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This is a great book for children of all ages. My two year old loves the story!

As a kid I bought 2 copies and I still treasure them. The book contains beautiful color photos from the motion picture with Mickey Rooney, Kelly Reno, & Teri Garr. The book contains an abbrieviated version of the story in simple large print that is great for the 7-10 age group to read. It's also a nice keepsake for those of us who still wish we could have a "Black Stallion" of our very own.

The classic mini-series from the 80s is even more vivid in print. From the first page the novel clutches the reader's heart and refuses to release it till the final word. That old cliché, " I laughed, I cried" applies so well to this wonderful novel about the great war between the states. The reader will laugh and certainly will cry.

The novel centers on two families, the Geysers and the Hales, bound by blood but divided by geography and ideology. The Virginian Geysers and the Pennsylvanian Hales are cousins but when war breaks out they are bound by pride to take up arms against each other. It's blood against blood in this horrific tale of pain and suffering and war.

John Leekley has produced an epic sure to become a classic. The Blue And The Gray is worthy to stand beside the works of Margarette Mitchel and John Jakes as the very best of Civil War literature. John Leekley's brutal imagery, described with unrelenting passion, brings the horror of that bloody conflict to vivid life.

This is American literature at its finest. Honest, thought provoking, and superbly written, The Blue And The Gray will touch the reaser's heart and reverberate through the reader's mind long after the final page is turned.

For someone looking for a more emotional view of the Civil War, with more 'people and feelings' than true history, then this is a very nice read. It is the fictionalised account of the Geyers and the Hales, cousins - one family of the South, the other from the North, that find themselves divided and fighting each other during the War Between the States in the US. The Geyers were farmers, of the land, though were not slave owners, and the story focuses around their eldest son, John, an artist who went into the war as an artist correspondent, torn by his love for both families and seeing both sides of the argument. He hates the institution of Slavery, a hatred amplified by the hanging of his black friend, a freed man for hiding fugitive slaves. The Hales were city-folk. Not only were they divided on their views, but by their styles of life. You see all the various scenes of how families were divided, how the glory of war could turn sour for the many boys simply looking for adventure.

There was a real John Geyser, and he did draw a lot of pictures as his time as a soldier. But he was not a war correspondent, and not that professional of an artists. Still is immature drawing carry a power to convey the horrors of war.

So take the 'history' with a grain of salt and enjoy the 'emotions' of the great conflict that ripped families and friends apart.

This book was basis and 'publicity' version for the CBS television mini-series The Blue and the the Gray, an epic staring the great Stacey Keech and Gregory Peck as Lincoln. This book and the mini series had Bruce Catton as consultant. I also highly recommend this mini-series as giving a human side to the conflict.

"Blue's Big Parade" is Blue's Clues book #17, once again featuring a new story style in which Blue and the other dog characters can talk. The new format seems to be working well.

It's the start of summer and Blue comes up with the idea of a summer celebration parade. They have one week to prepare and Tickety Tock is around to help keep track of the time. Kids will learn about time management and preparation as the characters ready instruments, parade floats, a song routine and more.

The pages are for the most part fully colored and the cover art is particularly great. This is a fun book for summer or any time of the year.

Summer has arrived and Blue, Joe, Magenta, Periwinkle, Green Puppy, and Purple Kangaroo are all excited about the town's upcoming summer celebration.

Blue gets the idea that they could celebrate by having their very own parade. Tickety Tock, Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper and the rest bring out a calendar to count the days until the celebration. They also use the calendar to decide which projects they need to accomplish before the parade, which is 5 days away. These include making hats, using wagons to make floats, and practicing their marching.

This delightful story is #17 in the Blue's Clue series published by Simon Spotlight/Nick Jr. By using the calendar, children can learn the days of the week, planning for future events, and breaking up large projects into manageable tasks.

Blue's Big Parade is an extra-colorful book which ends with a spectacular fireworks display. My son enjoys it very much, and I feel it's a wonderful book to celebrate summer, teamwork, planning, and accomplishing taks.

This book would be great for a child up to 18 months. The words are very simple (only one word per page). My son was a little bored with the book because he is 20 months.

I got this book for my daughter when she was about 18 months old, and she loved it. Each page has an engaging drawing and a simple sentence about what friends do together (e.g., laugh, sing, play, share). My daughter especially enjoyed doing the sound effects written on each page (e.g., "hahaha", "lalala", and so on), and we would talk about friends in her life that she had done these various fun things with. It was a very nice book to read together, very interactive.

I bought this book for my nephew this past Christmas and he falls asleep to it every night. What a wonderful way to go!

We got this book for my 11-month-old daughter for Christmas, and she loves it! She's not yet able to crank up the star just yet, but she loves it when we sing along, and she points at Blue and leans over to kiss Blue on every page!

Beautiful book. I saw first at the library
and then I bought this in Amazon. It is really
cute and explain all the things around the
house,bedtime, seasons and school.

I cannot describe how much I recommend this book. It was an instant hit. I have a 7 and 5 year old and it has become a night time routine to read this book. My 5 year old has read it so much she has actually learned to spell some of the words in the book on her own. It is a must have for parents of preschoolers.

My 12 month old daughter loves this book! She really responds strongly to the revelation of the characters and loves to feel the different textures. Even my four year old liked it the first time through because the identities are not immediately apparent and she liked guessing "who I am".

My 13 month year old son loves this book!! He loves the textures and fliping through the pages to see what is next. There is a clock that has a shiney mirror and my son even kisses it and smiles. He has alot of fun with this book.

This collection of images from QUANTUM OF SOLACE is an essential companion to the 2008 James Bond film just as "Bond on Set: Filming Casino Royale" was for that film. "Bond on Set: Filming Casino Royale" evoked visual memories of James Bond somewhere between Ian Fleming's literary vision and those created from the cinematic version. That book was very thought provoking and delved deep into Fleming's literary world. "Bond on Set: Filming Quantum Of Solace" continues to evoke more of Ian Fleming's feel and atmosphere for James Bond in a true artistic format. The photographs in themselves are admirable and this book is destined to age over time like a fine wine giving one the opportunity to return and savor the moment. This is another good book to come out on the more recent James Bond films.

Greg Williams out did him self . I have every book on Bond movies that he did , this one is the best ! ! ! . It goes thru everything of the movie . when I go to see Quantum of Solace I will be truly ready . I take my hat of to Greg Williams. You must get as well James Bond Third Edition of James Bond The Secret World of 007 It is a TRUE MUST , TRUST ME ! ! ! ! ....

This is a great book. I got it at the dollar tree store and have read it a million times. Its not to big and a young Star Trek fan could read it.

A+

Wonderful book! Well written! Gives insight to the emotions of hatred and betrayal toward the Borg.

It is a wooonderrrrffuuulllll book! Stephanie and Eddie, a great pair!It is a fantastic full house book!

This is the second Stephanie book. And its great! Stephanie has got a crush on the new boy in the neaubor hood, Eddie. She thinks that he's the only boy for her! But one day everyone knows it, and she wishes shea never meet Eddie in her hole life. Isn't it just great to watch how Stephanie gets in trouble, and the crazy ways that makes her out of them? Well that this is the book for you!