tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90143280131831343062024-03-13T13:41:05.223-07:00M's Cyber LiBraryCasa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-88120286059945391092016-02-27T12:59:00.002-08:002016-02-27T12:59:18.211-08:00Black History Month: Recipes, Cooking & George Washington’s Head Chef<a href="http://myauctionfinds.com/2010/03/05/recipes-cooking-george-washington%E2%80%99s-slave-chef/#sthash.z2sue1Xv.cmfs">Recipes, cooking & George Washington’s Head Chef</a><br />
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Hello, today I'm sharing online literature. I have to tell you I'm fascinated with history, especially Culinary History, people's gastronomic taste, family recipes, traditions and collected recipes can reveal who people really are or what's important to a culture! Sitting down breaking bread with others is a very intimate function. How many people do you trust to serve you food that their hands have been all over?<br />
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Cooking can be as easy as 1, 2, 3 or an enormous amount of work, monumental amounts of work. Have you ever had to cook without electricity. Maybe you went camping, lived on the road, streets, and had to start a fire? One time and you get such an understanding of the basic necessities and how much work goes into preparing a meal, before electricity, and a banquette...what we call Events today. How spoiled we are today, we tend to take so much for granted, because some of us have so much. Even our freedom. Go take a look at the <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/hot_topics/84718777.html">kitchen</a> Hercules cooked in.<br />
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When you start digging you find all sorts of things! Here is an excerpt from the article at <a href="http://articles.philly.com/2010-02-21/news/24956757_1_hercules-slave-compelling-historical-drama">Philly.com</a> posted in 2010 about Hercules a slave of George Washington, that escaped from slavery not long before or on Washington's 65th birthday. Never to be seen or heard from again.<br />
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A great article on The Presidents <a href="http://www.npr.org/2008/02/19/18950467/hercules-and-hemings-presidents-slave-chefs">Chef's</a> during slavery and after it. They talk about living and cooking in the White House. I loved this site because you can listen to the Authors and Historians as they interview and tell of the Black Chef's who worked in the White House. There is more to read or listen to more at <a href="http://npr.org/">NPR.org</a><br />
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To me a big part of being a child is growing, in turn growing up. The adults in there world are key guides as they go through the growing process where they will become Adults. Children naturally want to please and understand the adults in there life for a long time before they want to try out all their learning and test what they've learned for themselves. They count on us to show them how to be in the world, the good the bad and sometime the ugly that shows up too, to know what is the best way to live in this world. Books are a good way to share what we know and believe. Our life experience will show them best. How we are day to day with others. They will... like Maya Angelou poetically stated.. They will "catch" on to who we are and what they want to be or not be.<br />
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I hope you get to visit these sites and discover something about Black History Month. To me it's not just about Black People and all our amazing accomplishment, but also about the human race. The thing that make one race decide to maliciously treat another and the human spirit of the mistreated race to come from under that maliciousness. Personally I'm very grateful for those examples of the human spirit that rises above baseness, because it has been the mainstay why I never ever give up on myself...others can but never me. I model this for my children so they will do the same.<br />
My daughters class studied the <a href="http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/">UDHR</a> in class...they took a trip to the UN here in NY. I didn't let her go, those trips are always rushed. I will take her on a tour myself. Maybe you will take time to read The <a href="http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/">UDHR</a>.<br />
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Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-74051815739423293022016-02-09T14:27:00.001-08:002016-07-29T19:08:16.594-07:00Happy Chinese New Year: Cecilia Chang, The Seventh Daughter<span style="font-size: large;">I'm a cookbook fanatic! I have so many favorites. The scrapbook style, of the authors family history, are at the top of my favorites list. For instance the amazing Story by Cecilia Chang...a great read and recipe book for The Lunar New Year celebration. I love the details of her childhood. The cook's life and how her mother ran the house and did the family shopping. Things she learned from her mother...things even I follow in my culinary beliefs today...so many similarities. Such as eating lighter in the summer, but Cecilia's mother did it for cleansing, and staying away from MSG! The trama of war and how she and her sister were able to escape...covered in fleas but their family inheritance for the trip in tact. Then all that hardship prepared her for success here in the states. Everyone has a story! This story was close to home in many ways for me and I still refer to the lessons now and then. That smile on her face is so real and I've very thankful she wrote the book!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year...May the Year of the Monkey Be a Very Happy One!</span>Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-67068370171077624792016-02-09T14:12:00.000-08:002016-02-09T14:28:03.363-08:00Black History Month: A. Fillmore's Cookbook<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-7005723715919291172016-02-07T19:18:00.002-08:002016-02-08T13:20:09.791-08:00How to Make Candy Books: Hard Candy, Chocolate Candy and Non-Cook Candies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">If I could have one candy wish...eating one of these everyday and not get cavities or adverse effects to my physical self...this book would fit the bill to explore all those fudge dreams...!!</span><img alt="Baker's Field Guide to Holiday Candy: Sweet Treats All Year Long" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403203344l/294802.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr>
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Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-41602634261279788002016-02-07T17:06:00.000-08:002016-02-08T08:10:15.679-08:00Black History Month: Harlem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This link <a href="http://www.east-harlem.com/history.htm">Here</a> takes you to the pages about Haarlem/Harlem and the history of How it came to be Harlem.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then We fast forward Jumper Style, to after World War I and Learn more about </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you recall that Sesame Street segment of the song that went "You gotta go where you want to go and<br />Be who you want to be. Believe in Yourself"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before we moved to Harlem...3 yrs. ago, my Husband would talk about Harlem. People of all walks of life but they dress here, like nowhere else. Good people here. There is a news paper just about what goes on in Harlem. In the summer especially good weather the streets are filled with vendors selling their wares and music I grew up with and always makes you feel welcome even if you are from Baltimore. Maybe that's another reason people come by bus loads to see Harlem! So we were having a daily discussion about where we wanted to live, because there are five boroughs in NYC and each one being different from the next an even having different culture vibes within a single borough depending on where you live. Harlem, he always would say I like Harlem. If you find this book in the library or in a book store. Stop a min. or two and go through it Once for the Art again for the poetry. It is Poetic Harlem</span>.<br />
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<br />Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-77072791214155675362016-02-01T17:26:00.000-08:002016-02-01T17:26:45.505-08:00Black History Month: 32 AuthorsI'm kicking off Black History Month with Alicia Keys entry into the Writer club with her new book. I've always appreciated Alicia Keys since the very first time she appeared with her crystal clear voice and infused her classical training to her music! Classical training always lifts everything you do up to a higher level. I believe it is partly why she's a class act and well rounded entertainer...which she exibits by an app that is the prelude to her book Blue Moon!<br />
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Go visit this article about her book and <a href="http://babyandblog.com/2015/12/31-black-celebrities-who-have-authored-childrens-books-and-apps/">31 Black Celebs Authors of Children's books</a> of books featuring several of my favorite authors such as LeVar Burton and books we've read the past year as well as some I look forward to reading.<br />
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Kim Wayans "Amy Hodgpodge"<br />
Ziggy Marly "I love you too"<br />
Bob Marly "ONe Love"<br />
Tay Diggs "Chocolate Me"<br />
<br />Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-11488473942719181452016-01-27T17:41:00.001-08:002016-01-27T17:41:45.241-08:00Good Manner's Makes it Work<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7684650-gunn-s-golden-rules" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1440876238m/7684650.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7684650-gunn-s-golden-rules">Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/93162.Tim_Gunn">Tim Gunn</a><br />
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Ok first I have to say I appreciate good manners above, good looks, fancy clothes and most everything. So I really appreciate Tim Gunn because he's got it all. I've never met him but on several occasions my husband has met him commuting around NYC. He always says...Tim Gunn is a really down to earth person and he asked how's the family, when he saw my husband last time. Well reading his book confirmed everything I'd already thought about him, honest, kind and very proficient in his work. I laughed out loud and was touched by so much of what he wrote. I really hated putting the book down and I will read it again. I kept hoping I'd run into him like my husband, so he could sign my book and I could thank him for everything he shared. Thanks Tim Gunn!
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Already I'm really missing Summer...after just one day of Real Feel of 3 degree winter weather! Reading aloud chapter books is a summer tradition I started with my children partly to introduce them to the love of reading, voice acting and power of words and ideas. The tradition continues with the youngest of my 8 children.<br />
With That said our first read aloud book over the past summer we read, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/348573.The_Borrowers?ac=1">The Borrowers</a> is a story about tiny people who have to hide from the human beans, barrow what they need, while being virtually invisible and living out their simple lives underneath an elderly lady, her grandson and two caretakers.<br />
Every family has their dilemmas ... what would life be without them, right? Momma and Poppa are doing their best to keep food on the table and make life pleasant for Arietty but boredom, curiosity and getting seen create a shift that changes everything for them and the whole household. It may be good to read the book before you see the movie by Hayo Miyazaki.<br />
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Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-11315177524069461802015-11-16T20:34:00.003-08:002015-11-16T20:36:49.900-08:00Cookie Books for any time..Even Holidays<br />
Do you read cook books like Novels! I do. Books were my first friends, after my cousins of course. Cook books and Baking Books are my closest of friends! We have so much fun together...sorry if this is sounding sorta wacky, but I know I'm not the only one who loves Baking Books like I do...you know who you are, I'm giving you permission to admit it...at least to yourself.<br />
Below is my list of Cookie Books that I borrowed from the library and didn't want to ever take them back...but I did because that's wrong! Anyway take a look see on Amazon or Good Reads at the reviews...for my 25c. Both of these books have easy to a bit more challenging( more than 5 ingredients) recipes. My favorites in "Mom's Big Book of Cookies" are the refrigerator or (hidden in) the freezer cookies.<br />
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Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-85388101003678864422015-10-17T17:50:00.000-07:002015-10-24T17:56:15.199-07:00Cocoa Ice by Diana Karter Appelbaum and Illustrated by Holly Meade<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">How is chocolate made? Where does it come from? Does it grow on trees? Find answers in this book </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2288569.Cocoa_Ice" style="text-align: left;">Cocoa Ice</a></div>
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Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-87644732242933214232015-07-16T08:46:00.001-07:002015-07-16T08:46:11.650-07:00Our summer Reading list Classics and New Arrivals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These are all the books on that list I'm interested in...Along with my everlasting favorite Author/ Illustrators list...<br />
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Bud Not Buddy<br />
Tar Beach<br />
My Name is Maria<br />
The Composition<br />
Lon Po Po!<br />
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Jerry Pinkney and the Pinkney Family<br />
Ezra Jack Keats<br />
Tana Hoban and her Daughter to name a few...<br />
Then I have to encourage you to seek out Picture books..<a href="http://mscyberlibrary.blogspot.com/2007/05/three-childrens-books-id-love-to-have.html?m=1">here</a> are some of my favorites!<br />
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Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-39041850077440478852015-07-09T01:12:00.000-07:002015-07-09T02:03:45.248-07:00My Daddy is a yoga Pretzel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/679338.My_Daddy_Is_a_Pretzel?from_search=true&search_version=service">My Daddy is a Yoga Pretzel.</a>" Our family had been introduced to Yoga Pretzels in the form of large index cards. You can pick a card and practice with a family member or on your own but quite a few of the cards are for partners to practice together. You can focus on what you want..examples are trust, courage, patience etc. So i want to check out the book in the next few days or so, from the library. I'm really looking forward to it. I'll come back here and Good reads and share my thoughts on this book and I'd appreciate if your comments on Yoga Pretzels if you have read or used the index cards too!</div>
Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-590856373993119572011-03-23T10:12:00.000-07:002011-03-23T10:12:53.133-07:00Lasagna Gardening 101I thought it would be good to put web sites or blogs I read to learn or research on.<br />
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This site is very fasinating for a amateur gardener like me...but I have to go and read again!<br />
<a href="http://ourgardengang.tripod.com/lasagna_gardening.htm">http://ourgardengang.tripod.com/lasagna_gardening.htm</a>Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-41366259851420704342011-02-22T19:20:00.000-08:002011-02-22T19:20:48.125-08:00Miss Rumphius<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/402074.Miss_Rumphius" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Miss Rumphius" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1277904721m/402074.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/402074.Miss_Rumphius">Miss Rumphius</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/191976.Barbara_Cooney">Barbara Cooney</a><br/><br />
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/149981985">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />
I can't count how many times I've read this book! I'm in love with this book...I find it very inspiring and simplistic. My children always remember this book too. Did I say i love this book...I can say enough good about it. It's so sweet.<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4539372-michele">View all my reviews</a>Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-65608084105619470912011-02-22T18:40:00.000-08:002011-02-22T18:40:13.211-08:00The Gardening Book<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2068362.The_Gardening_Book" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Gardening Book" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266512522m/2068362.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2068362.The_Gardening_Book">The Gardening Book</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56363.Jane_Bull">Jane Bull</a><br/><br />
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/149976336">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />
we loved this book the project with the tiny top gardens were fun. I want to own this one so we can have a chance to complete other projects in it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4539372-michele">View all my reviews</a>Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-62440570252378172822011-01-05T17:53:00.000-08:002011-01-08T16:20:03.368-08:00What am I reading<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/TSUconQxqCI/AAAAAAAAAN4/ygeVgmV-oI4/s1600/MichaelBeckwith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/TSUconQxqCI/AAAAAAAAAN4/ygeVgmV-oI4/s1600/MichaelBeckwith.jpg" /></a></div>Sort of a what's in your wallet question. lol I'm reading Michael Beckwith's "Spiritual Liberation". It's a lot to chew on I'll say that. I have a time putting it down. I've wanted to learn more about what he has to say or what he thinks and this book is it. I saw and heard him first on the Secret. When he said ...so many things... "You can begin to think real thoughts" "You can feel love even if noone is loving toward you at the time" and "Greater is the power in you than the power in the world"! There was a time I wouldn't read or even want to know about people that write books on spiritual things unless it came from a small circle of religious organizations that I knew...very exclusive. Anyway this is what I'm reading now and I'm very happy, my dear husband of 23yrs was very thoughtful to get it for me. I'm very thankful for this book and for my husband and our family.Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-89187833548142446762010-12-23T18:34:00.000-08:002011-01-08T16:21:28.679-08:00Three Yrs.!,So glad to get back to blog about all I've read and hope to read...<br />
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I was discussing with my dds 15, 13, what 3 books they'd love to have from their childhood?<br />
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My over all favorite to read to them. Were Monster Mama, Cocoa Ice, The Rain. The Rain being #1 because it's a picture book that's as real of childhood play and the comforts of home as you could convey without words!<br />
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*dd 15 were Monster Momma, Cocoa Ice, The Little Princess also a favorite Shirley Temple movie.<br />
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*dd 13 Upside down Cake, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78991.Zoom?from_search=true&search_version=service">ZOOM</a> and a Spaghetti Story about 2 children making dinner for their parents, which we never actually found again or know the exact title!<br />
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Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-45177716050444793772007-05-13T08:03:00.000-07:002007-05-13T10:31:42.517-07:00The Holy Bible****************************************<br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/Rkc0UoVSQkI/AAAAAAAAADg/zq5f-evJ8Uc/s1600-h/HolyBible.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/Rkc0UoVSQkI/AAAAAAAAADg/zq5f-evJ8Uc/s200/HolyBible.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064073835030135362" /></a><br />By far the best book ever! All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. I Tim.3:16. These are the bibles we use and the other resources we use to add to our learning. I refer and speak the scripture to my children from the King James version and our children read from the same KJV, I love to read them this one at night though because I feel like I'm giving them an appitizer into the bible <a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/Rkc0UoVSQlI/AAAAAAAAADo/1TNtyZMMhzc/s1600-h/Children%27s+Bible(paperback)+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/Rkc0UoVSQlI/AAAAAAAAADo/1TNtyZMMhzc/s200/Children%27s+Bible(paperback)+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064073835030135378" /></a><br />I decided to tailor our reading and use these bibles to help with the phonic as well as other english lessons <a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/Rkc7bYVSQmI/AAAAAAAAADw/WoEZaANdhqw/s1600-h/51AYJES169L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/Rkc7bYVSQmI/AAAAAAAAADw/WoEZaANdhqw/s200/51AYJES169L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064081647575646818" /></a> The same folks put out a prayer book too. <br /> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />For the summer I'll be reading from The Bible Story Books for our Discussions, spelling, dictation and other Lang. related things for their language books. I saw a whole set of these at our thrift store once, we've really enjoyed them over the years. <br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/RkdEooVSQnI/AAAAAAAAAD4/aMifS8ClerA/s1600-h/TheBibleStory.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/RkdEooVSQnI/AAAAAAAAAD4/aMifS8ClerA/s200/TheBibleStory.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064091770813563506" /></a>Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-27422735693855510962007-04-09T04:39:00.000-07:002010-12-23T18:58:47.265-08:00What Are You So Grumpy About?<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0316065897/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-6118553-4084023#reader-link">What Are You So Grumpy About?</a> Is about this little boy who is mad about something, and it gives all the reasons you can be mad, while making it funny and entertaining. These books remind me alot of the No David books, which I'll talk about later. This book made me crack up when I was little and I give it 5 out of five stars, esspecially for good illustrations too. It now also reminds me of my angery little brother, but if I could get him this book I would. I think it has suggestions for cooling down.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/TRQMWZntWiI/AAAAAAAAANY/OssTga9Q4zY/s1600/grumpy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/TRQMWZntWiI/AAAAAAAAANY/OssTga9Q4zY/s1600/grumpy.jpg" /></a></div>Maya Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08844668022743069273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-48562828626797077002007-03-08T13:13:00.000-08:002011-01-08T16:19:00.623-08:00The Secret Garden<a href="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/b6/56/cbfcb340dca077d857746010.L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/b6/56/cbfcb340dca077d857746010.L.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
This is one of my FAVORITE books! I love the story. <br />
It beings, very sad wih a very neglected and spoiled little girl losing her whole household in one fell swoop. Mary Lennox is the main character. She grew up in India, but when a deadly disease kills her family. She must leave her home to live with her Uncle in his manor in York Shire, England.<br />
Living at the Manor Mary makes some strange friends ( the grounds gardener, servant girl, her uncles son Colin, and a woods boy). When Mary discovers the Secret Garden, a garden enclosed by a wall for ten years, she decides she will take care of it. and with some help from her friends turns the garden into a lovely haven. <br />
Colin who once was a spoiled brat, like Mary, is transformed into a new person by the companionship Mary gives him. Mary herself is transformed. <br />
I really loved the pictures in this book it had a very nice effect ( the colored pictures with the black and white ones). The first time I picked up this book I didn't like it (it gave me a head ache!). But when I picked it up again a few years later, I had a different reaction. It was so magical, i couldn't put it down! The story made me laugh, frown, cry ( a LITTLE), and want a secert Garden of my own (I've wanted one ever sense). When ever I think of this book I want to vist Ireland (don't ask me why). <br />
I hope to get a copy of my own, one day, and pass it down to my own children.<br />
So I hope you'll read The Secret Garden, and find the one inside of yourself (and it needs constant love, watering, and nurturing).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-57587485479912743682007-03-07T20:41:00.000-08:002007-03-07T21:27:15.772-08:00Helper by Design<a href="http://images.alibris.com/isbn/0/8/0/2/4/0802408699.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://images.alibris.com/isbn/0/8/0/2/4/0802408699.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />I love picking this book up. When I do I can start anywhere in the book and be pulled in, like sitting with someone and getting a bit of wisdom for being a wife. That happened again this week! So I had to place this here.Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-27545772529892713612007-03-03T10:20:00.000-08:002007-03-03T18:09:47.008-08:00Minnie Saves the Day<a href="http://i18.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/b3/8f/1a_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i18.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/b3/8f/1a_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /> I've read alot of books about dolls (this is the second one I read) and is equally my favorite as the Doll People, which I'll post next time. It is written in the 1930's about a little girl who receives a doll from her Grandma who sewed it herself. When the family and girl aren't around Minnie and her friends have adventures in the house. This book is about how Minnie saves the cake. It has lots of illustrations and is very interesting. In the back of the book is a section on doll/black people history and a pound cake recipe just like in the story. This book is very enjoyable and can be read more than a million times before it gets boring.Maya Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08844668022743069273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-11025811696899565522007-02-28T14:26:00.000-08:002007-02-28T14:58:10.205-08:00A way to Document Art in Lang.I Can't show the picture of the book right now...scanner's having a tantrum or something. But I wanted to leave a link to Star Fall on the sidbar. It's a fun way to review the short stories in the book. Each story enphasizes the letter phonic being taught. I like the 3rd book of the series of three, at the end they are an example of various artist. Dorothy Strait, Ernie Barnes, Paul Gauguin, and our favorites Georges Seurat(first to experiment with pixels) and Vincent Van Gogh. Each story gives a short Biography of each artist. It sparked lots of conversation, research and learning. The three books were offered free as a set. So at the time I got about 3 sets. I still have one or two for my other little ones interested in reading. They've done quite a bit with the webpages now. Even the stories are interactive. It was a fun review, for a few min. I think it's a good supplement if you want to have some paper work for phonics, spelling, and reading.Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014328013183134306.post-8613776896670903412007-02-14T16:31:00.000-08:002007-02-18T08:07:09.905-08:00Pass it On!<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/Rdh5omHN7LI/AAAAAAAAABk/K3jc9La7s5w/s1600-h/PassitOn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_JaUoJc-TQ7M/Rdh5omHN7LI/AAAAAAAAABk/K3jc9La7s5w/s320/PassitOn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5032906321919077554" /></a><br />If You haven't read this one here are some reasons to. Inspiring, Fun, and Enlightening!Casa_DeArteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167988462227073109noreply@blogger.com0