educational books for kids

An Easier Way to Teach Your Kids How to Multiply

February 16, 2013
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Math is not one of my strong subjects. In college, I decided on journalism for my major simply because it didn’t involve any math classes. However, I would like to see my son not be limited in his career choices simply because he’s held back by a fear of math. That’s why I think Maureen [...]

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A Cute Way to Get Your Baby Hooked on Shakespeare

June 11, 2012
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Reading to your children is one of the best ways to encourage their intellectual development, but I think there are a lot of really boring children’s books out there that make storytime kind of tedious for mom and dad. So, whenever I stumble across a great kid’s book idea, I’m excited to tell as many [...]

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A Story to Teach the Importance of Diversity

May 11, 2012
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The Crayon Box that Talked, written by Shane Derolf and illustrated by Michael Letzig, is a wonderful addition to any preschooler’s home library. This is a cute children’s book that celebrates the importance of diversity in a way that is easy for children to relate to. It was one of my son’s favorite books as [...]

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Use Manga to Get Your Kids Interested in Science

March 27, 2012
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I don’t know about you, but science was never one of my favorite subjects in school. Even though I realized how important it was, it never clicked in my brain. I struggled through all the necessary high school courses, then headed off to college to major in journalism because it required the least amount of [...]

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