4 Easy Ways to Workout Your Brain

Hey 4A! Check out the link below and the 4 easy ways that experts say you can use to workout your brain on a daily basis!

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/drmao/19035/4-exercises-to-sharpen-your-brain/

Utah Boy Survives 18 Hours in Wild

Check out the article below about a boy in Utah who spent 18 hours in the wilderness alone after being separated from his family. What helped him you ask? Episodes of the show Man vs. Wild.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090623/ap_on_re_us/us_utah_boy_found

Scholastic Summer Reading Lists

Hey 4A! Scholastic currently has a Summer Reading Challenge going. You don't need to be a part of the challenge to check out the lists of books. Follow the link below for some great summer reading suggestions!

http://www.scholastic.com/summerreading/PDFs/Booklist.pdf?ESP=Corp/ib/20090615/awa/summer_reading_challenge_2_5_Summer_Reading_Lists_txt1///thlp/tout_txtl////

Meet White Sox Players This Wednesday June 24th

Hey Sox Fans! You can meet current Chicago White Sox players Scott Podsednik and Jason Nix this Wednesday, June 24 at Brookfield Zoo. Check out the link below for more information!

http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/czs/Brookfield/Events/White-Sox-Player-Appearance

Upcoming Anderson's Bookstore Events

Hey 4A! Check out some of the authors and events that will be coming to town over the next month.

Phil Bildner (Saturday, July 11 @ 10:00) - Downers Grove Store - Author of the new series that's perfect for baseball fans. The Slugger Series is becoming extremely popular.

Margo Lanagan - (July 11 @ 1:30) - Coming from Australia, she will be reading from her new novel for teens called Tender Morsels.

2K9 Authors ( Friday, July 10@ 3:00) - This is an exciting event. Come check out a bunch of up and coming authors that are on the verge of stardom. This is a panel designed for teens.

Readers Theatre (Saturday, July 11 @ 2:00) - Authors Avi, Sarah Week, Pam Munoz Ryan, and Brian Selznick have come together to produce a mix of literature and theatre. There is a $5.00 cost associated with the event and the event will be held on campus of North Central College.

Jon Scieszka (July 13) - Famed author will be at the Naperville store signing books and meeting his fans.

Umpire Ejects Whole Crowd

Read about a highschool baseball umpire who ejected an entire crowd from a baseball game!

http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=955927

New Innovative Summer Gadgets

Check out the latest in new technologies!

http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/248/summers-hottest-gadgets/;_ylt=AjjFxwzKQXvWLOyFWxIlCdh0fNdF

New Innovative Nintendo Game

Check out this new game being developed by the Nintendo corporation!

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/innovative-nintendo-game-help-system-to-debut-this-year/1326709

June Diversity Calendar

National Caribbean-American Heritage Month - During this month we celebrate the ways that Caribbean Americans have enriched our society and added to the strength of America.

June 14 - Flag Day - Today commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States of America in 1777 be resolution of the Second Continental Congress.

June 16 - First Woman in Space - In June of `963, Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first woman to fly in space when she orbited Earth 48 times in the spacecraft Vostok 6. A crater on the moon is named in her honor.

June 19 - Juneteenth - Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates the announcement in Texas in 1865 of the abolition of slavery, two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.