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Book Review of The Children's Busy Book

The Children's Busy Book
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From the back cover:

This book contains 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for 6 to 10 year olds using things found around the home. It shows parents and day care providers how to:

·Prevent boredom during bad weather with games, kitchen activities, and art projects,

·Stimulate a child's natural curiosity with entertaining math, reading, writing, science, geography, and fine-arts activities,

·Encourage physical growth with fun outdoor activities,

·Foster a child's emotional growth with fun family-centered and social activities,

·Celebrate holidays and other occasions with special projects, and

·Keep children occupied during long car rides.

The Children's Busy Book is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight. It should be required reading for anyone raising or teaching school-age children.