Maddie

But Maddie was still recovering from foot surgery and had been out of a cast for only a week.

If she tried to go herself, she knew, Maddie wouldn't be able to hold on to the two toddlers, and all three children might drown.

Maddie accepted an award for her heroism, but she's happier just getting back to her sports teams and her youth group.

Maddie wants to see that we lower our debt and stop depending on countries like China for the things we need.

Maddie : In the T'ang, this woman with her round body and full face would be very pretty.

Maddie joined the neighbors as they ran to the creek, then helped point out where her mother was trapped.

McRae screamed helplessly into the night for her husband, Dan, and prayed aloud with Maddie: "Please, God, please, help us! "

Maddie : And then some. Chinese feel that jade symbolizes human nature : Pure and warm to the touch, strong and yet workable.

Maddie takes a seat and prepares to settle down with a good book of her favourite fairy tales.

Maddie : Did you know bronzes show us the evolution of Chinese characters?

As Maddie McRae struggled to reach the shore after an icy plunge, she had only one thought: "I Have to Save My Family--Now. "

Maddie : True, and how thanks to him, there were the great strides in the quality of ceramic pieces that bring about these Ming porcelains.

I am sure Maddie and the family will be thrilled when he touches down in Melbourne.

"She hugged me for, like, five minutes, " Maddie remembers.

Maddie dresses up as the dinkiest Cinderella ever, left, and plays the prettiest Snow White there ever was, right.

Maddie: To the Han, the pigeon was a symbol of longevity. These pieces were cane tops.

Maddie : You're right. These marks were left by the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

Maddie lives with, but has not married, Ben (Josh Cooke), her boyfriend of nine years.

Maddie : This was originally an imperial piece but was later sold off.

Maddie: True. The Shang used bronzes for funerals, so the Zhou used bronzes for funerals.

Spears, 17, gave birth to daughter Maddie Briann on June 19 and is raising the baby with boyfriend Casey Aldridge in their Mississippi home.

Maddie : Exactly, the idea is that jade was something used and appreciated by the nobility.

Maddie : There's a dragon on this plate.

Maddie : Months of classes. If you look here near the entrance, you'll see the Chinese character for jade.

Maddie: No, it shows the role symbolism had in jade carving.

Maddie : It wasn't that. He just was weak militarily. The Song didn't last long after his rule.

Suddenly she heard Maddie scream.

It was Maddie who took control.

Maddie : His chops appear on many of the items in the museum.

"Mom, I have to go get help, " Maddie cried.

Maddie : Notice how many of these pieces look like bronze vessels?

Maddie : Yep, and this piece, the axe head, is nearly 5, 000 years old.