Family Potluck - Full Plate Family

Dial-a-Bouy Page: NOAA's National Data Bouy Center

"What is Dial-A-Buoy?  Dial-A-Buoy gives mariners an easy way to obtain weather reports when away from a computer/the Internet. Wind and wave measurements taken within the last hour at buoy and coastal weather stations operated by NDBC and a growing number of Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) partners can be heard using a cell phone. NDBC, a part of the National Weather Service (NWS), created Dial-A-Buoy in 1997. In 2007, NDBC and the National Ocean Service's Center for Operational Ocean Products and Services (NOS/CO-OPS) jointly implemented a replacement for the original system which had operated well beyond its expected life cycle. The new system is an extension of the Great Lakes Online service that NOS/CO-OPS is expanding to include its National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON) stations..."
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Source: NOAA National Data Bouy Center

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

A beautiful and special museum...

"The mission of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is to inspire, especially in children and their families, an appreciation for and an understanding of the art of the picture book. In fulfilling our mission, we aspire to build bridges to an appreciation of art of every kind and to provide an enriching, dynamic, and supportive context for the development of literacy. We deliver this mission by collecting, presenting and celebrating the art of the picture book from around the world and by providing interactive experiences and programs that are engaging and educational..."
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Source & Logo: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Resources:
Suggestions for Sharing Picture Books with Young Children
12 Favorite Picture Books
Art Activities: Collage, Puppets & More
40 Years of Brown Bear
Eric Carle's Technique
Brown Bear Activity Guide
Education Resources