Helen Hegener on December 3rd, 2008

HearthSong.
HearthSong – Toys You’ll Feel Good About Giving
Barbara Kane founded HearthSong in 1983 because of a growing conviction that, “..too often, in our culture, children are pushed to grow up too fast. I started HearthSong to make a statement reinforcing what parents themselves know is true, right and healthy–that childhood is a very special time.” [...]

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Max Elliot Anderson, author of action-adventures and mysteries for kids, has begun a real life adventure to encourage summer reading. On Saturday, May 31, he released a special bottle into the Rock River, near his home of Rockford, Illinois.
“Since most of my books contain adventures, and are written especially for boys [...]

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Mary Nix on July 2nd, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6/2/08
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Susan McNeill
McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds
302-996-9054,
Reader’s Digest Word Power Challenge Vocabulary Game Wins National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
Wilmington, Delaware — McNeill Designs’ officially licensed game, the Reader’s Digest Word Power Challenge, was recently honored with the National Parenting Center Seal of Approval. The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval program [...]

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Mary Nix on June 6th, 2008

Improve your grammar and writing skills with our complimentary e-mail service. By signing up for the Daily Grammar e-mail, you’ll receive a free grammar lesson daily. After every five lessons, a review quiz will be sent. Our service is completely free! A great instructional tool for all ages and skill levels, [...]

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Mary Nix on May 8th, 2008

I found these fun on-line magnetic words at our local library.
Magnetic Poetry Online

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Mary Nix on March 21st, 2008

Helping students to write well is one of the most daunting tasks facing teachers and homeschool parents alike. With WriteShop, you can teach fundamental composition and editing skills to junior high or high school students in an orderly, step-by-step fashion.
WriteShop is an incremental composition curriculum for junior high and high school students. WriteShop I for [...]

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