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COOL BOOKS

Ductigami By Joe Wilson

Duct tape has grown to be an essential tool in the lazier craftsman’s repertoire. Kids, ask your fathers or grandfathers why duct tape is so significant to the 21st century male and they’ll tell you, “duct tape fixes everything and anything.” Well, its time that the art of duct tape was passed down to the next generation. In Joe Wilson’s new book, Ductigami, Wilson dictates various items one can create with just a single roll of duct tape. The book provides step-by-step instructions to make items ranging from wallets and watch bands to suspenders and aprons. Kids, grab this book, a roll of tape and get ripping!

Voices from the Spectrum: Parents, Grandparents, Siblings,People with Autism, and Professionals

Voices from the Spectrum presents numerous personal accounts of the autistic child’s experiences through life, including school and the reactions to the diagnosis from their families. This book expresses that autism varies from person to person, and that it doesn’t affect everyone the same way. Contributors to this book describe experiences of autism from mild to severe and how they’ve found ways of adapting. The book also poses the question: Is a diagnosis on the autism spectrum a puzzle to be solved, or something to be embraced and accepted? Anyone who knows a child with autism will appreciate the stories and essays found in this book.

COOL STUFF

Little Playdates-Little Friends

Little Playdates is a groundbreaking new children’s DVD series, developed by parents, featuring carefully designed images of children playing and interacting with other children. This acclaimed series is developed based on extensive research that shows young children respond best to other children. This particular DVD teaches babies and toddlers positive social skills using captivating images of other children, upbeat music, and affirming messages. The catchy songs are sung by kids using music made specifically to entertain while teaching. Brightly colored toys and scenery captures children to stay focused and gives parents the chance to see their children so enraptured with a movie made just for them.

Daria-Beautiful Rainbow World

Beautiful Rainbow World is a mix of Caribbean, Australian, African, Latin American, Quechua, Native American, Hebrew, Arabic, Yiddish and African-American traditions in the spirit of peace and harmony. The songs on this CD are positive, upbeat and celebrate the dignity of children from races all across the world. The message is simple, “we are all related” and with this CD that message is being spread to kids all over, as well as sending giant peace cards to the Middle East.

Whose Birthday Is It? Personalized Dora the Explorer DVD

For the child who has always wanted to star along with Dora in one of her shows, the world just became a little happier. Kideo® introduced personalized videos that your little one can star in alongside some of their favorite characters: Dora, Arthur, and even Spiderman. Not only will your child be in the video Dora will even speak to him or her by their real first name. All you have to do is send in a picture when you place your order and they do the rest. To learn more, visit www.kideo.com