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<p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: medium">A garden is a world <em>filled</em> with </span><em><span style="font-size: medium">wonderful things!</span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: medium">It is a place to </span><em><span style="font-size: medium">have fun!</span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: medium">It is a place to </span><em><span style="font-size: medium">meet new friends!</span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: medium">It is a place to <em>learn </em>new things </span><em><span style="font-size: medium">together!</span></em></span></p>
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<h2><a name="featured"><span style="color: #993366"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Featured Plant</span></span><span style="color: #993366"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><img class="right" height="212" alt="" width="277" align="right" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Dionaea_muscipula_closing_trap_animation.gif" /></span></span></a></h2>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Venus Fly Traps are strange &amp; kind of scary looking!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">They eat insects! - </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">EEeeWwww!!!</span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">But they are <em>FUN</em> to&nbsp;WATCH &amp; GROW!</span></span></p>
<p>Venus Fly Traps are available at Telly's all year! <a target="_blank" href="http://tellys.com/system/files/Venus_Fly_Trap_Care.pdf">CLICK HERE</a> to learn more . . .</p>
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<h2><span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><span style="color: #993366"><span style="font-size: x-large">Here are some <em>FUN</em> things to do!&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><span style="color: #993366"><img class="clear" height="16" alt="" width="595" align="middle" src="/system/files/content_divider.gif" /></span></span></span>&nbsp;</h2>
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<p><span style="font-size: large"><span><span style="color: #993366"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Let's go for a walk in the woods!</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">There are <em>lots</em> of things to <em>see</em> . . . </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and <em>hear</em> . . . </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and <em>do</em> . . . </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #993366"><em><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Remember:</span></span></em></span><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"> Take only <em>pictures</em> &amp; leave only </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">footprints!</span></em></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><a target="_blank" href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/corn/" name="corn"><img class="left" height="159" alt="" width="159" align="left" src="/system/files/corn_adventure_159.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></p>
<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: large"><span style="color: #993366"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">There is <em>alot</em> to know about </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">corn!</span></em></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Our <em>new friend</em> Zea takes us on a <em>great adventure</em> around the world!</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Do <em>you</em> know where corn </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">comes from?</span></em></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><a target="_blank" href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/food/" name="food"><img class="left" height="159" alt="" width="159" align="left" src="/system/files/food.jpg" /></a></span></em></span></span></p>
<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: large"><span style="color: #993366"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Did you ever stop to think where food </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">comes from?</span></em></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Everything </span></em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">must come from </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">somewhere. - Right?</span></em></span></span></p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/insects/01.html" name="insect"><img class="left" height="159" alt="" width="159" align="left" src="/system/files/insect.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><span style="color: #993366"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">They might <em>BUG</em> you - but they are <em>VERY</em> important <em>friends</em> to have!</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Learn all about insects &amp; the <em>important</em> roles they play in </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">your garden!</span></em></span></span></p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/firstgarden/basics/index.html" name="first"><img class="left" height="159" alt="" width="159" align="left" src="/system/files/first.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: large"><span style="color: #993366"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">What <em>you need</em> to know to </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">grow!</span></em></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">In this <em>reading adventure</em>, you'll learn about all the <em>important</em> things that go into a garden. Learn about the plants <em>you can grow</em>, and all the <em>different ways</em> you can grow them!</span></span></span></p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees1/flash/index.html" name="pierre"><img class="left" height="159" alt="" width="159" align="left" src="/system/files/pierre_0.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large"><span style="color: #993366"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Pierre shows us just <em>how terrific </em>trees </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">really are!</span></em></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">There is <em>alot</em> to know about <em>trees</em>. But Pierre sure makes learning about them </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">fun!&nbsp; - Travel </span></em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">with Pierre as he shows us how <em>important</em> they are!</span></span></span></p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/foodfun/" name="alphabet"><img class="left" height="159" alt="" width="159" align="left" src="/system/files/AtoZ.jpg" /></a><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="5"><font color="#993366">The <em>Alphabet</em> spelled out in </font><em><font color="#993366">Food!</font></em></font></font></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">There are&nbsp;fruits &amp; vegetables that start with <em>every letter</em> of the alphabet. <em>Can you think of some?</em> There are <em>lots</em> of pages&nbsp;you can color on line, or&nbsp;print out to color later!</span></span></span></p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/worms/" name="worm"><img class="left" height="159" alt="" width="159" align="left" src="/system/files/worm.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="5"><font color="#993366">Go on a <em>Great Adventure</em> with Herman!</font></font></font></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Learn all about worms &amp; the world in which they live! - Build a Worm House - Play Worm Games - Write a Story - You can even become a <em>Certified Wormologist</em> with a </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Certificate!</span></em></span></span></p>
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<p><a href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees2/" name="escape"><img class="left" height="159" alt="" width="159" align="left" src="/system/files/escape.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#993366" size="5">Help Bud &amp; Sprout Solve Mysteries!</font></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Bud &amp; Sprout need your help! - Can you help them figure out the clues to solve all six cases?</span></span></span>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees2/" name="secret"><img class="left" height="159" alt="" width="159" align="left" src="/system/files/trees.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><font color="#993366" size="5">Trees Have Secrets Too!</font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Pierre is back to share many of the <em>inside secrets</em> of trees! Let's get to the <em>root</em> of the matter - before he </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">leaves!</span></em></span></span></p>
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<p><font color="#993366" size="5"><a target="_blank" href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/kalani/" name="weather"><img class="left" height="159" alt="" width="159" align="left" src="/system/files/weather.jpg" /></a></font><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><font color="#993366" size="5">Join Kalani for a Ride on the Weather!</font></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Why</span></span></span></em><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"> do we have different kinds of weather? What is wind? What makes it rain or snow? - Kalani knows - and now </span><em><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">you can too!</span></em></span></span></p>
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<p><font color="#993366" size="5"><a target="_blank" href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/conflict/intromovie.html" name="limb"><img class="left" height="159" alt="" width="159" align="left" src="/system/files/limb.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><em>HELP!</em> - Maria is&nbsp;out on a limb!</span>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">It's not always easy to get along. <em>Help</em> Maria and her friends <em>solve</em> their problems </span></span></span><em><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">peacefully.</span></span></span>&nbsp;</em></p>
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<p><font color="#993366" size="5"><a target="_blank" href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees3/01.html" name="limb"><img class="left" height="159" alt="" width="159" align="left" src="/system/files/arbor.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><em>Dr. Arbor's Tree School</em></span>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">What do <em>you</em> know about <em>trees?</em> Did you know that <em>every state </em>has it's <em>own state tree?</em> Do you know what <em>Michigan's </em>state tree is? Dr. Arbor has <em>lots</em> of fun facts he wants to <em>share</em> </span></span></span><em><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">with you!</span></span></span>&nbsp;</em></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span><span><a name="extension">Tellys</a> would like to express a big <em>&quot;thank you&quot;</em> to all the great folks at the <a target="_blank" href="http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/state/index.html">University of Illinois Extension</a> for all their hard work in educating gardeners of all ages!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>