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Princess, Meet Cowgirl: Two Books Offer Alternatives to Standard Princess Narrative - Newwest.net
Princess, Meet Cowgirl: Two Books Offer Alternatives to Standard Princess Narrative Princesses and cowgirls square off in this childrens book review. . to Americas Women of the West (Houghton Mifflin Books ...

You're Sixteen, you're Beautiful, and You're Very Much Your Own Young Lady.
Today is my daughter Maddy's birthday. She was seven when I started this blog. She's about to turn sixteen...

Horse book drive to benefit Lakota Sioux
US tack company ThinLine is starting a horse book drive to help in developing a library for the Lakota Sioux on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation...

Comics Weekly
Pete Kilmer has been in the comics retail industry for ten years as a member of Downtown Comics in Indianapolis. Downtown Comics is one of the Midwest's largest comic retailers with over four locations in Indianapolis. All opinions are his own, and they cannot be bought with free swag...

Children's Book Review: FDR's Alphabet Soup: New Deal America 1932-1939 by Tonya Bolden
FDR's Alphabet Soup: New Deal America 1932-1939 by Tonya Bolden Knopf Books Hardcover, 144 pages Nonfiction Ages: 12 and up Available at bookstores and at Amazon.com One wishes that all history books could be written like Tonya Bolden's new book, FDR's Alphabet Soup...

Happy Birthday Hornblower creator C S Forester
C. S. Forester was born on Friday, August 27, 1899.A Forester was the author of the famed Horatio Hornblower books and the basis of the wildly popular Hornblower movies on A&E . C. S. Forester is the pen name for Cecil Louis Troughton Smith, the English novelist who rose to fame with tales of naval warfare, the one and only, Horatio Hornblower ...

Presto, Tibetan Bowls, & Dr. Seuss: How Michel Kripalani Got His Entrepreneurial Karma Back
Originally published September 4, 2010 at midnight, updated August 27, 2010 at 9:40 a.m. Some tales of technology innovation have an ethereal quality to them, and such is the case with Oceanhouse Media - or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that such is the case with Michel Kripalani, the startup software developer's founder and president...

Carrying a heavy or poorly fitted backpack could cause serious damage to a child's back
Backpacks should be worn properly and should not be overloaded. Photo: Arvind Balaraman - freedigitalphotos.net For many parents and kids going back to school includes purchasing a new backpack.A Chiropractors are expressing concerns about the harm that carrying a backpack can cause to a child's back.A Dr...

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Great new reads for teens abound, led by "Mockingjay," the final volume in "The Hunger Games" trilogy...

New Comics 9/1/10
While Diamond may be delivering comics earlier in the week in 2011 we've still got some soldiering to do here in the ten. Here is your list of new comics for the week. There are some interesting things happening here. Wolverine might be trying to take back his title from Deadpool and there's a new [.]..

Horror Books for Elementary-Age Students - Associated Content
Here is a collection of childrens' books of oriental wisdom for parents, teach. Top 5 Children's Books for Halloween The top 5 children's books for Halloween as decided and handpicked by my 5 year old and 8 year old...

Police arrest mother of 2-year-old girl hospitalized after apparent beating
Kansas City police were investigating the apparent beating of a 2-year-old girl who was taken to a hospital Wednesday evening unconscious and with bruises and brain damage.The girls mother and the mothers boyfriend took the girl to Childrens Mercy Hospital...

Teens may flock to 'Mockingjay' and other new books
Great new reads for teens abound, led by "Mockingjay,"the final volume in "The Hunger Games" trilogy...

Barnes and Noble hosts story time for kids - Vindy.com
She also coordinates the coloring page and stamp for the childrens hands with the subjects of the books and the theme of the day. For example, in the fall, Frey uses an apple theme and incorporates stories about ...

Blueprint: How you can help
Read below for a list of needs for nonprofits in the Athens area:..

Greatest Hits and What You Missed: A Picture is Worth a Whole Lot of Words
This dude is never going to win this staring contest. So this week was a bit scattered...

Free Printable 'Curious George' Book and Movie Lesson Plans - Associated Content
crafts and activities based on books, movies, cartoons, television shows and childrens' toys, visit me on the links attached to this article. Happily married 23 years. Mother of four. BA + 30 in psychology...

Giveaway: Alphie the robot for back to school
I think back to school time was much more stressful when my son - who will be 8 in two weeks - was in preschool and Kindergarten...

Starr report
The Doctors" have collaborated on a new book, "The Doctors 5 Minute Health Fixes: The Prescription for a Lifetime of Great Health." The book, published by Rodale Books, was written with Mariska van Aalst and hits bookstores Sept. 14. Each of the show's doctor-hosts -- Travis Stork, Lisa Masterson...

Area libraries are going Hollywood in a big way
Want to see Date Night for free?The Johnson County Library has 31 copies of the hot new DVD, with more on the way but youll be in line behind 474 other people, and the wait could take months.Those on the library waiting list are among the burgeoning ranks of people turning to their libraries to borrow movies instead of renting them...

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A surprise "Unbirthday Party" visit by Cinderella & Tink at Acres of Hope
Children at the Acres of Hope renewal center in Applegate were treated to some Disney-style magic last weekend...