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if its not published yet then i havent read it yet.DUH!but when i get my hands on it,i think ms.danziger is going to amaze every one all over agin.

Amber Brown disobeys her mom and lies to her dad about getting her ears pierced. She feels left out because her mom is getting remarried. I love the Amber Brown books because they are very exciting and sometimes the characters get stressed out, but they always talk it out and discuss their feelings. Then they get along. It is just like real life. This is a great book for kids whose parents are divorced or kids who want to understand what other kids' lives are like. JG

This book is fun for kids of all ages! This Amber Brown book is about a girl named Amber Brown and she wants to get her ears pierced, but her mom does not allow her to. So, since her parents are divorced, Amber's dad gets to take Amber anywher she wants. So, her father took her to get her ears pierced but her father didn't know that her mom had said no. So, when Amber got home, she got in trouble. Kids should read this book, I think, around Christmas because it takes place near Christmas. The author's message is to not do things you are not allowed to do.

I bought this book for my daughter to read during X'mas break. I soon as she started reading the first page, she could not put this book down. She laughed the whole time. I guess we will have to order more books for her, 'caus this one was all done in one night! Buy it for your daughters, they will enjoy it too!

I have read other Amber Brown books and looked forward to reading this one. She is pretty cool. Sometimes I think she has more brains than the adults, especially her mom, who sometimes seems very spoiled and selfish for an adult. This is a funny true to life on target book. If you haven't discovered Amber Brown, this is the one.

This was a really great book! Sierra opens up and trys to make friends. She was doing pretty well, until her grandma claims she has to have surgery. Paul keeps popping into her life, and even sends her a teasing letter. I love Robin Jones Gunn! She is my favorite author!

This book is GREAT like all the other Sierra books. I love how Gunn describes the characters so you feel like you know them!! Wow!! Super from the beginning to the end. A great book for Christians.

this book was very good. seirra is surprised by many things and it always keeps u on your toes. i would sugesset this book to any 12-15 year old!!

I really like this book because it's realistic and christian. I feel like I can totally relate to Sierra and it's written so well that you can actually feel how she felt through the author's descriptions. It's so great to find good christian books, it's not only entertaining but it's teaching because if you ever got placed in some of the every-day situations that Sierra did, you would know what christian stuff to do such as pray, ect. I would recommend this book to anyone.

actrually,i liove all of the christy miller and sierra jenson books! dont ask me why, but i hated church.i never prayyed. then i read the first christy miller book, and i started praying and i started liking church.then i read the next one,and the next one all the wayn to the last sierra jenson book and i must say,these books made me a christian. so if any one who is not a christian, and is looking for a good book, i highly suggest any of the christy miler books or the sierra jenson books.even if u are a christian,these books are soo sweet they made me cry!

As an elementary school teacher i know that things for children are a good, simple way for people to start learning; even "older" adults. I have been correct. I also like hearing the language from both children and adults as my husband and I will be spending six weeks in italy with families. I plan to pass this along to friends that want to review their past italian language skills. The workbook also provided good review and learning. It's been fun. Ciao.

This package is a great place to start your children on the way to learning Italian. I wish they made a part 2. Best place to start 3yrs and up.

The illustrations are great along with the little work sheets,so
colorful and easy for little ones to understand plus the audio
is very clear sounding.We are thrilled with the book and audio.
arriverderci

My son and I enjoyed the music, activities and games provided in this learning program. The use of children's voices for the cassette was very effective. A great starting point for both children and adults alike.

It would be great to have this program on video.

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I have been searching for an easy way to teach my daughter, age 4 who has grown up only speaking english, my native Italian. I have tried various computer programs, books and tapes, and other teaching methods. All were rather boring and unhelpful, my daughter soon lost interest. This system is wonderful! The lessons are interesting and fun. They are blended wonderfully with songs and activities that keep a child's attention. I highly recommend this program. I do recommend that someone in the family practice with the child and participate with them while they listen. This is by far the best children's language packet I've seen.

I bought this set for my son Jacob for Christmas and I know he is going to love it. The books are the perfect size for little hands, they are personalized for my son and I think the concepts behind the books are great. I enjoy reading books with my children and know that their favorite books either have their names in them or about little children just like them, plus they teach! What more can you ask for.

This is a great group of children's books. They really are "for" children, to hold, to carry around, to take to bed with them--that's what my children do with them. I have an 18 mo. old and a 4 yr. old. Any of these books really "hold" their interest. My children love the rhyming and spend a lot of time just looking at the books. I think the author has put out a very good series and say Thanks for it.

This series is a fun filled colorful adventure. It was so fun to see my children answering all of the questions and pointing to the fun pictures. It is very interactive! We read them every night at bed time, and the children can hardly wait to enjoy them again.

This is an outstanding series for pre-schoolers that delights, captivates and encourages learning. Both text and art work are extremely creative and highly appealing to the very young. My 2 1/2 year-old grand-daughter owns the series and is very fond of all the books and her "Magic Box books" are an active part of her everyday life. The books are wonderfully interactive and perfect for young inquisitive minds. Their size is just right for small hands to handle. I would recommend these books to anyone wanting to encourage learning in a positive, exciting way.

Wow! My 2 year-old LOVES these books and we think they are wonderful! This is really a cute and creative concept. Jacob is a darling little boy and his grandma takes ordinary things out of the magic box and makes them exciting. These books are favorites and we read them a lot every week at our house. My daughter is always ready to hear her magic box stories. The books keep her interest and she never tires of them. The words are interesting for her and the pictures are adorable. I would recommend these books to anyone looking for an entertaining way to teach young children.

This is wonderfully written. My 3 yr old son loves saying, "But Bob is very red." (a repeated line in the book) In my particular book, the small board book, the blue color looks more purple than blue, but, other than that, this book is fantastic. It gets read a lot in our house.

Little kids love this book that stars Junior Asparagus. Junior opens his color box and with a little help from his friends, shows his favorite colors. This book is more interesting and entertaining than many color books. It also provides some laughs (even for adults) and has a lesson about God. Great book for kids three and younger.

My son (age 2) loves this book! And it really is helping him learn his colors! We read it over and over... he's constantly bringing me "Crayon Story" for another reading. It has the 3R's of children's books... rhythm, rhyme, and repetition, as well as humor and story. Also, it's gentle reminder that God made the world has gotten us talking about Creation in general.

When I ask my 14-month-old to go get a book for Mommy to read, more often than not he comes back with Junior's Colors. I don't know what it is about the book, but when he gets to the last page ("But Bob is very RED") he just giggles! I guess a red tomato with a big grin on his face is kind of funny to a toddler. I definitely recommend all of the VeggieTales books. And, as with all Veggie books, God is subtly present. ("When God made the world, he used all sorts of colors...")

My 2 year old LOVES this book. It's right up there with Winnie the Pooh. When she gets whiney, I ask her to go get Junior's colors & she eagerly gets it. She even asks for it while sitting in the car. It's possibly the vibrant colors & the familiarity of "the veggies". She already knows all her colors, but it is a great reinforcement in her learning.

This is an excellent book for both parents and kids and even teachers.
There are lots of ideas for everyone and the nice thing about it is that this book is easy to read and understand.
We need more books like this one.
Hats off to the author.

This book provides ideas for students, teachers and parents who want to make a difference but are not sure where to start.

This book was very helpful to me as I explained to my daughter about being a good person of service. The project ideas seem to relate well to the interest of kids and many can be done by the kids themselves. Other projects will require adult help.

I think this book is very good. As we read through the book, my daughter had many questions, as well as suggestions and modifications for certain projects. It was very thought provoking and inspiring.

This is an excellent resource for anyone working with youth and young adults, especially those in the non-profit field. The book provides ideas, helpful hints, and most importantly empowers youth to help their community.

All of the ideas are well thought out. Many of the activities can be altered, simplifed, or enhanced depending on your goals.

There are very helpful hints on how to create press releases, flyers, public service announcements, etc. This is a helpful guide for youth and a great resource for adults.

I recommend this book to anyone who works with youth and young adults that are committed to helping others.

This is a quick and easy to read book, equally valuable for parents, teachers and kids. It's absolutely filled with fantastic ideas, some of which can be implemented almost immediatly, while some will take a bit longer. Great resource for teaching responsibility and community service!

I regularly teach 4th trough 6th grade kids on Sundays where they expect to have some kind of craft to do each week, which is not easy to come up with every week. I have used several of the level 3 crafts from this book, which were well received by the kids. I think that I will get a few more good crafts out of this book. The level 1 and 2 level craft are too simple for this age group, but I am sure would be fine K through 3rd grade kids.

This is the most useable kids art lesson book I've ever seen! I like the creative ideas that use things I have on hand or are inexpensive to buy!

I love this book for art projects for my homeschooled K & 2nd grade girls. The activities have levels and you can look in the back of the book for projects grouped by level or medium. I have taken some of the activities and changed them to work for everything from K-3rd grade. The projects use basic supplies and have instructions and then further ideas on how to use the ideas presented.

Teachers and parents, don't miss this art resource for your kids! The author has done a wonderful job of compiling a variety of activities using a variety of materials, at a range of skill levels. I have completed a few of these projects with students aged 6-16, and they have turned out great. The materials are easily obtained, the projects generally uncomplicated, and the instructions clearly illustrated and easy to follow.

Projects include designs and pictures made with paint, glue, string, sand, cut-out paper shapes, markers, foil, beans, macaroni, glitter, plants, fabric. Techniques include drawing, experimenting with shape, line, texture and color, contrasting shapes and colors, stamping, splatter and spin, weaving, shadowboxes, 3-D sculptures of various materials, crayon resist, sponge painting. Not only can all these projects keep your kids being creative, they really turn out attractive. I have several art books for children by this same publisher and they are all excellent.

Fabulous and fantastic!!! I teach K-8 at a Catholic school and this book is an invaluable resource. The projects are incredibly fun and easy to understand ( with step-by-step instructions and illustrations also rated with a level for different ages and abilites) and at the same time very educational in teaching color, design, and texture.

As a children's librarian, I bought this book for my library based on reviews and the pictured cover. When I buy my own cookbooks, I look for color photos of the recipe. The pairing of the recipe and final product are truly appetizing and certainly sell, not only the food, but also the cookbook. However, open Kids Cook! and find colorless pages! In fact, it truly looks like a coloring book. At first, I was really annoyed. Children also deserve color photos. Then I reread the reviews and re-examined the cookbook. OK, true, it is a fine little cookbook, easy to read, easy to follow.

With those things in mind, I came up with a way to write a totally positive review. After (you and) the child puts the product in the oven, s/he can sit down and color the recipe page! I suggest keeping nearby a big box of colors--one with bunches of choices in order to get the colors of the food just right. Unless the cook has homework, what better way to use the time while the food cooks?! Pairing a second creative talent with the first! Not only that, but the child can keep up with what has been tried at a glance. On the inside cover, create a chart of good/bad and all between ratings and then mark each colored recipe accordingly! What fun!

The perfect cookbook for kids, kids and parents, and parents alone! Great recipes for all ages. Nutritional tips and info are a wonderful plus for kids learning to cook. Be sure to try the chicken salad recipe.

What a great cookbook! Real food for real kids and their real parents. Not only is the layout easy to follow, the book contains good basic info on measuring, cooking techniques, and equipment. It also has invaluable information (in the margins on every page) on safety, nutrition, and other fun facts. The recipes are rated easy to more difficult so that cooks of all levels can enjoy this book. I may even get one for my cooking-phobic sister-in-law!

I bought this for our kids weekly "kids cook night" and they (9 and 10) had very little kitchen experience. This has a nice variety of dishes and gives very detailed "kidese" directions.

"Kids Cook!: Fabulous Food For The Whole Family" by Sarah and Zachary Williamson is a compilation of more than 150 delicious and easy-to-prepare recipes specifically designed to be 'kid friendly' and thereby allowing children to learn the joy of cooking in their family kitchens. From breakfast dishes that include 'Easy French Toast' and 'Breakfast Sundaes', to luncheon favorites like 'Chicken Shirt Pocket' and 'Roast Beef Super Sub', to savory salads including 'A Whale of a Fruit Salad' and 'Veggies and Shells', to snacks like 'Jammed Potato Skins' and 'Nacho Nibbles', to special treats such as 'Easy Hot Fudge' and 'Orange Creamsicle', to dinner entrees like Pizza Originale" and 'Stuffed Burgers', to simply wonderful desserts including 'Chocolate Surprise Cupcakes', and 'Autumn Apple Crisp', "Kids Cook!" offers a wide and savory range of make-it-yourself dishes that would grace any family table. Also very highly recommended for children's cookbook collections is Deanna F. Cook's "The Kids' Multicultural Cookbook: Food & Fund Around The World".

I bought this book for one reason: "Now Q is for Quincy, she was rough and ready. The first fire engine in our state; let's go boys, hold her steady!" I was born & raised in Quincy, Illinois and when I saw this book on a shelf at a conference in Chicago, I promised myself I'd buy it if my hometown qualified for mention. So it did. And so I did.

This book is subtitled "An Illinois Alphabet" and is part of a nationwide series. Every state in the union has its alphabet book with titles like S Is for Show Me (Missouri) and E Is for Empire (New York). I don't know if these book are really great for learning your A, B, Cs but, if you feel connected to your state, they are fun books to read. In addition to the short verse for each letter, these books contain longer passages in the margins giving more detailed information and the artwork by Mr. van Frankenhuyzen is quite enjoyable.

Ultimately, this is a book that would have to be shared between an adult and child. I can see myself using the verses to help teach my child to read and then sharing the more difficult marginal passages. I think a child learning to read would have a tough time with these. But maybe having an adult and child share the reading chores is not such a bad thing. Find your state and share something of it with your children.

Kathy-Jo is a state treasure of Michigan, where she has been creating her unique books for children (and their parents) for many years. She has worked on other volumes in the fabulous SLEEPING BEAR state alphabet series, including the "M IS FOR MITTEN" book which describes her own home state of Michigan (with its two hands across the water of the upper and lower peninsula, that look a bit like mittens, especially to the young'uns). And also she is responsible for V IS FOR VIKING (Minnesota of course) and the B IS FOR BADGER volume which gives us a peek at Wisconsin the cheese state.

But has she ever written a book as filled with fun and info as L IS FOR LINCOLN AN ILLINOIS ALPHABET? I don't think so. It's a natural for her, a state so big and boisterous she could have written two books about it. Did you know that the original Ferris Wheel was built in Chicago and it could carry whole classrooms filled with kids in one car? Yes, up to fifty people crammed in! Kathy-Jo's little rhymes carry the day, with everything from favorite dishes to the natural landmarks of our beloved Illinois.

L Is For Lincoln is another great book is what is becoming an impressive series of books. In this one, readers travel across the state of Illinois and learn lots of great history, culture and tidbits! The illustrations are very nice and the rhymes flow easily for reading aloud to children. If you are familar with this run of books, then this one won't disappoint you. L Is For Lincoln is a welcome addition to the series that features titles like S is for Sunshine(Florida), V Is For Volunteer(Tennessee) and M is for Maple(Canda). If you are new to these books, you may find yourself spending alot of time traveling around North America from your favority easy chair!

When my children were young I began collecting state alphabet books. It was a way we all learned about our states. Some were good , some were not so good. This "L is for Lincoln" is a wonderful learning tool for readers of all ages. It's format has poetry as well as side-bar information for older readers. The bright and creative illustrations are marvelous. I hope the author and llustrator do more state books. This book holds the title "the best" in my collection of over 200 alphabet books. Buy it you'll like it.

Another great collaboration for the Wargin-Van Frankenhuyzen team. This is a terriffic book and the poetry / informative text makes it a great read for preschoolers through late elementary ages. Along with the fabulous pictures, the author once again has combined an enjoyable read with a great history lesson on the state of Illinois. The pictures are so well done, that they compell you to want to read more about each place or event. An altogether great book for your children's library.

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Wonderful read for horse lovers everywhere. Very exciting and entertaining, truly a book to get lost in. Must have for any young reader.

Most horse books are designed for children, and that's exactly who enjoys them. But Lady's Big Surprise is enjoyable for anyone of any age. You don't even have to be a horse person to understand it; Dawson explains all the horse terms she uses and even has an informative glossary at the back. This book is a great read, and I myself learned a lot of horse sense from reading it!

For all of you who haven't read lady's big surprise you need to go buy it. JoAnn has a wonderful story about her and her horse along with her best friend and her horse.
I read the book and it was the best book I have ever read. It made me want to cry i loved it though. JoAnn is selling her books at borders starting 0ctober 10, 2004.
You will love this book expecially if you love horses!!!
Melissa Proctor
age 12

I sent this book to my neice as a Christmas present. She isn't one to like reading but she finished this book and re-read it several times. After I read it, I understood why. The author created believable characters and situations that children AND adults can identify with. There's a terrific glossary of terms in the back of the book for people who have never been on a horse. Can't wait for the rest of the series.