I really enjoyed this cookbook, not only because of the recipes, but also the way it was designed. You can look up individual dishes in the back, most of which are creative spins on favorite meals, or you can browse by your favorite sport (as I did). Because of the variety of athletes who contributed, the range of recipes goes from traditional "American" fair like Mickey Mantle's Country Fried Steak to Jaromir Jagr's Czech dish, Chicken Paprikash. I recommend this cookbook no matter what your kitchen skills because none of the dishes are overly complex (though some are far more difficult than others)and there is something for everyone. As an added bonus, proceeds for the book go to the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis and the Women's Sports Foundation. Helping two great causes for buying an excellent cookbook (with some great kitchen shots of the athletes).

Could one girl's life be more depressing? Allie's living at home because her parents are too poor to send her to college, she's overweight, she can't get a date, and her brother has a tumor! Poor girl. And I thought my problems were bad. I really like this book, and this whole series, though. It's good and realistic!

Amazingly relevant to present days. Beautifully acted and written.

Get a handle on your life, girls, with this planner! It's helpful and I really liked it a lot. Any girl out their could use a planner like this!

This book is a must for anyone interested in the 3 title poets. Wendy Martin does an excellent job in her analysis of these great female poets. She provides necessary backgound information along with correlative interpretation and history of the authors' works. This book is not only a informative and helpful tool, but it is an interesting read.

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We all love mazes, children especially.

This book takes mazes to a new level. We are presented with 12 different natural environments ranging from the desert to the Arctic.

In each of these ecosystems there is one or more animals which must navigate through a hazardous world to find their way home. Typically, what they must avoid, are other species of animals which are their hungry predators. For example, baby turtles must try to escape to the sea before being eaten by swooping gulls.

Children will learn about the relationships between the different species and the local ecology.

The appeal of this book is in the subtle messages that come from solving the mazes. They are:-

There is always a path to safety..... The pleasure in being united with family at home ...... The reward is worth the search.... Confront the hazards of life and find a way around them

One of the best tricks in solving the mazes is to try and focus on the goal and the starting point at the same time. When you've got that, try and simultaneously view the big picture, looking at all the possible paths. With luck you'll be able to see the solution without having to trial-and-error down each possible path.

Each maze contains up to 21 different species of animal. At the back of the book we are shown the solutions to the mazes together with a detailed paragraph on the characteristics of each animal that features in that maze.

This book is the perfect combination of a game together with a valuable learning experience. This book is in the same class as Graeme Base's "Animalia" and deserves a wide audience.

My 4 year old daughter loved this book. She wanted to read it again and again. Great, story with the right amount of repetition and cute pictures. My daughter was able to 'read' it by memory after a few times and I loved seeing her be independant with the book. I am buying one for a gift too.

"Applebet an ABC" not only presents the letters of the alphabet in an interesting story it also connects with letter sounds. The story line keeps interest with an apple and farm theme, but goes beyond the alphabet to include "hard" and "soft" C & G, and CH and SH and TH. This book is a must for teachers and parents aiming to help children make the connection between the alphanet and phonics.

My six year old son loves this book. Very touching and yet offers enough interest to hold him. The child's disability is handled so gently, the book allowed him to discuss this in his own way.

This book is an excellent resource for those in the design business. Great details and sketches give information on how designs and special features of very famous places were achieved. This book has great visuals of all those extras that make each space unique. A must see!