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Bob the Builder: Adventures by the Sea

Bob the Builder and his machine team “sea” lots of new ways to work together to get jobs done in and around Fixham Harbor in these five exciting stories. Scoop must make a creative seaside rescue to get the lighthouse lens shining again! Scratch realizes that admitting mistakes is the best way to be cool; the team comes to the rescue when Muck’s sandcastle compromises their big job. Scrambler shows that the key to bravery is admitting your fears. Bob and the Can-Do Crew get the job done and find success by the sea with sand, water, sun and friends!

When I started looking for video clips I was interested to discover there is another dubbed version from the UK than the voices that I know, I have to say after hearing both I like my version better (assumable American) there are so many characters with different accents and backgrounds included in the characters as well. Bob the Builder is another one recommended to us from AppleBlossom’s younger by a little boy cousin and I have to say, we’re a fan. She is currently on a Bob fix after getting to know him and his “little Digger” on the Awesome Adventures: Rescue Friends DVD. It’s awesome to have some Adventures by the Sea to just start to get us prepared for summer coming soon!

Learn to listen and pay attention and accept responsibility. Work as a team and grow in friendship with Bob and his diggers along the way! Experience new things and gain courage too.

*Thanks to the publicist for providing a copy for review.*

On DVD or Video on Demand!

Bob and his Can-Do Crew are making waves and having fun in five new, sea-themed adventures in construction in Bob the Builder™: Adventures by the Sea, sailing onto DVD, Digital Download and On Demand May 22, 2012 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. From facing fears, correcting mistakes, doing good work and always getting the job done, Bob’s the man and when you’re on his team, life’s a beach!

Episodes include:

• Scoop’s Sea Rescue”
• Pineapple Scratch”
• Muck’s Beach Tower”
• Here Comes Muck”
• Scrambler Gets Clean”

DVD BONUS FEATURES

• Digger with a Heart of Gold” Music Video
• Mixin’ It Up” Music Video

© 2012 HIT Entertainment Limited and Keith Chapman.  The Bob the Builder name and character, related characters and riveted logo are trademarks of HIT Entertainment Limited.  Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. and other countries.

“Can we build it™? Yes we can!”

That’s the rallying call that Bob the Builder™ uses to fire up his team’s can-do attitude and kick-off a job in each episode of the first ever serialized program for preschoolers. From paving roads to building a whole new town from the ground up, Bob, Wendy and the Can-Do Crew — Scoop the digger, Muck the dump truck, Lofty the crane, Roley the steamroller, Dizzy the cement mixer, Benny the small digger, Scrambler the off-road vehicle, Sumsy the young fork-lift and Packer the delivery truck — are ready to tackle any project.

No matter what the obstacle, the team always gets the job done and takes pride in their work and the great results they accomplish together. Every episode finishes with a job well done and a lesson learned about the value of a positive attitude, problem solving and teamwork. Bob the Builder always demonstrates that The Fun Is In Getting It Done!

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The Pursuit of Lucy Banning

 

She has a secret to keep. But will she give her heart away?

Lucy Banning may live on the exclusive Prairie Avenue among Chicago’s rich and famous, but her heart lies elsewhere. Expected to marry an up-and-coming banker from a respected family, Lucy fears she will be forced to abandon her charity work and squeeze herself into the mold of the well-dressed wife who spends most of her time and money redecorating.

When she meets Will, an unconventional young architect who is working on plans for the upcoming 1893 World’s Fair, Lucy imagines a life lived on her own terms. Can she break away from her family’s expectations? And will she ever be loved for who she truly is?

Get swept away into the lavish world of Chicago’s high society as Olivia Newport brings to life an age of glitz and grandeur, stark social contrasts, and one woman who dares to cross class lines for what she believes.

Coming across a new author is always a little intimidating because the adventure of a read may really go either way. Reviews out there are almost all favorable and this Christian Historical Fiction reader agrees with all the positive! Olivia Newport transports readers into a fast paced, but enjoyable read in an area and time not often covered. This book will be enjoyed by Downton Abbey fans as well as many others. Step your feet in to enjoy the world of both the Chicago aristocracy as well as the maids and others downstairs.

The title is The Pursuit of Lucy Banning, however, Lucy is not the only story you will find. Enter in and follow Lucy, Charlotte, Will and Daniel as well as get to know the Banning family through out these short and few pages and be entertained in a glamorous and real world. There are orphans in need and espionage to be had. Watch a bit of a feminist as well as social movement unfold while entertaining the hustle and bustle of a historic event in the background.

Olivia Newport is a new to this reader author and this first novel into the Avenue of Dreams is not the last be added to the shelf for the Creative Madness Mama. Continuing and understanding of the social classes was enjoyable and interesting. The romantic heart wants to scream leave them all and run away for love! Yet the practical is curious how anything could possibly work out in the end. Olivia did an impressive and engaging job keeping all the characters alive and coming off the page again and again. So much to wonder and guess what may be.

From a female college student, to an orphanage of children with parents still living, to dealing with a disease of the mind this author provides pages of distraction that get in your heart and make you keep going. Looking forward to continuing Charlotte’s story in 2013.

*Thank to Revell Books for providing a copy for review.*

“Available May 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”

Olivia Newport‘s novels twist through time to discover where faith and passions meet. Her husband and two twenty-something children provide welcome distraction from the people stomping through her head on their way into her books. She chases joy in stunning Colorado at the foot of the Rockies, where day lilies grow as tall as she is.

http://www.olivianewport.com/

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Endorsements

“Hats off to Olivia Newport and the debut novel The Pursuit of Lucy Banning. The characters are compelling, and Chicago’s history comes alive on each page. Readers will feel like they’ve been transported back to 1892.”–Andrea Boeshaar, author of Seasons of Redemption series

“Lucy Banning is my kind of heroine, pushing against the strictures of her times of the 1890s. Her love and caring wraps around your heart as it does those who need her and even to those who wish her harm. A fine read from this first-time author.”–Lauraine Snelling, author of the Red River of the North series and The Wild West Wind series

“Newport brings to life historical Chicago with fascinating insight into the wealthy families of Prairie Avenue, portraying the heart-wrenching disparity in the lifestyles of the elite and working class. She gives us a worthy heroine who struggles to break free of the constraints of her time and offers grace to those less fortunate. The Pursuit of Lucy Banning is a beautiful and sweet romance that will touch readers’ hearts.”–Jody Hedlund, award-winning author of The Preacher’s Bride and The Doctor’s Lady

The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow

Book 2 of the Avenue of Dreams Series
Revell, January 2013

Charlotte Farrow, maid in the wealthy Banning household on Chicago’s opulent Prairie Avenue, has kept her baby boy a secret from her employers for nearly a year. But when the woman who has been caring for her son abruptly returns him, Charlotte must decide whether to come clean and face dismissal or keep her secret while the Bannings decide the mysterious child’s fate. Can she face the truth of her own past and open her heart to a future of her own? Or will life’s tragedies determine the future for her?

This compelling story set against the glittering backdrop of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition captures the tension between the wealthy  class and the hardworking servants who made their lives comfortable. Author Olivia Newport expertly explores social classes while creating a story of courage, strength, and tender romance.

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This dress is relaxed and makes me carefree, which is what Fresh Produce is going for! In this time between spring and summer there are so many options for spring dresses for women as well as great options summer cover-up for beach outfits and then the absolutely wonderful anytime maxi beach dresses. What I personally love best is that there are many modest options, which is hard to come by today. I feel breezy and free, but also covered and comfortable and that is fabulous.

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