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LOTE4Kids is Here!
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LOTE4Kids is Here!

If you’re working on learning a new language, (or practicing one you already know) LOTE4Kids is for you! LOTE4Kids is an online database that provides over 8,000 books in languages other than English. Here, you can pick the language of your story,...

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Fun Facts and Famous Foxes
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Fun Facts and Famous Foxes

Did you know that there are 23 living species of foxes? Foxes belong to the Canidae family, which means that they’re closely related to animals like dogs and wolves! These animals are hunters and they eat both meat and veggies, this makes them...

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Thanksgiving and Turkeys
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Thanksgiving and Turkeys

Turkey - the portly poultry that’s synonymous with Thanksgiving. While you’ve probably heard the story that Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird, you might be less familiar with Sarah Hale. Sarah Hale was known as “the mother of...

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Author Highlight: R.L. Stine
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Author Highlight: R.L. Stine

Reader beware, for this month's author highlight…you’re in for a scare.  Robert Lawrence Stine - better known as R.L. Stine, an American kids’ and teens’ horror author. Today, R.L. Stine is best-known for his iconic series, Goosebumps, but he spent...

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Importance of Play in Childhood 
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Importance of Play in Childhood 

Keep playing around - it’ll help you with your future! That’s right - playing cultivates five components in child development. The benefits will stay with children for their entire lives.  The 5 Key Components of Play:  Social and Emotional...

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Kotor: City of Cats
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Kotor: City of Cats

Kotor, Montenegro: home to beautiful beach views, amazing architecture, and…countless cats?  Yes, you read that right. Kotor is famous for its four-legged feline friends. In fact, Kotor has such a large cat population, it’s nicknamed...

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Take a Bite out of National Sandwich Month!
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Take a Bite out of National Sandwich Month!

The Story of the Sandwich... A long time ago, in 1762, there was a man in England named John Montagu. He was called the Earl of Sandwich—yep, that was really his name! One day, he put some tasty food between two slices of bread so he could eat...

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Are You Kindergarten Ready?
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Are You Kindergarten Ready?

It's almost the start of a new school year, and whether you are back to school experts or back to school first timers, getting ready for kindergarten is a big (and sometimes scary) change - for the adults, and for the kids. That’s why, in 2005,...

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