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cynthia-a-clampitt's picture
Apr.14.2010
It is difficult for me to separate my two favorite children's books, though if I must pick one, I'd say that Little Pear slightly edges out Bobra of Bali. Little Pear is about a child growing up in China, while Bobra of Bali is about a child growing up in Bali, Indonesia. Both have wonderfully...
mailrangam-venkataraman's picture
Apr.14.2010
“Five Tricks” is an excellent bookChanging children’s total outlook It is in many languages translatedHow to win in life is narrated A great King had two childrenTheir brains were fully barren The King was terribly afraidTo change them he tried But, nothing could be doneTheir ignorance was a burden...
kirsty-logan's picture
Apr.14.2010
I am a lazy intellectual, an academic slacker. A dilettante who likes to know a little bit about everything. I love to learn things, but I hate to read textbooks. Adults can't be all that different from their childish counterparts, because I've always been that way. Perhaps that is why I liked...