"Jelly Belly" is a book of modern nursery rhymes, along with some very wonderful illustrations. The rhymes generally have a great read-aloud rhythm, and are variously funny, tender, surprising. My daughter loves them and so do I. She's 2 now, and I'm sure this book would have appealed to her much earlier, and will continue to appeal for years.

This is a beautifully done book. Readers are incorporated into a journey into the rainforest where they learn about preparations for the trip, human activities and life in the area, rainfall, life in the different areas of the rainforest, terms, adaptations of plants and animals and more.

This book is a good introduction for younger readers and is a refreshing change from some of the other works that outline specific areas of the rainforest (like the layers) and rant and rave about loss of biodiversity.

Although the book touches on the important points it provides a good introductory overview and introduces words, concepts, plants and animals for further research.

The ending leaves room for futher adventures in a sequel -- or for the teacher to explore with the class. I found this book when looking for texts for a more advanced workshop that I teach. I would recommend it as part of a rainforest curriculum package.

I liked the book because Juan and Lucy had married and had three kids but the most thing I liked was that they were a good family.

Great book LOADED with information not found in any other book/article in English. Thanks, Charlie Powell!!!! There are no photos or illustrations, but there is a great Spanish Royalty family tree.

I had to do a research paper and this helped tons! I couldn't beleive the stuff I found in the book ___JB

Juan de la Rosa takes us to the 19th century in Latin America (Bolivia) and shows us how a people fought for its freedom. The novel mixes real facts with fiction; through its rich landscape and character descriptions, it transports us in time and space. We become sympathetic to little orphan Juan's suffering while growing up with unfriendly people, and his struggle to escape from opression. Through Juan's struggles we also see a whole people's fight for independence. There is a paralell maturing of Juan with the Bolivian independence movement. A high point in the novel is the battle between women and children on one side, armed with sticks and led by a blind woman, and the well-armed and cruel Spanish army on the other side. The novel is very effective in depicting the major players and crucial events in the independence movement. The development of Juan's particular story against the backdrop of the independence movement is really moving. While we become engaged in the historical developments we never lose sight of the personal struggles of the main character, including his search to find out his own identity. Higly recommended reading.

It is one of the most compelling books for anyone interested in knowing about the independence movement in Latin America. This is a must read book in a great number of eduactional institutions in spanish-speaking America that will help anyone understand and appreciate hispanic culture.

Es un libro excelente, de muy facil lectura. Que permite conocer a un Papa más humano, lleno de amor y que a través de su testimonio de vida, contado en pequeñas anecdotas, nos deja un legado de sabiduría... simplemente increible.

Excellent book with all the history about Juan Pablo Montoya's carrer. Testimonies of the people who worked with him in F3, F3000, Cart, etc.

Includes a lot of pictures.

Great Book !!

The Tzotzil people of Chiapas make for a fascinating anthropological study. This partly-fictionalized book (that is, some of the events ascribed to the protagonist are inserted into the book just to give a wider understanding of Tzotzil culture) is an easy and enjoyable read. You will learn a lot about the people, their customs, and their religion (animist mixed with an only vaguely-understood Catholicism). I recommend it.

I had a history report on Ponce de Leon and this book covered every question and topic I had. The content is very detailed, but too complex for children under 11.