Like all the Diane Stanley books that we have my children and I loved this one. The illustrations are colorful and very fitting for the time. I have always been interested in history and have searched for books that my girls can relate to. The story of Queen Elizabeth is something all children should be familiar with. I think Ms. Stanley has a wonderful way of making history interesting for young readers.

I first read this book when I was in third grade and I must have checked it out from the library 100 more times. I was fascinated by the beautiful illustrations and by the true story of Elizabeth I. It really got me into history. Now I read 800+ page books about Tudor history and I can't help but think back to the days when i used to recreate the illusrations using my own crayons and muse over every sentence in the book. Starts a lifetime love of history, and for me, an obession with the Tudors. The illustrations are perfect and the content isn't too dumbed down, but it isn't too hard. Recommended for any child who ever wanted to be a princess or ever showed any interest in history.

When I was seven years old my mother gave me this book for Christmas. That was nearly nine years ago and I've since become an Elizabethan "buff" I read everything on her I can get my hands on. This is a wonderful book for any kid who has ever shown an intrest in history or being a queen or a king. Superbly adapted for the younger set this well written and engagingly illuatrated book on Elizabeth I's life is historically acurate. And for me anyway what looks like a life long fascination.

"There's Magic"reminded me through its tiny little bursts of smiles how very much we miss appreciating the taken for granted things in life. A touch of sunshine,babies,ice cream,flowers,bunnies all touch our ahhh yes moments. "Magic" is a feel good,great to be alive elixer. A perfect pick me up. Diane Lawrence gives good hugs.

Anyone who has had a child, been in love, appreciated life will love this book of poems. It makes you stop and think about all the special, simple and wonderful things in the world that we forget to appreciate. It is a book that is nice to have in your home, so you can pick it up when you need to put a smile on your face.

I highly recommend, “There’s Magic” by Diane Elizabeth Lawrence.

This curriculum guide is excellent especially for first year special educators who are required to write family-friendly IFSP/IEP goals. It lays out goals for children, the previous skills they have to acquire to meet those goals, skills that will come next, concurrent skills, as well as how to set up your classroom to elicit the goals. WONDERFUL WONDERFUL! I would not recommend the companion measurement however because it is VERY time-consuming.

This book was a favorite of mine in my childhood, and, when I returned as an adult to re-read it to my own daughter, I discovered it all over again.

This is a story about a different kind of princess than one might imagine; a princess that is an orphan - lonely, cold, hungry and abused. Sara Crewe begins life as the beloved, pampered daughter of a rich man. When he dies a pauper, she is thrown on the non-existent mercy of her small-minded, mercenary boarding school mistress. Stripped of all her belongings but for one set of clothes and a doll, Sara becomes a servant of the household. Hated by the schoolmistress for her independent spirit, Sara becomes a pariah in the household, with only a few secretly loyal friends. But through her inner integrity and strength of will, Sara Crewe maintains the deportment, inner nobility and generous spirit of a "real" princess.

It is a fabulous story of the triumph of human will, and good over evil.

This story is a real classic, and needs no re-writing to be as enjoyable and readable today as it ever was. Ask my 8-year-old daughter, who has already re-read it twice. Accept no substitutes, re-writes, abridgements or copies! This is a work of art, and should not be tampered with.

I first read this book when I was ten years old. I still remember being transported from my Boise, Idaho sunroom, circa summer vacation 1976, back to the foggy gaslit streets of Victorian London. I don't believe that I moved off that sunroom couch until I had devoured this entire book. I loved the whole idea of A Little Princess -- the beautiful clothes (watered silk and petticoats!), the food (gruel!), and Sara's suffering in the garrett. Sara's life was so different from mine. Reading this book was like travelling to a different continent.

In some ways, this is a formula book for girls -- although it might be fair to say that this book invented the formula: plucky, mistreated orphan (mysteriously stripped of her fortune), who never loses hope and remains truly good transformed through a mysterious benefactor into a girl rich beyond her wildest dreams (see also: the Boxcar Children; Little Orphan Annie, etc).

Sara is an extremely engaging character. She is almost too good to be true -- kind to the servants, smarter than the headmistress, and able to tell stories that ensnare her listeners. Sara's stories enable her, first to make friends, and then later, to cope with the rather significant blows that life (and the author) deal her.

And, in the best of tradition of this type of story, Sara is rescued, her wealth is restored, she remains a perfectly lovely little girl, and the horrible headmistress who mistreated her gets her comeuppance. All is right with the world once again.

Title: A Little Princess
By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Reviewed By: ...
Period: 4

There is a young girl named Sara. She is a very smart, kind and clever girl. Sara likes to read books and imagine things. Her father had to go off in India for a job so he left Sara at a school. They were a very rich family. Sara always wore the fancy clothes and she got everything she desired. At the school, everyone always looked at her. She made some friends but very few. A few Years later, her father dies. She becomes a poor, dirty maid who cleans at the school. She still has contact with her friends but very few. She met a neighbor that just moved in. It turns out that he is looking for her because he was a close friend of her dad. The neighbor doesn't know that Sara is the girl at the school next door.
Later on they meet, and Sara's life becomes a lot better.
I liked this book because it kept making me want to read on. I didn't want to stop. It was such a interesting book. I've never read a book like this one. It's so fun how she is very happy at first and then sad later on. " Nobody but Sara herself ever knew what had happened in her room after she had ran upstairs and locked the door. In fact, she herself scarcely remembered anything but that she walked up and down, saying over and over again to herself in a voice which did not seem her own: 'My Papa is dead! My papa is dead!'" That was the sad part.
This book always made me think about how nice of a girl Sara was and what a kind heart she had. I was crying when she had become a poor, maid after her father died and left no money. She always cared for others and was an excellent student at school. "'Ah, Madam, ' he said, ' there is not much I can teach her. She has not learned french; she IS french. He accent is exquisite." That is what her french teacher told The head mistress.(She is very smart)
My favorite part of the book is when she meets friends. Although she had kind ways to talk to people, she always met people in a strange way. For instance, when she met one of her friends, Lottie,it was when Lottie was crying. Lottie was screaming out that she had no mother. Sara never really met her mother. Then, Sara offered to be her adopted mother.I thought that was strange but nice of her. It stopped Lottie from crying so hard and she became very close friends with her. That is what I liked about the book.

I am an Aussie living in Georgia and have found this book to be a valuable tool when finding the Australian way of eating. The recipes are Quite easy to understand and the ingredients are American friendly, unfortunately there are no pictures which takes a bit of the fun out of it. But all in all YUM YUM.

These trial simulations teach students about state and U.S. judicial systems and about criminal and civil law. In roles of attorneys, defendants, members of the jury, witnesses, and courtroom personnel, participants prepare and conduct cases just as in real life, using reproducible statements of facts, witness affidavits, etc. The detailed instructions show you how to prepare three criminal trials and three civil trials. Includes a time schedule, guidelines for writing the opening and closing statements, and diretions for formulting direct and cross-examination questions. Use this book to motivate students to exercise their reasoning skills and learn about the judicial system. Grades 5 and up

This book is about a little girl whos parents have a premie baby.They have a boy named bradley.He has to be under special care.the girl is mad because she can not see him,till he gets bigger.

The premise of this book is to acqyaint other profesionals, primarily nurses, in the professional use of self in patient care and therapy, as developed at the Cassel Hospital in Britain, over the past seventy years. The chapters vary widely, ranging from a lofty and especially erudite chapter on the development of nursing theory (with some painfully true observations about US nursing practice), to some plain old ventilating about management's bottom-line practices. There is a chapter on the effects of race relations at that hospital from one author's perspective, and some case studies as one might typically find in a psychological handbook illustrating the author's point. The greatest difficulty was posed by the use of jargon that might be unfamiliar to practitioners in the United States. Some segments of the book are so challenging to decode that the effort is almost not worth it. The text seems to be a well-intentioned effort to document the efforts of a psychiatric behavioral institution in England to work with patients in a humanistic style that while genuine and effective, seems to have been undercut in recent years by the British bean-counters in much the way American medical practice has been changed by managed care.

I admit it: I actually paid [money] for this book. I was too curious not to. I read Small Sacrifices several times over the years and when I recently discovered Diane wrote the "truth" I just HAD to read it. This book is a letter to Christie, the child who knows what she did. It says, "Christie, see how terrible all the bad grown ups treated me? I am just a helpless victim, like you. They BRAINWASHED you Christie." Perhaps Christie did cry for her mother those first few months after the shooting. She was a CHILD. Barely eight years old at the time. She knew what happened but wanted so badly to believe with a childs innocent trust and faith. The thought that her mother, her MOTHER, could abuse her and finally shoot her was a scary thought. Thank GOD these children are safe at long last. Rest in peace, sweet Cheryl.

DIANE IS NOTHING BUT DIRT AND I GET SICK EVERYTIME I LET MYSELF THINK ABOUT WHAT SHE DID. IN MY OPINION SHE WAS NOT A MOTHER, A DAUGHTER, A WIFE AND NOT EVEN A LADY. SHE IS THE DIRT BAG I TAKE FROM MY VACUMN CLEANER AND THROW IN THE GARBAGE CONTAINER BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS THAT SHE BELONGS IN THE GARBAGE PROCESSING PLANT ALONG WITH THE REST OF THESE MONSTERS WHO KILL, PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY ABUSE CHILDREN AND LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT. I FOR ONE WOULD NEVER SPEND A PENNY ON ANY BOOK DDD (DIRT DEVIL DIANE) HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH. I HOPE SHE ROTS IN JAIL. I AM SOOOO GLAD HER CHILDREN, THE ONES WHO MADE IT, WERE ABLE TO BE PLACED IN GOOD HOMES WHERE LOVE KEEPS THE FAMILY THRIVING.

I've been sickened by this monster ever since I first read about the case in the newspapers back in 1984. My opinion was solidified when I read Ann Rule's book, "Small Sacrifices" in 1983.

Diane Downs is the ultimate sociopath. It is all about her. She doesn't care who gets hurt...or killed...just so long as she gets what she wants. And, to this day, she still believes she can "explain" away her actions and that will make all the difference in the world. (Hello, Ms. Downs? Cheryl is still deceased; Danny is still paralyzed. Christie still had years of therapy to recover from her near-fatal injuries. All your half-baked explanations won't change those facts.)

I hope this woman never leaves prison alive. Thank heaven she can't have any more children. Diane Downs is a bad seed who, almost 20 years later, still refuses to admit that she is guilty..or even that she has done anything wrong. Like all sociopaths, her bad choices in life are everyone else's fault!

Pure evil.