November 18, 2011 – Peace Corps Worldwide

From the White House…..p.s. I don't think we were invited!

Nov 18 2011

Friends: Please join us as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Peace Corps Director, Aaron Williams, USAID Administrator, Rajiv Shah, and senior White House Administration officials will participate in this event on Wednesday, November 23rd at 9:30AM EST. If you are able to attend, please rsvp no later than Friday, November 18th at 5PM EST, and fill out the attached Excel sheet with information we will need to clear you into the building. Thank you, Karen Richardson The White House Office of Public Engagement EVENT DETAILS WHAT: White House 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Peace Corps and USAID WHEN: Wednesday, November 23rd at 9:30AM EST (Please arrive by 8:45 EST at the south west gate on 17th and State Place NW) WHERE: White House Complex, Eisenhower Executive Office Building, South Court Auditorium Karen Richardson Associate Director White House . . .

Review of Thomas and Peter Weck's The Lima Bear Stories

Nov 18 2011

The Lima Bear Stories Thomas Weck (Ethiopia 1965–67) and Peter Weck Illustrated by Len DiSalvo $15.95 (hardcover) • The Megasaurus 40 pages May 2011 • How Back-Back Got His Name 32 pages July 2011 • The Cave Monster 32 pages September 2011 Reviewed by Tony D’Souza (Ivory Coast 2000-02, Madagascar 2002-03) THOMAS AND PETER WECK, along with illustrator Len DiSalvo, have created a series of children’s books for 4–8 year olds called The Lima Bear Stories, three of which, The Megasaurus, How Back-Back Got His Name, and The Cave Monster, I have had the pleasure of reading to my two and three-year-olds over the past week. The stories, about a kingdom of lima bean-sized bears and a number of regular-sized animal friends of the bears, are based on stories Thomas told his children. The books are handsome and beautifully illustrated, and knowing what my children would do to the books . . .

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