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BIRTHDAYS IN HISTORY
~Good children's literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in
the child~ Anonymous

~Hopes are planted in friendship's garden where dreams blossom into priceless
treasures. ~ Anonymous

~I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more
important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.~
Albert Einstein

~A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.~ Confucius

~When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the
action steps .~ Confucius

~I must have my share in the conversation…~from Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

~I have a spelling checker It came with my PC~
It plainly marks for my revue
Mistakes I cannot sea
I've run this poem threw it
I'm sure your please to no,
It's letter perfect in it's weigh
My checker tolled me sew .~ Anonymous

~Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.~ Mark
Twain

~Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do
that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. ~ Mark Twain

~The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, and all the sweet serenity of books.~
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

~A WORD is dead
When it is said, Some say.
I say it just Begins to live
That day.~ Emily Dickinson

~Once you learn to read you will be forever free. ~ Frederick Douglass

~To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.~ from Les
Miserables, Victor Hugo

~One hundred years from now, It will not matter what kind of car I drove, What kind of
house I lived in, Or how much money I had in the bank, But the world may be a better
place because I made a difference in a child's life.~Anonymous


~There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality;
and then there are those who turn one into the other.~ D. H. Everett

~Just remember, writers are the only adults who get to spend all day in their pajamas
playing with imaginary friends.~ Paul Bishop    


~THERE are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are
those who turn one into the other.~  D. H. Everett
~...it is very well worthwhile to be tormented for two or three years of one's life, for the
sake of being able to read all the rest of it ~JaneAusten  
                                               
~Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now
and make a brand new ending.~ Anonymous                   

"That person is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; Who has
gained the respect of intelligent people and the love of children; Who has filled his
niche and accomplished his task; Who leaves the world better than he found it,whether
by an improved poppy, a perfect poem or a rescued soul; Who never lacked
appreciation of earth`s beauty, or failed to express it; Who looked for the best in others
and gave the best he had." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

~It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird:
it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg.
We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary,
decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.~C.S Lewis~                                    

~I looked at all the caged animals in the shelter...the cast-offs of human society.
I saw in their eyes love and hope, fear and dread, sadness, and betrayal. And I was
angry.
"God," I said, "this is terrible! Why don't you do something?"
God was silent for a moment, and then He spoke softly, "I have done something," he
replied. "I created you."~ Anonymous  

~Let books be your dining table,
And you shall be full of delights
Let them be your mattress
And you shall sleep restful nights.~ Anonymous

~TV. If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they'll have with twenty-six.
Open your child's imagination. Open a book. ~ Anonymous         

~A library is a hospital for the mind.~Anonymous

~She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.~ Louisa May Alcott

~A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.~ Chinese proverb

~Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book.~
Anonymous

~The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more
places your'll go!~ by DR. Seuss  from 'I can Read With My Eyes Shut'
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BOOK GARDEN PUBLISHING



~No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving. Give what you have. To someone it may
be better than you dare to think. ~

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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How do you decide what charity to give to?



National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
www.missingkids.com

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital www.stjude.org

Autism Speaks  www.autismspeaks.org

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION  www.americanheart.org

Make-A-Wish Foundation of America  www.wish.org

The Salvation Army National Headquarters   www.salvationarmyusa.org

BreastCancer.org  www.breastcancer.org/

American Red Cross www.redcross.org

American Cancer Society www.cancer.org

USO (United Service Organizations) serving the U.S. military http://uso.org/

Donors Choose.org ~ A way to provide students in need from our public schools with materials
to learn. It is a not-for-profit project where teachers submit proposals for materials and/or
experiences to teach their students. You can choose projects to fund and help education
America's children.      http://www.donorschoose.org/homepage








The Animal
Rescue Site
"Do not breed or
buy while shelter
animals die."
~~
I looked at all the
caged animals in
the shelter...the
cast-offs of human
society.
I saw in their eyes
love and hope,
fear and dread,
sadness, and
betrayal. And I
was angry.
"God," I said, "this
is terrible! Why
don't you do
something?"
God was silent for
a moment, and
then He spoke
softly, "I have
done something,"
he replied. "I
created you."~~
Author Unknown
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