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Edwin Hubble: American Astronomer (Book Report Biographies)
Published in School & Library Binding by Franklin Watts, Incorporated (1997)
Author: Mary Virginia Fox
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Excellent Compact Biography for Young Readers
Having been a fan of Edwin Hubble since I first learned of him in high school in the early Fifties and read his classic work, The Realm of the Nebulae, while in college, I have collected everything about him I could find. He died suddenly during my senior year in high school and I was shocked and saddened to learn of it in the January, 1954 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine. I had long hoped a biography would be forthcoming but , except for a few brief ones in a few journals, no full length treatment was produced. I talked to Dr. Charles A. Whitney once about one he was to write which he told me was on hold but it never was completed. The first book with much biographical material was in a novel entitled Hubble Time published in 1987 which was about a fictional granddaughter. There is much biographical material in it about Hubble, however. One of its highlights is the publication of an essay about Hubble by Aldous Huxley which, according to the novel, had never been published. I well recall having read this very essay in the early Fifties! I had tried to find it several times since but could find no reference to it and it has been a great mystery where I read it. So, great was my surprise to find it in Hubble Time.

Finally, in 1989, a biography was published in Russia by two Russian scientists followed by Gale Christiansons excellent biography in 1995, both books long overdue. I also have copies of journals containing many of Hubble's scientific papers, all his books and a copy of his doctoral thesis. Now several volumes for young people have been written of which Mary Virginia Fox' is one. It is an excellent overview of his life and work for young people which can easily be read in one sitting and contains some photographs which I had not previously seen. It is good that such an important American astronomer, whose discoveries have been called "the most significant contributions to cosmology since Copernicus" and of whom Stephen Hawking has said "changed the concept of the universe more profoundly than anyone else", should be made known to a young generation. And Hubble's legacy continues in the profound new findings being produced with the great space telescope that appropriatly bears his name.

I would have loved to have had this excellent little book during my own early years.


Cyprus (Enchantment of the World)
Published in School & Library Binding by Children's Book Press (1993)
Authors: Mary Virginia Fox and Harris
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A book for the whole family
This is a very good book for children. It uses simple and straight forward language making it readable for kids and interesting as well. I would highly recommend this book to Cypriots with kids who live overseas. The book will introduce the young readers to the beautiful culture and problems of the divided island.


The Story of Women Who Shaped the West (Cornerstones of Freedom Series)
Published in Paperback by Children's Book Press (1994)
Author: Mary Virginia Fox
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This book tells you what women did to help shape the west
I pleased to know that people care to write about women in such great ways. Everyone should know that it was not only men who shaped teh west they needed us ladies.


The Importance of Douglas Macarthur (Importance of)
Published in Hardcover by Lucent Books (1999)
Author: Mary Virginia Fox
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So-So
This book has good information and great quotes, but it ... andis aimed for younger readers.


Cuba (Modern Nations of the World)
Published in Hardcover by Lucent Books (1999)
Author: Mary Virginia Fox
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more harmful than helpful
This book is helpful because it contains very general information about Cuba. However, the manner in which the info is presented is questionable since the author's sensitivity about world cultures is limited. The author's perception about Cuban culture, and more specifically subjects like Santeria, seem more indoctrinating to the debilitating effects that stereotypes produce. On page 71, the author writes, "Santeria appeals to many people because it does not have the strict moral sanctions that Catholicism does".
If we are to appreciate and understand a foreign culture like Santeria (from an American perspective), we should judge it on its own terms and not on the borrowings of another culture.
Strict moral sanctions manifest itself in very different ways in Santeria. This and other aspects about Cuba have arisen from a different historical experience, something that the author is highly unaware of.
On Cuba and related subjects, I recommend that people interested in such subjects look elsewhere.


About Martin Luther King Day
Published in Library Binding by Enslow Publishers, Inc. (1989)
Author: Mary Virginia Fox
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Australia (Continents (Hfl).)
Published in Library Binding by Heinemann Library (2001)
Author: Mary Virginia Fox
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Bahrain (Enchantment of the World)
Published in School & Library Binding by Children's Book Press (1995)
Authors: Mary Virginia Fox and Smith
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Barbara Walters, the News Her Way (Taking Part Books)
Published in Library Binding by Dillon Pr (1980)
Authors: Mary Virginia Fox and Mary Molina
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Bette Bao Lord: Novelist and Chinese Voice for Change (People of Distinction)
Published in Paperback by Children's Book Press (1993)
Author: Mary Virginia Fox
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