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And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4 And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.
Matthew 28:2-6

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Teach your children about Pandas with this creative book.

Teach your children about Pandas with this creative book.

A Book For Kids About Pandas: The Giant Panda Bear [Kindle Edition]

This book about the Giant Panda was written for children from 5 to 12 years of age. Due to the detailed nature of animal life, it is appropriate to be read by an adult to younger children.

The Giant Panda is a fascinating creature that has captured the world’s heart as it struggles near the brink of extinction. Learn about its unique habitat and find out answers to the following questions:

Where are pandas normally found in the wild?
How do the panda’s eyes differ from other bears?
What types of food does the panda eat? Does the panda eat any meat?
How nutritious is the food that pandas eat?
How many cubs can a mother panda raise at a time?
Does the father panda help with raising the cub?
Are pandas territorial?
How many cubs can a mother panda have in her lifetime? How often can she give birth?
How does the panda eat?
Why are pandas shaped the way they are? Why are panda heads round?
What does the panda spend most of its time doing?
What do baby pandas look like when they are first born?
How big do pandas get?
How heavy do pandas weigh?
How long do panda live in the wild and in captivity?
Does the Giant Panda belong in the bear family or the raccoon family?
Why is the panda on the endangered species list?
How is mankind helping to increase the panda’s numbers?
How does the birth rate affect the number of pandas?

Find out the answers to the above questions and much more. This book contains over 40 amazing and descriptive pictures of the beautiful Giant Panda.

Buy the book today and let us know how you liked it by leaving a review.

Turbulance

Sad-Man

 

 

 

 

 

 

by Cleve Sylcox

In the turbulence,

I do see,

A reckoning,

As I bleed,

 

Self,

In human form,

Cast aside,

He did warn,

 

Wind of change,

It do harm,

Tears apart,

Cold not warm,

 

Gather not,

In times like these,

Run and dwell,

Silence of pleas,

 

Deaf is the judge,

Loud is the reaper,

Hold your hands,

Hate grows deeper.

 

Love of life,

Love of time,

Gone to dwell,

In sin and crime,

 

Time of past,

Still lingers on,

In his mind,

It has never gone.

My 500th post…

grammar-nazi_00250146This is my 500th post…and I feel like being a rebel…It is a small milestone, still a feat. Mostly I plug books and authors, which means there are 450 Indie (Independent authors) who received exposure they otherwise might not have gotten, I take pride in this.

We all need help. Whether it be with spelling, word usage, editing, dialogue, character development …or just building a base, a blog, a web page, or promotion…GOD knows I need all the help I can get…

We all need encouragement. We get down. Bad reviews, relatives telling you to hang it up, spouses telling you to get a new “hobby”, your friends laugh at you. Then you hear from those who never wrote anything more then an essay in school…they have the nerve to tell you writing a book is easy. They may say you are not as good as Koontz, or King, or whoever, and they ONLY read books by them, so do not even bother offering your books to “me” (don’t worry I won’t). You feel discouraged.

We keep plugging away. We keep doing what we do because we love it. Writing, the expression of ideas, thoughts, stories, fiction, non-fiction … across a wide spectrum of genres and media. (Yeah, that’s a fragmented sentence for all you grammar Nazis, and you know what….it felt good.)

We publish in digital, paperback, hardcover, comics, novels, short stories, anthologies, in series, and signal.

We belong to groups both on the internet and in person.

We receive support from our fellow authors, and really, who is better to give support than another author? We understand the long hours of solitude pumping out a story, polishing, and editing. Together, we struggle through the muck and mire…then in the end, we stand holding the book. The story.

And that’s what it is all about…the story. It doesn’t matter if your Koontz, King, Bradbury…it is the story man! It does not matter the media. It does not matter the critics, it ultimately matters only to you. You are the writer, the artist. You are the one placing your shingle out there for the trolls, and for the world to either like or not.

So, tell you story. Authors abound and they are willing to help…in fact most will feel insulted if you do not. We all started with an idea. Kings first big seller, Carrie, he threw away. His wife rescued it from the landfill. We all get discouraged and feel worthless.

Ask a fellow writer…I’m sure they will be more than glad to help you.

With that said, I feel like doing something really rebellious in celebration of my 500th post…I think I will go drop a clause in Hitler’s lap.

Live Blood Moon

Tonight, at approximately 2am ET (11pm PT), the full moon will pass into Earth’s shadow, creating what is colloquially referred to as a “blood moon.” The total lunar eclipse will make the moon take on a deep red color as it gradually disappears. For those of you who are unable to see the phenomenon from where you live, or simply don’t feel like going outside, you can live stream the whole thing below.