Logging Video Captures Beauty Of Region’s Forests
Two new gift ideas for children show the beauty and natural resources of the Pacific Northwest.
“Lenny the Lumberjack” (Can-U-Imagine Productions, $14.95) is a video produced by a Spokane couple that captures on film a day in the life of a real logger.
Adults and kids will experience the thrill of operating powerful and gigantic machinery used in the forest industry. The footage captures the beauty of our region’s forests, mountains and rivers.
Kids will also be educated on the proper management of Earth’s forests today to ensure their survival tomorrow.
This 50-minute video, which received the 1995 Telly Award for excellence, is both entertaining and educational for ages 3 and up. To order, call (800) I CAN LOG.
Another Northwest treasure is the book “O is for Orca: A Pacific Northwest Alphabet Book” (Sasquatch Books, $14.95). Children learn their ABC’s by associating each letter with animals, plants and places of the Northwest.
The stunning photographs are taken by Art Wolfe who has teamed up with awardwinning writer Andrea Helman, both from Seattle.
From the Auklet bird to the Zigzag White River, children will marvel at the prominent and picturesque land and its inhabitants.
To order, call (800) 775-0817.
Workshop: healthy lifestyles
John Bradshaw, author of five books and host of the PBS television series “Bradshaw on the Family,” will lead a one-day workshop Wednesday at Spokane Falls Community College in the Music/Performing Arts auditorium.
The workshop, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., will focus on overcoming destructive behaviors, building personal boundaries, creating healthy relationships and more.
The cost is $95; to participate call 533-3771.
Meet and greet
Author and illustrator Gerald McDermott, whose books “Raven” and “Arrow to the Sun” were Caldecott Award winners, will be at The Children’s Corner Bookshop Friday at 7 p.m. to talk about his work and autograph his books.
The Children’s Corner Bookshop has moved into their new location on the skywalk in downtown Spokane between The Bon Marche and Nordstrom.
For more information call 624-4820.
You can also meet McDermott at the Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main, Saturday at 10 a.m., for Project Right Start day-care providers and their families, and at 2 p.m. for the general public.
During these sessions, held in Meeting Room 1A, McDermott will show slides, discuss his work and offer insights on how to share myths with children.
For more information, call Cecilia McGowan at (509) 626-5314.
Tricks and treats
The Auntie’s Youth Advisory Committee will share Halloween ideas with kids and parents on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main, in Spokane.
All ages are invited to enjoy a Halloween costume fashion show, brush up on some Halloween safety tips, and pick up a copy of Auntie’s Halloween booklist.
For more information, call 838-0206.
Get jailed and bailed
The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation is raising money to help babies be born healthy through a “Jail and Bail” fund-raiser Oct. 10-12 at NorthTown Mall.
Up until the event, anyone can request the “jailing” of a friend or co-worker by calling the March of Dimes at 328-1920, along with a minimum pledge of $50.
Once the volunteer “criminal” is put into the mock NorthTown jail, that person is given an hour to raise “bail” in the form of pledged contributions to the March of Dimes.
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