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Home, Garden, and DIY May 2017
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| Dinner: Changing the Game by Melissa ClarkWhat's for dinner? That's an age-old question that seems to be asked by hungry people every evening; now instead of staring into cupboards that have no answers, readers can pick up Melissa Clark's latest book. The New York Times food columnist organizes Dinner by main ingredient (chicken, meat, egg, fish & seafood, etc.) and hopes to change the way you look at dinner with her 245 brand new recipes that are fresh yet easy and quick enough to prepare on weeknights. No need to worry about side dishes -- each recipe is meant to be all you need. Want a taste of what's ahead? There's Ginger Pork Meatballs, Maple Roasted Tofu, Blood Orange Chicken, Sweet Potato Dahl, Rustic Shrimp Bisque, Stove-top Mac and Cheese, and more! |
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| The Beginner's Guide to Starting a Garden: 326 Fast, Easy, Affordable Ways to Transform... by Sally RothMany people want a nice yard but don't have the time or the money or any idea where to start; this book can solve those problems. Simplifying garden design by showing how to tackle one small area at a time, this book for beginners provides ideas and plans for a variety of unique areas that can then be linked together over time to create a unified yard. With budget always in mind, veteran gardening writer Sally Roth uses common sense ideas and recommends plants that are dependable and easy to find as well as sharing tips on how to avoid common planting mistakes. |
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Projects to Get Kids (and Yourself!) Outdoors
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| Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life by Richard LouvChock full of 500 ideas and activities, Vitamin N offers a smorgasbord of inspiring choices that will have people getting back to nature. Hitting on everything from making butterfly rest stops and creating a nature club to using nature to forecast the weather and painting with mud, this informative book provides down-to-earth advice as well as science-based information that explains the benefits of living a nature-rich life. Written by Richard Louv, author of the bestselling Last Child in the Woods, Vitamin N also provides relevant websites and book recommendations throughout. Dip in and pick out a handful of ideas to try -- we're guessing you'll have so much fun that you'll go back for more. |
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| The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids: How to Plan Memorable Family... by Helen OlssonIf camping seems to require too much effort, then pick up this handy how-to guide. Providing practical guidelines and checklists for family camping vacations, author Helen Olsson also keeps things fun by sharing amusing anecdotes. Addressing where to go and what gear you need as well as safety and hygiene concerns, this book will have you sleeping under the stars in no time. But what about when you wake up? No problem! It also includes recipes and tips for various activities, such as geocaching and fishing, as well as arts and crafts ideas. Thanks to The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids, all of us can be happy campers! |
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The sand bucket list : 366 things to do with your kids before they grow up
by David Hoffman
Describes hundreds of things that parents can do with their children, including building a fort in the dining room, making a lemonade stand, playing in the rain, writing and publishing a book together, planning an all-chocolate dinner, turning the home into a haunted house and more.
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This old house fun family projects
by Edward Potokar
Offers 16 home projects designed for the family to work on together--including a simple sandbox, a bird feeder, a soccer goal, a lemonade stand, a water rocket and more--in a book that includes easy step-by-step instructions and 200 full-color photos. Original. 60,000 first printing.
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The treasury of family games
by Jim Glenn
Features basic rules, illustrations, and strategies for hundreds of classic board, card, party, travel, and outdoor games, in a family resource that includes more than three hundred diagrams, variations on original rules, and suggestions on how to keep children entertained.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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