FIRST LADY BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES AUGUST SELECTION FOR CHILDREN'S READING CLUB AS LITTLE PRINCES

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From: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
Date: 20080804
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Illinois First Lady Patti Blagojevich issued the following press release:

First Lady Patricia Blagojevich today announced August selection for her Children's Reading Club - A Little Princes by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Tasha Tudor. This month's selection tells the story of Sara Crewe, the little girl who imagines she is a princess in order to survive hard times at Miss Minchins London boarding school.

"Reading with your children is one of the best ways to spend quality time with them while helping them develop critical skills like building a good vocabulary and active ...

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