We used this book as a spring board for an environmental unit. We planned mapping, canoe safety, first aide safety, camping and landforms. We also planned a field trip to a local park with a creek and set up stations that involved the different aspects of the book. We used newspaper ads and had the children decide what would be needed for a canoe trip and tied it in with math, teaching money. This was a great book.

Vera Nicholas-Gervais takes an often-overlooked approach to the stay-at-home phenomena in Time Out: Soul Talk for Stay-at-Home Moms. While celebrating women's decisions to spend quality time with their babies, Nicholas-Gervais is not afraid to tell the truth: stay-at-home motherhood is no cakewalk. Written in an easy-to-read, conversational style, Time Out depicts the gamut of new mothers' emotions, from exhilaration and bliss to depression and anxiety. So the next time you're on your knees, cleaning up spilled formula while the phone rings and the baby screams, you can take solace in the knowledge that you're not alone.

Growing up a hard-shell Southern Baptist, I was suspicious of things like astrology. But I was drawn to find out what it was, and Vera Reid, herself a skeptic initially, convinced me that (to quote the Bard), "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Realizing, after reading "Towards Aquarius," that astrology had had meaning for millenia, I found the courage to explore other ideas not a part of my religion or culture, and I believe I am a better-educated person today for learning to keep an open mind.

I'm so shocked! How can this wanderful book be out of print?! Trial Valley takes up where "The Lilies Bloom" ends. Devola and Kiser Pease are married, Mary Call, Romey, and Ima Dean stay in the house that their father died in. There is a lost child in the woods, they all take care of him...Devola and Kiser Pease adopt him. This book is so good. Please, it should be put back in print!

As a lover of music and theatre I was thoroughly engrossed in this astonishing feat of family 'portraiture' of three people dedicated to their art. Although I had not previously known anything about this particular theatrical dynasty, many of the other names, plays and operas were not unfamiliar to me and I was fascinated to discover how they were connected to each other. Stanislavsky, Meyerhold and Chekhov are household names in the theatre world, but it is always enriching to learn something new about them. And because our opera and theatre traditions in the West developed separately, it is interesting to see how closely allied they were in Russia and then see how the Russian tradition in turn influenced ours. As for the Komissarzhevskys themselves, I was carried along with their joys, hopes and disappointments. I only wish I'd been alive at the time to be able to sit in a darkened auditorium and witness their genius, whether it be singing, acting or directing.

The author has obviously consulted and collected a great deal of material in the writing of this book. He gives the reader a balanced view by the many wonderful reviews, both 'good' and 'bad'(and sometimes funny), of the various performances. The excellent quality of the photographs helps to bring these people and their work to life, re-creating the atmosphere of the age.

This is the best translation of Akhmatova -- clear taut and beautiful

This book is a comprehensive manual that addresses each and every aspect of United Nations' mandatory sanctions. It covers almost every dimension related to sanctions, including their legality, effect on human rights and humanitarian conditions in targeted states and the effect of santions on third States who are bound to respect such sanctions and charter remedies available before such states. A must Buy for every reader, academic and scholar in International law

Anyone who enjoys mice or gardening will delight in this book by Marjolein Bastin. This book has all the elements found in a good garden. There are birds, eggs, insects, planting seeds, and friends. The text is geared for younger children, but it is enjoyable just the same. If not for the text, I recommend it for the artwork alone. It would make a wonderful present for a gardening friend, or you could keep it for yourself. Whatever you choose, Vera in the Garden will be read again and again.

Vera in the Kitchen is a charming combination of rhyme and pictures by Majolein Bastin. It tells the story of a mouse named Vera and her escapades with food and cooking. She is joined by her dollie, a wren named Little Chick, and a ladybug.

The illustrations are the best part of the book and make you wish you too could be a mouse. Although the text is sometimes juvenille, this book is one to be enjoyed by all ages. I recommend this and all other Vera books.

Marjolein Bastin does it again! Vera in the washtub outlines the joys of getting messy and then becoming clean again. As always, faithfull dollie is present. Also in this book are Little Chick, Ladybug, and Mrs. Bumble. Vera's little neighbor, a shrew named Fritz, joins in on the fun. This is one of my all time favorite Vera books. Anyone who likes great artwork will love this book, as Marjolein Bastin does an incredible job with the illustrations. This book is a must-have for anyone who likes mice or bathtime!