NORWALK, Conn."
The Leonard's first book, Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim, received a
National Water Safety Youth Education Award from the National Water Safety
Congress, and is used in water safety courses throughout the country,
including the Phoenix Children's Hospital Water Watchers program.

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More than
30,000 copies of the book have been sold, with all proceeds from both books
going to water safety programs and providing swimming lesson scholarships .

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"In our new book, we address the most
important steps for beginning swimmers to learn , and how Stewie and his
friends overcome their fears in learning how to swim - such as putting their
head in the water.
Stewie the Duck is available for $9.

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published their latest children 's book on water safety: Swimming Lessons with
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Oscar(R) Nominated 'DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE ' is Named France's Best First Film

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"We created the Stewie the Duck character and books because we realized
there is very little information on water safety specifically written for
children," says Stew Leonard, Jr.

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Award Winning Authors Who Lost Child to Drowning Publish New Children's Book: Swimming Lessons With Stewie the Duck

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Written for children ages two through seven, the book addresses the skills
and fears children face when they first start taking swimming lessons.
Sauper's controversial film was the popular choice as it bested four
highly-touted candidates including fellow Oscar(R) nominee "LA MARCHE DE
L'EMPEREUR" Luc Jacquet's documentary which became a monster hit in its US
release as "MARCH OF THE PENGUINS.
Centering on the unbalanced trade relationship between Europe and Africa
and set specifically in the East African country of Tanzania and Lake Victoria
(the world's largest tropical lake) "DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE" delves into the
gradual death of a once-perfect ecosystem and unearths the exportation of food
out of the continent and the importation of weaponry in.

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Controversial Film is Winner at 2006 Le Cesar(R) Awards

PARIS, In the last major film awards before the
Oscars(R), "DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE"(LE CAUCHEMAR DE DARWIN), Hubert Sauper's
blisteringly sobering documentary feature on the multiple effects of
globalization, was awarded the Meilleur Premier Film (Best First Film Award)
at the 2006 Les Cesars du Cinema in Paris on Saturday evening.
A critical and audience favorite, "DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE" is currently being
released in the United States by International Film Circuit and Celluloid
Dreams.

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Approximately 75% of drownings occur under a brief lapse of parental
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features illustrations by Vicky Lowe and includes a sing along CD, which
reinforces the lessons learned in the book with the song, "It's Fun at
Swimming School." Swimming Lessons with Stewie the Duck (Kimberly Press,
$9. The Leonard's have been recognized for their efforts with a USA
Swimming Safety Commendation from USA Swimming; a Regional Award from the
National Water Safety Congress; and the Heroes Award from the Fairfield County
Red Cross chapter."
The Austrian-born and Paris resident Sauper can only hope that the award
portends next week's Oscar documentary competition.

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The Foundation provides swim scholarships and water safety equipment to
local YMCAs.

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Danbury, Conn .

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stewietheduck. These startling statistics
prompted Stew and Kim to create the Stew Leonard III Water Safety Foundation
in 1990.stewietheduck.
For interview opportunities with the filmmaker, or additional media
inquiries including screeners and press notes, please contact David Magdael
and Associates at (213) 624-7827.

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(Photo: NewsCom: http://www. The Leonard's later learned that drowning is the leading cause
of death in children under five years old, and 80 percent of children under
four drown in residential swimming pools. and Yonkers, N.

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While on a family vacation in the Caribbean in 1989, Kim and Stew
Leonard's 21-month old son, Stew Leonard III, ventured into the pool unnoticed
and drowned.