2016 Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year Shmuel Thaler has been a staff photographer at the Santa Cruz Sentinel since 1987. His photographs have been published in every leading newspaper in the United States as well as in Time and Newsweek, and viewed on the CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News and he has been honored three times with awards in the prestigious National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism contest. Shmuel has also co-authored 5 children’s books and his photographs illustrate numerous books including his collaboration with George Levenson on ‘Bread Comes to Life’ and the classic…
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Carter’s and OshKosh opening soon in Twin Falls.Twin Falls, Idaho is set to get a new Carter’s Oshkosh store this fall! I’ve talked to several groups of young parents and many of them seem to be excited about the opening. This is great news for parents in the Twin Falls area, as it will provide them with an additional option for children’s clothing. The Twin Falls area has seen significant growth over the past few years, and there is little doubt that a need for more retail options exists.Carter’s and OshKosh in Twin Falls currently hiring for full-time positions.The Carter’s Oshkosh in…
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WORTHINGTON — The Nobles County Library, 407 12th St., Worthington, is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The Adrian Branch Library, 214 Maine Ave., Adrian, is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.Friends of the Library Book Club: The next meeting is 6 p.m. Sept. 26, at the Worthington library. The group will discuss “The Last House on the Street,” by Diane Chamberlain. All are welcome to attend.Fall Book…
About 1 in 7 Wisconsin adults has low literacy, and the Wisconsin author of a new book says the roots of that crisis start in infancy and early childhood. Between the ages of birth and 6 years old brains are malleable and interaction is key to literary success later in life, Milwaukee-based literacy advocate Maya Payne Smart said. “It’s not just about the words that we’re saying, whether we’re speaking aloud or narrating what we’re doing during the day,” she said. “It’s about that turn taking, the back and forth, the serve-and-return duet of conversation with the child.” Smart recently…
Students across the San Joaquin Valley have been invited to get their creative juiced flowing for the 2023 Healthy Air Living Kids’ Calendar contest.All San Joaquin Valley students from kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to enter the annual contest, allowing kids the opportunity to create their vision of Healthy Air Living, according to a release.Entries are due by Oct. 14 and winners and their artwork will be featured in this bilingual calendar, showing how individuals can help improve air quality and quality of life for all Valley residents.The District plans to print and distribute calendars to schools, community groups,…
Author’s note: “Breakthrough: How to Overcome Doubt, Fear, and Resistance to Be Your Ultimate Creative Self” is a book for writers, artists, musicians, and creators who want to enhance their creative practice. The following excerpt examines a prevalent success myth and explores why developing an enjoyable and sustainable relationship with creativity is crucial. The Study that Will Forever Change How You Look at Commercial Success A multiple reality study published in Science shows that the secret to commercial success is not what most people think. The story that’s often told in our society about commercial success is that the books,…
Please Support Local Advertisers Ipswich Public Library Fall 2022 Special Children’s Programming Science and Storytelling To put us in the Halloween spirit, the Ipswich Public Library will host an interactive tale, Dragons And The Ice Sorceress with Talewise, featuring the science of dry ice! Saturday, October 8 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the gym at the Ipswich Town Hall, 25 Green Street. Appropriate for children ages 3 to 12 years old. “Volunteers from the audience will help the presenter conduct several science experiments as explore the wondrous effects of dry ice,” organizers said. The science experiments are tied together by…
Galadriel is an iconic character within the lore of Middle Earth. Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power focuses on a young Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and her quest to defeat Sauron before he returns. Clark knows that there are high expectations when it comes to portraying Galadriel, and she had a short amount of time to prepare to play her because she didn’t know she was playing Galadriel when she arrived in New Zealand to begin filming. Galadriel is an essential character in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ story Morfydd Clark as Galadriel | Ben Rothstein/Prime Video In…
264168_01 By Christine Yunn-Yu Sun Back on January 26, 2011, I published an article titled “The Saddest Children’s Books”, recommending some of the books that help young readers understand and express grief. Eleven years and seven months later, that article came back to me just after my previous review appeared in this column. That review was of the children’s book Pink Punk Mum, written by Queensland author Kala Heinemann and published on May 23 this year. I read about the book on April 3 and tracked it down. My review was written on August 17, sent to press on August…