As a teacher I found this tape full of pratical advice and techniques that can be used in the classroom. Rather than being full of abstract theories as so many education books tend to be, Mr. Fay is very down-to-earth and draws upon his extensive experience in schools with amusing stories and advice. His ideas put the teacher in the driver's seat and show the educator how to beat the student at their own mind games. I listen to this tape in the car on my way to and from school.

A must have for anyone wishing to participate in the archaeology of Illinois and to better understand the development of archaeology in America, this publication covers the pioneering archaeological investigations of the University of Chicago in the Central Illinois River Valley undertaken during the early 1930's. It presents the results of the first scientific, problem oriented, archaeological exploration to be undertaken in the eastern U.S., the undertaking that set the stage for a new era of archaeological thinking. So innovative and important was this early work that the University of Chicago field school project in Fulton County has come to be considered by many as the Birthplace of American Archaeology. The roster of students attending these early field schools contained the names of a plethora of individuals who would later form the backbone of American archaeology. Among these were Braidwood, Cross, Driver, Jennings, Nash, Setzler, Brew, DeJarnette, Eggan, Morgan, Neumann, Walker, and James B. Griffin. Thus, this publication is valuable not only as a historical document, but it set forth a model for prehistoric cultural sequences for the Illinois region that remains functional eight decades later.

The summary inside this title states: "Constantly hushed by all the older people around her, a little girl finally goes outside and lets loose with all the noises she knows."

The pattern begins on the first page with: "SH!" says my mother. "The baby is sleeping." This continues with grandma, father, brother, sister, and others.

Suzy Kline has created an effective book for pre-school and kindergarten children to discuss appropriate places to be quiet and to be noisy. I usually read this to kindergarten students early in the school year when they begin coming to our elementary school library. The students also learn quickly from this story that S plus H makes the "sh" sound.

This book would also be an excellent resource for teaching or reinforcing onomatopoeia: those words used to express sounds.

This photo essay defines matter, solids, liquids and gases and gives several examples of each. This book is very accurate and is yet easily understandable for even young children. The photos are crisp, colorful, and add realism and vitality to the text. A subject index is included in the back of the book. Best suited for children ages 5-8. Excellent! (Reviewed by a K-12 Science teacher)

Possible Classroom Activity: After reading the book to a K-1 class or having the students read the book themselves in Grades 1-3, place three objects on a table in front of a bulletin board. Have the students identify the objects as solid, liquid or gas. Mount a poster board bar graph corresponding to each object on the bulletin board. Then have the students place a Post-it note on the bar graph indicating their identification for each. Discuss the objects with the class. Rotate objects for an on-going, interactive bulletin board.

THis book is the most authoratative work on the mystery of the Mary Celeste. Originally published in the early 1940s it appears to provide the most truthful information to this date. No one will ever find the truth to this mystery and the dissapearance of the crew.
My interest in the mystery is due to being a decendant of two and possibly three members of the crew of this ship.

This book is filled with the questions facing young adults every day. It deals with everything from growing up in a single-parent family to hope for kids contemplating suicide. It also handles less dire issues such as a straight-A student dealing with pride. By the way, I'm 23, so if I think this is great, anyone from 12 to 23 is sure to, also!

Are you aware of the many textual changes, not due to translation, that have affected New Testament versions since the Reformation? Perhaps you have been puzzled at the addition, subtraction or differences between verses, even whole paragraphs, that exist among the translations from that time up until today. If you wonder why your Bible is changing, you need to read this book.

My first Bible was the King James (or Authorized) version. I read from it, studied it and cherished it as my most prized possession. Unfortunately, I also found much of it hard to understand. Naturally, as many Christians do, and have done, I started looking at more modern translations of that noble Book, and what I discovered was disturbing.

Though I found many of the newer translations to be much easier to read, I discovered that certain verses were missing. Not translated differently, but MISSING! I wondered what was going on. After reading further, I discovered that other verses were added, and, once in a while, entire historical accounts were either entirely missing, significantly changed or noted to be of doubtful originality. I had to get to the bottom of WHY these changes were made, and WHO made them-- so I began what to this day has proved one of the most rewarding studies of my life: the study of New Testament textual criticism.

Textual criticism is the science that attempts to reconstruct the purest, most original form of text from the many thousands of, at times, conflicting and divergent documents that span, in the case of the New Testament, many centuries. This volume, actually a compilation of seventeen studies, provides a fascinating, insightful look into the discoveries, and the theories that attempt to accommodate them, that have impacted the very form of today's New Testament.

Authored by two experts in the field, this volume will serve as an excellent introduction to the science of New Testament textual criticism. You will learn the basic terms and ideas endemic to this field of study, and survey the varying methods (and underlying theories) used to determine the most original form of the Christian New Testament. I highly recommend this valuable book-- with an important qualification.

The potential reader should be advised that this volume is written by two individuals who, though recognized authorities in the field, represent a particular theoretical approach, popularly known as reasoned eclecticism, that is only one among several currently taken. As with any historical science, differences of opinion exist among the experts, so proceed with an open mind, and enjoy!

I wore out two copies of the 1980 paperback edition of this book and for ten years I've had to refer to my tattered collection of unbound pages secured by paperclips! I'm thrilled to see this revised edition. As New England natural history enthusiasts know, there are very few identification guides which cover native and wild-growing shrubs of the northeast - even the latest Peterson Field Guide now only treats trees and not shrubs. This book is thorough, treating even willows with enough depth to aid the amateur naturalist, and has detailed illustrations which beautifully capture the colors and textures of shrubs' leaves, flowers and fruits. My botanist friends have pointed out that the book is not wholly consistent or thorough in delineating botanical features, but unweildy technical books such as Britain and Brown's volumes are available for such detail. I have searched the market for years and have never found a better all around guide to shrubs for the not quite professional naturalist than Marilyn Dwelley's. The descriptions of tree species are also excellent, and full of fascinating, not commonly known, bits of information, but good tree books are much easier to find. If you want to learn New England Shrubs, a challenging, rewarding, and not impossible task, this is the book!

Again another Tour de Force from Stevens. The author describes the duality of the human perception and its role in illness and welness. The healer archetype is so beautifully analyzed and defined. Highly recommended.

I am in 7th grade and use this. I have learned so much from it. It is very detailed and has a glossary, maps, excerpets from important documents and important people all in the back of the book! For once I am enjoying history. If you need to get a history book I strongly recommend this one.