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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Hooray for Amanda Her Alligator!
This beginning reader/picture book is made up of 6 1/2 stories about surprises. Each one features Amanda, an avid reader, and her pet alligator, who as we learn in story #4 was purchased for seven cents from a sale bucket. In the story the illustrations show Alligator becoming increasingly insecure as he learns the truth about his origins. Amanda tells her beloved stuffed toy the truth because, as Willems explains in parentheses, "(When friends ask you to tell the truth, you tell the truth.)" (I love parentheses!) Alligator summons up the courage to ask the question; "Why did no one want to buy me?" And Amanda gives the perfect answer: "No one wanted to buy you because they knew you were meant to be my best friend."
In the final story Alligator is put out when Amanda brings home another stuffed toy, a panda that her grandfather bought for her at the zoo. Panda is everything Alligator isnt. Brand new and fluffy, she definitely doesnt look like she came from a sale bucket. Left alone together, the two friends find that they are more alike than different.
As a review in BCCB states, "This is a perfect stealth early reader, a story that will begin as a chapter-by-chapter readaloud and then get converted by the audience when experience and determination make it time to fly solo." Amen. Reserve a space on your bookshelf for Mo Willemss latest.
Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator
by Mo Willems
Balzer + Bray 72 pages
Published: April 2011
Monday, March 9, 2015
Benefits of Aloe Vera for Health
Aloe vera. Plant this one has been known since Roman times, it has been said previously by the queen Cleopatra used to keep the beauty of the face and soften the skin. Apparently, in addition to aloe vera is also useful as a hair treatment.
This one is a medicinal plant that contains a variety of benefits for beauty treatments especially for women and also can we consume in different variants of food products such as nata de coco, lunkhead and others. Aloe vera has amino acids, amino acids, enzymes, minerals, polysaccharides, vitamins, and other ingredients that are beneficial to health.
Here are some benefits of taking aloe vera:
1. Treat hemorrhoid, how to take half aloe leaf stems that have been washed and removed the thorns.
2. Treating Strep Throat, how to take a piece of aloe leaf that has been washed and peeled.
3. Treating diabetes mellitus, how to wash two aloe leaf stems that have been discarded needles and cut into pieces and boiled with three glasses of water.
4. Lowering blood sugar levels, how to take great midrib aloe approximately the size of your palm, then peel the skin and thorns and clean.
5. Treating constipation, how to wash and peel half aloe leaf stems. Cut into small pieces and makers use a half cup of water. Add a tablespoon of honey and drink twice a day when its warm.
6. As a hair fertilizer, how to take midrib aloe vera leaves, wash and peel. Apply the contents of peelings on hair that has been washed at night and wrap with a cloth. Rinse the next morning. Do it every day for three months.
In addition to the health benefits of Aloe Vera beauty also including the following:
1. Cool the sunburned skin, especially for those who often work outdoors.
2. Skin problems caused by the weather, such as dry skin, redness, peeling, and mild irritation or rash.
3. Reddish in color fade bruises on the body.
4. Overcoming discomfort caused shaver.
5. Addressing minor burns.
6. Relieves blisters.
7. Can be used as an anti-aging cream or to address wrinkles.
8. Treating rashes due to exposure to the sap of plants.
9. Overcoming itching due to insect bites.
10. Use every day to diminish scars and strecth mark, white stripes or red due to pregnancy.
11. Treating minor wounds caused by a knife cut or scratched.
12. Fade dark spots on the skin spots.
13. Can be useful as a substitute for hair conditioner and jelly.
14. Can be used to reduce acne.
15. Used to speed up the healing of canker sores.
16. Can be used as a natural body lotion.
17. To relieve muscle spasms or tension.
18. Used to reduce the complaints on the issue of gum.
19. Reduce dandruff on the head.
20. Addressing water fleas.
Source: From various sources
Remarkable Forts for Tourist Destinations in France
France is the most visited country in the world. The country contains many historic and beautiful tourist destinations. Here are some of the most historic forts in France
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.1.) Citadel of Besancon
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The Citadel of Besancon in located in France-Comte, France. This historic fortress, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, occupies 11 hectares on Mount Saint-Etienne. This well preserved fortification is an important tourist site receiving more than a quarter of a million visitors annually due both to its own characteristics and because it is the site of several museums. There is a zoo, an insectarium, an aquarium, vivariums, a noctarium, a climatorium, a pedagogical exhibit on evolution, botanical gardens, and a childrens farm in the site. There is also a restaurant and shops.
2.) Bastille
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The Bastille is a fort constructed on a hill 476 meters above sea level overlooking the city of Grenoble, France. It is the main tourist site of the Grenoble area receiving about 600,000 visitors every year.
3.) Fort de Tournoux
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The Fort de Tournoux is located in Uvabe Valley in the French Alps. This fortification complex was built between 1843 and the early 20th century to defend France against invasion from Savoy and Italy. It was described as the "Military Versailles of the 19th century," resembling a Tibetan monastery on the mountainside above the Ubaye.
against invasion from Savoy and Italy. It was described as the "Military Versailles of the 19th century," resembling a Tibetan monastery on the mountainside above the Ubaye.4.) Fort Rapp
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Fort Rapp is a fortifications located in Reochstett, Strasbourg. It was built between 1872 and 1874. This fort has 200 rooms and was able to host a garrison of 800 men. It was protected by 18 cannons of 90-150mm. The site is open for tourist visits on weekends from mid April to late September.
5.) Fort Saint-Jean
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Fort Saint-Jean is located in Marseilles
. It was built in 1660 at the entrance to the Old Port. The fort was built in response to a local uprising against the governor, rather than for the defense of the city: their cannons pointed inwards towards the town, not outwards towards the sea.
. It was built in 1660 at the entrance to the Old Port. The fort was built in response to a local uprising against the governor, rather than for the defense of the city: their cannons pointed inwards towards the town, not outwards towards the sea.6.) Fort de Joux
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The Fort de Joux is located in La Cluse-et-Mijoux
in the Doubs department in the Jura Mountains of France. It is originally a castle transformed into a fort. It served as a prison for successive French governments between the 17th and 19th centuries. In this capacity, Fort-de-Joux is best known for serving as the site of imprisonment for Toussaint Louverture, who died there in 1803.
in the Doubs department in the Jura Mountains of France. It is originally a castle transformed into a fort. It served as a prison for successive French governments between the 17th and 19th centuries. In this capacity, Fort-de-Joux is best known for serving as the site of imprisonment for Toussaint Louverture, who died there in 1803.Presently, the fortress houses a museum
of arms which exhibits more than "six hundred rare weapons" dating from the early 18th to the 20th centuries, including a rare 1717 rifle. The castle also has a well which, at 120 meters, is one of the deepest in Europe. It is also known as Château de Joux.
of arms which exhibits more than "six hundred rare weapons" dating from the early 18th to the 20th centuries, including a rare 1717 rifle. The castle also has a well which, at 120 meters, is one of the deepest in Europe. It is also known as Château de Joux.7.) Fort lÉcluse
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Fort lÉcluse is located up high near the Collonges Vllage in Ain, France. Presently, the fort is open during the summer months for visiting, and it is possible to use the subterranean staircase with 1,000 steps.. In addition, there are many hiking trails
in the area which allow hikers.
in the area which allow hikers.8.) Fort Carre
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Fort Carre is a magnificent 16th century fort located on the outskirts
of Antibes, France. The fort is notable as the location of some of the scenes of James Bond film – Never Say Never Again.
of Antibes, France. The fort is notable as the location of some of the scenes of James Bond film – Never Say Never Again. 9.) Fort Boyard
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Fort Boyard is located in the Pertuis d’Antioche straits, on the west coast of France. This fort is 61 meters in length, 31 meters in width and with walls 20 meters high. This unique fort is completely surrounded by water.
10.) Tour Royale
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The Tour Royale is 16th century fort built to protect the entrance of the Petit Rade, the naval port of Toulon
. The fort’s tower was sixty meters in diameter and seven meters thick. Construction began in 1514 and was finished in 1524. Because of its impressive size, the residents of Toulon called it "La Grosse Tour."
. The fort’s tower was sixty meters in diameter and seven meters thick. Construction began in 1514 and was finished in 1524. Because of its impressive size, the residents of Toulon called it "La Grosse Tour." 11.) Fort Enet
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Fort Enet is located in the Pertuis d’Antioche in Charente-Maritime, France. This fortification can be accessed at low tide on foot and can be visited. Construction of Fort Enet was started in 1810 by Napoleon I
, following the devastating 1809 Battle of the Basque Roads.
, following the devastating 1809 Battle of the Basque Roads.12.) Fort de Bellegarde
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The Fort de Bellegarde is located above the town of La Perthus, in the Pyrenees-Orientales department, France. This 17th century fortification is open to the public between June and September only and includes exhibits on the history of the fort, its archaeology and the surrounding area.
See also
Historically Remarkable Forts Built By the Portuguese
Unique Tourist Destinations: Historically NotableForts From Around the World
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