Bøger af Karen Fults Kaler

Born on Groundhog Day takes you inside a hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to help you understand some of the complications that may occur when a baby is born too soon. Ethan Oliver was born on Groundhog Day, 14 weeks before his due date, weighing just 17 ounces. He went home from the hospital on Halloween. As Ethan's cousin Malia follows his journey home, she learns about the passage of time and learns how to wait.This book is for all ages. While the story is appropriate for reading to young children, there is a lot of additional information included that can educate adults. There are tips for supporting parents of premature babies, as well as advice for parents from Ethan's parents.

Weenie lived in Eastcliff, a famous, historic home, but she was a normal dog. When Helen Keller visited, Weenie decided she needed to meet her. Weenie's adventure is retold, with paper dolls in the Eastcliff in Miniature dollhouse, in this true story about the house that has become home to presidents of the University of Minnesota. Children and adults alike will delight in the photographs of the Eastcliff in Miniature dollhouse in 1:12 scale, with paper dolls of the characters acting out the story. The paper dolls are included and may be copied and cut out to use as toys. The end of the book includes a brief biography of Helen Keller, a history of Eastcliff, and detailed descriptions of the miniature furniture and artwork in the dollhouse. Both miniature enthusiasts and those new to the art will marvel at the exquisite work of the artisans who created Eastcliff in Miniature. Seeing Helen Keller through Weenie's point of view will introduce this remarkable woman to a new generation of readers.

"Built as a family home in 1922, Eastcliff, a twenty-room estate in St. Paul on the banks of the Mississippi River, has been the official residence for presidents of the University of Minnesota since 1961. Eastcliff: History of a Home reveals the story of this building and those it housed and hosted over a century of momentous change."--