This book is jammed packed with lots of great color photos and info. I was looking for a book to learn about horses since I never been around them from growing up in the city and now I'm needing to learn about them since I want to be a veterinarian and it goes over terminology, colors and markings, skeletel, muscular and other systems of the horse,types of horses, equipment, etc all matched with great color photos. Its only 64 pages but what a great foundation.

I bought this book for my son last year and it is among his favorites. What I liked about this book is that it's informative for children and adults. The language is clear and concise and items such as size are explained using comparisons children can understand. I highly recommend this book for all young fire engine fans.

The colorful plates and care tips in this book are excellent for gardners of all abilities - from the neophyte to the expert. The inside jacket of the book is a unique pull out herb chart that provides at a glance cultivation info for each herb in the book . . . highly recommended!!!!

The Internet is a great, illustrated guide to using the Internet. It covers every major piece of software from web browsers, to email programs, news, ftp and more. Most important, it doesn't explain each function of the software, as a manual does, and it avoids the long-winded explainations and anecdotes a Dummies book includes. To the point and very effective. I can't find it at my Borders store, so I order one here for each of my clients. (We are an Internet marketing agency...most clients are new to the web.

"... and what I have been preparing to say is, that in Wildness is the preservation of the World. Every tree sends its fibers forth in search of the Wild. The cities import it at any price. Men plow and sail for it. From the forest and wilderness come the tonics and barks which brace mankind. ..." -Henry David Thoreau, Walden or Life in the Woods, 1854.

This is the definitive guide to growing herbs from around the globe. It not only covers the history of herbs, it shows you the practical uses and gives a comprehensive A-Z list of herbs with their cultivation, propagation and harvesting information. This is a herb-lover's dream come true.

Not only does it feature the beneficial properties of herbs, but they give information on the properties of each herb and have included culinary, medical and commercial uses as a bonus. There are also special warning symbols to alert you to potentially toxic herbs.

Deni Bown is a gardener and botanist and as a child she was fascinated with her grandfather's garden and his ability to find and identify wildflowers. After a career in horticulture, she became a freelance botanical and horticultural writer and photographer. She bring a wealth of experience to this book and lectures and makes television and radio broadcasts about her work. She also loves trekking to remote parts of the world in search of unusual plants.

There is a widespread interest in herbs and the ways in which they have been used since ancient times. This comprehensive guide supports those interests and will be of interest to gardeners, herbalists and cooks. The Quick Identification Guide provides photographs, detailed botanical descriptions, growth habit, size and flowering period. Symbols show hardiness rating, what part of the plant is used and for what purpose.

The Contents Include

The World of Herbs
Herbs Through the Ages
Herbs in Myth and Legend
Herbs in Print
Herbs that Changed the World
What is an Herb?
Herbs in the Wild: North America, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, The Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, China and its Neighbors, Southeast Asia, Australasia.

Using Herbs for Culinary purposes
Medicinal Herbs
Cosmetic Herbs

Cultivating Herbs
Style and Site
Choosing and Planting Herbs
Herbs in Containers
Wildflower Gardening with Herbs
Growing under Cover
Routine Garden Care
Propagating Herbs
Vegetative Propagation
Harvesting Your Herbs
Preserving Herbs

Designing an Herb Garden

Formal Garden Designs
Informal Garden Designs
Herbs among the flowers
Herbs in Containers

A-Z of Herbs
How to use the Section
Glossary of Terms
Herb Gardens to Visit
Books for Further Reading
Quick Index of Common Names
Subject Index

One of the most comprehensive books on herbs ever! This will make you want
to start your own herb garden. Cardamine pratensis are delicate and pink and the leaves and flower buds can be added to salads. Nelumbo nucifera are also gorgeous Lotus flowers you can grow in large pots and would brighten up a patio.

When looking up Nelumbo (Lotus) you will see an explanation for this flower that is grown worldwide in tropical pools and the history is that it is revered in ancient Indian, Chinese, Tibetan and Egyptian cultures. In Buddhist mythology, Buddha was said to have first appeared floating on a lotus and that explains why he is traditionally depicted on a lotus throne.

You will then find cultivation, propagation and harvesting information. A picture of a few other varieties along with hardiness, parts used, properties and medicinal uses is also given. Who knew they could lower blood pressure, although just looking at the flowers does tend to fill you with a sense of peace and gives you an appreciation for beauty in nature.

You may also enjoy: Natural Health Magazine's Complete Guide to Safe Herbs

This book will provide you and your kids with hours of fun. Beginning with pressing out the 100 utensils, your kid can arrange the parts in the 4 different "cleaning places" : at the sink, in the dishwasher, laundry time and in the closet. The parts can also be used for playing without the book. All parts are shown in the books with the names - so there's also something to learn. We'll get the other ones too.

My grandson, age 3, searches our children's library stacks for this every time he goes there. He loves it and I believe it is the forerunner of children's ability to read.

Even though this book is so tiny, doesn't mean it doesn't have some really neat tricks to make your soups extra pretty.

One of my favorite ideas from this book is the idea of oven-toasted heart croutons. There are also ideas for cream decorations that are so easy to make, yet look so gourmet.

This book is divided into 9 sections: Super Soups, Making Stocks, Ingredients & Preparation, Creamed & Pureed Soups, Hearty Soups, Light Soups, Cold Soups, Short Cuts and Presentation.

This book is geared to new cooks and gives great advice on how to prepare the ingredients with step-by-step pictures.

Some of the recipes in this book for Fall:

Butternut Squash Soup
Pumpkin & Apple Soup
Borscht
French Onion Soup
Hungarian Sour Cherry Soup

Most of the soups contain a short list of ingredients and could not be easier to make. You will also find information on how to freeze soups (my favorite thing to do so I always have a soup ready to heat up), use your microwave to speed up preparations or make garnishes or even piroshki to serve with soup.

No difficult cooking tricks...this book is just filled with easy-to-make treats!

The vivid colors in the photographs, and the great looking food are what make this book so visually appealling (and appetizing!) for young and old alike. It is categorized into different types of meals, with a great variety in each category.

This is an excellent book on castles, and it is especially great for young children.
Those who can already read by themselves will learn a lot of things about the middle ages. The descriptions are short and clear, and children will enjoy looking for the right picture to put on each gray space.
Those who can't read will have hours of fun trying to match the right picture to the right gray space by comparing their shapes, which is a good pre-math and pre-reading skilll.