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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment...
A young reader's must have
I loved this story as a child, and recently bought this for my daughter.It's been tough getting her to sleep since we began reading this together.

Rikki the valiant the true, tikki with eyeballs of flame
As a child, I grew up with Kipling stories.My mother would read me "Just So Stories" and selections from the surprisingly long and complex, "Jungle Book" when I was just a wee lass.And had this lush and lovely version of "Rikki-tikki-tavi" been available to me when I was a kid, I've little doubt that I'd have devoured it just as readily as I did tales like, "How the Elephant Got His Trunk".Though I missed out on "Rikki-tikki-tavi" the written tale, I did take great pleasure in the 1975 Chuck Jones animated (with voices by Orson Wells and June Foray) faithful film of the same story.For those of you eager to instill in your children a sharp jolt of Kipling to the veins, I suggest you start them out on "Rikki", both the film and this lovely picture book, then move on slowly to "Just So Stories" and finally, "The Jungle Book" (but not THAT film).Then, years later, when you're trying to get them to read "Stalkey and Company", you'll have already hooked 'em young.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Classics    6. Cobras    7. Fiction    8. India    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Mongooses    11. Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General   

Editorial Review

"In a dark, dark wood there is a dark, dark house..." So begins this tongue-in-cheek rodent tale of intrigue. Four brave and curious mice follow the trail of a big, scary beast, down the dark red stair, into the dark blue cellar, inside the dark green bottle in the dark purple cupboard. Young readers will squeal in delighted fright when the yellow-eyed monster ("A BEAST!") flies out and across the cellar, up the stairs, out of the house, and into the night. The perpetually rhyming, color-obsessed mice follow in hot pursuit. But is the beast really as horrible as it seems?Read more

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Another not so scary scary picture book
This book is creepy throughout, yet is cute. The mice-like animals are spooked, but the resolution is fun.
Hog Zeep... Beasty Story is fantastic
We purchased the Beasty Story before we had children.Now that we have children we love it even more! I love the flow of the story and the illustrations as well.My 2.5 year old understands the surprise humor and laughs hardy each time we read this book.It's different than some of Bill Martin, Jr's other work, but is wonderful.Don't miss this!

My two year old MUST end her evening with this book!
I am at Amazon to buy this book as we have run into our renewal limit at the Library.The rhyming cadence of this story is reminiscent of other Martin titles, and it makes the reading enjoyable for us as parents as well!
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Subjects:  1. Animals - MiceHamstersGuinea Pigsetc.    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Concepts - Colors    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Festivals / Halloween   

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Good Illustrations kept it going
A legend about a boy who falls out of his family wagon as they are crossing the country. He is forced to raise himself in the wide open west and learn how to protect his life. Bland, but the Pictures are Grand
This mild, but event-filled re-telling of the Pecos Bill story lacks the incorrigible air of tongue-in-cheek humour and bold-faced lies of the typical tall tale.However, and especially if your young`uns never heard a tall tale, the wonderful illustrations will partially make up for this.When we started to read this book,we thought those sweet-faced, round-eyed, snub-nosed cowboys looked a little familiar:this guy is the same feller who illustrated HOW MUCH IS A MILLION? which we like alot.My boys love the snake lasso, and we return many times to the fantastic "critter" that Bill wrassles into submission.But breaking-in "Widder-maker" is an let-down after that adventure, I am afraid.I recommend Adrien Stoutenburg`s AMERICAN TALL TALES for older children (9-12yrs) which has few illustrations but whose style is far better suited to the dramatic and poetic nature of the tall tale genre.My seven-year old loves to hear me read those aloud. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Fairy Tales & Folklore - American    5. Fairy Tales & Folklore - General    6. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title    7. Folklore    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Legends, Myths, & Fables - General    11. Pecos Bill (Legendary character)    12. United States    13. Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children's stories, English    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Classics    8. Fiction    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Juvenile Folk Tales / Mythology / Fables    11. Short Stories    12. Juvenile Fiction / Classics   

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A Mouse Called Wolf
I thought this book was a funny story.It was funny because a mouse learns to sing and the mouse is friends with a human. I thought the story waas interesting at times because when a human sees a mouse they scream but not Mrs. Honeybee she is nice to the mouse and gives them chocolate. I think you will enjoy this book because it was very interesting. I really enjoyed this book so you should to.

A Mouse Called Wolf
I thought this book was a good book because there is always going on. Like when Wolf was singing. I also thought some of the parts were funny. I thought it was funny becausethe only way Mrs.Honeybee could get Wolf to sing was if she gave him a piece of chocolate, and who would have thought, a singing mouse. This book is also weird because that there is a singing mouse and that is funny and very very wierd. It is als weird that Mrs. Honeybee wants to spend all of her extra time with Wolf and Mary (Wolfs mother).
A CHARMING MUSICAL MOUSE
A Mouse Called Wolf comes from the inventive mind of Dick King-Smith who gave us Babe: The Gallant Pig.Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - MiceHamstersGuinea Pigsetc.    2. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Fiction    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Mice    8. Music    9. Performing Arts - Music    10. Readers - Chapter Books    11. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.   

Editorial Review

If you grew up with Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight's Eloise books, someof her eccentricity probably rubbed off on you whether you realize it or not.Frankly, it's difficult to remain unaffected by a 6-year-old girl who lives inNew York City's Plaza Hotel, braids her turtle's ears, talks to Mars through apaper cup, and pours water down the mail chute. Read more

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ELOISE!
I've been reading Eloise since I was 6 and I'm now 14! She represents freedom, and her wildness refreshes my mind. It's a great book for kids and it will expand their imagination.

ELOISE!
I've been reading Eloise since I was 6 and I'm now 14! She represents freedom, and her wildness refreshes my mind. It's a great book for kids and it will expand their imagination.

Every child should grow up with Eloise!
Eloise rocked my world when I was little... now I'm 18 and bringing her books to college! She's an inspiration to six-year olds and adults alike. This book is just another great glimpse into the world of Eloise. I consider it a lesson on how to stay young through use of the imagination. It isn't as great as the original Eloise, but it's still wonderful! I read it to children I babysit for (who love her) and I plan on reading it to children of my own someday! ... Read more

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Wow
Max Makes a Million is far and away my favorite book to read to my kids.The rhythm of its poetry is remarkable.Its drawings are fresh.Its story delightfully different.I have read many other Kalman books, and this is hands down the very best.

a book kids of all ages love!!!
The pictures are great, fun and colorful and it keeps the readersinterested. Mine want to know what Max will do next!

good good good
If you like e.e. cummings, this book, along with the three other Max Stravinsky books i know, is for you. And your kids might even like watching while you read it to yourself. If you don't like e.e. cummings, you should. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Authorship    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Dogs    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Juvenile Literature    8. Money    9. New York (N.Y.)    10. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs   

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Cute variation
This story is a cute variation of The Gingerbread Man with a Spanish twist.My students enjoy reading the story and comparing it to The Gingerbread Man.My only problem with this book is the use of the traditional name for a donkey.It makes it hard to share with children because they don't understand that that word has another meaning.I wish the author had just used "donkey".Cute illustrations too! ... Read more

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More pics, please
My children so loved the Rikki Tikki Tavi video--based on a Kipling video--that I wanted to find other Kipling stories on tape (besides the Jungle Book). I wasn't successful, but I found many different editions of Just So Stories. It was hard to choose!
Great Book
It's a nice budget edition of the famous book with sophisticated authors' illustrations.

Delightfully funny
Kipling did an excellent job in compliling and communicating these stories.I thoroughly enjoyed each story, with the exception of the one about how writing was invented, which seemed a bit boring to me.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Fiction    4. Humorous Stories    5. Identity    6. Individuality    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Lifestyles - City & Town Life    9. Self-esteem    10. Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings    11. Juvenile Fiction / Lifestyles / Farm Life   

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Dalton's Review
The Fugitive FactorThe Fugitive Factor is the second book of the series On The Run by Gordon Korman.
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When we last left Aidan and Meg Falconer in CHASING THE FALCONERS, they were fleeing Vermont--and a man they've dubbed Hairless Joe who seems to want to kill them.Miguel Reyes, a former juvenile who was housed with them at Sunnydale Farm, has been shot and captured, and Aidan and Meg know that they don't have much time before the police--and FBI agent Emmanuel Harris--catches up with them.
Everywhere to Run But Nowhere to Hide
This book is extreme!I could never imagine being in this book.It kept me up at night trying to figure out what was going to happen.I couldn't put the book down it was so exciting. Even though its a fiction book it seemed real.TT ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure    2. Action & Adventure - General    3. Brothers and sisters    4. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Family - Parents    8. Family - Siblings    9. Fiction    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Mystery fiction    12. Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure   

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Dive
I think that Dive is an exciting book that has many adventures. There are four divers that have been chosen to explore the sea. While they are there they run into a couple problems. The killer sharks and someone is covering up something big that they dont want people to know about.

opinion
I thought that it was an excelent book. I was on the edge of my seat most of the time.

DIVE
DIVE Book:one
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what the?????????????????????
I thought this book was confusing. I had to read the book twice to understand it. I would not recommend this book to some one that wants adventure on the first page. This book takes time to get to the adventure. I dislike how the author did not put a lot description of the setting and the characters. I didn't get a good visual of the characters. This book is in a sear. The second book gets a little of the adventure. You have to read the sears to get every little clue. In the back of the book you see six kids. From the description of the book you do not know who's who. This book is for patient people that can wait for the adventure. If I was a teacher and I was grading this paper I would give this paper a C. and even mybe a D- i hated it i would not recomened this book to any one. i hope you will read the ad relizeTHAT THIS BOOK WAS REALLY REALLY BAD.

what???
I thought this book was confusing. I had to read the book twice to understand it. I would not recommend this book to some one that wants adventure on the first page. This book takes time to get to the adventure. I dislike how the author did not put a lot description of the setting and the characters. I didn't get a good visual of the characters. This book is in a sear. The second book gets a little of the adventure. You have to read the sears to get every little clue. In the back of the book you see six kids. From the description of the book you do not know who's who. This book is for patient people that can wait for the adventure. If I was a teacher and I was grading this paper I would give this paper a C.

A Wonderful Thrill!
I loved these books each character had one or two original traits of their own but I do wish we got a little more information on Mr.Radford the mate who seems to always wake up on the wrong side of the bed and captain Cascadden seems just a little boring a nice funny guy is always in a story I liked the fact that each kid had their own opinions on everybody and everything and they also told their story with thoughts what a great trilogy! I wonder what happened to the mate though after he gets outta prison though does he like seek revenge or what? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    4. General    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure   

Editorial Review

Babe is a sensitive soul, deeply loyal to those who are kind to him. So when he is taken in by Farmer Hogget's sheepdog, Fly, it's only natural that he would want to follow in his foster mum's paw-steps. Even with Babe's considerable handicaps as a sheepdog--namely, that he's a pig--he manages to overcome all with his earnestly polite and soft-spoken ways, proving once again that might doesn't always make right. After saving the sheep from rustlers and wild dogs, Babe convinces Hogget that his idea of becoming a sheep-pig "b'aint so stupid" as it might look. But neither Hogget nor Babe, nor anyone else, could have predicted what follows.Read more

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Kristen's review
In this book, a pig was a prize to be won at a fair in sheep country.Mr. Hogget played the game for the pig. Mr. Hogget told his wife that he played the game for the pig.Mrs. Hogget said I'd like a pig. We can feed him scraps and eat him for Christmas dinner.Fly was training her four puppies when she saw the pig that Mr. Hogget won named Babe.Babe was adopted by Fly and soon learned to herd ducks, chickens, and other farm animals.He really wanted to meet the flock of sheep so he could be like Fly.Will he ever become a useful farm animal instead of a Christmas dinner?Babe saved the flock and convinced them that they would never eat him.Hogget was training Babe for the Grand Challenge Sheep Dog Trials.Mr.Hogget said to his wife see the telly and took off with Babe and Fly..... I reckoned this book for all ages, because it is a cute little book.
Maggie's Pig Review
Mr. Hogget, a sheep rancher, won a pig named Babe at the fair, very much like the one I went to in Sheridan, WY!When Babe came to the ranch, he was a very little pig, so Fly, the sheep dog, decided to mother him along with her five puppies.Babe was soon calling Fly, Mum.Babe also became friends Maaa, an old ewe who at the time needed to be taken care of separately.Maaa was always complaining on how sheepdog treated sheep.Babe asked, "Mum, will you train me to be a sheep-pig?"She said, "Yes."So, Fly started to train him how to be a sheep-pig on ducks, and soon he was fairly good.One day, when Maaa was back in the pasture with the flock and Fly and Farmer Hogget were at market, he decided to go meet the flock.It was chaos!There were sheep rustlers there!Babe ceased them from stealing all the sheep.From then, on Farmer Hogget let Babe come with him and Fly to check the sheep.The first time he came with them Farmer Hogget tried to get him to work the sheep.He did it perfectly!From then on he did most of the sheep work.One day, he decided to go visit the sheep.Again it was chaos!This time it wasn't rustlers, but worriers!They had Maaa down!Before they could kill her, Babe chased them away.Maaa died soon after.Farmer Hogget was readying babe for the sheep dog trials!Will he win?I recommend Babe the Gallant Pig, because it's very outstanding, exciting, and suspenseful!

Richard's Piggy Review

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Subjects:  1. Animals - Farm Animals    2. Animals - Pigs    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Domestic animals    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Pigs    9. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pigs   

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Our Grandson Loves It!
My wife and I initially borrowed this book at our local library for our 4-year-old grandson.He loved it so much that we bought it for him.The illustrations are endlessly fascinating to him.I strongly recommend this book for young children (and their grandparents too!).

Beautifully Illustrated, Well-told Story (not for the timid or very young)
4 1/2 Stars
Well-Illustrated Classic
A faithful rendering of a classic story with artful decoration.Like most of the "Jack" stories, this story of cunning, belief in self, perseverence, duplicity, and violence evokes mixed feelings for adult readers.My young daughter loves the story and the pictures, but appeared to take the story too seriously at first.Now it's just another bedtime story with lovely pictures and a well-worn plotline. ... Read more

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the life of a frog
Frogs are fascinating creatures.It seems children especially develop a fondness for them.This is a book that teaches children everything they'd want to know about frogs, and more importantly about how frogs start off as tadpoles before turning into frogs.If you have a child and he or she likes playing with frogs, give them this book.

Another Great Kids' Book
This is another great STAGE 1 book in the "Let's Read & Find Out" Science Series. The STAGE 1 Series books are written for preschool and kindergarten-age kids (age 3 to 6) about basic science concepts. very good
This book is very appropriate for any young one learning about frogs. My nephew has learned alot from this book about where frogs come from. The pictures are real and not drawings which I like. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Amphibians    2. Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Children: Preschool    5. Development    6. Frogs    7. Juvenile literature    8. Metamorphosis    9. Nature - General    10. Science & Nature - General    11. Tadpoles    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / General   

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Great Older Readers, but Not an Ideal Alphabet Book
The format of this book is consistent for each letter of the alphabet. The letter being featured on the page is large and in color. The text length and layout is also consistent page to page. Also, the repeated structure for each letter helps the reader anticipate the same rhythm for each page.
A My Name is Alice
I am a Pre-Kindergarten Readiness teacher in my school district for 5 year olds. This book was listed in my Fountas & Pinnell kindergarten phonics text to assist students in learning to read their names in print. I used this story to highlight my students names as we placed them on the word wall in my classroom. I found the text enjoyable and a great learning tool.

Clever ABC Book
This is a great ABC book. It is different from the usual format so it really gets kid's imaginations going. As a teacher I love to have a book that expands vocabulary. This book is good as a model for a class book. I also use it as a part of a first grade maps unit. We find all of these interesting places! ... Read more

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Cute,Charming and readable
I'm in my 20's but I love children's books. This one is very touching and written from a different slant. I think parents would enjoy it too.

A "children's book" that's not really for kids...
Max in India has fantastic illustration art and offbeat textwith lots of play-on-words.Most kids (especially as young as the "4-8" range)will not be able to relate to this tale of a man/dog pondering the meaning of life while expecting his first offspring.It's more like a fun gift book for adults or maybe older kids/teens with an interest in India, art or philosophy.My six-year-old liked the pictures but didn't get anything out of the story.

Hilarious, clever "self-help" for your inner child = Max!
Max Stravinsky (poet, dreamer, dog) is back in full color in a charming romp through India's exotic locales and treasures. As he anxiously pursues the "meaning of life," Max encounters Kalman's usualeccentrically lovable characters and valid lessons. This book can be readBY youngsters or read TO them, but it is the inner child in the adult whobenefits the most. Throw away those dime-store psychological self-helptomes...and let Kalman's magic combination of drawings and deliciousvocabulary make you a Swami for life! ... Read more

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They are ok...
These books are ok. Just not my preference. They just don't have the same feel as other Nancy Drew, they seem to have lowered the maturity level off Nancy and upped the mature relationship between Nancy and Ned. It's still fun to read but just not the Nancy Drew I know. ... Read more

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Unexamined metaphysics
My boy brought this home the school library and the title of the book intrigued me. What is it like to swim by swishing your tail, round and round, in a small little bowl; or, eating fish flakes sprinkled from above when the person decides it's time to be fed; or to live in an environment that deteriorates day after day into murkiness until you are suddenly scooped up by a net and put into an even smaller container while your bowl is being cleaned? What IS it like to be a fish? Alas, there are no answers to that question found in this book -- pity.
Great science book for young kids!
Wendy Pfeffer has a talent for making difficult science concepts understandable to young children.This is a lively and very kid-friendly book with cheerful illustrations that kids will enjoy and learn from. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Fishes    2. Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Fishes    6. Juvenile literature    7. Science & Nature - General    8. Aquatic creatures    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / General    10. Zoology & animal sciences