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Though these heroes may seem silly, Hilgart — who gave us his folder of golden-age superhero establishing panels, to use for this series — encourages us to recall that the form of the panels shown here is not intrinsically goofy; it’s just “a concentrated sketch of character and purpose, delivered with the energy of a pitch.”

Poetry for Children

This IS Literacy

There are lots of books of poetry out there, many are aimed at children.  Here is a short list of some great books to check out when trying to get your child/student engaged in writing or reading poetry:

• Alligator Pie by Dennis Lee
• Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
• Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat edited by Nikki Giovanni

Community Colleges Struggling With Spreading the Knowledge

Introducing the Endangered Languages Project

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Awful Library Books

 Training Retarded Babies and Pre-Schoolers
Linde and Kopp
1973

Wow. Wow. I was a two year old toddler when this came out. What kind of world was I immersed in? Serious disadvantage to be that age...TWO YEARS OLD at a time when books like this held the answers. Somewhat relieved but... still unsettled inside due to this book having any level of authority in the medical sciences. LOL the authors likely had it a LOT worse and behold!  Training Retarded Babies : Awful Library Books