purely academic:
In practical terms, the issue of her application is moot because the deadline has passed.


3.

Chiefly Law. not actual; theoretical; hypothetical.


verb (used with object)


4.

to present or introduce (any point, subject, project, etc.) for discussion.


5.

to reduce or remove the practical significance of; make purely theoretical or academic.


6.

Archaic. to argue (a case), especially in a mock court.

DANIELBLOOM said...

AND.....

Examples of moot in a Sentence

And it was they, not the British, who slapped down any suggestion of democratic reform when it was quietly mooted by British colonial officers in the 1950s. —Ian Buruma, New Republic, 24 Sept. 2001
… he looked for an easy way out. A spot in the stateside Guard would have suited him fine; in the event, he dodged and weaved until a low draft number came along to moot his problem. —Hendrik Hertzberg, New Yorker, 16 & 23 Oct. 2000
And then the word comes of Ted's inoperable pancreatic cancer, and death moots the long conflict. —Richard Rhodes, New York Times Book Review, 24 Dec. 2000

conservatives had shouted down the proposal when it was first mooted


the issue of whether a person's nature or upbringing is more important continues to be mooted by experts and laymen alike




Recent Examples of moot from the Web


The game, expected to be played in Bloomington, has been mooted publicly for several days, and is now officially set.


zach osterman, The Courier-Journal, "IU basketball to open 2017 season against Indiana State in first matchup since 2006," 4 Aug. 2017


Such votes would be probably not have been forthcoming even if the Republicans had mooted a relatively centrist plan.


max bloom, National Review, "Process Matters," 1 Aug. 2017


Reprogramming traffic lights, removing or redesigning speed bumps (!) and roundabouts, and retrofitting buses are all being mooted as possible ways of reducing air pollution.


sebastian anthony, Ars Technica, "UK government wants to ban sale of gas and diesel cars starting in 2040," 26 July 2017

DANIELBLOOM said...

MORE NEWS ON THIS


''Dear Danny Bloom,

Yr post, '"Moot" -- An international children's picture book about an 8-year-old Dutch girl who wants to save the world', is now published and can be found at http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/moot-an-international-childrens-picture-book-about-an-8-year-old-dutch-girl-who-wants-to-save-the-world/ .


Thanks for having your say in our marketplace of ideas!''