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You Are My Sunshine Songs

Credit: Doodle Oven Clip Art

Hope you are having a fabulous summer! The warm days are beautiful here in SoCal. Here are a few songs to share with you and the children while singing along to the tune, You Are My Sunshine.

The Square Song: Chords and Lyrics

(Sung to: You Are My Sunshine)

I am a square, a lovely square,

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I have four sides, they're all the same.

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I have four corners, four lovely corners,

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I am a square, that is my name.

Don't Forget the Day

Today is Friday, it's really Friday,

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From early morning, 'til late at night.

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While we are working, while we are playing,

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Don't forget it's Friday today.

I discovered this beautiful gourd mask at the gourd festival here in our area. It reminds me of the sun!

Happy Helpers

Teacher:

We need some helpers, some happy helpers

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To help us clean up the room today.

Children:

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We are your helpers, and we will help you

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Put all the toys away.

Dena's Market Place

Right now this Board Book is in Spanish and on sale. Was $7.99 and now $4.00

Dena's Book Store

This paperback book is $6.99 and also comes in various formats.

Do you have a favorite 'Sunshine Song'?

Happy Reading!

“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -- C. S. Lewis
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The Story of Merry Mouse

Happy International Book Giving Day from the Davis Family

My grandsons delivering 2 books to the winner!

My daughter sells these lovely Barefoot Books on the east coast. You can learn more about her at, www.BarefootBookNook.com As you can see, one lucky neighbor one two paperback children's books, delivered by my precious grandsons. Have your children ever owned a pet mouse or rat at one time? Wev'e had Sandy the rat and Minnie, the mouse. Just a little bit of blue on the book cover, on Ben's pants and the mouse house. Photos for Blue Monday

If you're not familiar with this one, let me tell you a bit about the book, Barefoot Beginner.

One Moose, Twenty Mice

Count the animals from one to twenty while searching for the cat in this lively hide-and-seek selection that introduces animals like frogs, whales, monkeys, ducks, hens and elephants.

Ages 1 to 4 years
Written By: Stella Blackstone
Illustrated By: Clare Beaton

About The Book

Many first number books teach pre-school children how to count to ten. This energetic hide-and-seek book goes one step further, helping young readers to count a menagerie of brightly colored felt animals, from one moose to twenty mice. Children will love meeting ladybugs, monkeys, dolphins, and tigers, and there is the added challenge of finding the mischievous ginger cat hiding on every page.

The illustrations are beautiful and counting the animals is fun for the children.
Let's have a peek inside!

One of my most popular posts was making Music Mouse for the Kindergarten Music Class! It was a paper plate filled with rice for a musical tambourine. If interested, visit Meet Music Mouse

Thinking about mice reminds me of another story called Merry Mouse. Have you heard it before?

Merry Mouse by Jill M. Coudron

Once upon a time there was a mouse named Merry. Merry lived with Mama Mouse in a mushroom patch on Monster Mountain.

Merry and Mama were mail mice. They delivered mail to each mouse hole on Monster Mountain. Sometimes they had mail for Mr. Monster, who lived at the very top of the mountain.

One Monday morning, Merry woke up to find marks all over his body - red, scratchy, uncomfortable marks! What was the matter with Merry? Mama Mouse had never seen marks like these. Merry felt miserable.

Merry and Mama decided to climb Monster Mountain to see Mr. Monster. He was kind and wise and could solve anyone's problems. Since it was a mile to the top of the mountain, Mama and Merry rested in the middle.

"My, my," said Mr. Monster as he rubbed his mustache and looked Merry over. "M-M-M-M-M...," he said, as he checked Merry's marks. (Make the sound of the letter M.) Mr. Monster finally said, "Merry, you have the measles!"

Mr. Monster mixed some medicine for Merry to take until the marks disappeared. He also gave Merry special mittens to wear to keep from scratching. The mittens had Ms on them. He told Merry to get lots of rest until Monday morning came again. Mama and Merry thanked Mr. Monster and went back down the mountain to get Merry well again. Mama delivered the mail alone each day while Merry rested.

When Monday morning came again, Merry looked in the mirror and saw that his marks were gone. He called, "Mama, Mama, my marks are missing!"

To thank Mr. Monster for making Merry well, Mama and Merry made muffins, and took them up the mountain to him. As they munched on the muffins, they all said, "M-M-M-M-M-M!"

I've seen a real moose in Maine and Utah before; such a spectacular sight. Around the holidays and especially in toy stores, you'll find some moose dolls and puppets for the children. Photo for Mandarin Orange Monday

Happy Reading!

“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” — C. S. Lewis

Winter Sale on Children's Books

I'm excited to announce Barefoot Book's yearly winter sale on children's books. This is a great opportunity to purchase bestsellers and board books for babies and toddlers. Barefoot Books Publishers have a great selection of hardcover and paperback books for ages 4-7 and ages 8-11. Plus, Spanish Books are offered with the winter sale.

Here are a few samples of what's on sale that I recommend:

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2. Books-for-babies-first-year

3. Cleo-cat-book-review

4. Babushka-classic-russian-folktale

5. Book-review-star-seeker-journey

You can click on the banner posted above to look at reviews and prices or visit My Marketplace

Happy reading and Happy New Year!

“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” — C. S. Lewis

Reindeer and Moose

Reindeer Candy Cane

This coming Thursday is our Christmas Kindergarten Music Class Performance! Our five year olds will be singing their songs, along with playing their rhythm sticks. Also, the hand bell choir will be performing and later on we will be handing out scarfs that the children made themselves to the sweet folks who are in the nursing facility.

Reindeer and Chocolate Pretzels

The candy cane reindeer are so easy to make. Just wrap one brown pipe cleaner for its antlers. Hot glue those eyes and large pom poms. I used what I had, so this year Rudolph's nose is quite small!

The reindeer remind me of some Barefoot Books!

Ages 1-4

Elusive Moose

Search for the elusive moose in the snowy north, and meet lots of other north land animals on the journey. Hardcover and Paperback editions include end notes about all the creatures, a guessing game of animal footprints, and a page of informative facts about the moose.

Written By: Joan Gannij
Illustrated By: Clare Beaton

Ages 1-4

One Moose, Twenty Mice

Count the animals from one to twenty while searching for the cat in this lively hide-and-seek selection that introduces animals like frogs, whales, monkeys, ducks, hens and elephants.

Ages 1 to 4 years
Written By: Stella Blackstone
Illustrated By: Clare Beaton

From cute little counting books for $6.99 to a sweet colorful reindeer to eat or hang on your tree, enjoy this wonderful time of year as you and your family are preparing for the holidays.

Have fun!

Moose Finger Puppet

Explore the snowy north with this chocolate brown moose. This finger puppet is six inches long.

Ages 3 to 8 years
Produced By: Folkmanis

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I wanted to ask you, is your tree up?

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“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” — C. S. Lewis

Books About Bears

A Bear Wagon: Marilyn Scott Waters

It seems everyone of my grandchildren have held these delightful books about bears at one time or another. They love to see the bears in different professions as they head off to work. My grand kids from ages 5 on down play with bear puzzles and games, and coloring activities. How about your family?

I could go on and on about the other bear books published by Barefoot Books but here are 5 for today that come from a winning team of Blackstone and Harter.

My Marketplace

Head off to work with Bear as he delivers mail and learns about other professions. Rhythm and rhyme drive the clever text, and a full-spread illustration of the professions at the end reinforces the learning and invites readers to go back through the story to spot the different working bears.

Board Book-Paperback for $6.99

Discover lots of different shapes with Bear — there are triangles on the waves, diamonds on the crown and stars in the sky. Rhyme, repetition and counting establish this book of shapes, and a two-page spread recapping the shapes and colors reinforces the educational building blocks.


Bear On A Bike-Board Book and Paperback

There are so many wonderful things to point out on each page when you ride about with this adorable, cuddly Bear with a repetition and poetic flow of the story. This is a favorite of preshoolers.

Bear In Sunshine available in Board Book and Paperback

Enjoy the seasons with Bear, as he partakes in a different activity for each kind of weather. The rhyme and humor of the text help to introduce the concepts, and a two-page spread of the four seasons offers a recap at the end.

The newest addition to the Barefoot Books series is:

Bears Birthday-Paperback-Written By: Stella Blackstone and Illustrated By: Debbie Harter

This book is about joining Bear as he celebrates his birthday. Children can help Bear count backwards from 10 to 0 and find out who is making his balloons disappear. The text and colorful pages are best for ages 2 to 6 years.

The cool thing is that if you want to look at (preview) more of these book illustrations, visit http://ladyd.barefootbooks.com

LadyD with Barefoot Books is participating in two book memes on Monday:
5 A Day Books and Book Sharing Monday.

“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” — C. S. Lewis

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Review: Stories from the Silk Road

I was surfing the web and came across this very informative article The Silk Road by Oliver Wild.

http://www.chiinamaze.com/article3741.html
The historical facts are so important and very interesting to read that I thought I would post the entire article here. I was delighted to find this addition because it reminded me of a paperback book for older children that is in my Barefoot Books library called The Silk Road.

Image via Wikipedia

"The region separating China from Europe and Western Asia is not the most hospitable in the world. Much of it is taken up by the Taklimakan desert, one of the most hostile environments on our planet. There is very little vegetation, and almost no rainfall; sandstorms are very common, and have claimed the lives of countless people. The locals have a very great respect for this `Land of Death'; few travellers in the past have had anything good to say about it. It covers a vast area, through which few roads pass; caravans throughout history have skirted its edges, from one isolated oasis to the next. The climate is harsh; in the summer the daytime temperatures are in the 40's, with temperatures greater than 50 degrees Celsius measured not infrequently in the sub-sealevel basin of Turfan. In winter the temperatures dip below minus 20 degrees. Temperatures soar in the sun, but drop very rapidly at dusk. Sand storms here are very common, and particularly dangerous due to the strength of the winds and the nature of the surface. Unlike the Gobi desert, where there there are a relatively large number of oases, and water can be found not too far below the surface, the Taklimakan has much sparser resources.

The land surrounding the Taklimakan is equally hostile. To the northeast lies the Gobi desert, almost as harsh in climate as the Taklimakan itself; on the remaining three sides lie some of the highest mountains in the world. To the South are the Himalaya, Karakorum and Kunlun ranges, which provide an effective barrier separating Central Asia from the Indian sub-continent. Only a few icy passes cross these ranges, and they are some of the most difficult in the world; they are mostly over 5000 metres in altitude, and are dangerously narrow, with precipitous drops into deep ravines. To the north and west lie the Tianshan and Pamir ranges; though greener and less high, the passes crossing these have still provided more than enough problems for the travellers of the past. Approaching the area from the east, the least difficult entry is along the `Gansu Corridor', a relatively fertile strip running along the base of the Qilian mountains, separating the great Mongolian plateau and the Gobi from the Tibetan High Plateau. Coming from the west or south, the only way in is over the passes.

The Early History of The Region
On the eastern and western sides of the continent, the civilisations of China and the West developed. The western end of the trade route appears to have developed earlier than the eastern end, principally because of the development of the the empires in the west, and the easier terrain of Persia and Syria. The Iranian empire of Persia was in control of a large area of the Middle East, extending as far as the Indian Kingdoms to the east. Trade between these two neighbours was already starting to influence the cultures of these regions.

This region was taken over by Alexander the Great of Macedon, who finally conquered the Iranian empire, and colonised the area in about 330 B.C., superimposing the culture of the Greeks. Although he only ruled the area until 325 B.C., the effect of the Greek invasion was quite considerable. The Greek language was brought to the area, and Greek mythology was introduced. The aesthetics of Greek sculpture were merged with the ideas developed from the Indian kingdoms, and a separate local school of art emerged. By the third century B.C., the area had already become a crossroads of Asia, where Persian, Indian and Greek ideas met. It is believed that the residents of the Hunza valley in the Karakorum are the direct descendents of the army of Alexander; this valley is now followed by the Karakorum Highway, on its way from Pakistan over to Kashgar, and indicates how close to the Taklimakan Alexander may have got.

This `crossroads' region, covering the area to the south of the Hindu Kush and Karakorum ranges, now Pakistan and Afghanistan, was overrun by a number of different peoples. After the Greeks, the tribes from Palmyra, in Syria, and then Parthia, to the east of the Mediterranean, took over the region. These peoples were less sophisticated than the Greeks, and adopted the Greek language and coin system in this region, introducing their own influences in the fields of sculpture and art.

Being Greek, I was fascinated to read about the cultural exchanges!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road

Close on the heels of the Parthians came the Yuezhi people from the Northern borders of the Taklimakan. They had been driven from their traditional homeland by the Xiongnu tribe (who later became the Huns and transfered their attentions towards Europe), and settled in Northern India. Their descendents became the Kushan people, and in the first century A.D. they moved into this crossroads area, bringing their adopted Buddhist religion with them. Like the other tribes before them, they adopted much of the Greek system that existed in the region. The product of this marriage of cultures was the Gandhara culture, based in what is now the Peshawar region of northwest Pakistan. This fused Greek and Buddhist art into a unique form, many of the sculptures of Buddhist deities bearing strong resemblances to the Greek mythological figure Heracles. The Kushan people were the first to show Buddha in human form, as before this time artists had preferred symbols such as the footprint, stupa or tree of enlightenment, either out of a sense of sacrilege or simply to avoid persecution.

The eastern end of the route developed rather more slowly. In China, the Warring States period was brought to an end by the Qin state, which unified China to form the Qin Dynasty, under Qin Shi Huangdi. The harsh reforms introduced to bring the individual states together seem brutal now, but the unification of the language, and standardisation of the system, had long lasting effects. The capital was set up in Changan, which rapidly developed into a large city, now Xian.

The Xiongnu tribe had been periodically invading the northern borders during the Warring States period with increasing frequency. The northern-most states had been trying to counteract this by building defensive walls to hinder the invaders, and warn of their approach. Under the Qin Dynasty, in an attempt to subdue the Xiongnu, a campaign to join these sections of wall was initiated, and the `Great Wall' was born. When the Qin collapsed in 206 B.C., after only 15 years, the unity of China was preserved by the Western Han Dynasty, which continued to construct the Wall.

During one of their campaigns against the Xiongnu, in the reign of Emperor Wudi, the Han learnt from some of their prisoners that the Yuezhi had been driven further to the west. It was decided to try to link up with these peoples in order to form an alliance against the Xiongnu. The first intelligence operation in this direction was in 138 B.C. under the leadership of Zhang Qian, brought back much of interest to the court, with information about hitherto unknown states to the west, and about a new, larger breed of horse that could be used to equip the Han cavalry. The trip was certainly eventful, as the Xiongnu captured them, and kept them hostage for ten years; after escaping and continuing the journey, Zhang Qian eventually found the Yuezhi in Northern India. Unfortunately for the Han, they had lost any interest in forming an alliance against the Xiongnu. On the return journey, Zhang Qian and his delegation were again captured, and it was not until 125 B.C. that they arrived back in Changan. The emperor was much interested by what they found, however, and more expeditions were sent out towards the West over the following years. After a few failures, a large expedition managed to obtain some of the so-called `heavenly horses', which helped transform the Han cavalry. These horses have been immortalised in the art of the period, one of the best examples being the small bronze `flying horse' found at Wuwei in the Gansu Corridor, now used as the emblem of the China International Travel Service. Spurred on by their discoveries, the Han missions pushed further westwards, and may have got as far as Persia. They brought back many objects from these regions, in particular some of the religious artwork from the Gandharan culture, and other objects of beauty for the emperor. By this process, the route to the west was opened up. Zhang Qian is still seen by many to be the father of the Silk Road.

In the west, the Greek empire was taken over by the Roman empire. Even at this stage, before the time of Zhang Qian, small quantities of Chinese goods, including silk, were reaching the west. This is likely to have arrived with individual traders, who may have started to make the journey in search of new markets despite the danger or the political situation of the time.
The Nature of the Route
The description of this route to the west as the `Silk Road' is somewhat misleading. Firstly, no single route was taken; crossing Central Asia several different branches developed, passing through different oasis settlements."
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To read the full Silk Road book for free online, visit:

http://www.ess.uci.edu/~oliver/silk3.html

My Review:

The books starts out with a wonderful historical introduction and you will travel with Cherry Gilchrist stepping backward in time along the Silk Road! In the back of the book you will find a beautiful map of the Silk Road to follow along.

In Woven Wind you will be introduced to the goddess of silk. Then you will read an exciting chapter about the monkey and the river dragon. I liked reading about The White Cloud Fairy and then a favorite of mine, The Magic Saddlebag, you must read to learn of the ending... perhaps you have found a garment in your closet made of silk...
For sure, you will enjoy reading of the rich history told in The Silk Road and look upon the elegant and richly detailed pictures with delight. Thank you Barefoot Books for this excellent addition to my library!

Stories from the Silk Road is $12.99 plus tax. You can order it at my market place:

http://ladyd.barefootbooks.com

Stories from the Silk Road
Journey along the ancient trade route between East and West. The seven intriguing tales in this collection each feature an important city along the Silk Road, and are filled with adventure and drama, as the merchants, muleteers, spies and shepherds travel this exotic route.

Ages 8 and up

Retold By: Cherry Gilchrist

Cherry Gilchrist is a writer and lecturer, whose themes include mythology, alchemy, life stories, personal relationships, and Russian art and culture. Visit her site:

http://www.cherrygilchrist.co.uk/index.html

Illustrated By: Nilesh Mistry

This book is a compilation of old folktales from Asia and the Middle East. The author's retelling is well-written and gives insight into how it really was to travel the Silk Road. The background information before each story introduces different stops along the Silk Road and segues into the following story nicely. This book is perfect for older children who love imaginative and colorful stories.

http://ladyd.barefootbooks.com

Travel the World Through Kids Books

Travel the World with three children's books!

1. We're Roaming in the Rainforest (An Amazon Adventure)

A trio of children embark on a daylong trek through the rainforest, discovering all sorts of exotic creatures in their natural habitats. The charming, rhyming text highlights an action verb for each creature, from chattering monkeys to crouching jaguars. The story is enhanced by nine pages of educational endnotes, including information about the Amazon, the creatures featured in the story, the peoples of the rainforest, and a full-page, full-color map of South America.

Ages 4 to 10 years
Written By: Laurie Krebs
Illustrated By: Anne Wilson

Hardcover $16.99

2. We're Sailing Down the Nile ( A Journey through Egypt)

Set sail along the mighty Nile River to experience the wonders of Egypt. The lilting, rhyming story text is followed by eleven pages full of educational information about ancient Egypt, gods and goddesses, a helpful map, and much more.

Ages 4 to 10 years
Written By: Laurie Krebs
Illustrated By: Anne Wilson
Paperback $7.99 and Hardcover $16.999

3. We're Riding on a Caravan (An Adventure on the Silk Road)

Join the caravan for an exciting yearlong trek along China's ancient Silk Road. Following the rhyming, treasure-filled story are informational endnotes about the history of the Silk Road, the story of silk, important cities of China, and a full-spread map.

Ages 4 to 10 years
Written By: Laurie Krebs
Illustrated By: Helen Cann

Paperback $7.99

These beautiful children's books are multicultural, educational and very colorful. These books are very well written and easy to read for children from 4-10. Stop by my marketplace and place your order online.
http://ladyd.barefootbooks.com
Reading children's books over the summer will help keep their brains active. Enjoy this way of speedy traveling through reading the pages of children's books.