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Holiday Reading |
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St.
Louis City Library
General-interest
books for winter-break reading
Beth Kakuma-Depew
is the youth services collection development
librarian for the St. Louis City Library.
At Young
Saint Louis.com's request,
she compiled lists of general interest
books that would make good reading during
this holiday break.
St. Louis County
Library
General-interest
books for winter-break reading
Youth department
manager Nicole Clawson of the St. Louis
County Library has put together a special
list of new and nearly-new books that
will make good reading for you during
your holiday break.
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Kids
Voting
 Missouri
kids backed Obama, even if adults didn't
Missouri's
reputation as a "bellwether" state took a beating
in last month's general election. But, Missouri
kids participating in the Kids' Voting Missouri
program got it right. |
Sky
Wheel
Now,
here's a real birthday-party destination
If developers Mark and John Rodgers have
their way, St. Louis area kids and their families
soon will have a granddaddy of all birthday
party destinations. |
Century
Ride
Edwardsville
13-year-old does 100-mile bike ride
Hallie Johnson of Edwardsville was just 13 when
she completed the 100-mile Ride the Rivers Century
Bicycle Ride in October. That was nearly three
times as far as she'd ever ridden before in
one day. |
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Fitness
Valley
Park school wins national designation
Sacred Heart Catholic School kids have won
the 2007-08 President's Challenge Physical
Activity and Fitness Award. That's pretty
good for a school that doesn't yet have a
gym for PE.
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Book
Reviews
This month's
book reviews
Books reviewed for December include ones about
(1) sixth graders who produce their own version
of a school's holiday concert, (2) a legendary
ancient Korean king who ends up in a present
day kid's bedroom, (3) a girl who hates the
ocean but has to move to the seashore, and (4)
a girl horse trainer who helps "cure" both a
wealthy young man and his polo pony |
Science
Alliance
Mullanphy
kids get help with science
Some of the science class sessions
at Mullanphy ILC Elementary last month looked
more like play exercises. But, they were really
lessons on how to conduct science experiments.
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Violinist
14-year-old
advances in violin competition
Next month, 14-year-old Jecoliah Wang will
represent Missouri in the Music Teachers Association's
regional violin competition. She is the state's
sole entrant in the 11-14 junior competition.
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Math
Mania
 Math
Mania features shopping questions
What could be more appropriate
for the December Math Mania contest
than to feature "Shop 'Till You Drop"
questions. There's something appropriate
for the holiday season.
Only
2 winners in November Math Mania
Both the number of entries
and the number of winners were down
in the November Math Mania
fun contest. That's almost to be expected
after the give October winner total
of 34.
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