Crabs Books

The giant crabs who attacked the coastlines in the series which began with the superb 'Night of the Crabs' are back. But this time they are dying due to cancer caused by an underwater nuclear explosion, and as such are determined for revenge on the human race who caused their mutation.

This is the last of Guy N.Smith's series of giant crabs novels and is unfortunately also the least inspiring, comes across as little more than 'another giant crab book'. There are a few remorable scenes, but it has a wearyness about it, as though the author just wanted to get the series finished and write something else.

If you've already read 'Night of the Crabs' then read 'Killer Crabs' and 'Origin of the Crabs', which are the best sequels. 'Crabs Moon' is also worthwhile reading. 'Rampage' might prove entertaining to fans of the giant crabs, but don't expect anything remarkably new or different.

Littered with grammar and spelling mistakes, but overlook this and you can have hours of fun with this one. Giant crabs once again attack England, creating havoc and tearing people apart with their pincers! I get the feeling this was written with teenage readers in mind but even if you`re an adult(!) you will have a whale of a time. The characters are right out of a Grade Z sci-fi film of the 1950s, the story is rather predictable but nonetheless great fun and the gory scenes are somewhat silly. Great for a beach read, but watch out for those crabs! Click-click-clickety-click!

Obviously patched together from topics written over a period of time, this book is not cohesive nor understandable. Mills doesn't spend any words developing his topics nor explaning the development. Spend your resources on Hamilton's classic and great definative bible, Time Series Analysis instead.

This is a very compact, practical book. It edits in a very readable way. What I like it most is that it contributes to non-linear time series analysis a lot, whereas not too many other time series related books do. The real data in the appendix can be downloaded and played around by the readers. You will really have a great time to read it.

This is a great little picture book to bring up the topics of perseverance and courage. Henry and Pell are 2 hamsters who find a sea gull feather. They set out on an adventure to find the sea gull and return the feather. They think that the sea gull needs it to fly. Along the way they encounter some pretty scary creatures. But bravely they continue on the journey! They find the seagull and he's go great ful that he gives them some feathers of their very own!




The story line is a little silly.




I recommend this book to all animal lovers. There aren't many books that focus on hamsters and this one is really cute.

While I have previously enjoyed Ellen Stoll Walsh's picture books--particularly Mouse Paint--I cannot get enthusiastic about her latest picture book HAMSTERS TO THE RESCUE.

Henry and Pell are two (small, brown) hamsters that are having an adventurous day on the beach. With a small discovery, a feather, the two determine to return it to its owner...a seagull. The two hamsters happily chat with the various animals they encounter on their search including hermit crabs and fiddler crabs before they meet the sea gull. They don't fear the sea gull until they see how big he is. But the sea gull assures them both with a "deep-down rumbly laugh" that he is a friendly bird that doesn't eat hamsters--especially kind hamsters who return feathers. "I'm not going to eat you. And I grow new feathers when old ones fall out. But thank you for bringing my feather to me. Your kindess makes me happy." The sea gull then presents the hamsters with feathers that are just their size so they can pretend to be birds and fly.

While I think the text (and premise) of the story is at best silly and at worst a bit on the dumb side, I still enjoy the illustrations. I am just less convinced than the back cover which advertises "two furry heroes who discover the meaning of perseverance and courage."

The previous reviewer must have a big ax to grind! His ad hominum attack on the author is outrageous, and ridiculous! I have both a medical research background, and lived many years near the Atlantic Ocean. Horseshoe crabs were once so common, you practically tripped over them, now they are virtually nonexistent!

Horseshoe crabs are in such big trouble that the Governors of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia have drastically reduced the allowable catch off their shores! The situation has deteriorated to the point that the Audubon Society is concerned about the potential extinction of certain migrating birds, which are dependent on Horseshoe crab eggs! Should we just sit on our hands in order to keep one tiny, and economically insignificant industry - whose sole purpose is to turn these ancient, and medically priceless, creatures into bait - happy? Sorry! No way! These offshore waters belong to all of us! They are not anyone's private domain to destroy at one's leisure for monetary gain!

This book appears to be largely the product of one man's personal agenda. Readers should use extreme caution in reading and using the "information" in this book. I encourage every reader who is seriously interested in horseshoe crabs to follow up by fact-checking with research scientists, biologists, and local conservation groups-there are many involved with horseshoe crabs. Hence, there is information available on horseshoe crabs from reliable and reputable primary sources. Before spending your money here..do your homework! and before acting on anything in this book, find the truth for yourself from those who do scientific research, who have dedicated their lives to studying these unique animals, and who take a pragmatic and scientific approach to conservation without manipulating the public with overly emotional and inflamatory propaganda. After that, if you are still curious, check it out from the library first...you'll thank me later.

i am disappointed with this book as it was meant for my 5 year old and it has WAY too much MATING content in it than i care to discuss with him right now. out of 31 pages, there are 14 pages with word content, and of these, 5 pages deal with the mating subject. too bad, as this is a fairly informative book with fairly nice illustrations. i am in the process of returning it to amazon. i guess this is the disadvantage of shopping on line.

This book was interesting to read. I'm going to Marine bio camp and it helped me alot. It told me alot of things i didn't know. I would highly recomend it.

All right the first two books were amazing this one takes some getting used to. Don't get me wrong their still good. but instead of lots of differnt stories it's one long one. The illustrator is different also.
at frist I thought I wouldn"t like it but after reading it again it grew on me. It's still just as dark and twisted just like we like it.

After reading volume 1 and 2 of Nightmares and Fairy Tales, I was excited about the third instalment. But, after the first few pages I became disappointed in not only the childish artwork, but the story line.
Don't get me wrong, I like Crab Scrambly very much, but his work seems childish when compared to the detail of FSC. Mr Scrambly's work doesn't seem to fit the story at all, in my opinion. Another flaw is with the storyline it's self. Serena Valentino has said she'll release only one more volume after this. So, I was hoping this would shed some light on the creator of Annabell (as Annabell promised in the first volume, she would tell the tale of her maker) and how she escaped from Dominique, or what about Jillian's tale, or how Aunt Bea found Annabell.
I can only say that unless you are a hardcore fan, don't bother with this volume. It hardly includes Annabell to begin with!

This is a very compelling first book of poems. Each poem seems to look at a spot, a blemish, a "birthmark" that exists in the world of the poems speaker. Quite a few of the poems deal with what I'll call the immigration gap--the gap that children of immigrants feel towards relating to their parents. This is particularly well played out in "Memory in the Shape of a Swimming Lesson."

The speakers also look at the smaller spots on the world, the unnoticed, such as a gypsy and her child in "Weight." The close examination of things is what intrigued me with this book and I quote from "Arboretum":

Maybe the great tragedy of my childhood is that I could never keep a fish / alive for longer than a week. On Sunday, I'd slide a blade on the cheek / of a bag & watch everything empty into a round, glass bowl: water, fish & / beige strands that rose when each suddenness rippled from its body. (first stanza complete)

From a technical style stand point I was fascinated by the way Pineda uses a variety of stanza forms and the movement of his words in the white space of the page. His free verse structure fits the poems subject.

Nice collection.

This is a maddening book that I read more than once (several years ago). Violent and nightmarish, it is told through the eyes of several characters that eventually converge in an apocalyptic encounter in "Lagoon, Wyoming."

If you can stomach the lurching scene shifts and violence, "Crab Canon" contains some absolutely stunning prose, particularly in the first chapter (set on a remote Saskatchewan farm). It is obvious that Keeble is a writer of considerable talent; he went on to write the crime mystery "Yellowfish" and the definitive account of the Exxon Valdez disaster, "Out of the Channel," both of which are excellent.

I cannot say whether I recommend this work or not. Suffice to say that it is guaranteed to be like nothing else you have ever read, and you may thank me--if you don't throw "Crab Canon" through a window first.

A pretty good book, if you are 10 years old. Not reccomended for older students, however some good information

don't buy this book. This book is WOEFULLY outdated and shockingly inaccurate. Some of the suggestions in this book are nothing short of abuse. There are far better sources available today for proper care of your pet land hermit crab, most of them are available online and for free.

Every now and then I take out this book just to laugh at, and then pity the poor animals who may have suffered for the advice dispensed within the pages. For example, Mr. Pronek suggests that in order to "get your shell back from the crab" to simply "put him in the cold for a short time until he becomes dormant, then simply pull him out of the shell. When he wakes up, have a new shell for him." A photo of a crab in a ice tray is next to the text. This unusually cruel info is later contradicted, when he states that hermit crabs easily freeze to death because they are tropical animals.

The really only good thing I can say about this book is that there are some nice pictures and photos. However, if you're trying to find a good book on hermit crabs, especially the various land species that are sold most commonly, I do suggest you try to find a book that was published more recently than 1982.