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As a little girl my doll was my bestfriend. Her name was Crissy. My rat was named Sam. I was always looking for friends, but they were not looking for me. Hi my name is Lyza. I am Five years old. I have a doll name Crissy and a friend name millie. I talk to my doll and make her clothes. I play with her and she loves me. When Millie comes over we play with her together. At dark Millie has to go home. Millies mom ask her what did you do at Lyzas house...
3) Zoug-Rez Dog
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The Native American symbolization of the dog is noble, faithful, loyal, teaching, protection, and guidance. This is a very special story, a true story, about a puppy that had a heart much bigger than that of any person I have ever known and had taught our family a very important lesson about unconditional love and friendship.
5) My Lazy Eye
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This book will deal with the medical challenge children face named as amblyopia, or lazy eye. The emotions the children and their parents go through while dealing with this problem. Also in the end how they get help and are successful in overcoming this problem.
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This is My Commandment, recorded in John 15:12-13, is the greatest statement that Jesus Christ ever expressed. The Commandment is played out by a field mouse family and their trials with a stray cat. This full colored cartoon illustrates how the greatest Commandment can give our lives daily direction. The coordinating Bible verses help to explain the story and is great for memorization. The pastel color illustrations are delightful and will warm the...
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Judy in July: Mine and Canada's 100th Birthday is written as a memoir of 1967. Seen through the eyes of a 10-year-old's 12 diary entries, it is a 32-page picture book that deals with the celebrations of that year. It's also a topic that lends itself to an introduction of a basic history of Canada. Any child who was in school that year learned at least two things: that Canada first became a country on July 1st, 1867 and that Sir John A. Macdonald was...
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At 9:00 in the morning, the day begins for children of the 1800s as they walk to their one room school. Children ages eight through eighteen years of age enter the building as they are greeted by their teacher. All of the students will be learning their lessons in one room at the same time. The schoolhouses grades one through eight and all grade level subjects are taught by one teacher. The schoolhouse is often very cold, because there is only a potbelly...
10) Red Ribbon
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The Red Ribbon is based upon a true story from the authors early childhood in the Terezin/Theresienstadt Ghetto.
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MY DAD HAD A COMPOST PILE IN HIS GARDEN. HE WOULD THROW IN ALL THE LEFT OVER VEGETABLES, ETC. ONE DAY, HE NOTICED A STRANGE NEW PLANT GROWING IN HIS GARDEN. HE ASKED A FAMILY FRIEND WHO COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT EITHER, THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE POTATOES. WELL, AS THE SUMMER DREW TO A CLOSE AND THE FALL BEGAN, LO & BEHOLD IT WAS A PUMPKIN.
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This book is about a young child who, just like every child, is scared of many things when they go to bed. The mother explains to the child that she shouldnt be scared because there is always someone there to protect them even while that person is not there. The childs father is a soldier, like so many in real life, who is gone from time to time. The mother reminds the child that her father will always protect her no matter where he is.
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We all face challenges and difficulties through life. When your handed those challenges without a choice you feel life through a whole different heart. You hold tight to what matters, forget what doesn't and always love strong. Feel through the heart of a boy who becomes a man while dealing with a heart defect.
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In the middle of a tough living desert, a story of a shinning example of a friendship has began between a nice man and a loyal dog. Each one of the two had a chance to save his friend's life and actually did, because they both believed in giving and sacrificing. Enjoy and look forward to Part 2 of the story!
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We still have to get a tree.
Who wants to bother with a live Christmas tree? They can be such a mess.
Ill just run down to the lot on the corner. If I go close to the twenty-fourth, I can usually get a deal, and Im in an out quickly.
Christmastime is such a hectic season that, for many families, finding time to get a Christmas tree becomes just one more chore. And the debate between getting a live versus an artificial evergreen seems on-going. This...
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Alpacas are friendly, funny, beautiful, and generally delightful! Native to South America, alpacas are becoming more and more common around the world, especially in the United States. The Alpaca-bet! introduces children to this wonderful animal and the special joys of caring for and loving alpacas!
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Family and family-system interactions make strong impressions on who we are and who we become. Children today live in a world with a much faster pace than the 1960s or 1950s. The ever-increasing amount of information, social changes, and human events challenge decisions and values that youth of all ages are confronted with today, more so than the simplicity of life and what society presented decades ago. Change is ongoing. Some things remain the same....
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