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Absolutely Incredible
I was in awe when my son received the Dinosaur book for Christmas from his Grandfather. I saw this book in a Parents magazine and had to get it based on the fact that the Dino one was incredible. My 3 year old loves it! It's not a book to let him play with unless you want it destroyed. Instead, this book allows us to make some quality time for each other when we sit down and look through it. It's very informational, and as he grows older I'm sure he'll read it, but at this point the pop-ups are worth it!

My son loves the book
This is a very interesting book.My 5-year old has really enjoyed the book.

A Masterpiece of Pop-up books.
A Great Book to Read With the Kid on your lap. Probably best for kids in the couple or three grades. Best for kids on your lap because pop-up books are rather fragile. Grabbing the nose of the shark and using it as a handle to lug the book around is likely to lose the nose to your shark.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures    2. Animals - Fishes    3. Animals - Marine Life    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Extinct animals    7. Fishes, Fossil    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Marine animals, Fossil    11. Nature & the Natural World - General    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Marine Life   

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A Distinguished Mystery Book(siobhan fitzgerald, age 11)
Flush is a mystery book that I would highly recomend for younge readers. Dusty Muleman, is the criminal who is supposidley dumping sewage into the many waters of Thunder Beach to save money. This book also includes fantastic thrills to were Abbey and Noah Underwood come into close incounters of being caught while full filling thier full proof plan. They also have a couple of former crew members to help them capture the crook and save the beach for both wildlife, and themselves.

Hiaasen is fun and fast!
Flush takes place in Florida. Noah Underwood, the main character, is trying to catch Dusty in the act of dumping his casino boat's waste in the water. HIs father knows that Dusty is doing this, so he sunk the boat. Pane Underwood (Noah's father) goes to jail for sinking the boat. This book is hysterical, a must-read, can't-put-down!

Amazing!
This book is amazing!Even though I really didn't get it when I first got this book and there was a fish on the cover of a book called Flush.I read this book and I liked it so much!It was funny, surprising, and daring at the same time. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General    2. Children's Books/All Ages    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Environmental protection    5. Family - Parents    6. Fathers    7. Fiction    8. General    9. Humorous Stories    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Nature & the Natural World - Ecology    12. Nature & the Natural World - General    13. River boats    14. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Editorial Review

Roy Eberhardt is the new kid--again. This time around it's Trace MiddleSchool in humid Coconut Grove, Florida. But it's still the same old routine:table by himself at lunch, no real friends, and thick-headed bullies like DanaMatherson pushing him around. But if it wasn't for Dana Matherson mashing hisface against the school bus window that one day, he might never have seen thetow-headed running boy. And if he had never seen the running boy, he might neverhave met tall, tough, bully-beating Beatrice. And if he had never met Beatrice,he might never have discovered the burrowing owls living in the lot on thecorner of East Oriole Avenue. And if he had never discovered the owls, heprobably would have missed out on the adventure of a lifetime. Apparently,bullies do serve a greater purpose in the scope of the universe. Because if itwasn't for Dana Matherson...Read more

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HOOT
My book for my review was called Hoot. Hoot is about a boy named Roy . Roy is the main character in the story. The author's name is Carl Hiaasen. I would recommend this book to girls because I have know some boy who have read this book and did not like it. Hoot is my favorite book. I have read it 7 times! I think this book is best for girls. From ages 9 to 12 it is more of a kid book than an adult book.

HOOT
My book for my review was called Hooot. Hoot is about a boy named Roy . Roy is the main characterin the story. The authers name is Carl Hiaasen I would recamend this book to girls because I have know some boy who have reed this book and did not like it. Hoot is my favorite book. I have read it 7 time! I thik this book is best for girls. From ages 9 to 12 it is more of a kid book than an adult book.

Read this book--its good!
Roy Eberhart, Mullet Fingers, and Beatrice Leep are trying to save little baby owls and their existence from Mother Paula's all American Pancake House, Inc. They do a series of stuff to the construction site so they couldn't build the pancake house in Coconut Cove, Florida.Mother Paula's knows they are there, but they want the pancake house anyway. I recommend this to kids who like fiction and who are very adventurous people.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Birds    2. Burrowing owl    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Environmental protection    6. Fiction    7. Humorous Stories    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories    10. Nature & the Natural World - Environment    11. Nature & the Natural World - General    12. Owls    13. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Editorial Review

Sometimes, even in the middle of ugliness and neglect, a little bit of beauty will bloom. Award-winning writer Paul Fleischman dazzles us with this truth in Read more

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A Garden of Love
Seedfolks is a 69 page book, an easy read. Seedfolks is a book that shows that all different races, religions, cultures, and ages can come together to make something nice and beautiful and have meaning. They took a dump-like place and made it into something beautiful.
A Book for Building Community
This small book (69 pages) contains thirteen vignettes, each written from the point of view of a different person. Although the people begin as strangers from various ethnic backgrounds, they become acquainted as each cultivates a part of a vacant lot. As the lot becomes a place of beauty, individual lives are transformed as well -- and a community is created.
Good reading for children
This is a good book for children who does not understand the meaning of working together. Also, this book was structured very intelligently; so that any reader can follow the same story but from other people point of views. In addition; the way the author painted colorful pictures of the city was very unique. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. City and town life    5. Fiction    6. Gardens    7. Lifestyles - City & Town Life    8. Lifestyles - City Life    9. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    10. Neighborhood    11. Social Issues - General    12. Social Situations - General    13. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / General   

Editorial Review

Inspired by Debra Frasier's enormously popular Read more

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The Miracle ofyour Child's Birth will Stir Your World
I know that some reviewers feel that this book is exaggerated, unrealistic and that it gives a false perception to children that they are more special than they actually are, but you know what? I don't care. I read the good and bad reviews before ordering it and decided to go ahead anyway. I'm glad I did! The coming of my child may not have stirred anyone else's world but it sure stirred my husband's and mine. When I looked into his beautiful little eyes mine couldn't stop running, and when his little face touched my cheek my heart skipped a beat.
Simple, true and spiritual
On the day you were born, the universe rose up to greet you. Share the awe and wonder of life with your precious one. A simple expression of profound truth. A beautiful birthday gift.

Great Gift
I have given this book to many new parents, and with all due respect to the reviewer below, not one has observed that it wasn't realistic.This book is poetry, not geography, not climatology, not anthropology.POETRY...And what's wrong with the idea of a super-happy planet rejoicing at the birth of every new baby?That's how it should be.I applaud the author for dreaming big.This gift will be well received.Don't hesitate. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Birth    2. Childbirth    3. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Earth    7. Family - General    8. Family - New Baby    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Juvenile Science (General)    11. Juvenile literature    12. Nature & the Natural World - General    13. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World    14. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

Editorial Review

When Dr. Seuss gets serious, you know it must be important. Published in 1971, and perhaps inspired by the "save our planet" mindset of the 1960s, Read more

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Heed the Warning!
The Lorax is another book by Seuss with a powerful message within its pages. Its message is more overt and obvious to the reader than other Seuss books. Simply stated, we must take care of the natural resources around us or they could be forever lost. The main character in the story is filled with greed at the prospect making and selling more Thneeds. He continually ignores the Lorax's warnings. For a while, he and his family are very successful and prosperous, but in time the prophetic warnings come to pass. The trees are all gone, the air is black with smog, and the water is thick with sludge. For me, the Lorax represents those in our society who put themselves on the front lines to protect our environment. Many ridicule them and call them "Tree Huggers!" But, we should think twice before we dismiss their warnings. We have already seen many of the parallels between this book and reality occur.

The favorite of a father and a daughter.
As I approached my 100th review, I wondered if I should make it special? Tonight I decided what it should be after reading it to my daughter.
How much do I love this book?!
I love, love, LOVE The Lorax! This book should be required reading in schools, especially in light of the current trend towards corporate responsibility. Every time I hear someone defend a toxic product, I think, "But a Thneed is a thing that everyone, everyone, EVERYONE needs!" ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Classics    5. Ecology    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Nature & the Natural World - Ecology    9. Nature & the Natural World - Environment    10. Nature & the Natural World - Environment & Ecology    11. Nature & the Natural World - General    12. Pollution    13. Stories in rhyme    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Nature / Forests & Trees    15. Picture books   

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Absolutely Enchanting....
This is one of my favorite Robert Sabuda pop-up books, although I am admittedly a fan of all of them.While this book is fairly monchromatic, the simple silver, glitter, and white papers highlight just how impressive the folds and cuts really are.That mere paper can be engineered to leap off of the pages as deer, or swirl upward in a silvery river as fish, or open up as a cave to a den of foxes is truly amazing and it never fails to enchant me or my children.
Gorgeous, wonderful pop-up book.
The intricacy of the cut-outs is stunning; the artistry of the whole book is amazing. My son loved this book when he received it as an Xmas gift.We will enjoy it every year for years to come, I am certain.

Pop-up book
The first item I recieved was damaged, but there was no problem getting a replacement and I'm very happy with the new one they sent. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Animals    3. Children's 4-8 - Pop-Ups    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Children: Kindergarten    7. Concepts - Seasons    8. Fiction    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Nature & the Natural World - Seasons    11. Preschool Concepts    12. Preschool Picture Story Books    13. Specimens    14. Toy and movable books    15. Winter    16. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World   

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Creative look at Autumn
This is a WONDERFUL book! We read it to our class of 3-year-old preschoolers, and they were absolutely captivated. They were so quiet and engaged that they forgot to ask when we were leaving to go on our field trip.
GREAT BOOK TO ACTUALLY GO OVER WITH YOUR KIDS TOGETHER
This is one of those books that is absolutely made for the parent or teacher to read with the child, talk and listen.Each photograph is an absolute work of art.Not only do you get to expose the child to some wonderful art work, but also this book is an ideal set up for a nature study. It actually gives the adult, who hopefully has done their own homework, to interact with the child and add thier (adult and child) own thoughts.The story is not much, but this is one of those works where the story, if more detailed, would just get in the way.I liked the concept of this work.This is a good one to work with the child in the fall.After reading and discussing the book, a walk in the woods, yard, park or what ever, can bring out quite a lot of insight from the child...they can relate.Recommend this one highly.

Beautiful book
This book is gorgeous.Very simple.Good for 2-3 year old. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art (paintingsculptureartistsarchitectureetc.)    2. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Concepts - Size & Shape    6. Ehlert, Lois    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Leaves    10. Nature & the Natural World - General    11. Specimens    12. Toy and movable books    13. Winds    14. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World   

Editorial Review

For the untrained observer, it can be quite a challenge to sort out the many trees that make up a stand of older forest in, say, New England or the Ozarks. This well-illustrated guidebook, covering 364 species, comes to the rescue with photographs organized in several ways: by, for example, the shape of the leaf or needle, by the fruit, by the flower or cone, and by autumn coloration. Following one visible characteristic or another, the reader can narrow the range of possibilities, then turn to an informative text that describes a tree's physical characteristics, habitat, and range.Many of the species covered are relatively rare, such as the "stinking cedar" of the Georgia-Florida border; others are locally abundant, such as the paper birch of the boreal forest, used to make ice-cream sticks; still others, such as the smooth sumac, are widespread. The guidebook also covers ornamentals introduced from other continents, such as the Chinese privet and Mahaleb cherry. Read more

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Great for the Boy Scouts
This field guide is just what the doctor ordered for teaching young Boy Scouts about trees.The leaf and bark pictures are excellent, and the organization of the book is superb.Spend a few minutes going through the examples in the front as to how to most effectively use the guide.I was so impressed with this guide, that I went back and ordered another guide in the series that the Boy Scouts will find helpful - the guide to the night sky and constellations.

Great Book
We took this book on a camping trip last weekend in North Mississippi and were able to identify every tree that we attempted to.This is a VERY GOOD field guide.

What you would expect
I needed this book for my science olympiad team.It is exactly what you would expect from the Audubon society.Great colors, good quality, great examples. I ordered many other field guides at the suggestion from other teachers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Canada    2. Identification    3. Nature    4. Nature/Ecology    5. North America    6. Trees    7. Trees & Forests - General    8. United States    9. Botany & plant sciences    10. Nature / Trees    11. Trees & wildflowers   

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Buy this book!
I bought this book for my 2yr old and he loves it! My 4yr old loves it too. It does a great job teaching kids the cycle of life. The photos are wonderful and the story is simple enough to keep little ones interested, yet gives a great explanation about the circle of life.

Amazing Visuals
A wonderful, graphic book about the circle of life. Why are kids so fascinated by pumpkins? Take a look at this visually intense book and see why. The photographs are definitely the feature here, but the text is not bad either, and keeps it at just about the right pace for a 3-5 year old audience.

wonderful!
I love this book. The photos are great! It has quickly become one of my daughter's favorites! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Juvenile literature    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Science & Nature - Flowers & Plants    4. Life cycles    5. General    6. Fiction    7. Children: Grades 1-2    8. Pumpkin    9. Gardening    10. Juvenile Nonfiction   

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Every Child needs to sit on a pumkin at least as big as they are!
I discovered and checked this book out for the first time a few weeks after I had taken my son to the pumkin farm, and after Thanksgiving had passed. We were delighted with the beautiful artwork (colored pencil drawings).The texture and dimension in the artwork is exquisite.The simple story line is perfect for the young child of 2-5.Jamie is met with a variety of curious animals while he pursues a journey of growing and harvesting his very own pumpkin, carving it, decorating his face for Halloween (you hardly notice this in the soft hues of the artwork, but his pet dog certainly does)and saving the seeds for the next season (six, to be exact). It would make a fine early reader as well for a k-2 reader.Nice book!

All the children I've read this too loved it.!
I got this book many years ago, when I took care of a class of 4 year olds.They loved this book and read the book with me.Now that I have a child of my own (almost 2 years old) it is his favorite book.I read it sometimes 10 times a day and it has wonderful illustrations.I never tire of it and am looking to buy more of Jeanne Titherington's books.

Good for teachers
I teach English to a fifth grade that had very little instruction in the past. I gave this book to three girls and they could understand the meaning of words using the picture clues.One of them had never heard the word pumpkin before, let alone sprout or seed. Now they all have a better vocabulary. Last year I read the same book to a first grade that did not have English classes. I used the story to teach plant growth and sequence concepts.The year before I had also used it to teach subtraction and backward counting - Jamie saved 6 seeds. He plants one. He still has 5, and so on. Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Fiction    4. Gardening    5. Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    8. Pumpkin    9. Social Issues - Values    10. Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Festivals / Halloween   

Editorial Review

Among the greatest charms of children is their ability to view a simple activity as a magical adventure. Such as a walk in the woods late at night. Jane Yolen captures this wonderment in a book whose charm rises from its simplicity. "It was late one winter night, long past my bedtime, when Pa and I went owling." The two walked through the woods with nothing but hope and each other in a journey that will fascinate many a child. John Schoenherr's illustrations help bring richness to the countryside adventure. The book won the 1988 Caldecott Medal. ... Read more

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Highly Recommended
My 4 1/2 year old grandson LOVES this book.His "usual choice" in books is one with LOTS of action.This book appeals to his love of family and animals.He now asks to go "owling" - and we plan to take him!There's a peaceful warmth in this story - a story that makes a child want to curl up in your lap and hear it "again".I highly recommended it.

Owl Moon
A treasure for every child's library.A "warm hug" of a book sure to be read aloud many, many times and cherished as your child grows.

A Perfect Book
This is one of the most beautiful books I've ever seen. The illustrations and the story complement each other perfectly. I got so lost in the pictures and the words that after closing the book I was momentarily confused by the sunny day outside.
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Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Preschool    4. Classics    5. Family - General    6. Fathers and daughters    7. Fiction    8. Nature & the Natural World - General    9. Owls    10. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World   

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Full fathom five thy father lies
I suppose that there must be some people in world for whom the name "David Wiesner" means nothing. I can't fathom what this kind of an existence must be like. I suppose it would be the literary equivalent of not knowing what chocolate was. Or snow. The minute the new Wiesner book comes out I, like hundreds of thousands of others like me, rush out to purchase it for friends, relatives, and passing acquaintances I met once in the grocery store. Little wonder that the man has won two Caldecott Medals AND two Caldecott Honors. Now one of those numbers is about to change since Wiesner has produced his most ambitious creation to date. Wordless (as always) and more intense than his light-hearted "Tuesday" and "Sector 7" ever were, this is a book overflowing in deep-water mysteries and delights.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Beaches    3. Cameras    4. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - Science Fiction    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Kindergarten    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Nature & the Natural World - General    10. Preschool Wordless Picture Books    11. Science & Technology    12. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    13. Stories without words    14. Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic   

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Fairly detailed book for early elementary children.
I have this book in my preschool classroom, but it is not one that I read at storytime. We use it as a resource when one child begins to question how or why the leaves change color. It is a helpful resource for me as an adult to understand the process, yet in simple language and with pictures to make it interesting for children. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Autumn    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Color    5. Fall foliage    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Leaves    9. Science & Nature - General    10. Science & Nature - Trees & Forests    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Girl Scouts    4. Girl Scouts of the United States of America    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Junior Girl Scouts    7. Scouts and scouting    8. United States   

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A lovely book
This story is an fresh perspective on a simple subject. The author sees scarecrows as neither scary nor effective in repelling crows. On the contrary, her scarecrow is a gentle and companionable creature who welcomes crows with, well, open arms. It is a lovely antidote if your little one has been frightened by an unfortunate Halloween experience. And the illustrations! Lovely, lovely. Rich fall colors, muted tones, dreamy softened edges. Buy this book if you are considering making over the paint scheme in your home. Copy the illustrator's color palette shamelessly.

scarecrow
Title: Scarecrow A beautifully illustrated book!
Although I usually love Ms. Ryland's work (this is the 5th book by the author I have) and the illustrations are warm, colorful, and inspiring, Ifelt the story to be not very easy for children to understand and not asparticularly uplifting as some of her other works.I was a littledisappointed but will continue to read it to my children as they age andsee if they catch on. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Fiction    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life    6. Nature & the Natural World - General    7. Scarecrows    8. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World    9. Picture books   

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Wonderful story
This book is simply a delight! I bought it for my granddaughter who is 9 months. She loves for me to read it to her. We just love it!!

The story behind the story is more interesting
This book is simply not that great. The rubber ducky sound at the end is cute but nothing to applaud. The art is borderline awful and, while the story behind the story is cute, it just did not come out great as a children's book. I must confess, I am not an Eric Carle fan though, with the exception of The Very Busy Spider, which I enjoyed. To put it simply, don't bother. The two redeeming qualities of this book are 1) it teaches counting well (the first rubber duck, the second rubber duck) and it exposes the kids to animals you do not see every day (octupus, flamingo, pelican).

Excellent Book for Emergent Readers
As an Early Childhood professional I am always looking for goods books rich in language, story and pictures.This book is one of Eric Carle's best books.I am a teacher/owner of Oceanside Pre-Kindergarten a unique Literacy based program to help children prepare for Kindergarten in today's intense learning environment in formal education.
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Subjects:  1. Carle, Eric    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Ducks    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Nature & the Natural World - General    10. Preschool Picture Story Books    11. Sound effects books    12. Specimens    13. Toys    14. Toys, Dolls, & Puppets    15. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General   

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A welcome and important addition
Uno decides to live in the forest surrounded by lush plants and unique animals. But first a village, then a town, and finally a city supplant his garden, make the animals disappear, and crowd out the plants with buildings. Uno and the city residents finally realize the damage people can do to a natural environment simply by living in it -- and how important it is to the environment that people live in harmony with the plants and animals around them. Imaginatively written and superbly illustrated by Graeme Base, "Uno's Garden" presents to young readers the critically important story of what damage we can do to the land we live on, the animals we live with, and how nature can repair that damage if we help it and allow it through community-based approaches to conservation and environmental restoration. "Uno's Garden" is a welcome and important addition to family, school, and community library picturebook collections and Environmental Studies reference shelves for young readers.

GRAEME BASE FOR KIDS ONLY...BAH
Graeme Base never ceases to amaze me. He's so darned versatile. I don't have children, but I love his illustrations. "Uno's Garden" has a different look about it in a lot of places, but boy does the message pack a punch? This is a sweet and poignant story that deserves to be read by adults as well as children. You'll laugh at the Lumpybums (I laugh at my own lumpy bum) and be saddened by the loss of the snortlepig. Do not give up hope as Mr. Base assures us...somehow he will be back. A wonderful, wonderful story. Thank you once again Graeme!

Love it!
My 3 and hald year old loves this book! The ilustrations are wonderful. He adores all the weird-cool names for the different creatures. He loves looking for the Snortlepig. At this point some of the arthmetic is a bit above his head, but we use the book to reinforce his counting skills. As he grows older we can start getting into the progressions. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Cities and towns    5. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Nature    9. Nature & the Natural World - General    10. Pollution    11. Preschool Picture Story Books    12. Juvenile Fiction / General    13. Juvenile; ecology   

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Less than stellar
I was disappointed to find that there was no useful information contained therein. While the pictures were very well done there were no colloquial names to help identify species.

Good supplemental book
I own about a dozen mushroom books and have recently added this one to my collection. "Shooming" can be a dangerous pursuit and, like almost all are aware, absolute identification is required. I don't think I would personally feel competent with this book alone, nor any other for that matter. I feel there are better books but these are very heavy monstrosities. This one, like a few, can be carried into the field while the larger, more definitive guides await at home, or in the car. The pictures are good but I prefer a "Peterson Guide" type approach to indicate what, exactly, I should be looking for. My only other personal objection is that I prefer a guide that uses their Latin name since this knowledge will be more easily transferable from one book to another.
A poor choice
I purchased this book becase it said Audubon.Thus I expected much more than I received. I was hoping to identify a few mushrooms I had found in my area.After spending a great deal of time, I was able to identify none.There are far better pictures available in other books.For instance the picture of the Shaggy Mane does not look at all like the Shags I have collected and eaten.All in all, a waste of money. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Canada    2. Fungi    3. Identification    4. Mushrooms    5. Nature    6. Nature/Ecology    7. United States    8. Botany & plant sciences    9. Nature / Mushrooms    10. North America    11. Trees & wildflowers   

Editorial Review

Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. Young Sam Gribley gets to the end of the block and keeps going--all the way to the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. There he sets up house in a huge hollowed-out tree, with a falcon and a weasel for companions and his wits as his tool for survival. In a spellbinding, touching, funny account, Sam learns to live off the land, and grows up a little in the process. Blizzards, hunters, loneliness, and fear all battle to drive Sam back to city life. But his desire for freedom, independence, and adventure is stronger. No reader will be immune to the compulsion to go right out and start whittling fishhooks and befriending raccoons. Read more

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lets see here.....
I think this book was an ok book. Ithink this because i like the outdoors andi like camping. So if u dont realy like the outdoors than u might not like this book. Considering alost all of the book is based on the wilderness. The thing i didn't like about this book is that it dragged on and on.It got kind of boring.It also used big words and kept talking about the same thing.So thats what i thought about the book My side of the mountain.

My Side of the Mountain
My Side of the Mountain is one of the most incredible books I have ever read.It is sad and happy... this book has everything!
My Review for My Side of the Mountain by Chloe Fernandes
I thought the book was sad in one part when Sam took Frightful from her nest and away from her family. But I thought it was good in the end when Sam's family came to live with him. I liked most of the book and I would recommend it to others. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Classics    5. Fiction    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Mountain life    8. Nature & the Natural World - General    9. Self-reliance    10. Survival    11. Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure