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Jamie McAlister

Content by Jamie McAlister

  • Boo!-ks add to Halloween mayhem

    Books are one of the best ways to introduce very young children to Halloween customs. Read more »
  • Happy birthday, dear book!

    Steam shovels are a thing of the past, but Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel remains timeless. Read more »
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    Review by Jamie McAlister The sport (or art) of fly-fishing seems to be experiencing a revival of sorts across the country's waterways. Read more »
  • Review

    Issue: June, 1999
    All ages The reason why kids are crazy is because nobody can face the responsibility of bringing them up. Read more »
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    Issue: July, 1999
    Anyone who still believes the good old days of living in the United States have been replaced with a more troubled world will think twice after reading The Way Things Never Were: The Truth About the Read more »
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    Sometimes all it takes to enchant a little person from sunup to sundown are family members with smiling faces, sing-song language, and anything enhanced with plenty of bold, primary colors. Read more »
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    The world of Rolie Polie Olie is one spacey place, where everything is round and bounces with rhyme. Read more »
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    If one thing is true about a cute and cuddly Zagazoo (all ages), it's that once it arrives, life will never be the same for its lucky recipients. Read more »
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    For children too young to read but old enough to imitate word sounds and identify everyday objects/activities, there is something about this little girl named Lulu that makes a connection as if she is Read more »
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    After 15 years as a regular columnist for Outside magazine, David Quammen has assembled another collection of what he describes as the best essays from his Natural Acts column. Read more »
  • Review

    Issue: July, 2000
    The artists and writers of the American cultural and literary movement known as the Beat Generation are popularly credited in the U.S. Read more »
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    Laurent de Brunhoff still reigns over his royal legacy It's been seven years since we've seen a new story involving Babar, the king of the elephants. Read more »
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    The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime As a former literary editor for Outside magazine, author Miles Harvey knows a thing or two about the importance of maps when it comes to Read more »