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Giveaway of A Kids Book About Sustainability presented by Amber Troutman in partnership* with The Children’s Book Review. Are you passionate about making a positive impact on our planet? Do you want to teach your kids about sustainability in a fun and engaging way? Here’s your chance! Teach your kids the importance of caring for our planet and empower them to make a difference! Enter now for a chance to win this valuable resource. Good luck! A Kids Book About Sustainability Book Giveaway A Kids Book About Sustainability: Book Giveaway About the Book Publisher’s Book Summary: Sustainability is a long…

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With an all-star Australian cast, dazzling choreography, and hit after hit, you simply can’t help falling in love with Elvis: A Musical Revolution. Review by Carla Caruso Elvis mania seems to have reached fever pitch again. Or maybe it never really goes away. On the heels of the Elvis and Priscilla movies comes the theatre show, Elvis: A Musical Revolution. It made its Adelaide premiere at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 3 April 2024. Elvis is brilliantly depicted onstage by Rob Mallett (who’s also appeared on TV shows like Home & Away and Wakefield). He fully embodies ‘Elvis the Pelvis’ with his…

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Learning more about searching for Independent livingSome factors include whether one will rent an apartment, buy property such as condominiums or houses, or try other options like co-housing or intentional communities. Renting provides flexibility and low, upfront costs while owning gives stability plus potential investment opportunities. Living together, alternatively named purposeful communities, encourages the spirit of a group as well as pooled property and this makes it attractive enough to those who want to embrace sustainable ways that are more sociable.Having an idea of where you would want to stay now calls for getting thoroughly involved in research work. Use…

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Blood coursed through the streets of Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, in April 1994 as machete-wielding militiamen began a campaign of genocide that killed as many as 800,000 people, one of the great horrors of the late 20th century.Thirty years later, Kigali is the envy of Africa. Smooth streets curl past gleaming towers that hold banks, luxury hotels and tech startups. There is a Volkswagen car plant and an mRNA vaccine facility. A 10,000-seat arena hosts Africa’s biggest basketball league and concerts by stars like Kendrick Lamar, the American rapper, who performed there in December.Tourists fly in to visit Rwanda’s famed gorillas.…

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Book Review of Play with MeSponsored* | All opinions are our ownThe Children’s Book Review Written by Kat Chen Illustrated by Lorraine Nam Ages: 1-3 | 15 Pages Publisher: Rise x Penguin Workshop (2024) | ISBN-13: 9780593659717 What to Expect: Friendship, play, interactive reading, and making choices. In this gentle interactive board book, young readers will meet a new friend (or two) and have the chance to practice important social skills, from talking about themselves to sharing with others. Ellison and Rabbit would like to invite you on a playdate! Everyone likes to have someone to play with—but playing with…

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Emerging First Nations Creatives Program Carclew, South Australia’s largest multi-art form and cultural not-for-profit organisation for children and young people, has announced a new Emerging First Nations Creatives Program in partnership with Arts South Australia and Creative Australia. This unique program will kickstart the careers of four emerging creatives during an 18-month professional development program where they will participate in development sessions, hands on learning, and mentorship. Unlike other development programs, Emerging First Nations Creatives is open to First Nations people of all backgrounds across SA, regardless of their artform or experience in the arts. The program will provide creatives…

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Understanding Grandparent Visitation Rights in FloridaFlorida has a unique set of laws concerning grandparent visitation rights. As family dynamics can become complex, maintaining the relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren is important. This section seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of grandparent visitation rights in Florida by discussing the legal framework, the best interest of the child, and the legal process to petition for visitation rights.Legal Framework of Grandparents’ RightsIn Florida, grandparent visitation rights are granted under specific circumstances. Florida law, such as Florida Statutes §752.01, provides the legal framework for grandparent visitation. The courts can award visitation rights to…

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Maryse Condé, a writer from the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe whose explorations of race, gender and colonialism across the Francophone world made her a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize in Literature, died on Tuesday in Apt, a town in southern France. She was 90.Her death, at a hospital, was confirmed by her husband, Richard Philcox, who translated many of her works into English.Ms. Condé’s work, beginning with her first novel, “Hérémakhonon” (1976), came at a pivotal time, as the notion of French literature, centered on the canonical works of French writers, began to give way to the multifarious…

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Have you heard about passive bilingualism? If you’re a beginner to intermediate language learner, or someone who might have been exposed to Spanish but is not fluent, this is for you! Being a passive bilingual is not a bad thing; in fact, it’s an opportunity for you to transform what you have learned so far, reinforce your linguistic skills, and reach fluency. If you identify with this term, keep reading and learn tips and strategies that will help you activate your bilingualism and be a fluent Spanish speaker. So, let’s get started! What’s Passive Bilingualism, and How Do Achieve It?…

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Book Club Playgroup –  St Raphael’s School In their bright and air conditioned library, St Raphael’s school invites you to help develop your child’s love and understanding of learning each Wednesday morning from 9:15am to 10:30am. Each week they will choose a different picture book to read to the group. Based on the chosen book, children will take part in craft activities, creative play, singing, and ‘a discussing the book session’ with lots of time for free play. With up to 85% of a baby’s brain development occurring in the first three years, it’s important to interact and engage early…

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