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Category Archives: Education
Book Review: AT PENCIL’S POINT by Harry Roth
Publisher: Stephen Day Press / The Murray Printing Company Year: 1946 Pages: 210 Type: Hardcover ISBN: N/A “To overcome your fear of a piece of plain white paper.” Every image of this book, including every reprinting (the last being June of 2005), seems to indicate … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Books, Crafts, Education
Tagged Artwork, At Pencil's Point, Book Reviews, Books, Crafts, Education, Harry Roth, Instruction, Stephen Day Press, The Murray Printing Company
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Book Review: A Guide to The Robin Hood Country
Publisher: Linneys of Mansfield Year: Unknown Pages: 40 Type: Softcover ISBN: N/A “No other archer was so good, and people called him Robin Hood.” Like an arrow in the back, this little booklet struck me out of the blue! I love the heroes of ole … Continue reading
Walt Disney’s Multiplication and Division Long Play Record
Walt Disney coined a phrase: Edutainment. It was a combination of ‘education’ and ‘entertainment’ that he hoped would draw young children to new thoughts or complex problems. To make this prospect more likely to succeed, he usually had well known … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Education, Music, Records, Soundtracks
Tagged 1286, Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Disneyland Records, Education, Gazinta, Jiminy Cricket, Long Play Record, Lyrics, Multiplication and Division, Music, Rabbits Times Rabbits, Records, Rica Moore, Soundtracks, Walt Disney Productions
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Book Review: Retro Housewife – A Salute
Publisher: Collectors Press Year: 2004 Pages: 130 Type: Hardcover ISBN: 1-888054-92-1 “A Rose-tinted look back“ Is June Cleaver your idea of the ideal housewife? How about Harriet Nelson? The 1950’s certainly served up a plethora of mostly-identical women playing the perfect homemaker on television. And … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Books, Education, History, Humor, Reviews
Tagged 1950's, Artwork, Book Review, Books, Collectors Press, Education, History, Humor, Kristin Tillotson, Nostalgia, Retro Housewife
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Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln LP Record
According to the Disney Wiki: Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln is a stage show featuring an audio-animatronic version of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, best known for being presented at Disneyland since 1965. It was originally showcased as the prime feature of the State of Illinois Pavilion at the 1964 New … Continue reading
Posted in Attractions, Characters, Collectibles, Disneyland, Education, History, Music, Soundtracks, Theme Parks
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Attractions, Buena Vista Records, Characters, Collectibles, Disneyland, Education, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, History, James Algar, Music, Paul Frees, Royal Dano, Soundtracks, Theme Parks
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Walt Disney’s Acting Out the ABC’s LP Record
Disney is no stranger to exploiting the child market with various types of content. This is perhaps nowhere more truthful than with the many LP Record releases of Disneyland Records. Although I may not listen to such offerings, I do … Continue reading
Posted in Collectibles, Education, Music
Tagged Collectibles, Disneyland Records, Education, Ginny Tyler, Grey Johnson, LP, Music, Teri York
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Hardcover Book Collection: Disney and More
Although I was very shy growing up, or perhaps because I was very shy, I became a voracious reader. One of the few things I would do in class at school was read out loud. I loved adventure stories like … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comic Books, Education
Tagged Books, Collecting, Comic Books, Disney, Education, Reading
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BOOK REVIEW: Disney’s Wonderful World of Reading
This series of books consisted of new stories and adventures and special adaptions of the Disney classics. Many favorite characters were used to assist youngsters in exploring the wonderful world of reading (appropriate, eh?) By using simple vocabulary and exciting … Continue reading
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