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Parents profoundly influence their child's language development, including their ability to listen, understand, and communicate. From birth to three years is the crucial window of opportunity during which a child's learning potential is at its fullest and most formative. Now with this amazing book, parents can use the revolutionary BabyTalk program to maximize their baby's language skills- and provide a solid foundation for later learning-in just thirty minutes a day!A simple and fun one-on-one program created by a renowned speech and language therapist, BabyTalk is based on extensive clinical experience and is firmly rooted in natural parent-child interaction. What's more, it fits into the normal pattern of your child's play! You'll discover how to best talk to your child-and what to talk about-at each stage of development, including how to• CREATE an environment in your home that most benefits your baby's development• NURTURE your child to become a confident communicator• STRENGTHEN his or her ability to concentrate and retain information• STIMULATE your child with specific toys and books at each stage• RECOGNIZE problems that may hinder language development• PRESENT games, play ideas, and words to stimulate the imaginationUse BabyTalk to give your baby a lifelong advantage for learning!

With over 600 licensed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles products available today, how is the aspiring collector to know what in this green sea of Turtleabilia is a true find? What are the whimsical items unique to the Turtles? How is a collector to discern the "must haves" from the merely interesting, or worse, the fakes? Easy. Use The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Treasury, the ultimate collector's guide for all those afflicted with "Turtle fever." Lavishly illustrated with photos of the many products included, Turtle creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, together with input from their marketing experts, have compiled a true treasury of what they believe will be the most valuable and collectible items of all the Turtles merchandise being produced. They have added personal comments on their own favorite products, plus the story of how the Turtles and their world began. The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Treasury has an in-depth section on the comic books that started the green tide, and tips on how to know when you have a possible gold mine-such as one of the first comic books in mint condition. It all adds up to give fans the real inside story of the incredible phenomenon of Turtlemania. Many of the items included herein can be collected for fun, and many are potentially worth quite a bit-but The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Treasury puts them all in one place, to help both the Turtle lover and the serious collector alike.

"A fast-paced look at white personalities in Africa, a few well-knowns from the past and a few collected by the author in recent years . . . Denis Boyles knows the territory well."-The New York Times Book Review In a series of ebullient and evocative portraits, journalist Denis Boyles chronicles the white men and women who journeyed to Africa in the twentieth century, seeking things they couldn't find at home. Daredevil flyers and dedicated missionaries, intrepid explorers, and charming con men-they all turn up in African Lives. You'll meet General Charles George "Chinese" Gordon, who, as governor of Equatoria in the 1870s, mapped the region, drove out slave traders, and made the area safe for travelers. There is gossip about Beryl Markham and Isak Dinesen, who were legendary rivals in literature and in love. There are also sketches of such colorful figures as Patrick Shaw, the 300-pound "Clint Eastwood" of Kenya, and George Pappas, a self-made millionaire pilot. Vivid, provocative, and insightful, African Lives is a testimony to the continent's hold on the popular imagination. "Entertaining . . . jazzy . . . Boyles' prose has a certain cheeky charm, and he spins some good yarns."-The Washington Post