This book is really great. I am doing a 5th grade project in school, and without this book I would not have been able to complete my homework assignments on time.

The book is very nicely written with very easy to understand vocabulary and beautiful illustrations.

Tonatiuh, the sun god who lives in Third Heaven, had a son named Ixcocauqui whom he loved very much. His son was told that he could explore all that there was to see, but whatever he did he was not go beyond the garden wall. Curiosity got the best of him. An exciting retelling of the legend of how the Valley of Mexico came to be. Beautiful and brightly colored illustrations do a fine job depicting the events in the story and express the emotions of the characters involved. A pronunciation guide is included for assistance in pronouncing the Aztec names.

I love this book of poetry and it describes the way i feel about the sky

I absoulutely love this book! I love the sky and i have a personal collection of sounds and colors in my own journal. Myra uses images of the sky and describes it in unique ways that i love. I recommend this book for children and adults of all ages!

I highly recommend this book for children. This book has great artwork. You can discover alot about the Anasazi by looking at the pictures. The pictures are in earth/clay tones. The story is very good too. It is very acurate. I have read many books about the Anasazi tribe and this is one of my favorites. It is for a third grade or above reading level.

"Gods and Godesses of the Ancient Norse" provides a basic introduction to the deities worshipped by the fierce Vikings. Leonard Everett Fisher describes fourteen of these gods and goddesses, telling young readers about their power, their duties, and their images, accompanied by simple, colorful pastel drawings. Included are Odin, Frigga, Thor, Baldur, Hermod, Loki, Niord, Freya and Frey, Bragi and Idunn, Tyr, Heimdall, and Hela, as well as a spread of Ragnarok, the Last Battle. For those who only know about the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman mythology, or learned everything they know about Norse gods from Marvel's comic book of "The Mighty Thor," Fisher does a solid job of covering all of the basics. A map, bibliography, family tree, and pronunciation guide are provided at the back of the book.

In his retelling of the Greek myth of "Jason and the Golden Fleece," Leonard Everett Fisher also tells the grim aftermath of the tale that we know best from Euripides' tragic play "Medea." However, the story of how Jason's uncle Pelias came to be king of Iolcos is only briefly alluded to at the beginning. A map shows young readers the route of the Argonauts trip, from Iolcos to the island of Lemnos, through the Dardanelles, past the land of the Amazons to Colchis on the far shores of the Black Sea in Asia Minor. Fisher tells of how Jason gathered the famous Argonauts together and had adventures along their way to Colchis, such as the encounter with the Harpies. When the Argo arrives at Colchis, King Aetes gives Jason four impossible tasks to complete in order to win the Golden Fleece: "You shall have your golden fleece only after you yoke two fire-breathing bulls and plow a field. You must sow the furrows with dragon teeth from which will sprout an army that you must defeat--alone!" But the hero is aided by the king's daughter, the sorceress Medea, who has fallen in love with Jason. Fisher's illustrations are pastel drawings, all done as two-page illustrations, which work well for depicting the Argo and the Golden Fleece, but the dragon that Jason and Medea find guarding the Fleece is a rather friendly looking little fellow. What I appreciated the most is that Fisher does not back off what happened with Jason and Medea once they returned to Greece, although certainly young readers will find the book's conclusion to be as far removed from "living happily ever after" as a heroic tale can get, with Jason wandering Greece along and friendless (one ancient author says he was killed when the prow of the Argo fell off and struck him dead). Young readers will learn all of the fundamental elements of this classic myth, which should inspire them to seek other other tales and adventures from antiquity.

My disapointment came when I was mislead by the company because I was decieved. The book supposedly was illustrated to be a level higher than it was. I assumed this book was an adult reading and not a child's info-study. Because the book cost only $6 I will not ask for a refund; however, in the future I believe there should be better communications between the customer and the supplier. Thank You for your time and I hope in the future that we will be able to work better together so I will have a mutual agreement and purchase more Egyptian itmes. Thank You.

a great resource book for a 5th grade reaserch paper on gods ad goddesses in egypt

This book is a wonderful tool for teaching children about another culture's religion and way of life. It has brilliant pictures of the Gods like Isis, Osiris, Horus, Anubis, etc and the format is easy to follow. It tells all about the struggles they faced such as when Seth killed Osiris and when Isis went below to retrive him. You can read it to your child or your class at school or they can read it themselves. For any child that is interested in history outside the U.S. this is a must have for them. This book is wonderful for broadening a childs mind. I reccomend it to anyone.

The book is about a kids childhood and how his life is centered around a "rock". There is no real meaning to all of the adventures but it is a good wast of time if your siting on a rock waching boats go by. I wish I had the time back in my life I wasted reading this book.

The Jetty Chronciles was a fun and easy book that I enjoyed reading! The books main plot was about a boy who shares all his experencies of growing up by a jetty. The book was very well written and flowed togher very well. I really enjoyed taking a break from reading 300 page novles that take a month for me to read to reading a book that I could read in 2 days and really enjoy. I would recommend thso book to anyone who is looking for a fun and easy read.

Jetty Chronicles is an interesting book about a boy who spent his life out on the jetty in Brooklyn. I enjoyed the different experiences and stories the boy tells about different people he encounters out on the jetty. It relates real experiences anyone could have and what this boy learned from them.

The book has less than 22 pages of text. It would be a short chapter of a Junior High American History book. The balance of the 64 pages are mostly historical photographs (too many not directly related to the trail).

The representation of fact is suspect also. An example is it's statement that the Lewis and Clark expedition was organized AFTER the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson had commissioned the expedition to explore foreign (Spanish) territory. There are other similar representations.

While not an expensive book by any standard, the value is just not there except as a very early primer.