Bean Books

They just don't make children's books like this any more. I still remember reading this book as a child with my parents (and I'm 20 now) and having my mom do funny voices for all the different characters. This also serves as a great poetry piece for Oral Interp/Forensics - I won the poetry category at State my senior year with this piece. Such a fun book!

We had this book when I was child. It was an absolute favorite around our house. I managed to track down two copies a few years ago - one for a friend (whose boys enjoy it tremendously) and one to keep for my own children to enjoy. I paid a hefty price for them, but to me it was worth it. A truly great book.

This book was so amazing, exciting, and impactful for me as a young child that I still remember it today! I'm heading off to college and was recalling favourite memories of my childhood -- this book is one of them. Although the title had slipped my mind, I remembered the plot and the great illustrations.

The title is comical, and as I recall, the events in the book were as well -- it was light-hearted and fun, but you also had a sense of satisfaction after finishing the story: a pleasant story that parents can enjoy reading to their children.
It's too bad this book is no longer in print; it's really a treasure! :-)

It is a shame books like this are no longer in print. Septimus Bean and His Amazing Machine is a truly excellent childrens book. The story is written in poetic narrative with tons of onomatopoeia and rhythmic imagery. The illustations capture the memorable moments with a vividness like water colors. I had this book memorized by the time I was 4 years old. To me it is a classic.

I loved the Sharpe Chefs, and am looking forward to Sharpe Chefs II. Not only are he recipes great and easy to follow, but there is so much more here for Sharpe fans, and those interested in the Napoleonic era.

If you want to find out more about the story behind the cookbooks, Sharpe Pointe brings you the inside story of how a group of, talented, resourceful, and determined women took a fondness for the Sharpe series, and its star Sean Bean, and turned it into a very successful charity cookbook. So successful in fact, that Sharpe Chefs will soon be join ed by a second book, Sharpe Chefs II.

In the first installment of this multi-part series, the Sharpe Chefs' founder tells the story of how a casual conversation about exchanging recipes mushroomed into the search for a publisher. Curious? Go to the link below to find out more:

http://www.sharpepointe.com/Chefs1.html

A wonderful addition to any kitchen. I love the beautiful, glossy photos of all the recipes. The dishes look very mouth-watering and I can't wait to start cooking! Oh... and yeah, the photos of Sean Bean peppered throughout the book doesn't hurt either! YUMMY!! Bon appetit!!

This book is excellent. Not only are the recipes easy to follow, but each recipe has a picture to accompany it, so you can see how the finished dish will look. Lots of information on osteoporosis, some interesting facts on life in Regency England and several very amusing introductions to the different sections of the book and many of the recipes. And you know you are supporting a good cause.......remember research will benefit osteoporosis sufferers all over the world.

This isn't your ordinary charity cookbook - as a matter of fact, it's not an ordinary cookbook at all!
If you like the Sharpe series of books by Bernard Cornwell; if you like the Sharpe film series starring Sean Bean; if you enjoy trying out easy-to-prepare dishes or learning more about the Napoleonic Wars and Regency England (information delivered more than a bit tongue-in-cheek!) . . . you'll love "Sharpe Chefs!"
Conceived and created by twenty-six women from around the world, "Sharpe Chefs" features more than 100 recipes, including contributions from the actors, producers, and director of the critically acclaimed BBC television series, Sharpe. Endorsed by Sean Bean, with a forward from Bernard Cornwell, "Sharpe Chefs" is a beautifully designed, lavishly illustrated volume that will inform, amuse, and inspire you to try out the dishes - from "Lord Wellington's Crab Dip" to "Sharpe's Christmas Apples".
Best of all, this really is a cookbook for charity. Every penny of authors' profit is going to support the National Osteoporosis Society of the UK - whose research into the prevention and treatment of a disease that effects 1 in 2 women and 1 in 5 men is shared around the world.

Many of us, in reading Janet Arnold are familiar with this book due to her citing it numerous times. Now we can own it...and own it I do! This book is indespencible if you want to know what paterns from the latter 16th century looked like. It was written in 1589 by master tailor Jaun de Alcega to show others how to lay out patterns to conserve fabric. This book, is like having someone hand you a layout diagram from a modern pattern for many many differnt items of clothing ranging from doublets; to dresses; to cloaks; to horse barding. This book includes the actual 16th century Spanish work, followed by a translation...It even includes a conversion chart from the period Spanish measurements to modern ones ESSENTIAL!

Today my copy of this book arrived in the mail. I am very excited, this is a reissue of the 1978 edition which has been unavailable for so long! The book is a facsimile (with translation) of "Libro de Geometria, Pratica Y Traca" (Book of the Practice of Tailoring-- Measuring and Marking Out) by Juan de Alcega, printed in Madrid in 1589. Alcega was a master tailor.

The book was apparently intended as a guide for journeymen tailors, to help them figure out economical ways of cutting out garments, as well as giving them diagrams for some standard styles of garment. For each garment, there is a cutting diagram (much like the cutting diagrams that come with modern patterns), an estimate as to how much fabric is required (in Castillian ells) and brief directions on how the garment goes together. He also includes charts to help figure out how much fabric is needed based on desired length of the garment and fabric width.

In "Patterns of Fashion" Janet Arnold cites this book extensively (the '78 edition), though she complains that the translation is not as perfect as it could be, because the translators were not costume scholars. Any Spanish speaking folks doing graduate work in this area? Here's your chance. However, at least after a cursory examination, the translation seems good enough to me. And Arnold commented that it was extremely useful even without a perfect translation.

The first 4/5 of the book is a facsimile of the original, the remaining 1/5 is a translation, glossary, and notes (including a conversion table for Castillian ells to centimeters).

The book contains diagrams for 73 garments, plus a diagram for a "war banner," and two diagrams for "silk saddle trappings for jousts." The garments are for both men and women. The men's garments include ceremonial cloaks and church vestments. There are no diagrams for trousers, because trouser-making was apparently a different craft in Alcega's time.

This is a good book, if you're really serious about this time period, and you're also an experienced costumer.

The first 3/4 of this book is the original patterns in Spanish. The last fourth is the English translation. The patterns are mostly cloak patterns, with a few gowns for women, and a few doublets and gowns for men.

The pattern is given with a name and a brief paragraph of basic instructions, but no illustration of the garment. So unless you really research it, you won't be sure how the garment will look when you finish it. If you are an amateur costumer, I wouldn't buy it (since you need to know how to scale up patterns, tailoring tricks, and lots about the clothes of this time period.)

If you are enamored of late renaissance Spanish clothing, go for it. But before you buy this book, I suggest you buy Patterns of Fashion: The Cut & Construction of Clothes for Men & Women C. 1560-1620 By Janet Arnold.

For those who wish to re-create 16th century Spanish clothing and make them as authentic as possible, this is the book for you! The patterns should be used as general shapes and adjustments made for various body types. One word of caution: these patterns are not like those sold by Simplicity, McCall's, etc. Extensive experience with tailoring is required. However, even a novice can appreciate the value of this book as a source of documentation.

Friends introduced us to this cookbook, knowing that we eat vegetarian and follow the Mediterranean diet. What a joy!

My only problem to date (I've made 4 recipes to date - our friends an additional 3 or 4) has been a major typo in one of the recipes that left me unsure how to layer a casserole. I went with my best guess, and it was very good!

Highly recommended. Great flavors, great variety. I get tired of people saying that to not eat high-fat (especially "bad" fat) foods like burgers, fries, bacon, etc., is bland and boring and somehow to be disdained. WRONG! We eat so much better than that! and will eat even better now that we have this book.

I adore this cookbook! It is witty, fun to read, full of healthful insight and provides an excellent history not only of the regions of the Mediterranean and their culture, but how the residents of this area developed a healthy diet out of necessity. The selections are outstanding and I am enjoying this cookbook immensely. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in healthy eating, diabetics and vegetarians. I have a new found desire to live in Greece or Italy, shop at the market daily for my day's meals and work in the olive groves!

I have had this cookbook about a month and made 7 recipes...they have all been wonderful! I can't wait to buy more Veggie Times cookbooks!

This book is truly wonderful. I love to make dishes from this cookbook all of the time. This is a "must have" for vegans and vegetarians!

We often get Bean/Soup books for my daughter from our library, and they are a hit. The illustrations are precious and the text is simple and perfect for even the littlest babies, especially when first starting to identifying "dog", "cat", and "baby". My daughter is older now, but she still loves thumbing through Bean/Soup books on her own.

My daugther loves this book. "Reading" it has been one of her favorite pasttimes since she has been able to sit up on her own (6 months old.) The simple pictures, text and concepts are a perfect for her as she is developing a sense of the world around her. Now 13 months old she still loves this series and I have searched hi and low to complete it. Enjoy!

My son and daughter (10 months old)loved the Bean books, and I have been waiting for the Bean/Soup books to come out. They love this book as well. The illustrations are bright and appealing and the text is simple and clear. The combination works and my twins love it. It is also the perfect size for their hands.

Ralph and Flora are two insects who have gathered twelve beans for dinner. Against Ralph's better judgement, Flora picks a thirteenth bean, which turns out to cause a long sequence of problems. Not only are they unable to divide the beans evenly between the two of them, but there is still one bean left over when they invite over one guest, and then two guests. Inviting a third guest (for a total of five bugs) makes the problem even worse: there are three beans left over. Eventually they find a solution with six bugs, in which the guests take as much food as they need: one takes one bean, three take two beans each, and two take three beans each. We never find out who ends up eating the unlucky thirteenth bean!

This is a great story to teach early numeracy skills, and there are plenty of small collections of beans for children to count. The author has done a good job of writing a book about division, remainders and prime numbers that still works as a story.

My 3.5 year old loves this book and so do I. It has great colors and illustrations and the concept of math is integrated so well. It also ends perfectly, no awkward text or lame ending. Highly recommend.

I was reading a funny, entertaining book to my daughters, and would you believe it? By mistake, they learned something about math! The characters are funny and naive. My girls had fun predicting the problems that Ralph and Flora kept getting into, all related to the seemingly simple task of dividing up 13 beans. Very clever and very funny. Nice illustrations, too.

this book, which i bought, is a very great book for all Mr. Bean Fans. I collect all Mr. Bean videos, various books from and about him. This book is a very great bonus to the bean cinema-film, especially the chapter of the outtakes from the film, is very recommended and neccesarry for all real Mr. Bean fans.

I like the book because I am a huge Mr Bean fan!! I love the movie and the videos and the book was an extra bonus! And I really like it.

Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean is one of the most engaging characters to come along. His bumbling, innocent, ignorant goodness is hard to resist. This book chronicles the process of bringing Mr. Bean from the telly to the movie screen. It includes: film stills, dialogue and blocking from the film, a forward by director Mel Smith, and behind the scenes tidbits. A must have for Bean-a-philes and anyone who wants to delve into the wacky and wild world of Mr. Bean.

The first graders at The Children's School loved this book. They thought it was funny and cute. They said that it "teaches us that having fun is better than winning." If they could, they would give it one thousand stars! A good book to read if you are interested in poems.

This is a good book to use to introduce young children to chapter books. It contains nine short chapters. Good book to use when beginning a unit on poetry (teachers) or reading poetry books (parents) together. Poor George gets writer's block--something we all can relate to. Mr. and Mrs. Bean as well as Jenny and Anna have no trouble with writing--how frustrating! Family love and unity come into play. Children will be motivated to try their hand at writing their own poetry.

I worked as a school librarian for a number of years and this is my favorite Betsy Byars book of all. It is a tender, yet funny, story of how every child has talents and is worthy of love. It's a great read-aloud or independent reader -- I used it for third grade on up.

What an entertaining story! The characters were interesting and the plot took some unexpected turns. This book needs a sequel!

The characters in this book will capture your heart and the plot will keep you spell-bound! I can not wait to find out where life is going to take these marvelous characters, what new characters they are going to encounter, and what new twists are in store for them. I hope a sequel is forthcoming.

This was a wonderful book. The story is great, it's moving, emotional, and touches you in many ways. She gives us characters who we really care about and keeps the plot moving in all sorts of unexpected ways. This book cries out for a sequel; I want to know more about what happens to these marvelous characters next.

THIS IS THE QUINTESENTIAL REFERENCE FOR ALL ERECTOR COLLECTORS AS WELL AS BUILDERS. I HAVE HAD THIS BOOK FOR 2+ YEARS NOW AND CAN'T PUT IT DOWN. I CONSTANTLY USE THE EASY TO FOLLOW PROGRESSIONS TO EVALUATE A SET BEFORE I PURCHASE IT AND USE IT AFTER PURCHASING FOR ACCURATE INVENTORY OF THE PARTS WITHIN THE SETS. I WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT THIS MANUAL IF I WERE EVEN THINKING ABOUT STARTING AN ERECTOR COLLECTION. COVERS SETS FROM 1933 -1962. BILL BEAN AND AL STERNAGLE HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESEARCH BEFORE WRITING THIS MANUAL. THE PREDECESSOR TO THIS BOOK, VOLUME 1 IS JUST AS CONCISE AND I RECOMMEND THAT MANUAL AS WELL. TOGETHER, THEY COVER ERECTOR FROM THE CRADLE TO THE PROVERBIAL "GRAVE"...A++++++ IN ALL RESPECTS..G.D/AKA... "DOGWRINKLES"

After eagarly awaiting the arrival of this book, I must say that I was not dissapointed at all. The information that is provided, is complete, detailed, and easy to understand. If you are trying to date an erector set, or discover what the contents should, this book is for you.

My thanks to Bill Bean for providing a reference manual that really does what it is supposed to.

This is the best book I have found as far as Erector sets go. Very informative , full of pictures and charts to help you complete your set. It also gives values to help in your search of the parts you are missing. I can't say enough about this book . I own both Vol 1&2. I am very happy with them after about a 1 1/2 year search.