This memory book is great. It has two pages for each year and a lot of neat things to fill in. The only downfall is that the cover is yellow and pink. I ordered it for my two sons and I don't think it's appropriate for boys.

I love the large deep pockets in this book. This is really a great book to hold all of my sons school keepsakes. These ladies did'nt leave anything out. I think this book would make a really good holiday gift.

Of all the school memory books I have seen this one is the best organized and practical. The 8.5 X 11 inch format and large pockets allow for storage of class and individual pictures, report cards ect. There are sections for the child to report on his/her activities, likes, dislikes and aspirations at each grade level. No more looking through all those boxes and drawers for the third grade class picture or the 8th grade report card. Everything is filed by grade level.

...one of hope and survival. The women come to life as their story is told of how they went from a life of leisure with servants to do the work for them to doing everything by themselves with little help from their men. Ms Kaminsky does an excellent job telling these women's story and her book is a great addition to my bookshelves.

What does it take to survive? What does it cost? This brilliant, fearless, absolutely page-turning book examines the plight of American women caught in the camps. The women in this book burst alive on the page with stories you just can't forget. Just beautifully written! Can't wait to read more from the very talented Kaminski.

A good book informs and entertains. A great book informs, entertains and forces us to ask questions. Kaminski's book cannot be read without introspection. As she details a horrifying scenario, military detention of women and children on foreign soil, and delves into how that situation affected women's roles, the reader is compelled to ask, "What if this happened to me?"

Is it better to keep one's head held high or better to feed your child? Is it better to uphold the vestiges of social class and civilization or is it better to put a roof over your children's heads? Over and over, Kaminski forces the reader to wonder, "What would I do in a similar situation?"

Kaminiski's depth of research and understanding of the topic shines on every page. These heroic women, until now so disregarded by history, owe her a great debt.

For any person who marvels at the power of roles to dictate worthiness, this book is a must read. I wish we'd had this book when I attended women's studies classes. Thank you, Dr. Kaminski, for bringing this unknown part of history to light.

What a concept... a valentine's card that want's to be loved... not as deep as the Velveteen Rabbit perhaps, but T.Smythe's illustrations put a lot of soul into an otherwise ridiculous premise... it's a great book to bring out for kids on valentine's day and it encourages them to be creative and use their imagination--once again thanks to T.Smythe's illustrative flair... she's no novice at this! It's a shame we've been waiting so long to see her work... can't wait to see her next project...

This book is funny, attractive, and charming. The illustrations by Theresa Smythe add even more life to a good story. My children flipped over the bright colors and textures. I wholeheartedly recommend this book.

This is the funniest book, with the most clever illustrations. Theresa Smythe's illustrations are hysterical. This book is a must for your kid's Valentine present. But don't wait until then to check this book out!

Practically speaking, it is really wonderful to be able to pop open this book and have unique and well thought out contests. The group leaders at our company are all appreciating "Telephone Sales Management and Motivation". Write another!

This is a great place to start for anyone new to telemarketing, and can also teach the experienced telemarketing professional a thing or two. It gives concrete and easy to implement examples that you can use tomorrow! A qucik read and worth the time!

I spent many years in a business that depended largely on direct mail and telemarketing. I now know how much I had still to learn, and I wish this book had been out then. Telemarketing is considered obnoxious by so many solicitees that I always wondered how to get around the built-in rejection and resentment people have. Sloane and Jackson have hit the nail on the head in this area. I hope to read more by them.

Hilda Goldiner

From my vantage point as a black CPA, this book is at once inspiring and uplifting yet heartrending and depressing. After having read about the trials and tribulations of the pioneers of my profession and of my race(who were/are heroic in some sense), I feel compelled to take advantage of today's opportunity out of respect for what they've done to pave the way for those who have followed.

The author does a fantastic job of taking an erstwhile research paper and making it extremely enjoyable to read. This book is must reading for CPAs in general and black CPAs in particular.

Hammond chronicles the stories of the remarkable individuals who blazed the trail for African-Americans in the accounting profession. Or I should say, began blazing the trail, because as Hammond points out it is still by far the most segregated profession. When most people hear "accounting" they think of something very dry and technical. But this book is far from that. You learn about the profession and how institutional racism operates, but always as a context for the amazing stories, struggles, and personalities that Hammond conveys. She obviously spent many hours interviewing these pioneers and she tells their stories with academic rigor, but also with compassion, respect, and a sense of humor.

Ok, so maybe I haven't read the book, but since I doubt this is going to break best seller records, I figured I could give some information about the author.

She was my accounting professor last semester in a class called Accounting Information Systems. Theresa is funny, engaging and most importantly a very passionate individual, especially about the struggle for racial equality.

She is undoubtedly the first person to do any research on the subject, and in her powerpoint presentation of the book she unravels an interesting tale of the business world's most caucasian profession. The African americans which are the subject of her narrative show themselves are driven by their interest in this niche profession long after all hope has vanished. The quirky personalities of her story tell a story that sheds light upon the grit of the human spirit.

This was the first book that I had written and Illustrated-it sold very well for a first printing and got great reviews in Publishers weekly and School library Journal- I still get letters from children who love this book-my kids like it too!

This book is totally delightful. My three sons all absolutely love it. The illustrations are wonderful and the story will make you smile! This is a must have for your child's library.

We have had this book since my oldest child was a baby. He has always loved it and now is younger brother loves it too. The story is sweet and the illustrations are wonderful.

I loved this book. This was one of the best books I have ever read. I am a huge book worm and usually if I read a book more than once that means it's a good book and I have read this book 3 times and I loved it more each time. I recommened this book to anybody who believes in miracles!

I am reading this book right now and I think that it is a very good book. It is very interesting. It is about a girl who lives with her dad in a trailer park, in a trailer. Her mother died while she was young, and her dad is still single, job-less. She meets a really wonderful lady in the library and enjoys beign with her. Then she comes up with an idea. there's a lot more that maybe I will explain later, she tries to set them up.....

I'm a teacher and I find the Eyewitness books highly educational. I like the way the concepts are presented in a form without backgrounds. This gives clear facts to the reader without over taxing the attention span. The books are highly informative, presenting difficult concepts in comprehendable chunks that stimulate interest. I have almost the whole collection for my own children and they LOVE them!

This would be a great book for use in elementary school science classes. It has a wonderful layout, with many beautiful photographs (if insects can be called beautiful). The text, mixed nicely with the pictures, covers basic information on insects as well as various interesting facts.

I seldom listen to audio books because they're usually abridged causing the story to be choppy and narrations are often dull. But this one is delightful mostly due to the narration/performance of Theresa Saldana. Her caustic Brooklyn accent brings the character of Tina to life and lets the reader feel he is actually sitting next to the confused and rather foul mouthed Tina.

At the age of 30, working girl Tina becomes pregnant by Vini, the lovable but unsophisticated plumber. Tina makes decisions about her life that are frustrating and confusing - rejecting Vini, involving herself with a married man - to her friends, especially her best friend Angie, but they are always there to help.

I recommend the book to readers who enjoy a good yarn about friendship and the burdens of life's choices, or if you just want to hear a superb audio performance.

The way Avra Wing expresses the mid-life crisis, and ending of it, is fabulous.

Having spent a year in Africa, I can assure you that the illustrations so beautifully painted by John Butler, recreate the African plain. Most of the colors are yellows and oranges, with the brown mud. Bashi is born into an elephant family whose young females all protect and mother him, as is the norm. It is a good thing they do so, because Bashi's natural enemies are out there awaiting an opportunity. Unfortunately, they almost find one when little one day old Bashi is caught in the mud by the water hole. Luckily, his mother digs out around and under his feet and finally gets him free. The reader gets the idea of just how hard it is for the wonderful little creature to survive his first day of life on the African plain. Children loved it at a recent storytime I did.

This book provides a magnificent escape, with its astonishing illustrations that somehow really do capture the flat, endless essence of the desert savannah, the world the elephants and their potential predators inhabit. There are ordinary books with ordinary illustrations, and then there are books like this, with perfectly executed lines and colors. When you close the book, it is almost as if you've been to Africa, or seen a film of it. I suppose it is somehow like storyboards of a film. Anyhow, it is a beautiful, distinctive book that adults will like as much or more than child readers will. In addition, its story includes a deep motherlove between adult and child elephant that is moving in a calm, realistic way. A really excellent book.