U GOTTA READ THIS.TAKE ME TO THE FAIR: Step into a treehouse, point at a picture in a book, and be magically transported to a distant time and place. That's what siblings Jack and Annie have been doing in Mary Pope Osborne's enormously popular Magic Tree House series since 1992. In their latest adventure, "Magic Tree House #35: Night of the New Magicians" (Random House Books; $11.95 hardcover), the time-traveling duo voyage to the Paris World's Fair world's fair: see exposition. world's fair Specially constructed attraction showcasing the science, technology, and culture of participating countries and enterprises. of 1889." As Jack and Annie see the amazing new inventions on display at the fair like Alexander Graham Bell's telephone and Thomas Edison's light bulb the siblings wonder if the magicians are really the people they expected. Night of the New Magicians" is Recommended for ages 7-11. - Andy Wang Andrew P. 'Andy' Wang (born May 28 , 1977) is is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division. Wang was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5 show, featuring fighters in the lightweight division. He originally fought for B.J. MATTIE'S WORLD: Mattie J.T. Stepanek was a poet, peace activist and six-time New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times best-selling author. "I loved his love for the human spirit," poet Maya Angelou once said. "He believed that the human spirit could overcome wars, and rumors of wars, hate, destruction, cruelty, brutality. He thought that love cures things." Afflicted af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, with muscular dystrophy muscular dystrophy (dĭs`trōfē), any of several inherited diseases characterized by progressive wasting of the skeletal muscles. There are five main forms of the disease. , Mattie Stepanek lived to be only 13 years old, but his passion for peace lives on. Edited by his mother, Jeni Stepanek, "Just Peace: A Message of Hope" (Andrews McMeel Publishing; $16.95) is a posthumous compilation of Mattie's poems, essays and e-mails, along with his correspondence with fellow peace activist Jimmy Carter. Inspired by heroes as diverse as Mahatma mahatma (məhăt`mə, –hät`–) [Sanskrit,=great-souled], honorific title used in India among Hindus for a person of superior holiness. Mohandas Gandhi is the best-known figure to whom the title was applied. Gandhi and Yoda, Mattie envisions peace as a "mosaic" of people working together one he believes can be stitched together with enough determination. His words overflow with hope, making his faith in the future both infectious and eminently believable. A portion of the proceeds from "Just Peace" benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is an organization founded in 1950 which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals , for which Mattie was a National Goodwill Ambassador from 2002-2004. - A.W. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (book: ``Magic Tree House #35: Night of the New Magicians) (2) no caption (book: ``Just Peace: A Message of Hope'') |
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