Friday, December 15, 2006

Your Baby Can Read!

Your Baby Can Read ~ if you have a new child, grandchild, niece or nephew this is for you.

It is an awesome Baby Shower Present too.

It is never too early to teach a child to read - 3 months to 5 years old.


I think Your Baby Can Read is an excellent Early Language Development System. I just received my box with 5 DVD's, 5 double sided Sliding Word & Picture Cards, 1 Wipe-clean Word Card, 1 non-toxic Erasable Pen.

Get your own copy today! Just click here to find out more.

Please post your comments after you receive and use your system.
I can't wait to hear how much your children love it.

Sunday, September 03, 2006

Exciting New Offer!

Literacy For A Lifetime

A Grant Matching Program
Sponsored by Usborne Books/Educational Development Corp.

· 85% of children in the juvenile court system cannot read.
· Over 70% of adult prison inmates cannot read above a 4th grade level
·Spurred by the undeniable and shocking statistics that show a direct correlation between crime, the prison population and illiteracy, Usborne Books/ Educational Development Corporation is partnering with businesses, organizations and individuals to provide more books to kids.
· One of the national poverty indicators is having less than 25 pieces of printed material in the home.


· Literacy for a Lifetime offers a 50% matching grant in books for every dollar contributed. For example, a $10,000 donation is matched with an additional $5,000 and the organization of your choice receives $15,000 in educational materials for their use.
· States where homes have more reading materials
generally have higher reading proficiency.

· Literacy for a Lifetime can be used as often as donations become available, has no cap on the amount that can be donated and is tax deductible.

· 75% of unemployed adults have reading or writing difficulties.
· 90% of welfare recipients are high school dropouts.
· The receiving organization has full control over the selection of books.
· When inmates learn to read, only 15% of them are ever arrested again.

Who are Potential Recipients?
· Schools & Libraries· Head Start Programs· Non-Profit Organizations· Educational & Literacy Programs· Nurseries· Hospitals· Areas affected by natural disasters

Changing the World .... 1 Child at a time ... with books.


Anne & Stuart Loveridge
Independent Educational Consultants ~ Usborne Books At Home
Call us toll free 888-817-4151
http://www.planetsl3.com/

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Ballerina Dreams

I am exicited to announce a new series - Ballerina Dreams.
The 6 books will preview in our Fall 2006 Catalog that is released July 1st.

Dancing Princess
Jasmine's Lucky Star
Rose's Big Decision
Dancing Forever
Dancing with the Stars
Poppy's Secret Wish

Great books for your little girl who loves Ballerinas and Ballet!
I am taking orders now for your daughter's summer reading.

Sunday, March 12, 2006

Fill your Easter Baskets with books!

This Easter suprise your children with Easter Books in their Baskets.
I have listed some of my favorites and ones you and your child will love.
Baby Animals Lift the Flap Book
Rabbits
Easter Activities
Eggs and Chicks
Easter Cooking
The Family Bible
Caterpillers and Butterflies
The Rainy Day
Starting Gardening Kid Kit
1001 Bugs to Spot

Saturday, February 04, 2006

To Love, To Learn & To Grow

FREE Personal Consultation ~ just email me your name, first names and ages of your children and their To Love subject, To Learn subject and To Grow subject. I will reply with some suggestions.

You will find the books at http://www.PlanetSL3.com

Parents, help your child love to read and become more confident in school.
I am here to help each of you find the best books for your child/children.

First ~ Find a book that your child will LOVE.
Is it Horses, Mermaids, Dinosaurs, Princesses, or maybe, Puppies and Kittens. We have so many fun books to choose from. Maybe it will be a puzzle book or a stencil book or a search book.

Next ~ Find a book that will help your child LEARN.
Try Ballet, Art, Cooking, Soccer, Spanish or Astronomy. Learning can be fun and what better way than through a new cookbook, activity book or foreign language book.

Last ~ Find a book that will help your child GROW.
When you talk to your child's teacher, what is it your child struggles with most at school? Is your child's least favorite subject Science, Math, Reading, Spelling or History? I offer so many awesome books and tools to choose from.

Now ~ Use the new books to spend quality time with each of your children.
Pick a Grow subject and start there as this will help your child build confidence the next week at school should be easier for him/her.

Saturday, January 07, 2006

What are Kid Kits?

Kid Kits are activity kits packed with fun. Everyone I show them to just loves them! They come in a book and materials for one or more activities that will keep your child busy and happy.

Five new Kid Kits are offered for 2006! I am so excited to show them to you. Perfect for birthday party presents & all at very reasonable prices.

The Dinosaur Excavation Kit is a T-Rex dinosaur skeleton encased in a block of clay, Dinosaurs book and tools and everything you need to go on your own archeological dig! After you find all of the pieces of the dinosaur skeleton, then assemble your own T-Rex skeleton. Great for ages 6 and up.

Volcanoes Kid Kit is perfect for the young scientist who can perform an experiment and have the Volcano erupt. Instructions for "safe" lava to flow from this realistic model of a Volcano and a book to learn all about them. This will fascinate any child ages 6 and up.

Butterflies, butterflies, so pretty in a twirling mobile that you can make with all of the pieces needed. Your child will be proud to show off this great mobile.
Color the butterfly patterns and then use the shrinky dinks plastic sheets to make them come alive for your mobile. Then sit down an read the book on caterpillars and butterflies. Ages 6 and up.

Give your princess a Cinderella pop out carriage of her very own. This comes with a book on Cinderella. Spend quality time with your child ages 4 and up as this beautiful Pumpkin Coach needs an adult to help put it together.

What child isn't fascinated with flying and model airplanes. This kid kit comes with a book called Flying and 4 POP out planes; Fighting Falcon, P-40E Warhalk, Spad 13 and Heilkel. Any interested pilot to be will be fascinated with this Kit. Ages 7 and up.

Well, these are just a few of the many available. I will just name a few more; Dinosaurs, Chess, Princesses, Horses, Mermaids, Paper Flowers, Origami, Microscope, Starting Ballet and who can resist Magic Tricks with a wand, finger and everything to become an expert magician.

You can find all of these on my website; www.PlanetSL3.com.
Order a few to keep on hand and give a great gift for anyone's birthday.
Perfect for Grandparents to keep on hand so you will always be able to entertain the Grandchildren for hours.