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Kids Learning Stuff

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About Me

I'm a former teacher and school librarian, and mother of two grown children (who are gorgeous and wonderful--one is in the Side of Truth video below, which has been shown on MTV!) I am always looking for great new things for kids-- please bookmark my blog about books and activities for kids:Click here to go to Kids Learning StuffMore information on children and books: The one essential book for parentsA wonderful African-American author body { background-image:url('http://myspace.mytheme.com/myspace/blu e.gif'); background-position:Top Left; background-repeat:repeat; background-attachment:scroll; background-color:white;

My Interests

children's books, reading, travel, ACC college basketball, health, exercise and nutrition, vegetarianism/veganism..........spreading the word about the importance of parents (and grandparents!) reading to kids."Your children are either the center of your life or they're not"...Calvin Trillin

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet people who are interested in children and literacy,and in environmental/vegetarian issues. Thanks to all the people who are adding me and asking me to add them!If you want suggestions on great books for kids or things for kids to do, look at the ones on my blogKids Learning Stuffor if you have questions/comments or suggestions about books and activities for children contact me.(I WILL answer if it's a real question. If you send a lot of really stupid bulletins I WILL delete you.sorry) I read a lot as a kid and just never stopped reading and collecting children's books.

Movies:

Moonstruck, Lord of the Rings, Mad Hot Ballroom, O Brother Where Art Thou, Princess Bride, Raising Arizona, Mighty Aphrodite

Television:

"Wicked people never have time for reading," Dewey said. "It's one of the reasons for their wickedness." from The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket

Books:

Time and Again,Peace Like a River,All Over But the Shouting,The Big Orange Splot, Omnivore's Dilemma

Heroes:

Anyone who is trying to change the world for the better. --------------------------- "The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker." Helen Keller

My Blog

Duck for President ! !

What a great book to use when discussing the Presidential election with children! It's hilarious, with humor that can be appreciated by both adults and children. Look for the parody of the famous pho...
Posted by Kids Learning Stuff on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:13:00 PST

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Posted by Kids Learning Stuff on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:52:00 PST

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Posted by Kids Learning Stuff on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:52:00 PST

Caldecott and Newbery Winners are announced.

I thought the awards were coming out NEXT week, for some reason.  The Invention of Hugo Cabret,by Brian Selznick, won the Caldecott medal. What an unusual book! As the author says,"My new book, ...
Posted by Kids Learning Stuff on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:39:00 PST

More art books for kids.

I was so excited to find these books! Feed Matisse's Fish is part of a series called Touch the Art books, which also includes Pop Warhol's Top, Make Van Gogh's Bed, and Brush Mona Lisa's Hair. These...
Posted by Kids Learning Stuff on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:36:00 PST

Teach your kids about art!

Have you seen  Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose: The Story of a Painting   by Hugh Brewster? What a gorgeous book! It describes a painting by John Singer Sargent, from the viewpoint of the chil...
Posted by Kids Learning Stuff on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:20:00 PST

Two books for parents to read....

Be afraid...be very afraid...Buy, Buy Baby: How Consumer Culture Manipulates Parents and Harms Young Minds..by Susan Gregory Thomas describes how marketers are targeting young children. "It's no sec...
Posted by Kids Learning Stuff on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:41:00 PST

I love anthologies!

When I was a little girl, I owned two anthologies of children's literature, both published by Better Homes and Gardens. The first had a variety of poems and stories for younger children; the second h...
Posted by Kids Learning Stuff on Thu, 31 May 2007 09:19:00 PST

just returned from Alaska!

I've just returned from a ten-day cruise through the Inside Passage, from Seattle to Alaska. One of my regrets (other than regretting I can't go back right away) is that I didn't take a child along w...
Posted by Kids Learning Stuff on Wed, 23 May 2007 05:42:00 PST

A great resource for parents:

I just discovered the Duke Gifted Letter, which has interesting articles related to educating gifted children. In my view, all children are gifted, so this newsletter is for everyone. You can bookmar...
Posted by Kids Learning Stuff on Wed, 02 May 2007 04:59:00 PST