Things to consider when selecting a kids school backpack ;
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Age and Size
Backpacks come in a variety of sizes and you should select the proper size base on the age and size of your child. A proper sized backpack will be worn about 2 inches above the waist with both shoulder straps in use. This will lessen the possibility of posture problems and back pain associated with the use of backpacks.
Comfort
Children today are hauling around books and supplies that can be very uncomfortable. Look for backpacks that feature padded shoulder straps and a padded back. Also you may consider a backpack with a waist belt if your child does carry a large amount of books. This will help stabilize the backpack and transfer some of the weight to the hips. Compression straps on the side of the backpack are used to tighten up a less than full main compartment
Safety
Consider backpacks that feature some sort of reflective material on the back and the sides. This will add visibility to your child as they move about in the fall and winter months. Also after your purchase you should shorten any straps that are excess in length after the backpack has been adjusted for your child. This will help to keep those long straps from getting caught in doors or stepped on.
Durability
Look for tough durable designs if you would like the backpack to last the full school year. A waterproof design will also last longer.
Features
Choose a backpack that has multiple small compartments. These are useful for holding cell phones, calculators, keys, etc. Another nice feature is a concealed inside small zippered pocket to keep cash in. Some schools require children to bring a water bottle to school, check for a side pocket that will hold a regular size water bottle without falling out.
Style
Keeping in mind the importance of function and the points above, there are more options today than ever. Choose wisely and look for a style that best suits your child. Older kids today tend to lean towards the messenger style bags as an option to the normal backpack style. Younger kids may insist on that cartoon character backpack. Whatever style you choose just make sure that it is ergonomically sound, is comfortable and can meet the school year workload.
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Optimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. He is the main protagonist and leader of the "heroic" faction (primarily the Autobots) in most of the various Transformers continuities.
After his ship crashed on Earth, he remained unconscious for millions
of years, then an earthquake on Tuesday, May 8, 1984, awoke the ship's
repair system, which then repaired him and adapted him to have the
ability to transform to an Earth vehicle. He is the leader of the Autobots, a faction of heroic Transformers from the planet Cybertron who wage their battles against the evil forces of the Decepticons.
Optimus Prime is depicted as a heroic, brave and compassionate
character who puts all his talent to use to improve the universe around
him. Optimus has a strong sense of justice and righteousness, and has
dedicated himself to the protection of all life, particularly the
inhabitants of Earth; he will battle his foes with unyielding resolve.
The original Optimus Prime transforms into a cab over
truck. The truck's cab transforms into the robot mode of Prime himself,
with vast strength and armed with a laser rifle. Contained within his
chest is the mystic talisman known as the Autobot Matrix of Leadership
(or Creation Matrix, depending on the continuity), carried by all
Autobot leaders and passed down through the ages. The comic book
continuities tend to claim that Optimus' direct predecessor as Prime
and thus bearer of the Matrix was Sentinel Prime, a fact which is part
of the Dreamwave
comics canon. In the cartoon continuity, it is unknown from whom
Optimus inherited the talisman, as Optimus is already named as a Prime
when Alpha Trion rebuilds him from his former self—which appears to
indicate that Alpha Trion may have given Prime the Matrix at that
point, just after the transformation of Orion Pax into Optimus Prime.
This change is depicted in the episode War Dawn. The truck's trailer disconnects and transforms into the Combat Deck,
a mobile battle-station/command headquarters with an "Auto-Launcher"
robot armed with assorted artillery and beam weapons. It can also serve
as a radio antenna for battlefield communications between the Autobots.
The Combat Deck can launch Prime's third component, Roller, a
mobile scout buggy that can easily slip behind enemy lines. Optimus'
senses are tied into Roller's, and can perceive what Roller does.
Injury to one component is felt by each of the others, and while Prime
could survive the destruction of either, despite the slight degree of
autonomy they possess, the Combat Deck and Roller would not be able to
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