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Princeton University Press Blog » Blog Archive » The Lure of a Fairy Tale

By admin | Published: August 5, 2012

Ever ponder the alluring quality of a fairy tale? …The curious draw of Disney adaptations of these tales? …Or the possible origins and evolution of any given tale, rhyme, or story? In his latest book, The Irresistible Fairy Tale, author Jack Zipes explains why societies use fairy tales to give meaning to human life. Why [...]

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Jasper Fforde’s top 10 bedtime stories

By admin | Published: July 13, 2012

Bedtime stories are vitally important in the same way as sitting round a table for family meals. It’s part of the unspoken dialogue between family members, part of the glue that binds, an essential part of that long and slow journey to figure out what it is to be human. it also defines the simple [...]

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Kickstarter Alert: Goblins Drool, Fairies Rule

By admin | Published: June 10, 2012

Overview: some goblins have popped into our world through a fairy ring, and you need to send them back – using rhymes! Goblins Drool, Fairies Rule is a kid-friendly card game with some fantastic illustrations of goblins and fairies and a cute rhyme-based mechanic. The game is currently funding on Kickstarter (and has already shot [...]

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Friday Fairy Tales with a Twist – Story Time to GO! « Kids

By admin | Published: April 22, 2012

Read and play along with us in this to-go version of our Preschool story time! Fairy tales are wonderful stories to read and often are available in beautiful picture book form…Start with this classic–with a twist! in Goldilocks by Ruth Sanderson, she and the bears end up making muffins together and the recipe is included! [...]

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Children’s book focuses on Pickens’ efforts to save mustangs

By admin | Published: March 24, 2012

By Kelley Carlson The mustang horse is a symbol of America’s past -— from the days of the Wild West — but its future is in question. A new children’s book by Karen Bale-Brown, titled “The Preschool Professors Meet Madeleine and the Mustangs,” sheds light on efforts being made to save the breed. The colorfully [...]

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Unearthed treasure of Dr Seuss

By admin | Published: November 23, 2011

Let me begin with a shocking confession: before preparing for this article, I’d never read or been read any stories by iconic children’s author and illustrator Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr Seuss. this is quite unbelievable considering more than 600 million copies of his books have been sold and enjoyed by families across [...]

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1st Reading Grade Smart Start Week 3 « 1st Grade

By admin | Published: August 30, 2011

Smart start Week 3 LessonStandardActivitiesAssignmentMethodologyMonday1Daily Warm-Up S67 (during journal time)Discuss Concepts of PrintPA:Phoneme Blending S68Phonics-S69 Introduce short eReinforce short e  by reading e page in Animal Alphabet big BookWord Blending with short e and previously learned lettersComplete Practice Book Page S25Share the Rhyme S71 “Favorite Things”High Frequency Words- what & for S72 (Read, spell, write)Phonics [...]

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