As most of you know, I love to read books and I am fortunate to have a very wonderful job where I am constantly surrounded by new books. The North Dakota selection for the 2008-2009 National Book Festival is this children book by Dakotan S.D. Nelson. It is a great Native American kids book with wonderful illustrations. I can’t wait to read this book to Linn. She loves horses and she will truly enjoy the bright drawings. Here is a review from Library Journal:
Grade 2-6-This quietly told, first-person narrative relates how Flying Cloud matured from a boy to [ ... ]
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Aug 2008
As most of you know, I love to read books and I am fortunate to have a very wonderful job where I am constantly surrounded by new books. The North Dakota selection for the 2008-2009 National Book Festival is this children book by Dakotan S.D. Nelson. It is a great Native American kids book with wonderful illustrations. I can’t wait to read this book to Linn. She loves horses and she will truly enjoy the bright drawings. Here is a review from Library Journal:
Grade 2-6-This quietly told, first-person narrative relates how Flying Cloud matured from a boy to [ ... ]
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Aug 2008
North Dakota is bordered by three states – South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montanta; and two Canadian provinces – Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1804-1805 at Forth Mandan, near Washburn. That is where they met Sakakawea, who helped guide them to the Pacific Ocean.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is named for the 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, who had two ranches in the North Dakota Badlands.
Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux chief, spent much of his life in North Dakota, until his remains were moved in 1953, was buried near Fort Yates.
General George Custer and the 7th cavalry [ ... ]
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Aug 2008
Aug 2008
I just wanted to tell you all that our website design is changing and it will be a work in progress. It is a bit of tweaking and changes to be made so please bear with us for a little while. It will most definately be worth the wait. In the meantime, please feel free to view or sign our guestbook, browse our photo gallery, or watch some videos. You can find the links to these pages in the topbar. Thanks for your patience and have a wonderful summer!
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Aug 2008
Aug 2008
I totally forgot to write about Linn’s 12 month well-baby check up about a month ago. She is getting bigger and bigger every day. This time around, she weighs 28 lbs (12.7 kg) and is 32.5 inches (82.6 cm) tall. She is off the charts and the doctor said that either they miscalculated her weight and height at the last appointment or she is going to be a real tall lady. According to her growth chart, she is following her curve so the doctor is certain that she is just going to be tall. She had one vaccination done [ ... ]
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