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The kids love to use this book as a guideline to follow for drawing. They were always asking me how to draw something so now they have a reference. Sometimes they use the book to trace as well.

I use this whole series in my Art Class to Elementary children. They love this extra activity. It builds their confidence that they can draw identifible things. They even take multiple instructions and create a whole picture. I ripped the book apart and laminated the pages into easy to use cards. Works great!

I agree with the previous reviewer's writeup of this book. It is full of very useful information.

I bought my copy when it came out almost ten years ago, and I am dismayed to find that the authors have not been encouraged to create several more-current editions during all these years.

Bob Hall and Mary Lee Kerr have done an exceptional job compiling useful information in this volume. The book includes the topics of air- and water quality, use and abuse of energy - including automobiles, toxic and hazardous waste, chemicals and other factors that affect us in our homes and workplaces, and governmental policies in place to help clean up our act. It also includes information and statistics on state parks and forest, fishing and hunting, water-front activities, and other leisure-time topics.

The information is laid out in an easy-to-read format with maps, charts, and statistics in each section. Every subject has a separate scale by which the states are ranked as well as an over-all ranking. Another section listing the best and worst environmental aspects of each state is also included. If you are wanting one or two quick facts about the environmental health of a certain state, these maps and ranking charts are a terrific way to find them. Quick and painless.

A list of indicators is given for each topic (i.e. air sickness lists 18 indicators and sources), as well. These "indicators" are the different types of pollution/problems that exist and their sources. In addition to the maps, charts, statistics, and rankings, is a very informative narrative further explaining the research findings. For those of you wanting a little more information, you'll find it here.

This book is a good resource for anyone, whether you're looking for the healthiest place to live or curious about the environmental health of your current home. I'd recommend it to anyone concerned about the air they breath or the water they drink. Be warned, however, the truth can sometimes be painful (and frightening). Perhaps more of us need to be aware of these statistics.

The authors have done a great service by putting this book out. My only wish is that there were a more current index. Well, Bob Hall and Mary Lee Kerr, when can we expect it?

Intimidatingly researched, Kenney's absorbing account of the Falklands War's iconic Battle of Goose Green manages the weight of its subject with sobriety and pathos, if not consistent objectivity.
Twenty-five years after the Falklands War, Kenney's meticulous rendering of this strategically pointless battle illuminates with minute detail the how's, where's and who's, if not the whys, of a war that most historians agree should not have occurred. The author's passion for the subject is palpable, and his factual legwork impressive. Gathering a broad array of sources, Kenney determinedly sets the stage for the central conflict between Thatcher-era Britain and junta-led Argentina. The account begins with past Falklands conflicts, trots out the major players and sheds light on the messy political obsessions leading up to the war. With as much detail as Kenney packs into die pages--in addition to seven chapters, the book contains five appendices, comprehensive chapter notes, a 12-page bibliography and an index--readers may expect the tone to favor data over author presence, but that's not the case here. Kenney adulates Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones, commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment, as the emblematic British war hero, and General Leopoldo Galtieri the military president of Argentina draws the author's full scorn, especially in a disdainful afterward. When the Battle of Goose Green and Darwin Hill arrives halfway through the narrative, Kenney renders British casualties with equal parts deep respect for heroism and clear frustration at its futility. By his point, it becomes evident that the hard-scrabble soldiers of 2 Para--the "Toms," here given voice through painstakingly footnoted source material--merit a greater share of the attention that (he author distributes to Jones.

A fascinating and vital, if lopsided, record of an important conflict in British military history.


--Kirkus Discoveries

This is one of the best war books I've ever read. It blends the politicians' mistakes with the soldiers' bravery extremely well. It is easy after reading this book to see how wars start. If the soldiers ever knew how badly the diplomats had failed to see the Falklands War coming they might not have fought so well. The maps and pictures are great. The war was a mess from start to finish and it took men like LtCol. Jones VC to sort things out. He was a great man and so were most of his men.

I've used and owned many other science resource books over the years (as a former home daycare owner, and now homeschooling mom) but this has been my favorite out of all of them.

Sorted by category (which not all resource books are!) this book is easy to use, has ample instruciton for the teacher and more than plenty activities/experiments to choose from.

Whether you pick and choose from throughout the book in a hodge-podge sort of way, or you use the book straight through with "science themes" this book will provide you more ideas than you can use. One of the very few science books for this age group that I've seen that provides reproducibles for many of the acitivities.

I first saw this book in the resource center, where I attend college. I am a senior at Emporia State University in Kansas. I am majoring in Elementary Education. Presently, I am student teaching in a first grade classroom. When I saw this book, I new just by looking at the cover it would be wonderful. It is full of so many science activities. My favorite is the unit on apples. It describes great activities to do with your student from the seeds of the apple to the color of the apple. This book is full of hands on activities for young children, which is the basis of thier education. This book is definitely going into my classroom library. I will use it for my science lessons. I love this book. Laura Colstrom 1st grade teacher

"5 Ways" provides excellent advice to help improve your day to day spiritual living. Michaels' book is easy and enjoyable to read. Buy It! Read It! Share it with someone you love!

My family and I found this book to be an easy read and yet at the same time it gave practical ideas for increasing your spirituality that really resonate within yourself. We highly recommend this book!

In the first weeks of owning the book, I have done 3 of the hikes so far, Governor's Mtn, Manor circular, and Carris Hill, although I was already familiar with the parking lots, trailheads through many years mtn biking and hiking in the area, I found the descriptions to be top notch and accurate. Using those descriptions and a simple NYNJTC topo map (with GPS coordinates!) navigation is a snap. GPS is practically unnecessary since most of the trails are well marked. Even though I have only done three of the trips in there, I am very familiar with most of the places mentioned there, the Palisades, Wawayanda, Jockey Hollow, etc. as I've hiked or biked there before I got this book. The book is an excellent day trip for the beginner to intermediate day tripper, fits nicely even in small camelback type devices. My only wish is they included the trail blaze color in the maps they provide, makes for faster quick reference when hiking.

Jay

I love the way this book is organized. Rather than describe a series of hiking opportunities in New Jersey, the authors carefully culled through hundreds of trails and picked out the most exciting hikes in the state. They even patched together multiple trails in within most parks so you would get the best bang out of the time invested. The descriptions are accurate and fun to read. I tried three of them so far and look forward to doing the other 47.

My son has all these books. He loves them. He plays alone and I read them to him. Awesome books would highly recommend for anyone with a toddler. Im a mother of 3 and these books are incredible.

My 2 & 1/2 year old son loves these books. They make learning fun & entertaining. Keeping the pieces together has proven to be a little challenging. Other than that, perfect!

I find myself using this book quite often as a reference.Well written and easy to use. Good textbook.

Dr.Fuhr has compiled one of, if not the most, comprehensive and professionally written text in the field of Chiropractic. With the support of clinical data, Activator Methods succeeds in producing a text to promulgate it's clinically substatiated Chiropractic Technique.

Finally someone wrote a book that goes beyond Wicca 101!! I applaud Mr. Saunders and his intelligent, insightful writing style!
If you crave something more than the basics and want more than just the fluff that seems to abound out there, this is the book for you!

I haven't finished reading this book just yet....but it is fantastic and it is unfortunate that I can not find if any of the "future" volumes he keeps mentioning actually even exist....if they don't yet, I really hope they do eventually b/c he's got some pretty interesting ideas on certain topics. Also I began meditating with the visual technique he suggests and have NEVER gotten as deeply relaxed or had as great an experience with any other technique....I don;t think he invented that particual way of meditation...but I'm glad he wrote about it in this book. He also explains very deep ideas in easy to read language....he's certain to piss few people off....but read it with an open mind and you will surely get something out of it, even if only a different perspective of things. now get with the rest of the books why don't you! (or if they exist could someone lead me to where I could purchase them??) anyways...buy the book.

This is another cozy visit to Thrush Green and all our friends there. So much more enjoyable than the copy-cat Jan Karon books. Any Karon fans who haven't discovered Thrush Green are in for a treat. There are many books in this series and it is always fun to catch up with old friends.

In 1989 I had an unforunate surgery. I was recoverying from the latter, when I first read about "Thrush Green". I became enchanted with funny chractors in the villiage and Miss Read's delightful dry wit. I have never stopped returning to her books to smile and see who is doing what. I don't think there will be another exactly like this insightful author. I would love to be this dear woman's friend.