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Teacher Mandy Robek shares how making a poetry publication artful led to a journey of joy and beauty.

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A book full of thoughtful wisdom focused on happiness and joy.

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One of Amy LV's favorite websites - all about how art, science, and poetry go together...looking closely, making analogies...wonderful!

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MARZANO!
The Private Eye can increase student achievement by 45%

-Introduced to the world of education in 1989 by Kerry Ruef. By far the best of its kind, the loupe is an almost magical, magnification tool. Along with The Private Eye process, the loupe is also a metaphor for magnifiying thought.

Use the loupe with
The Private Eye Questions to accelerate concentration, critical thinking and creativity. Read more

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Be sure to hold it right up against the bones around your eye.
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and increase the wonder.

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The Private Eye - jeweler's loupes and inquiry method for hands-on interdisciplinary science, art, writing, and math

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First Grade Teacher Susan Kellner shares her nonfiction bird study.

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Peek into the classroom of Fourth Grade Teacher Emily Callahan and witness her passion - and her students' passion - for their Friday ritual of POPCORN AND POETRY.

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It is my great pleasure to host fourth grade teacher Emily Callahan and her poets from the North Kansas City School District at The Poem Farm today. Please enjoy this beautiful post about the exciting and varied ways that these young poets read, write, and celebrate poetry together. In honor of this class, I am holding a book giveaway open to all who comment on today's post. I will draw a winning name at month's end, April 30.

Thank you, Emily and thank you, Writers!

I asked my poets to write a little blurb about Popcorn & Poetry.

I think this captures it perfectly.

I hope that we forever "live an endless poetry life."

Excitement fills the air. It's Friday. It's time to share, to think, to get smarter. It's time for.... Popcorn & Poetry.
"OK, Poets! Grab your popcorn and come on down to our circle and find a spot," I say with eagerness in my voice. You can feel the energy of the poets as they rush down to get started. They sit down, open their poetry notebooks, review the tracks of their thinking and of course, they start munching on their popcorn. They know they don't want to waste a single second of this precious time together.
This is at typical scene in our classroom when it's time for our favorite classroom ritual... Popcorn & Poetry.
This ritual started in August when I read this post by Tara Smith from Two Writing Teachers. I'd always wanted to devote more time to poetry throughout the school year and not just leave it for April. When I came across their post in August I thought, we could do this! We could, as Georgia Heard says, "live with a poem" for a week - we could unpack as readers and writers and jot about our thinking. My mom, a retired teacher, threw in the popcorn part (I mean, who doesn't love alliteration and snacks?).

Alex Captures Deep Thinking.

Robbie and Isaiah Share Different Interpretations.

Mercy & Makenzie Exchange Insights.

We Build Thinking & Jot Others' Ideas in Share Circle.

We each devoted a special notebook dedicated to poetry. We decorated it with our favorite poetry quotes, books, and titles. We use this notebook to talk back to the poems and jot each other's thinking since we know we gain new understandings through talking about different poems. As the teacher, I always do the work right along with my readers and writers. Many of us become inspired to write our own poems because of our Popcorn & Poetry sessions.

We Love Our Mentor Ralph Fletcher's Words, "Poetry Matters."

I, Mrs. Callahan, Go Through the Writing Process Too.

Mercy Color Codes Her Thinking.

During the World Series, We Read Poems by Local Poets

About Our Team, the Kansas City Royals.

Jessenya Thinks About this "Pig poem!"

Poet, David Arnold Hughes, a local Kansas City Poet,

Visited Our Class. His Grandaughter, Mya, is a Poet in our Class!

We Keep Track of Different Stances in Our Color-Coded Notes:

What We Think, What the Author Might Think, Friends' Ideas.

Last fall we Skyped with author Dean Pitchford and he shared a story to an elephant orphanage on a recent trip to Africa. This inspired me to use Georgia Heard's poem, "Elephant Warning" from CREATURES OF EARTH, SEA, AND SKY. This then inspired two boys, Aiden & Robbie (two boys in a self-formed Poetry Club), to write a poem entitled "Elephant Orphanage."

We Learn from Skype, Articles, Other Poets.

Poetry Perfectly Captures Thinking.

Inspiration Comes from Many Places.

Here Are Some Notes about Georgia Heard's Poem.

Our Amazing and Creative Interpreter, Mrs. Watt,

We Use Them to Display Our Poems.

After one Popcorn & Poetry session, Leia was inspired to write a poem from a memory after reading several poems where it was obvious the poet had done this as well.

Memory Poems Reminded Leia of Florida.

We Reflect on Our Process.

Leia Needed to Display This, and a Conch Shell was Perfect.

Recently, a 5th grade teacher inquired about Popcorn & Poetry so we invited her class to come and watch a Friday session. We decided to give our visitors some background information, we would make a movie sharing what this was all about. Initially the audience was just them but now, we have the urge to share this with the world to not only share what it is, but more importantly, to inspire others.
Check out our movie!

We also like to "change up" Popcorn & Poetry from time to time but something that stays the same no matter what- we experience poems, share ideas, and think deeply.
Here are some different ways we celebrate Popcorn & Poetry:

Mrs. Callahan picks a poem or gives us some options. Sometimes we read a poem that connects to something we are learning in science or social studies or that connects to a read aloud.

We host guest poets from around our community and from our classroom!

Visiting Poet David Arnold Hughes Taught Us,

The Pauses and the White Space are just as Important as the Words.

Author and Teacher Penny Kittle Answered Our Questions.

We collaborate with younger grade levels and teach them about poetry. We love conferring with first graders.

We've invite parents to join us.

We look at images to inspire poems.

Isaiah Writes from an Image With a Poet's Heart.

Tanny McGregor Inspired My Teammate and Me

to Try Writing from Images with Our Poets.

And we don't always stick to just popcorn! While popcorn is our favorite, we've also had Pretzels & Poetry, Popsicles & Poetry, Peanuts & Poetry... You get the idea!
We hope we've inspired you to create your own time devoted to the amazing world of poetry!

Emily Callahan has been teaching second through fourth grades in the North Kansas City School District for the past thirteen years. She is a literacy demonstration teacher and welcomes visitors from in and around the district to come into her classroom to get smarter with her and her kids. Over the past five years, she's had numerous opportunities to work closely with different literacy consultants so she's constantly learning from several of her teaching mentors. She considers herself first and foremost a learner and loves digging in and doing the work with her readers and writers.

Emily became a teacher because of her mother Nancy, a primary teacher in their small town for twenty-five years. Emily knew from a very young age that she would be a teacher too and even has the clawfoot bathtub from her mother's classroom in her own classroom now...along with hundreds of inherited books.

Emily lives in Liberty, MO with her husband Jeremy, their two little boys, Fletcher and Theodore and two dogs, Moose and Milo. She loves reading poetry with her young readers at home. You can find Emily on Twitter here - @emilyscallahan and visit some of her favorite blogs and sites here - Two Writing Teachers, To Make a Prairie, The Poem Farm, Sharing Our Notebooks, Indent, Watch. Connect. Read., Ralph Fletcher.

In honor of these poets and their teacher, Mrs. Callahan, The Poem Farm will mail a copy of one of this class's favorite books, A WRITING KIND OF DAY by Ralph Fletcher, to a commenter on this post. Please leave your comment by midnight on Saturday, April 30, to be entered to win.

In other wonderful classroom news, I am happy to host teacher and librarian Stefanie Cole and her students from Ontario, Canada at Sharing Our Notebooks this month. This is a fantastic post full of notebook inspiration, a video clip, and a great book giveaway from Stefanie. Please check it out, and leave a comment over there to be entered into the giveaway.

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Welcome to Mrs. Callahan & Her Poets from Kansas City!

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Learn more about the practice of gratitude journaling - what does and does not increase joy.

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Psychology researchers aren't necessarily Thanksgiving experts-they may not know how to make fluffy stuffing, say, or beat the traffic to your in-laws' house-but they have become a fount of wisdom on thanksgiving (with a small "t").

Over the past decade, they've not only identified the great social, psychological, and physical health benefits that come from giving thanks; they've zeroed in on some concrete practices that help us reap those benefits.

And perhaps the most popular practice is to keep a "gratitude journal." As we've reported many times over the years, studies have traced a range of impressive benefits to the simple act of writing down the things for which we're grateful-benefits including better sleep, fewer symptoms of illness, and more happiness among adults and kids alike. We've even launched our own digital gratitude journal, Thnx4.org, here on Greater Good.

The basic practice is straightforward. In many of the studies, people are simply instructed to record five things they experienced in the past week for which they're grateful. The entries are supposed to be brief-just a single sentence-and they range from the mundane ("waking up this morning") to the sublime ("the generosity of friends") to the timeless ("the Rolling Stones").

But when you dig into the research, you find that gratitude journals don't always work-some studies show incredible benefits, others not so much.

To understand why, I took a closer look at the research and consulted with Robert Emmons, arguably the world's leading expert on the science of gratitude and an author of some of the seminal studies of gratitude journals.

Emmons, a professor at the University of California, Davis, shared these research-based tips for reaping the greatest psychological rewards from your gratitude journal.

Don't just go through the motions. Research by psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky and others suggests that journaling is more effective if you first make the conscious decision to become happier and more grateful. "Motivation to become happier plays a role in the efficacy of journaling," says Emmons.

Go for depth over breadth. Elaborating in detail about a particular thing for which you're grateful carries more benefits than a superficial list of many things.

Get personal. Focusing on people to whom you are grateful has more of an impact than focusing on things for which you are grateful.

Try subtraction, not just addition. One effective way of stimulating gratitude is to reflect on what your life would be like without certain blessings, rather than just tallying up all those good things.

Savor surprises. Try to record events that were unexpected or surprising, as these tend to elicit stronger levels of gratitude.

Don't overdo it. Writing occasionally (once or twice per week) is more beneficial than daily journaling. In fact, one study by Lyubomirsky and her colleagues found that people who wrote in their gratitude journals once a week for six weeks reported boosts in happiness afterward; people who wrote three times per week didn't. "We adapt to positive events quickly, especially if we constantly focus on them," says Emmons. "It seems counterintuitive, but it is how the mind works."

In looking over this list, what strikes me is how keeping a gratitude journal-or perhaps the entire experience of gratitude-is really about forcing ourselves to pay attention to the good things in life we'd otherwise take for granted. Perhaps that's why the benefits seem to diminish when you start writing more than once per week, and why surprises induce stronger feelings of gratitude: It's easy to get numb to the regular sources of goodness in our lives.

Indeed, Emmons told me that when people start keeping a gratitude journal, he recommends that they see each item they list in their journal as a gift-in fact, he suggests that they "make the conscious effort to associate it with the word 'gift.'" Here are the exact instructions he gives participants in his studies:

Be aware of your feelings and how you "relish" and "savor" this gift in your imagination. Take the time to be especially aware of the depth of your gratitude.

"In other words," he says, "we tell them not to hurry through this exercise as if it were just another item on your to-do list. This way, gratitude journaling is really different from merely listing a bunch of pleasant things in one's life."

So why might this particular practice do such good for our minds and bodies? Emmons points to research showing that translating thoughts into concrete language-whether oral or written-has advantages over just thinking the thoughts: It makes us more aware of them, deepening their emotional impact.

"Writing helps to organize thoughts, facilitate integration, and helps you accept your own experiences and put them in context," he says. "In essence, it allows you to see the meaning of events going on around you and create meaning in your own life."

It has become common for therapists to recommend writing about unpleasant, even traumatic events (a practice we'll discuss in the teleseminar I'll be participating in this Friday, hosted by the National Association of Memoir Writers). Similarly, says Emmons, gratitude journals may help us "bring a new and redemptive frame of reference to a difficult life situation."

Though he does have suggestions for how to keep a gratitude journal, Emmons also stresses that "there is no one right way to do it." There's no evidence that journaling at the start of the day is any more effective than journaling before you go to bed, for instance. And aesthetics really don't matter.

"You don't need to buy a fancy personal journal to record your entries in, or worry about spelling or grammar," says Emmons. "The important thing is to establish the habit of paying attention to gratitude-inspiring events."

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Welcome to Day 2 of Wallow in Wonder! For my 2016 National Poetry Month project, I will celebrate learning and writing from learning, writing poems from each daily Wonder at Wonderopolis. As I did with my Dictionary Hike in 2012, I am looking to surprise myself with new inspiration daily. This year, such inspiration will show up in my inbox each morning. I will print it and carry each Wonderopolis Wonder around all day...and in the afternoon or evening, I will write and post the poem for the next day.

I invite anyone who wishes to take this challenge too. Just read today's wonder over at Wonderopolis, and write a poem inspired by it for tomorrow. Share it tomorrow at your own site, and if you wish to link in my comments for others to find (or share your poem there), please feel free to do so tomorrow, the day after the Wonder is published at Wonderopolis.

And now for Day 2!

Students - I know many people who keep thankful journals. Some call them gratitude journals. These are books for listing of the good things in our lives. Research has proven when we write down what we are thankful for each day, we live with greater joy.

I have known teachers who have invited students to keep thankful journals, friends who keep gratitude notebooks, and often I write my own lists of things I am thankful for in my writers notebook. After writing today's poem, I may even begin a special section in my notebook for just this.

When I read yesterday's wonder, I first had an idea to write a poem in two voices about two people who each wanted what the other had (I still may do this) but then somehow I began reflecting on ways to not feel jealous and dissatisfied and remembered the thankful journal. At our house we each say something we are grateful for before dinner each night, and it helps us remember the goodnesses in our lives.

As for the structure and meter of this poem, I am not sure why it came out as it did, but it may be related to the fact that I read my old poem Closet Elevator aloud several times this week...and that meter may have stayed in my head!

The rhyme and meter in this poem are mostly quite regular, but there are a couple of places where they change. Why do you think I did that?

If you would like to learn about keeping a gratitude journal of your own, visit Berkeley's Greater Good website HERE. And for another beautiful site about gratitude, visit Gratitude.org HERE.

You can read another grass-is-always-greener poem if you visit Wonder Lead Ambassador, literacy advocate, teacher, and writer Paul Hankins at his Wonder Ground blog where he, too, is writing daily poems from Wonderopolis wonders.

Happy Day 2 of National Poetry Month 2016!

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Mary Anne Sacco and Karen Ruzzo offer many units and ideas for reading and writing instruction in this classic book.  I include it here because of the chapter on bird-study and information writing.

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Rich website full of poetry and resources for cultivating gratitude

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The Big Picture

I try to look at the big picture.
The sun, ardent tongue
licking us like a mother besotted
with her new cub, will wear itself out...

"Spark" a Grateful Reflection

What moments fill me with wonder?

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Welcome to Gratefulness.org | Bringing gratitude to life

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The Big Picture I try to look at the big picture. The sun, ardent tongue licking us like a mother besotted with her new cub, will wear itself out... "Spark" a Grateful Reflection What moments fill me with wonder?

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Short, humorous xtranormal clip by Amy LV about what sometimes happens during writing conferences.

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I have been this teacher, and I am trying to become a better listener, a better teacher.

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This fun story takes us through the sounds of a girl's day.  Wonderful text for celebrating daily sounds around us.

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juvenile fiction / nature & the natural world / general (see also headings under animals)

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What to do when the bugaboos strike? Miss Spider has the perfect solution-she takes her bashful son Wiggle on a moonlit walk to put faces to the spooky sounds he hears throughout the night. Join them as they discover that nightlife in Sunny Patch is filled with beautiful surprises. Written ...

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Lovely picture book offers a story of a young boy listening to an older man's wisdom.

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With the help of a lot of practice, a young boy learns from his old teacher how to listen to the sounds and songs of the natural world, from a wildflower seed bursting open to the voice of the corn in a cornfield. Reprint.

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This meditation app offers 10 free sessions, so if you've been interested in guided meditation, you can try it out.

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Unlock hundreds of mood-boosting meditations, relaxing sleep exercises, focus music, and more with our biggest offer of the year.

It's the healthiest, happiest deal you'll find this Black Friday, and it won't last long.

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Meditation and Sleep Made Simple - Headspace

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Live a healthier, happier, more well-rested life in just a few minutes a day with the Headspace app.

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Despite being taught the importance of listening from a young age -- think about how many teachers have asked you to "put your listening ears on" -- the truth is, most of us aren't as good at the skill as we ought to be.

Research shows that the average person listens with only 25 percent efficiency -- meaning there's a lot we're letting go in one ear and out the other. But as listening expert Paul Sacco, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, explains, there are just a few simple habits that set the real good listeners apart from the rest.

"We all have a good listener within us," Sacco tells The Huffington Post. "It all just depends on the ability and desire to be mindful of where you are and who you're talking to. A lot of us are focused on the mechanics of listening -- eye contact, nodding your head -- but for good listeners, there's a naturalness to that behavior that we should all aspire to."

As Greek philosopher Epictetus once theorized, "We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak." So how do we start using those features more proportionally -- or, as Sacco advises -- access our inner good listener? Below are nine habits that good listeners practice in their everyday lives and conversations that you can adopt for yourself.

They're present.

Being mindful in conversations is a hallmark characteristic of a good listener, Sacco notes. When you're fully aware in the moment, you're more likely to retain what you're hearing and respond with more authenticity. That means stashing those phones and ridding yourself of all distractions. "Good listeners really put everything down and focus on [the person in front of them]," he says. "And as a result, the other person becomes instantly aware that they have an interest in what they have to say."

They're empathetic.
Part of effective listening is the effort to empathize with the person you're speaking with. Whether or not you're able to fully relate, your compassion won't go unnoticed. "Spend a moment putting yourself in their position, what's going through their head and what it must be like for them," Sacco says. "Understanding what their experience is even before you talk to them [can help you connect with them]. And it sounds bad, but even if you blow it, you're still better off because the other person will see the attempt."

They realize their shortcomings.

It may be a strange way of thinking about it, but accepting yourself is key to being a good listener overall, Sacco says. In other words, we can't pick up on everything everyone is saying all the time -- and that's OK. "I've definitely had my share of reflective listening failures," Sacco admits. "Sometimes... having that intentionality to listen and allowing yourself to miss the boat sometimes [is good enough]."

They have an open mind.
Great listeners know that every conversation they have isn't going to resolve a larger issue -- but it puts them one step closer to understanding the people they communicate with on a daily basis. "Listening isn't magic," Sacco explains. "If I have a conflict with my daughter, I still have a conflict -- but it puts you in a position where you can start to problem-solve. ... It allows each person to understand the other's thoughts."

They're emotionally intelligent.

Emotional intelligence, or the awareness of our emotions and the emotions of those around us, can help enhance any interaction -- especially when it comes to listening.

According to Travis Bradberry, author of Emotional Intelligence 2.0, cultivating a high "EQ" is paramount when sharpening your listening skills. And all it takes is practice and focus. "When you're caught up with thinking about what you're going to say next, you aren't listening," he told the Chicago Tribune in 2011. "But if you stop what you're doing, and really focus on the person talking, you activate neurons in your brain and your body starts to hone in on the other person. This helps you retain more information."

They pose significant questions.
Part of active listening isn't just lending your ear, but asking appropriate follow-up questions to draw out more information. This ability to provide thought-provoking feedback is one of the best ways to show you're engaged in what the other person has to say, Sacco says. "People who are good listeners validate other people's feelings," he adds. "It shows that what they're saying makes sense."

They're not on the defensive.

Not all of the things you hear are going to be rosy. "I'm great at listening when someone is telling me things I want to hear," Sacco explains. "It gets a little more difficult when someone gives you feedback that you find troubling or you perceive as being damaging to your ego."

Effective listeners don't block out negative criticism. Instead, they listen and develop an understanding of what the person is trying to convey before responding. "They're aware of their own reactions to other people," Sacco says. "The difference between a terrible listener and a great listener can sometimes be the response time. A lot of conversations ... can go pretty bad or pretty well depending on the ability to step back and just take a moment [before responding]."

They're OK with being uncomfortable.
In addition to not playing defense, Sacco also advises embracing every emotion during your conversations -- even feelings of discomfort or anger. "You need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable," Sacco says. "When you're having difficult conversations with people, if you want to be fully listening, that may be a hard thing for you to do but it's important to try."

They're good leaders.

Research has shown that there's a direct correlation between strong leadership and strong listening skills -- and it really comes as no surprise. As Richard Branson, CEO of Virgin Group writes, the most effective leaders and entrepreneurs listen more than they speak:

To be a good leader you have to be a great listener. Brilliant ideas can spring from the most unlikely places, so you should always keep your ears open for some shrewd advice. This can mean following online comments as closely as board meeting notes, or asking the frontline staff for their opinions as often as the CEOs. Get out there, listen to people, draw people out and learn from them.

Enjoy reading this article? Read more selections from the best of HuffPost in Huffington Magazine.

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Cynthia Rylant's simple, rhythmic text celebrates small, everyday joys.

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simon & schuster books for young readers

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the world is filled with so many wonderful things -- birds that fly through the sky and peaches that grow on trees, spiders spinning webs and cats napping in windows, fresh-baked bread and new-fallen snow. and then there's the most wonderful thing of all -- you!

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Joy in the 3-D World - Commentary by Amy LV in THE BUFFALO NEWS

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Joy in the 3-D World - Commentary by Amy LV in THE BUFFALO NEWS

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Spring 2016 commentary titled "Creativity Blossoms without Technology" intended for young parents and teachers who wish to share with young parents.

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Beautiful, inspiring true story of the author's father's love for rocks and where it took him in his life.

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Some people collect stamps. Other people collect coins. Carol Otis Hurst's father collected rocks. Nobody ever thought his obsession would amount to anything. They said, "You've got rocks in your head" and "There's no money in rocks." But year after year he kept on collecting, trading, displaying...

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Richard Louv ("No Child Left Inside") offers 500 ways to enjoy nature and enrich the health of families and children.

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This book is full of ideas to explore and appreciate the natural world.