Fairies Find Fun at Fireland Phoenix Faerie Festival
Written by Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary The gnomes sat silently awaiting their fate. Their fate, you ask? To suffer the indignity of having their pointy hats ringed by happy, giggling fairies sporting glittery wings. From the tiniest . . . . . . to the most cool . . . . . . […]
The 2011 Kids Need to Read Holiday Auction Extravaganza Starts Wednesday!!
The kettle begins to whistle. You cross the kitchen to make a hot cup of cider. As you pour the water in your cup, the smell of cinnamon and apples fills the room. You take a sip … and burn your lip, dropping the cup to the floor. Great! Now, you get to clean up […]
The 2011 Kids Need to Read Holiday Auction Extravaganza Kicks Off Next Week!
The trees rustle in a strong, cold autumn breeze. Standing on your front porch, you watch as the leaves slowly float down to the ground. You hear something in the distance. Might it be a truck coming down your driveway? You lose all composure. Is it here? Could it be? You race to meet the […]
Aliens Land at ASU Preparatory Academy: Softwire Virtual Literary Experience Takes Students to Outer Space
On September 20, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., aliens will land at ASU Preparatory Academy to introduce seventh and eighth graders to their new, integrated unit of study, “The Softwire.” Arriving in Phoenix after an exhaustive 256 light-year journey, Gayree and Blazore, both from the galactic trade center at Orbis 3, will introduce ASU Prep students […]
Kids Need to Read and Arizona State University Launch Innovative Youth Literacy Program
MESA, AZ (September 17, 2011) Kids Need to Read (KNTR) and Arizona State University (ASU) want to inspire a Reading Revolution! The project, launching Tuesday, September 20th with a Skype video conference between the middle school students of ASU Preparatory Academy and author/game creator PJ Haarsma, will complement school efforts to increase literacy rates, formulate […]