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My son loves the Powerpuff Girls. This book is part of a first reader series of PPG books. He loved it so much that I got online to find the rest! Uses word repetition to aid in learning and eliminates most contractions.

This was the first Party Of Five book I read (I don't watch the show). It was very good and recommend it for teen readers. In the book, Bailey decides to hire a waitress but she keeps screwing up by mixing of people's orders and stuff. Now, insted of firing her, he decides to flirt a little. She quits later and files a lawsuit against him for harassment. I can't tell you the rest, but I suggest you read it!

My 3 year old loves all the Barbie movies and their books! She enjoyed using the stickers that came along with it too.

It's nice finding a story where girls, not one but two, play the hero role AND rescue the prince. My daughter loved it. It's adventure, friendships, and sacrifice wrapped into a struggle to save the underwater world.

Elina gets a message by Prince Nalu to rescue him from Laverna's minions. Laverna wants the Immunity Berry to become invulnerable to magic. She could then overthrow her sister and rule as an evil queen. As Elina and Nori work together, friendships are tested forging new bonds. Girls will cheer them on!

Spike keeps barking when Stu is cleaning the car and he needs to get a part but Tommy and Chuckie think it will keep spike from barking.

In this holiday tale, the purple dinosaur and his sibling friends BJ and Baby Bop are celebrating the Christmas season. As the three friends make cookies in the kitchen, Baby Bop excitedly asks if they can make their presents now.

Barney makes a wooden truck for BJ, Baby Bop draws a snowman for Barney, and BJ decorates a sock puppet for his sister. As they put their prettily wrapped packages under the tree--wondering with anticipation what could be inside--they gaze out the window at a winter wonderland. Snow has covered the pine trees, and squirrels, rabbits, and birds scurry about.

BJ notices that the snow has covered all their food--including a frozen bird bath--and the three dinosaurs get a super-dee-duper idea! They make garlands of apples, strings of cranberry and popcorn, and other holiday treats for their furry friends.

Showing that giving can be just as exciting as receiving, the friends enjoy their presents to one another--but also the warm feeling that their gifts to the animals provide.

A heartwarming holiday tale with beautiful color illustrations, Barney's Christmas Surprise is a great Christmas story to be enjoyed at bedtime--or anytime!

This book is probely the best batman movie book I have ever read. It stays so close to the movie that the book even qoutes lines that the actors said. I reccomend this book for fans of the movie or if you just like the entire batman franchise

I recently discovered Susan Wojciechowski's Beany series and I love them! Beany is a believable character, with whom I think many children can identify. Often her worries and troubles remind me of things that bothered me when I was a kid. As a teacher, I plan to use this book (and the other Beany books) with my grade 2 class. It has a great flow, is engaging, and has many lessons on appropriate problem-solving and kind, considerate behavior without that actually being the focus of the story.

A wonderful fairytale for my 4 year-old daughter who is fascinated with all Disney heroines and princesses. It is a great addition to her collection of Disney read alongs. The read-along tape often keeps her entertained as much as if I were reading to her.

Tom Hoerr's book BECOMING A MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES SCHOOL should be at the top of every educator's list of books to read. Tom tells it like it is and doesn't gloss over the hurdles and challenges he and his staffs were faced with at the New City School during the process of becoming a Multiple Intelligences School.

One can appreciate Tom's honesty and openness when he discusses the difficulties during the phases of MI implementation. His success lies in his approach, which recognizes that these frustrations are necessary steps for the growth and development of any organization.

Great emphasis was placed on developing collegiality among Tom's staff during this courageous journey. I found it refreshing to read about the New City staff as they learned from one another as true colleagues and as real partners. It is apparent that they grew professionally in their roles as educators from their experiences while implementing MI.

It certainly is a challenge for classroom teachers to design their own curriculum and to create assessments to determine student achievements. But the thrill and sense of accomplishment in creating many ways of learning and making the material accessible to all students makes the effort more than worthwhile.

Having read Tom's book I am once again inspired to enthusiastically continue on my own journey, taking on new challenges as I implement MI in my first grade classroom at Epstein Hebrew Academy.