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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Posts Tagged ‘animals’

Coloring the wacky facets of Arizona

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Arizona Way Out West & Wacky (Five Star Publications, 2011) by Conrad Storad and Linda Exley, illustrated by Michael Hagelberg is a primer on Arizona and some of the unique, they call them wacky, aspects of life in our state. The book explores the history, people, plants and animals of the state kids will find [...]

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When pigs fly

Arrogant Rat thinks he knows it all. His slow-witted friend Pig doesn’t know any better. Rat worries that his wisdom is wasted on Pig. But in truth, neither is terribly smart. Lynn Trimble explores “Pearls Before Swine” and shares news of an opportunity to meet artist Stephan Pastis right here in the Valley.

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Boo! at the Zoo

As long as I have had children, we have taken them to Phoenix Zoo’s annual event, Boo at the Zoo. When they were smaller we would load them in the stroller, or wagon, dressed  in their Halloween costumes and enjoy the day out. It was usually the first visit to the zoo of the season [...]

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    A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an [...]

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