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Toddler Favorites $3.87 Toddler Favorites was certified PLATINUM by the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA). The third in the successful Music For Little People Favorite Series, Toddler Favorites relates to color, movement and music. This sing-along combines the simplicity of rhythmic language with familiar tunes, helping children between the ages of 2 through 6 develop an early love of music. Toddler Favorites… |
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Elmo’s World – Babies, Dogs & More $7.15 Sesame Street’s cheerful redhead chuckles his way through this delightful 50-minute compilation of three favorite “Elmo’s World” episodes. First come the babies: real babies, Muppet babies, and animal babies. With help from Mister Noodle, a cast of Muppets, and video vignettes featuring humans, Elmo discovers what babies can do and how to play with them. Next come the dogs. Once again, Elmo’s on … |
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Baby Einstein – Baby MacDonald – A Day on the Farm $19.99 The beauty of this entry in the Baby Einstein catalog is its integration of puppets, toys, and live farm footage to help babies and toddlers make the connection between their plastic play sets and stuffed animals with images of a real farm. As always, the spoken language is minimal, omitting the pesky verbs and adjectives that would confuse the very young. The 30-minute main program is divided int… |
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Barney – Sing and Dance with Barney [VHS] $6.91 For those who can’t get enough of those Barney songs, here’s a made-for-video show packed full of song and dance. The story line is oh-so thin as Barney and his friends sing 27 songs in only 56 minutes, so Barney is usually singing or introducing a new song. For anyone who has been watching the decade that Barney has been on the airwaves, most of the songs are Barney standards: “Mr. Sun,” “Th… |
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Barney – Let’s Go to the Zoo [VHS] $2.82 Barney, BJ, and Baby Bop invite young viewers to accompany them as they visit the Fort Worth Zoo in this 50-minute, never-televised Barney show. Unlike the typical televised episode, this installment is shot completely on location. Absent is the core group of children who interact with Barney–instead, Barney focuses on BJ, Baby Bop, and his young viewers. BJ attempts to chronicle their journ… |
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Childrens Farm Books!
Children’s Book – The Little Apple
Childrens Farm Books Questions
Anyone Ever Heard Of This Childrens Film?
I remember years and years ago i used to watch this film.
It started out with a boy who lived on a sheep farm, and his hero was a black horse, and he had a scrap book.
Then new lambs were born, but one of them was black and its mother didnt want it, so the boy kept it.
The lamb grew up, and i think there was a little girl in it aswell, and something about a swamp.
Then they took the lamb to a fair, after they danced in the house all night.
Any information is appreciated :]
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is it the movie
So Dear to My Heart?
Book Review: Destiny’s Purpose by Shannon Cassidy-Rouleau
Destiny’s Purpose
Shannon Cassidy-Rouleau (author) and Dennis Auth (illustrator)
Big Tent Books / Castlebridge Books; first edition (April 30, 2010)
978-1601310644
32 pages
A young alpaca is outcast from the herd when he shows signs of a rare autoimmune disorder, leaving his owners concerned for his future in Destiny’s Purpose by Shannon Cassidy-Rouleau.
As soon as a new cria (a younger than 1 year old) alpaca arrived at Celtic Sunset Ranch, his new owners, Nora and Peter, felt the young male was special. With wonderful fleece just right for knitting and near perfect conformation (body shape and contour), it was predicted that he would be a top show winner. Nora named the youngster “Destiny.”
As Destiny grew, his beautiful coloring and pleasant personality made him a favorite of farm visitors. Everyone involved with Destiny’s first shearing remarked at the high quality of his fleece. Nora decided to save the fleece stating, “It’s meant for something exceptional!”
One morning, farmer Peter discovered Destiny’s fleece falling out in clumps and that none of the other herd members would go near him. A vet declared Destiny healthy; however, he had an incurable disease called alopecia in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body. He wasn’t contagious but he almost certainly would never retain the wonderful fleece for which alpacas are known. What would become of a balding alpaca? Would his friends ever accept his strange new appearance? Farmer Nora felt there was still a special purpose for Destiny at the farm.
It is no wonder why parents and educators are raving about Destiny’s Purpose as the book uniquely combines an interesting look at alpacas with an overcoming adversity message and insightful information about alopecia. There is a free teacher’s guide online and I think the book would blend well with most language/literacy and or animal science programs. The story is presented with wonderful, descriptive detail and clear dialogue throughout. The illustrations are exceptional works of art. I read the book to my children aged five and seven and they both enjoyed it. They showed sadness and compassion for Destiny when he was shunned by the herd and happiness when his purpose is revealed. The glossary was a nice touch to help with understanding “alpaca lingo.” I highly recommend Destiny’s Purpose for at home reading and for classroom study for 5-10 year olds.
Alopecia-caused hair loss can be a traumatic experience for children. Shannon Cassidy-Rouleau donates a portion of her royalties to the National Alopecia Foundation to advance research for a cure and to provide prosthetics for children in need.
By William Potter for Reader’s Choice Book Reviews
About the Author
Reviewed by William Potter
