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Reviews the best new books, music, and videos for babies and toddlers, preschoolers, children five and up. `Carl Goes Shopping,' by Alexandra Day; `Ruby Mae Has Something to Say,' by David Small; `The Moonbow of Mr. B. Bones,' by J. Patrick Lewis, illustrated by Dirk Zimmer; More. INSET: How TV can boost reading skills, by Janet Spencer King..

Presents `Parents' magazine's choices for the best children's music, books and videos. Includes `Mi Casa Es Su Casa' from Michele Valeri, the book `Look! Look! Look!,' by Tana Hoban, and the video `Mr. Wizard's World: Puzzles, Problems, and Impossibilities.' INSET: Mail-order sources..

Reviews books, music and videos for children. The book `My First Book Of Nature: How Living Things Grow,' by Dwight Kuhn; The cassette or CD `I Got Shoes,' by Sweet Honey in the Rock; The videotape `Boyd's Shadow,' by Video ArtsProductions. INSET: Summer calendar, by Catherine Winters.

Rounds up the best new books, music and videos for children. Books including `The Lotus Seed,' by Sherry Garland, ages 5-9; Music including `Making Moosic,' by Anna Moo, ages 1-6; Video including `Johnny Appleseed,' narrated by Garrison Keillor, ages 4 and up; More. INSET: The Secret Garden blossoms, by Catherine Winters..

Reviews the book "Remnants of Empire in Algeria and Vietnam: Women, Words, and War," by Pamela A. Pears.

Reviews the best new books, music and videos for kids. Book: `Brothers & Sisters,' by Ellen B. Senisi; Music: `Good Times & Bedtimes,' by Si Kahn, ages 3-6; Animated motion picture: `Thumbelina'; Videos: Four video collections starring Winnie the Pooh, from Walt Disney Home Video; `Piggy Banks to Money Markets,' by Kidvidz, ages 5-12.

Reviews the music recording `For Our Children: The Concert,' by various artists, ages four and up.

The article reviews the book "Dancing on the White Page: Black Women Entertainers Writing Autobiography," by Kwakiutl L. Dreher.

The article reviews the book "The Other Hybrid Archipelago: Introduction to the Literatures and Cultures of the Francophone Indian Ocean," by Peter Hawkins.

The article reviews the book "The Curse of Caste; Or the Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel," edited by William L. Andrews and Mitch Kachun.

Reviews the book "Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris," by Jeffrey H. Jackson.

Reviews the videotape `Kids Play Harmonica,' from Thane Marketing International.

Reviews the videotape `The Prince and the Pauper,' from Sony Wonder.

Reviews the videotape of an episode from the television program `The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon: Mr. Crabby Tree,' from GoodTimes Home Video.

Reviews the videotape `Winnie-the-Pooh Fun 'N Games,' from Walt Disney Home Video.

Reviews the videotape `GeoKids: Camouflage, Cuttlefish and Chameleons Changing Color,' from Columbia TriStar Home Video.

Reviews the music recording `Rainbow Sign,' by various artists.

Reviews the music recording `Brother for Sale,' by Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen and Friends, ages three to ten.