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  <title>Surfing the Net with Kids</title>
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  <description>Educational website reviews for families and teachers from syndicated columnist Barbara J. Feldman.</description>

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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2008 00:24:00 PST</pubDate> 
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      <title>Gibraltar</title>

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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2008 00:24:00 PST</pubDate> 
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Gibraltar  is a British colony occupying 2.25 square miles on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, sharing a border with Spain.  It sits on the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates the Atlantic from the Mediterranean, and Europe from Africa.  In ancient times, the towering limestone Rock of Gibraltar  was known as one of the Pillars of Hercules; the other being across the Strait in Morocco.

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      <title>Rebus Stories</title>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2008 07:52:00 PST</pubDate> 
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A rebus uses pictures or symbols to represent words or parts of words. Some are brainteasers,
such the rebus puzzles at <a target="_blank" href="/cgi-local/go.cgi?http://www.fun-with-words.com/rebus_puzzles.html">Fun-with-Words.com</a>.  But today's sites feature  rebus stories for emergent readers, where the pictures are either substituted for certain words, or simply added along with the words.

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      <title>Honey Bees</title>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2008 10:53:00 PST</pubDate> 
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Honey bees are hardworking, useful insects that pollinate nearly one-third of all the food we eat, and make our life sweeter with the honey they produce.   In a single day, a single  hive can pollinate four million flowers, and  make up to two pounds of honey.  But scientists are confused by an international bee crises, with bees disappearing from their colonies in record numbers in a trend first noticed in 2006.

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      <title>Also From Barbara J. Feldman</title>

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Other sites published by <a href="http://www.barbarafeldman.com">Barbara J. Feldman</a>: <a href="http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/">Kids Games</a>, <a href="http://www.jokesbykids.com">Kids Jokes</a>, <a href="http://www.freekidscoloring.com">Coloring Pages</a>, <a href="http://www.nurseryrhymesonline.com">Nursery Rhymes</a>, <a href="http://www.freekidstrivia.com">Kids Trivia</a>, and <a href="http://www.sharinglinks.com">Sharing Links:  Social bookmarking for teachers and parents</a>.<br>

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      <title>Printable Games</title>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:27:00 PST</pubDate> 
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Wherever you may go this summer (car, train, airplane, restaurant, Grandma's house,  campsite or hotel) these printable games just require a bit of planning to print out a stack of them before you leave.  Be sure to give them a once over before heading out the door, however, as some require pencil or crayons and others need dice or scissors.  

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      <title>Summer Olympics 2008</title>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2008 09:44:00 PST</pubDate> 
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The Games of the XXIX Olympiad will be held in Beijing, China  August 8 to August 24, 2008.  According to Wikipedia,  10,500 athletes are expected to compete in 302 events and twenty-eight sports.   It will the first Olympics to be broadcast entirely  in high definition TV, and four billion viewers are anticipated.  Will you be watching?

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      <title>How to Make Slime</title>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:26:00 PST</pubDate> 
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Whether you call it slime,  flubber, oobleck, goo, goop, gak, gunk, ooze, putty, or play dough,  we are talking about gooey, homemade polymers that can provide both hours of fun and an introduction to chemistry.

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      <title>Harry Potter Quotes</title>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2008 15:12:00 PST</pubDate> 
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Since it's going to be  a summer without either a  new Harry Potter book or a new Harry Potter movie, I thought I'd brighten the day of legions of Harry Potter fans with this collection of websites that specialize in Harry Potter quotes.

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      <title>John Adams</title>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2008 11:36:00 PST</pubDate> 
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John Adams  (October 30, 1735 -- July 4, 1826) was the second President of the United States, and  America's first Vice President under George Washington.   Adams was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and an early voice for separation from Great Britain. 

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      <title>Dog Breeds</title>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2008 09:45:00 PST</pubDate> 
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Whether you are trying to find the right dog breed for your family, or just want to learn more about dogs, you'll surely find  these sites both educational and entertaining. 

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