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Making Books That Fly, Fold, Wrap, Hide, Pop Up, Twist, And Turn: Books for Kids to Make
Published in Hardcover by Lark Books (1999)
Author: Gwen Diehn
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A great children's book
The pictures are great, and you can never go wrong with farm animals to capture a child's interest. The latent feminist in me was very pleased to discover that the farmer was a woman. I've read this to my 2 1/2 year old son at least fifty times, and he keeps asking it for it!

The Grumpy Morning
My preschool children love this book about a kind farmer and her animals. As the impatient animals demand breakfast, love, and attention from the sleepy farmer, parents and children can draw some humorous parallels to their own family mornings!


The 2000 Import and Export Market for Synthetic and Reclaimed Rubber, Rubber Latex and Waste Scrap in Portugal (World Trade Report)
Published in Ring-bound by Icon Group International, Inc. (23 January, 2001)
Authors: The Synthetic, Rubber Latex Reclaimed Rubber, and Waste Scrap Research Group
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A humorous tale of determination, ballet and Swan Lake
"Honk!" reminds me of those old Barbara Streisand films, "Funny Girl" and "Funny Lady," where the determined--but klutzy--performer becomes the star of the show. Here Mimi Swan drives her animal friends in the Parisian pond crazy with all her ballet practice. After watching a ballet with the pigeons through the Opera House window where she notices, "They're all pretending to be me," she does everything she can to get in, much to the agitation of the manager.

"Honk!" is a delightful introduction to ballet for youngsters, but be prepared to pronounce the proper French ballet terminology, such as "en pointe" and "demi-plied" (with an accent over the e). And while the title of the ballet is never mentioned, Pamela Duncan Edwards' sense of humor is not wasted on those who recognize it as "Swan Lake!"

I just read this enjoyable title to a class of second-graders in our school library who really enjoyed it.

Honk! Honk!
A good friend of mine lent me a copy of this book to share with my little ballerinas (ages 3-6) during our summer dance camp. I must say, I probably enjoyed reading this story more than my students enjoyed listening to it. (We all loved it!) It is nice to find a book written based upon the ballet "Swan Lake" that children can relate to. Through Mimi, this book teaches with a little practice and persistance you never know what might prevail. Good life lessons that any child can benefit from. A great book!

Practice Makes Perfect
We got this from the library by accident, and now I am going to buy it. My daughter (4 1/2) and my son (2 1/2) both loved it. Mimi's pluck is great, and her travails are hysterical. A real plus for me was that I was able to use her as an example of the benefits of practicing. (A tough concept for a 4 year old.) When Mimi's perserverence finally gets her onstage, she performs beautifully because she had practiced all of the ballet moves. "Nice shoes dear!" whispers one of the ballerinas.


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