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Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat—Children's Book Review

Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat is teaches some priniciples about nutrition in a humorous way. Gregory won't eat the things that regular goats want to eat. He eats healthy people food—and his parents are worried! Read the full review here.

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Using Music and Motion to Enhance Storytime Lessons

. You don't have to be Mozart, John Cougar Mellencamp, or Barney the Dinosaur to use music effectively in your preschool story hour presentations. All you really need is a good portable music player, and a...

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Change Your Facebook Profile to Talk Pirate English

Well, blow me down and shiver me timbers! Pirates have been long ignored by our society, and it is time we gave them due credit. So how does a person celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day? By talking...

5 comments    facebook pirates pirate
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12 Must-Read Books Featuring the American West

Novels about the American West may feature explorers, settlers, religious outcasts, cowboys, miners, fortune seekers, scoundrels, or outlaws. But the common thread that binds these books together is landscape, which becomes a character unto itself.

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Goldilocks Goes for a Walk: An Original Music and Movement Story for Preschoolers

Making sound effects during a story hour presentation having children join in to make these sound effects is a wonderful way to get children participating. Here is a sample participatory story you can tell that explains why Goldilocks entered the three bears' cottage.

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5 Notable 20th Century Artists of the American West

5 Western Artists, including Georgia O'Keeffe, Maynard Dixon, Nicholai Fechin, Henry Farny, and Eanger Couse are featured in this hub which includes sample artwork and a short bio of each artist. Come browse the phenomenal artwork depicted here!

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Yoon and the Christmas Mitten by Helen Recorvits cover. Illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska. This tender and genuine tale about the magic of Christmas traditions will have you tugging at your hankie before the story ends.74

Yoon and the Christmas Mitten by Helen Recorvits Review

Yoon and the Christmas Mitten ISBN 0374386889 is a children's picture book by Helen Recorvits. This tender and genuine tale about the magic of Christmas traditions is told through the view of a young immigrant to America. Learn all about Yoon and her other stories here.

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Small Town Living—Lessons I Learned in Mayberry

I don't really live in Mayberry, North Carolina, but residents of my small town in Arizona sometimes call it that. It's the kind of place where people know who you are, and notice when they don't.

12 comments    advice family relationships
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Is Refinancing to a 15-Year Mortgage Right for You?

I didn't sell a kidney, any part of my self, or my soul. What I did took a bit of research and time, and a decent credit score. What did I do? I refinanced my family's biggest asset, our home, to a very...

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How Much is a Terabyte, Anyway?

How much is a terabyte? Read on to find out the answer, and find out how many photos, DVDs and Blu-ray movies you can fit on a terabyte-sized hard drive.

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