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April is National Poetry Month!
Alliteration,
onomatopoeia , and
assonance are oh, so
fine
but for now, I hope you'll excuse my simple
rhyme.
A humble tribute is how I will start.
to the poets whose words always warm my heart.
There are odes to nature, to love, your foot, your
wife
the world, your meal, your dog, your life
To the poet, everything is poetic fodder
Hence, my ode to the April Jipkiss Jaunty
Jotter.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
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Store Hours
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Did You
Know?
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Local Book Clubs
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Upcoming
Events
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A Store "WOW"
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A Staff
Bow
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Groovy Gadgets, Goodies &
Games
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Book
Reviews
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Food Glorious Food!
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Poe Camp is
Near!
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A Verse from a Poetic Mind
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A Nature
Passage
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March Top 10 Store Best
Sellers
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Pat's
Corner
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How to Find Us
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Link to
Leavenworth Happenings
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Link to mountain pass and weather
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A Closing
Thought... Until Next Month!
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Did You Know? What do you know about ABFAS?
 Earth Day is April 22nd!
If you know the folks at A Book for All
Seasons, you probably know that we all try
to be pretty earth-friendly. We make an
effort to make conscious decisions knowing
that they make long-lasting effects on the
earth and that includes recycling when and
what we can.
Just recently, we've gone one step farther
in our recycling efforts. We are now
separating all recyclable items from
our trash. Additional bins have been
obtained and trash goes in one dumpster,
recyclable items in the next and cardboard
is separated from that. The
Waste Management recycling program that
we are using offers Single-Stream
recycling, which means that no sorting is
required; all recycling goes into one bin
to be carried away. Sorting is done at
their facility by a mechanized process.
Though this is the recycling program that
we have chosen, this is only one way to
recycle, there are plenty of other options
around the area. The key is to find the one
that works for you!
Leavenworth
Recycles is a volunteer-run 501 (c)(3)
nonprofit organization committed to
expanding recycling options in Leavenworth
and the Upper Wenatchee Valley in Central
Washington. They have recycling centers in
Leavenworth, Dryden and Cashmere.
There are several in the Wenatchee area -
here's a couple:
Collins Recycling - 1631 S. Wenatchee
Central WA. Recycling - 1105 Hawley St.
E.
and keep in mind that Schucks will recycle
your used motor oil.
Replacing that old TV or laptop? Don't
pitch the old one - recycle it! Take it to
Goodwill, give it to a friend, or find a
non-profit in need! There are dozens of
ways to reduce and reuse, just look
around!
Not just on Earth Day,
but everyday, try to remember to
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
Think Green!
Oh, and a big thanks to Dave for letting us
take his picture next to the dumpsters
while he was recycling!
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Peeking
in on the Local Book
Clubs!
Take a look at what
our local book clubs are reading and
discussing
during the month of April.
Wednesday Book
Group - The Nine by Jeffrey
Toobin
Girls Night Out - Pillars of the
Earth by Ken Follett
Moab - A Thread of Grace by
Mary Doria Russell
Faith Lutheran - Plan B 3.0-
Mobilizing to Save Civilization by
Lester R. Brown
Beaver Valley Readers - The Book
Thief by Markus Zusak
Enchantment Book Club - One True
Thing by Anna Quindlen
Plain Book Group - My Family and
Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Jessica's Book Club - Plum
Wine by Angela Davis Gardner
Are you in a Book Club that you'd like to
see included on our list?
Just stop by at ABFAS or give us a call at
509-548-1451.
And don't forget, book club members get a
15% discount on their monthly book club
selection purchases!
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April
Begins with
Gregg Olsen
and
"Ten Things I Learned from Writing About
Real Lives"
Saturday, April
5, 2008 - 6:00-8:30pm
Come join us for dinner with one of this
country's most engaging crime writers,
Gregg
Olsen as he presents
"Ten Things I Learned from Writing About
Real Lives."
A New York Times bestselling author, Olsen has
written seven nonfiction books, two novels,
and contributed a short story to a collection
edited by Lee Child. In addition to television
and radio appearances, the award-winning
author has been featured in Redbook, USA
Today, People, Salon magazine, Seattle Times,
Los Angeles Times and the New York Post.
Throughout his career, Gregg Olsen has
demonstrated an ability to create a detailed
narrative that offers readers fascinating
insights into the lives of people caught in
extraordinary circumstances.
On April 5th Gregg
Olsen will share his experiences when
researching and writing about real lives.
This event will include
dinner at Kristall's restaurant, the
presentation, and a copy of Gregg Olsen's
latest novel, "A Cold Dark Place", all
for an unbelievable $20.00!
"With his extensive experience as a
journalist and crime writer, Olsen has learned
what it takes to get the story right, the
value of establishing genuine relationships,
and the importance of allowing a story to take
its own shape. He uses ten "real world"
examples tied to the stories he's
told."
--Heidi Estrem, Ph.D
Director of First-Year Writing
Department of English
Boise State University
Space is limited and reservations are required
so call us at 509-548-1451 or email us
to reserve a spot or for more
information.
Don't miss this opportunity to meet and spend
an evening with Gregg Olsen.
Gregg Olsen's latest book, A Cold Dark
Place is now available in paperback. Get
your copy now by clicking below or by calling
us at 509-548-1451.
A Cold Dark
Place
In a secluded farm house in the Pacific
Northwest, a family has been slaughtered and a
teenage son has disappeared. Single mother and
cop, Emily Kenyon spearheads a dark hunt for a
killer. But Emily's teenage daughter Jenna is
one step ahead of her. Jenna knows the boy
suspected of murdering his family and wants to
help him - perhaps too much. Then within days
of the first murder, another family is
butchered, this time in Iowa. And on the heels
of this brutal slaying, another follows in
Salt Lake City. Eerie similarities link the
crime scenes. But an even darker connection
threatens to claim even more victims. As Emily
fits the puzzle pieces together, she realizes
the danger surrounding her daughter is worse
than she'd imagined. Now in a desperate race
to save Jenna, Emily must match wits with the
most cunning, diabolical killer she's faced
yet in her career-a killer who's just placed
her and her daughter at the top of his
list.
"Olsen does a nice job balancing past and
present plots and subplots in this intricately
layered story, keeping the tension taut and
pages turning." Publisher's Weekly
If you can't make it
for his fascinating presentation, be sure
to stop by A Book for All Seasons
on April 5th from 1:00-3:00pm to meet
Gregg as he signs copies of A Cold Dark
Place!
Check out Gregg Olsen on the
Web!
Place a SIGNED copy of A Cold
Dark Place lovingly into your cart for
$6.99
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Author,
Joan Clark Joins us in April
in Recognition of National Autism Awareness
Month
Saturday, April 19th
from 1:00-3:00 pm, Joan Clark, the
author of two children's books about Asperger
Syndrome, a type of autism, joins A Book for
All Seasons to sign her books and to share her
knowledge of the disorder.
Joan Clark is a licensed speech and language
pathologist living in central Illinois. She
received her bachelor's degree from Penn State
University and her master's degree from the
University of Houston. She has worked in
public schools throughout her career.
Currently she is serving on the Autism
Spectrum Disorders Assessment Team in the
Macon-Piatt Special Education District.
Her books, the popular Jackson Whole
Wyoming and its sequel, Ann Drew
Jackson are about a fifth-grade boy who
also happens to have Aspergers Syndrome. Joan
Clark offers readers a wonderfully, often
humourous pair of books about understanding
and acceptance.
Pick up a signed copy
today! Click the link below or call
509-548-1451
Can't make the signing? Call us or send us an
email us at:
info@abookforallseasons.com and place your
order and we'll have Joan Clark sign a copy of
one or both of these treasures just for
you!
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Jackson Whole Wyoming - Tyler is
confused when he is selected by his entire
fifth-grade class to present a going-away
gift to Jackson, a classmate who is moving
out of town. The agonizing dilemma is that
while Tyler likes Jackson, he is a little
embarrassed to admit it, and is worried
about being "lumped together" with Jackson,
whom many of the other students view as a
bit "strange." The truth of the matter is
that Jackson has Asperger Syndrome, which
explains his sometimes bizarre behavior and
lack of social skills. In the end, Tyler's
kind nature prevails and he does a
wonderful job of presenting a class book to
the departing Jackson. This heart-warming
and often humorous book paints a realistic
picture of the ups and downs in the life of
a fifth-grader and, more important, of a
young boy with Asperger Syndrome.
Place a SIGNED copy of Jackson Whole
Wyoming lovingly into your cart for
$16.00!
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Ann Drew Jackson - A book that
brings to light a truth that teachers have
known for years - occasionally kids who
have to deal with issues that are out of
their control, such as Jackson, can become
a guiding light for their peers. In Ann
Drew Jackson, Jackson helps Hillary in
a profound way, primarily by being himself
- something Hillary has difficulty with.
Ann Drew Jackson lets children with
and without autism spectrum disorders get a
glimpse of the frustrations that can drift
into people's lives. Through the
experiences of Jackson and Hillary readers
learn, from both sides of the spectrum,
that people are people despite life's
circumstances.
Toss a SIGNED copy of Ann Drew
Jackson lovingly into your cart for
$17.95
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Stephen
Arno Brings his Second Edition of
NorthWest Trees
to A Book for All Seasons for a Slideshow,
Talk and Q&A!
The picture above is of an ancient
ponderosa pine with a typical bark-peeling
scar made by Native Americans about 150
years ago. These scars are mentioned in the
book Northwest Trees.
Intrigued? Would you like to know more?
On April 20th,
the day starts
with a book signing
from 1:00-3:00pm
with Stephen Arno
and the Second Edition of his book, Northwest
Trees.
Northwest Trees provides an easy to
use illustrated identification key based on
the most reliable and non-technical
features of each species. It features the
latest knowledge on the ecology and human
history associated with all Northwest
trees. The book includes over 250 species
with exceptionally accurate drawings and
historical photos that bring these ancient
trees to life.
But the best part of the day is still
to come!
From 6:00-8:30 pm,
Steve Arno will be at Kristall's
Restaurant for a Talk, Slideshow, and a
Question and Answer Session that will
educate and fascinate.
The Presentation, Dinner and a copy of
Northwest Trees are all included
for only $30.00.
For couples attending or for those who
already have the book, an option to sign
up for the dinner and presentation only
is available for $15.00.
Space is limited and reservations are
required.
Call us at 509-548-1451 or
email us to reserve a spot or for more
information.
How can you distinguish a Noble fir from a
Grand fir? Or a Quaking Aspen from a Sitka
Alder? Stephen Arno will show you how in
his classic guide to identifying and
appreciating Northwest trees. Arno has been
studying and roaming Northwest's forest for
nearly 50 years and no other guide on the
market duplicates his blend of expertise
and visual artistry. Covering Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and north
into Canada, he helps identify and
illustrate over 60 species of wild
Northwestern trees by characteristic shape,
size, needles or leaves, and cones or
seeds.
About Stephen Arno:
Stephen Arno grew up on the shores of Puget
Sound and later worked summers as a ranger
and naturalist in the Olympic and Sequoia
and Kings Canyon National Parks. In 1970 he
began a career as a forest ecologist with
the USDA Forest Service.
Place a SIGNED copy of Northwest
Trees lovingly into your cart for
$18.95!
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National Book
Award Winner, Sherman Alexie at the Riverside
Playhouse
 Thursday, April 24, 2008 from
7:00 - 9:00pm, the North Central
Regional Library (NCRL) presents Sherman Alexie at the
Riverside Playhouse in Wenatchee.
Sherman Alexie won the 2007 National Book
Award for young people's literature for his
book "The Absolutely True Diary of a
Part-Time Indian," a chronicle of the
adolescence of a contemporary Native
American boy.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Wenatchee
Public Library.
The Riverside Playhouse is located at 233B
North Wenatchee Ave (behind Quality Rentals
and Abbey Carpets).
A Book for All Seasons will be there too
and if you can't make it, feel free to give
us a call at 509-548-1451 or click the link
below and we can get a book signed for you
at the event!
Place a SIGNED copy of The
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time
Indian lovingly in your cart for
$16.99
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Renowned Poet, Nance Van Winckel, author of
No Starling
Celebrates National Poetry Month
With an Evening of Poetry at
ABFAS!
April 30th -
7:00-9:00pm at A Book for All
Seasons
Nance Van Winckel has received two National
Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowships, a
Pushcart Prize, Poetry Magazine's Friends of
Literature Award, two Washington State Artist
Trust Awards, The Midland Authors Award, and
awards from the Poetry Society of America. Her
poems have appeared recently in Poetry, The
American Poetry Review, the 2006 Pushcart
Prize Anthology, The Gettysburg Review, Field,
Volt, The Kenyon Review, The Massachusetts
Review, and Ploughshares.
No Starling is Van Winckel's fifth
collection of poems, her fourth book of poems,
After a Spell received the Washington
State Governor's Award for Poetry. She has
also published three books of short stories,
most recently Curtain Creek Farm, which
received the 1998 Paterson Fiction Prize. A
Christopher Isherwood Fiction Fellowship was
received in 2005 for a work in progress.
Nance taught at Lake Forest College in
Illinois (1979-90) and currently teaches in
the MFA in Writing programs at Eastern
Washington University and Vermont College. She
was editor of the literary journal Willow
Springs from 1990-96. She served as the 2000
Richard Hugo Poet in Residence at the
University of Montana and as the 2006 U. of
North Dakota Poet in Residence. She has taught
at Centrum Writers Conference, Utah's Writers
@ Work, Portland Oregon's Wordstock, Seattle's
Hugo House, and at several other writing
festivals and conferences.
We're looking
forward to a lovely spring evening at A
Book for All Seasons.
We'll be under our ancient Oak Tree, up in
our "TreeHouse" balcony and we will listen
to the words of this celebrated Poet as she
reads from her book No Starling.
Please join us and and celebrate
National Poetry Month!
Space is limited so please RSVP - Stop
by, call at 509-548-1451 or click
here to send us an email
Can't make it on the 30th?
Call us ahead at 509-548-1451 or
send us an
email and we can have Nance autograph
her book of poetry just for you!
Place a SIGNED copy of No
Starling lovingly in your cart for
$12.95
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Brian Bell and
the Birds of Washington
State
Brian Bell, Master Birder, President of the
Washington Ornithological Society, and
Author of Birds of Washington State
will be speaking to those attending a
weekend-long conference this month at the
Sleeping Lady Retreat, sponsored by the
folks at Audubon Washington.
If a collective sigh of disappointment was
just heard from all of those who love birds
but know that a weekend commitment isn't in
the cards, A Book for All Seasons already
has the solution. ABFAS will be a source
for SIGNED copies of Birds of Washington
State.
Stop by, give us a call at 509-548-1451 or
click
here to send us an email and we can get
a copy of Brian Bell's great book on the
Birds of Washington State signed for
you or grab one for a gift for your
favorite bird fan! (You can click on the
link below as well, but if you'd like the
book personalized in a particular way be
sure to let us know!)
We also thought that you might be
interested to know that the folks over at
Audubon and Brian Bell have also suggested
a couple of books, specific to this region
that you might also enjoy:
Northwest Arid Lands: An Introduction to
the Columbia Basin Shrub-Steppe by
Georgane O'Connor and Karen Wieda
and
Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower
Sanctuary by Ronald Taylor
These books are also available at A Book
for All Seasons!
Place a SIGNED copy of Birds
of Washington State lovingly in
your cart for $21.95
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And looking
into May...
We have lots of events headed your way for
the month of May and the first weekend is
especially chockfull of things to do!
Watch
our website for more details,
but here's a sneak peak in to three events
that you'll want to mark on your calendar!
Bonny Becker, author of a number of
award-winning picture books and middle-grade
novels is now also the author of the wonderful
book, A Visitor for Bear.
A Book For All Seasons is pleased to welcome
Bonny Becker on May 2nd - 7:00-9:00pm - for
Teacher Appreciation night!
Bear is quite sure he doesn't like visitors.
He even has a sign. So when a mouse taps on
his door one day, Bear tells him to leave. But
when Bear goes to the cupboard to get a bowl,
there is the mouse - small and gray and
bright-eyed. In this slapstick tale that begs
to be read aloud, all Bear wants is to eat his
breakfast in peace, but the mouse - who keeps
popping up in the most unexpected places -
just won't go away!
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Robert Wells, author
of numerous children's science books also
joins A Book For All Seasons for Teacher
Appreciation Night. He'll be with us on
Saturday, May 3, 2008 -
7:00-9:00pm
Robert Wells has written numerous children's
science books such as: Can You Count to a
Googol? Is a Blue Whale the Biggest
Thing There is? and What's Smaller than
a Pygmy Shrew? Robert will join A Book For
All Seasons for a night of fun in appreciation
of our local teachers.
Can You Count to a Googol? - You may be
able to count to all the way to 100, but have
you ever counted to a googol? It's impossible!
How long would it take to toast 100,000
marshmallows? What does a million dollars
really look like? How many trillion miles away
is the star nearest our own sun, and how do we
know this?
What's Smaller than a Pygmy Shrew? - A
pygmy shrew is small; it's among the smallest
of mammals. What could be smaller? A ladybug?
A protozoa? Yes, there are smaller things than
a pygmy shrew, and in this delightful book,
Wells introduces readers to all of them-right
down to the atoms and quarks!
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May will also bring Jennifer Worick, author of
Backcountry Betty:Roughing it in Style,
to our Treehouse Balcony for a fun time
sharing stories and signing books on May
3rd from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm.
Backcountry Betty is a tongue-in-cheek
wilderness manual for women who appreciate
nature but prefer to maintain their coiffure
while interacting with it. Whether you prefer
L.L. Bean or Kate Spade, this humorous outdoor
guide has everything a girl needs to know to
rough it with comfort and class. Backcountry
Betty demystifies gearing up for the Great
Outdoors with tips on how to prepare for and,
most importantly, enjoy your date with
nature.
As always, great books, fascinating
authors, interesting events!
More details to come!
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A Reminder to
Writers, Authors, Readers, and to Those who
Love Words!
Mark Saturday, May 17, 2008, as the day you
will attend the 3rd annual "Write On The
River" Conference! Join others who share your
interests and passions as we gather at the
beautiful new Wenatchi Hall on the Wenatchee
Valley College campus.
This year Elizabeth George will kick off the
day as the keynote speaker. She is a New York
Times best-selling author of thirteen novels
of psychological suspense, one book of
non-fiction, and two-short story collections.
What a privilege to have someone of this
caliber coming to WOTR! She is sure to be an
inspiration to everyone attending.
The day will continue with twelve workshops
taught by established writers. If you are
interested in finding out about the publishing
world, learning what readers are interested
in, writing convincing dialogue, recording
memoirs, addressing the young readers' market,
or hearing about the writer's life, you won't
want to miss this conference.
Kate Rogers, Editor in Chief of Mountaineer
Books in Seattle, will be available for a
lunch roundtable discussion to provide
feedback on works of non-fiction.
The day will end with a reception, which will
provide the opportunity to mingle with a host
of writers, both presenters and attendees, who
represent wide-ranging interests.
Registration information and more detailed
information on the workshops can be found at
http://www.writeontheriver.org. Past
participants have found this day particularly
helpful in gaining the knowledge and
inspiration they need either to begin or to
continue writing. Those who write know it can
be a lonely experience, and this is an
opportunity to share experiences with others
who will understand your predicaments as well
as your passions. You will come away from the
day with valuable new ideas and energy!
Wherever your interests lie, this will be a
day for you.
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Whether it's an opportunity to meet and
chat with an author of a great new book,
the chance to listen to a poet reading from
their own work, or maybe just a respite for
your toddler to come to hear a story or two
once a week,
A Book for All Seasons endeavors to
bring events to the community that matter
to you.
Keep an eye out on our calendar as events
are always being added!
And as always, call us at
509-548-1451 or email us at
info@abookforallseasons.com with any
questions!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW
OUR COMPLETE EVENTS
CALENDAR!
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Share the Wonder of StoryTime with
your Little One!
The wonder of books is a wonderful thing to
share and our store manager, Stephen
Sharpe, knows how to make it fun for the
toddlers who come to StoryTime each
week!
Each Tuesday, from 11:45
a.m. until 12:15 p.m,
you'll find Stephen in our Children's
room,
reading, singing, and laughing with your
toddlers.
We hope to see you on
Tuesday!
And as always, Don't forget to bring a
friend!
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A Store
WOW!
A 2004 Nobel Peace
Prize Winner, Dr. Wangari Maathai, comes to
North Central Washington, and A Book for
All Seasons is proud to be a part of the
event.
On April 28th, at
7:30pm, Dr. Wangari Maathai will be at the
Wenatchee Free Methodist Church, located at
1601 Fifth Street.
The Nobel Committee awarded Dr. Maathai the
2004 Nobel Peace Price "for her
contribution to sustainable development,
democracy and peace." In addition, Dr.
Maathai was awarded the 200 Indira Gandhi
Prize for Peace, Disarmament and
Development.
The first woman in East and Central Africa
to earn a doctoral degree, Dr. Maathai is
the founder of the Green
Belt Movement, a grassroots
organization that helps women's groups
plant trees to conserve and improve the
environment as well as their own quality of
life. Green Belt Movement has helped women
plant more than 30 million trees on their
farms, on school grounds, and on church
compounds, transforming degraded landscapes
and restoring habitat for local
biodiversity. A noted environmentalist and
Nobel Laureate, she takes a holistic
approach to sustainable development by
embracing democratic principles, community
development, human rights, and women's
rights in particular.
Dr. Maathai currently serves on the boards
of several organizations, some of which
include the UN Secretary Generals Advisory
Board on Disarmament, the Women's
Environment and Development Organization
(WEDO), World Learning (USA), Green Cross
International, Environment Liaison Centre
International, the WorldWIDE Network of
Women in Environmental Work, and the
National Council of Women of Kenya.
Tickets for Dr. Maathai's presentation are
$30 for adults and $15 for students and
seniors. Tickets are available through the
Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat at (509)
548-6344 or (800) 574-2123.
All proceeds will benefit the
Chelan-Douglas Land Trust, which is "A
local non-profit working to conserve our
land, our water, and our way of life - now
and for generations to come - through
voluntary land agreements, education,
partnerships, stewardship, and well planned
growth. "
Dr. Maathai has written two books,
Unbowed: A Memoir and The Green Belt
Movement: Sharing the Approach and the
Experience, that are available through
A Book for All Seasons.
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The Green Belt Movement: Sharing the
Approach and the Experience
The Green Belt Movement is an internationally
acclaimed tree-planting movement founded by
Kenyans and run by and for Kenyans. The
organization, which has planted millions of
trees throughout East Africa in order to
provide sources of fuel, food and a way to
stop soil erosion and environmental
degradation, is one example of an indigenous
movement working to influence Africa's future.
Many of its workers are women.
In The Green Belt Movement, founder
Wangari Maathai tells its story: why it
started, how it operates, and where it is
going. She includes the philosophy behind it,
its challenges and objectives, and the
specific steps involved in starting a similar
grassroots environmental and social justice
organization. The Green Belt Movement is the
inspiring story of people working at the
grassroots level to improve their environment
and their country. Their story offers ideas
about a new and hopeful future for Africa and
the rest of the world.
Place a copy of The Green Belt
Movement lovingly into your cart for
$16.00!
Unbowed
In Unbowed, Nobel Prize winner Wangari
Maathai recounts her extraordinary journey
from her childhood in rural Kenya to the world
stage. When Maathai founded the Green Belt
Movement in 1977, she began a vital poor
people's environmental movement, focused on
the empowerment of women, that soon spread
across Africa. Persevering through run-ins
with the Kenyan government and personal
losses, and jailed and beaten on numerous
occasions, Maathai continued to fight
tirelessly to save Kenya's forests and to
restore democracy to her beloved country.
Infused with her unique luminosity of spirit,
Wangari Maathai's remarkable story of courage,
faith, and the power of persistence is
destined to inspire generations to come.
Place a copy of Unbowed lovingly
into your cart for $14.95!
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A Staff
Bow (As In Curtsy)
Washington CEO Magazine takes a look at
Indie Booksellers!
Readers of Washington CEO Magazine
are reading about the joys, challenges, and
economic changes facing Independent
Bookstores in their April issue. In an
article titled "Page Turners",
written by Sharon Altaras,
owners of four independent bookstores were
featured in the piece and one of the four
was our very own Pat Rutledge, owner of A
Book for All Seasons.
Washington CEO Magazine's readership
statistics report a circulation of just
under 36,000. It is estimated that on
average, a single issue of each magazine is
viewed by 4.8 readers - that's a lot of
people reading about A Book for All
Seasons! Way to go, Pat! And that doesn't
take into account the readership of
Washington CEO Magazine on-line!
Incidentally, the picture of Pat that
accompanies the article was taken by store
manager, Stephen Sharpe. Getting a photo
credit in a magazine with a large
circulation is also an impressive feat.
Congratulations Stephen!
Click here to link to Washington CEO
Magazine on-line to read about Pat and A
Book for All Seasons!
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This
Month's Groovy Gadgets, Goodies or
Games...
A Better
World, one card at a time. Positively green
Greeting Cards!
In this day of emails and text
messages, what a pleasure it is to receive
a birthday card
or a handwritten note on a thank-you
card.
With a greeting card, you can connect to
someone and give it a personal touch.
Cards connect us in times of sorrow and in
times of great joy.
They connect us when we just want to tell
someone how much they mean to us
or maybe when we want to say "hey, lean on
me".
We're excited about a
new line of cards coming to A Book for All
Seasons.
These cards not only connect us in the
traditional sense,
but would you believe we've found a line of
cards that can connect us closer to the
earth?
Positively
green Cards by Compendium,
are an environmentally friendly line of 48
unique, all-occasion greeting cards.
The designs range from beautiful to
whimsical and the sentiments are warm and
thought-provoking.
If that were all, they would seem to have
everything that you want in a card, and yet
that's only the beginning!
Each card is made using materials and
processes that leave the lightest
environmental footprint
possible.
You've truly not seen anything like
this.
Just look at the earth-friendly advantages
of buying Positively
green Cards:
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10% of the profits of Positively
green card sales go to
non-profit organizations that are
actively helping the planet.
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The back of each card features
a simple tip on how we can all leave a
lighter environmental footprint through
our everyday actions.
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The cards are printed using
non-hazardous soy-based inks rather than
petroleum-based inks.
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The paper and envelopes are
made with 100% post-consumer recycled
paper and chlorine-free processing. The
paper is certified by the Forest
Stewardship Council, an organization
that ecologically and responsibily
manages worldwide forests for
sustainability, biodiversity and
productivity.
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Their local printer purchases
wind-powered electricity for
production.
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Cards are shipped with minimal
packaging for displays and are bound by
a thin strip of recycled paper for
reorders.
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Their custom-designed display
shelves are made from recycled scrap
metal that is powder coated, the most
eco-friendly way to "paint".
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Lovingly hand-rendered, using the finest
recycled materials, these cards show
that
purchasing a sustainable product doesn't
have to mean sacrificing quality, style or
sentiment.
We love to find new product lines that are
unique as well as worthwhile and these
cards truly hit the mark.
All of us are thrilled about these
beautiful and endearing, eco-friendly
cards. And best of all, these cards are
only $2.95 each! The same price, if not
less, than most other greeting cards you'll
find on the market today!
We hope you'll come by to check them
out!
Come pick up a couple of Positively
green Cards and Make A
Connection!
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BOOK
REVIEWS
Theresa D-Litzenberger Reviews:
The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller
The Senator's Wife is one of those
books read nearly nonstop. The characters
become like family and what happens to them
keeps the reader on seat's edge. As with
all books by Susan Miller, I can't pass
judgment on any of the characters, but I
find some of their choices disturbing.
Always, I ask myself what I would do in
their place. This is the strength of her
writing. We are asked to put ourselves into
the story in a very personal way.
Toss The Senator's Wife lovingly
into your cart for $24.95
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For Poetry
Month
How about the Kid's Book Review AND a bit of
Kid's Poetry!:
Lisa Wells Reviews
Where the Sidewalk Ends
the poems and drawings of Shel
Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends
There is a place where the sidewalk
ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and
white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his
flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke
blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers
grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured
and slow
And watch where the chalk-white arrows
go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured
and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows
go,
For the children, they mark, and the
children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.
The poem above is an excerpt from Where the
Sidewalk Ends. Though there are many books
that would covet the heralded title of
"classic", this book has more than earned it.
For thirty years, children have been giggling
at the outrageously funny drawings and letting
their imaginations soar with each poem that
they read. As the years have passed, they have
remembered these words and as these children
have had their own families, the imagining and
giggling continues. That folks, is a
classic.
30th Anniversary Special
Edition - Find 12 New Poems at the End of This
Sidewalk!
Shel Silverstein is the author of the Giving
Tree, and many other books of prose and
poetry. He also wrote songs, drew cartoons,
sang, played the guitar, and loved to have a
good time.
"Once there was a tree... and she loved a
little boy." So begins a story of
unforgettable perception, beautifully written
and illustrated by the gifted and versatile
Shel Silverstein.
Toss Where the Sidewalk Ends
lovingly into your cart for
$18.99
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Oh... and
Don't Bump the Glump!
 I
couldn't resist telling you about just one
more... Available again after three
decades, Shel Silerstein's first
poetry collection has been re-released,
filled with full color illustrations,
imaginative creatures, and verse that will
keep you smiling.
Prepare to be tickled and teased as the
Flustering Phant, the Wild Gazite, the
Pointy-Peaked Pavarius, the Gritchen, and
yes... the Glump, all await you in Don't Bump the Glump! and
Other Fantasies by Shel
Silverstein
Toss a copy of Don't Bump the
Glump! lovingly into your cart for
$17.99
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Food, Glorious
Food!
Jennifer Brown reviews: Home Cheese
Making: Recipes for 75 Delicious Cheeses
by Rikki Carroll
A great book to start your adventure down
the cheese making path. Begin by reading
about the history of cheese. Move on
through the sections for ingredients,
equipment, and techniques that are thorough
and informative giving you confidence to
try your first cheese recipe.
Place a copy of Home Cheese
Making lovingly into your cart for
$16.95!
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Book
Camp is "Poe Camp" this Year! Hurry,
there's Still Time!
Do you know someone between the ages of 8
and 15?
Book Camp is just around the corner!
Every year is a different theme and this
year Poe Camp promises to be a
phenomenal success
with memory making fun for all!
The Treehouse balcony of A Book for All
Seasons will be transformed and for six weeks
in June/July, twelve 8-15 year-olds descend
for a riotous, riveting day camp that can't be
beat. It has become so popular that there is
often a waiting list.
Follow this link to find more information or
to sign up!
You can also call us with questions at
509-548-1451.
Dates:
July 7-11 - Girls - 8-10 years old
July 14-18 - Girls - 10-12 years old
July 21-25 - Co-ed - 7-8 years old
July 28-Aug 1 - Boys - 10-12 years old
Aug 4-8 - Boys - 8-10 years old
Aug 11-15 - Co-Ed - Writing Camp - 13-15
years old
Camp is $175.00 per Camper.
Sadly, the Early Bird discount date to save
has passed us by, but how about something
to lessen the sting of tax day? If you
enroll a camper on or before April 15th,
we'll offer a $10.00 discount on the cost
of camp!
Have specific questions that our website just
hasn't yet answered?
Click here to email Pat Rutledge, the Owner of
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