This is not a very good book.The plot isn't good and the charoctors are corny.Henry, jessie,Violt and Benny go on a bicycle trip.In the middle of it a rainstorm spoils the fun.So they have to take shelter in an abanded warehouse where they run into a mystery.Beleve me after reading 14 of these you get tired of these mystorys that are strikingly similer.

I thought this was a very good book. When the reader was reading the story I realized that the children in the book were very helpful. I think that this would be a goood book for people to read. This is a good book for children because when they read it it will help them be more respectful when they grow up. So its a good book as you can see.

I like this book because I love bycicles. It's neat how they go back and see things they saw in other books. And I wish my dog acted like the little dog Shadow, whom the boxcar children found. It was fun finding out whose dog it was! I would deffinantly recommend this book to anyone, and especially to boxcar children fans. READ THIS BOOK!

You can't judge a book by it's cover, nor should you by its title. In this case, however, the title is probably sufficient for you to be able to guess what it's all about. I was duped into buying "Caring and Sharing in the Foreign Language Class" as it was required reading for a weekend seminar I was unable to attend on humanistic language learning. After all, don't we all want to be more human and personable in our language classes? Having read it from cover to cover, though, I can think of only a few scenarios in which you may want to buy this book: i) Your students have just arrived from some remote war-torn hell-hole and throw themselves under their desks every time the bell rings. ii) A lone gunman has just put your village on the map. iii) Robin Williams never irritates you. . iv) You would like to keep this book in its cellophane cover as a quirky investment and nostalgic reminder of how lovey-dovey the seventies were when adults actually made papier maché collages and wore "Love is ..." t-shirts. This book either needs a major overhaul or to be forgotten about altogether. Now, does anyone know of any really good 21st century humanistic language books? Care to share it with the rest of the class?

This book offers practical suggestions for teaching in the classroom that is both helpful to the novice teacher as well as the "tired" more experienced one. The index at the end of the book helps teachers to focus in on specific activites for different language points. These activities can supplement and highlight the regular curriculum. The activities clearly define the popualtion that they can be used with, the size of the groups, materials needed, etc. I have recommended it to my students in my educational methods courses and have had my teachers extol the way in which it helps them to round out their lessons. A worthwhile addition to one's professional library.

I am a student of English Tecahing in Tel-Aviv University. I found this book a wonderful resource of activities and fun to activate pupils in a stress-free environment. The ideas in the book are a source of inspiration for everyone. I intend to use it in my classroom and I wish for more books like that.

This book is OK. The plot is weak and too unrealistic as wellas boring. Somehow the end is pretty good though.

The story sometimes becomes too simple,but overall it'sexciting,the mystery has several unexpected and interestingly resolvedhappenings.Not the best,but a nice reading.Not as much about the children and their relationships,but basically centered on an okay mystery.

The boxcar children The Cereal box mystery by Gertrude chandler warner, is a magnificent book. It is a story of 4 children: Benny, violet, henry and Jessie, who are the boxcar children. They have not one mystery but two mysteries at the same time. At the jewlry store a ruby set is stolen. Later Benny's favorite silver stars
Stolen too recommend this book to people who like the creal box mystery.
There more books in the series like The Niagara Falls mystery and so on.

Though the book is good, there is no mention of the [additional] cost for the tapes! There are other books that are good enough and come with tapes. The tapes are good to have, but not at that price. There are plenty of other books available that come with tapes...

I believe this os the best book for pronouncing american english because this book includes intonation. Q:I went to heinle publishers' site.They said The last publish of this book is for 3 years ago How do you have the 99 December?

I have found this book very clear and easy to follow by anyone wishing to improve his English pronunciation. The examples and exercises are excellent, specially the contrast ones. The explanations and practices about stress and intonation are very useful and easy to understand. This book was given to me without the tapes which I have not been able to get. I am sure that these tapes are a necessary complement to this book.

This book has a good story to it, but its way to boring. It needs more exitment to it. The animals and plot was good but their wasn't much els in the book.

It is definetly not the type of book that keeps you at the edge of your seat at all times. It may be a little boring for people who usually read books under 100 pages.

I thought this was a great book. The Boxcar children is my favorite series, and this was my favorite one. This book would be great for anyone who likes animals. I definitely give it five stars

I understand that children love these books and love mysteries. I did too, when I was young. (actually, I like some now too. :-) )

Sadly, I found the characters to be very shallow and too cheerful. When the art supplies were stolen, the children basically said, "Oh darn. Well, let's buy some more." When their work was destroyed they said, "Oh, shucks. Well, we'll do it again." When they started their business to raise money for the hospital (which I though was a great thing to suggest to children), they *instantly* had a full load of clients and the ability to carry out every task perfectly.

The kids are just too perfect to be realistic. Other than that, my 8 yo seems to be very enthusiastic about the series. If they are properly researched, children may learn a few snippets of information with each one they read. If the child puzzles over the mystery, they might serve a little purpose of stimulating creative though.

The dissipearing friend mystery is an exellent book and once you read it you can't put it down. The boxcar children find a new friend but for some reason she keeps dissapearing! Watch out for the very peculiar ending! I'd addvise 6-8 year olds to read this book.

This was my first book I read by Gertrude Stein, and frankly, it will probably be my last. Her subject matter is bland and uninteresting. I understand her rejection of conventional prose, and she does have a unique style of writing, but I just don't like it. I can understand and appreciate why she wrote it the way she did, but it barely kept my attention. And her use of stereotypes was extremely blatant.

read the other reviews and youll be surprised by the violent reactions of people to this book. richard wright, black activist and author, praised this book as the "first true representation of an african-american in american literature" and yet another famous activist labeled it "senseless racist drivel"

What in the book provokes this controversy?

The question is complex. Though Stein in all three stories uses words like "black" and"german" as undeniable stereotypes, there is no denying that these categories get deconstructed by the narrative and the style.

If your read books for style, you cant go wrong here. Stein's experimental prose is poetry set to music, exploring all the auditory limits of the english language.

There are 3 stories, The Good Anna, Melanctha and The Gentle Lena.

The controversy is mainly about the second story. Not that the other stories dont have their issues. Eg: The Gentle Lena is probably one of the weirdest characters you will EVER see in fiction.

So, buy this book and treat yourself to some pleasure in the english language!

This is an important work of literature. The use of language to tell stories beyond what can typically be told in narrative was radical at the time. Students of early 20th Century American literature, students of gender studies, students of American studies should all be required to read it. Not an uplifting book and certainly not a book to recommend to your friends who spend more time watching TV and going to movies than reading.

There is a controversy surrounding the book's central character named Melanctha. It is unfortunate that television dominates culture in this era. It would seem that when a work of literature depicts a black person, a typical reader expects Cliff Huxtable to appear in one of his dandy sweaters to dispense advice to one of his children in DKNY clothing. Or readers of popular literature (books with bumpy covers) become offended when African American characters do not resemble one of Alice Walker's or Alex Haley's romanticized figures.

Melanctha is realistic. She is most likely a composite of many of the women with whom Stein came in contact while studying medicine in urban Baltimore. Melanctha's tragedy is that her intellect will go to waste because she is black and because she is a woman. Her sin (to some readers) seems to be that she talks like a black woman from Baltimore at that time would talk. So don't buy this book if you are offended by the way black people acted or German people acted (there is a story about German immigrants, as well) in Baltimore in the early 20th century.

If you are a fan of popular literature...Haley, Alice Walker, and the Cosby show are probably more up your alley. If you are interested in a very interesting experimental work from early 20th Century, by a woman who took her appreciation of post-impressionist art and tried to apply it to literature...this is it.

What an insult to the world of children's literature!! It already tells you something that on most of the Boxcar Children books, it doesn't even tell you the author, merely saying "Series created by Gertrude Chandler Warren." The characters are flat and inane, the plot is one-dimensional and predictable but still completely outlandish (I mean, finding out who put purple ink in the pool? come on!). I could go on and on about these ROTTEN books, but now all I'm going to say is...someday you'll be sorry if you give your children these books to read instead of the beautiful, humoristic, thought-provoking and stimulating books that intelligent and thoughtful people have written for children.

Grandfather takes the Alden children to New York City, where they find excitement right in their hotel when someone switches the salt and sugar in the coffee shop, steals from the guests, and dyes the swimming pool purple. Why would someone do this. Te Boxcar children are going to get to the bottom of this.

This book was one of the best Boxcar children books that there is. It was well written and really suprised me with the way that it turned out. If you are looking for a good kids mytery book, this is the one to choose.

I strongly advise you not to let your kids read this book. The boringness could disturb them. It could cause permanent damage! In other words, don't read this book. --Andy, 11 years old

This book is perfect for people of any ages to read. Though mainly for kids. I would reccomend this book to people who like mysterys and to people who like the boxcar chidren series.

I enjoyed reading this book. It was very interesting. I recommend this book to other kids.

Elizabeth must be a very angry women. This is the sad impression I got on reading this book. I hope she experiences Peace before she dies. To the reader I would recommend "Why Forgive" by Johann Christoph Arnold

This book relates the history of the Bruderhof from the view of a child growing up. The author was raised as a member of this religious group, took her membership vows then left as a young adult. Bohlken-Zumpe is the granddaughter of founder Eberhard Arnold. My understanding of the Bruderhof, where I also grew up, was enhanced by reading this book. In relating her story, Bohlken-Zumpe does not flinch in revealing personal difficulties. This book along with other ex-bruderhof members books, should be permitted reading among the current membership to help them understand themselves,and their history. I recommend this book for anyone who has experienced belonging to a "cult-like" closed society or wants to understand similar situations. Thankyou for writing your story Elizabeth Bohlken-Zumpe.

This outstanding book presents the "other side", another viewpoint regarding the Bruderhof Movement (Arnoldleut Hutterians). It is a must read for all serious students of Hutterianism. It is certainly not the "party line", but it does present a point of view that needs to be looked at and considered by all students of Hutterianism and any potential recruits to Arnoldianism. Zumpe cannot be dismissed out-of-hand, that's for sure. There are hundreds of others who think just like she does. Their "side" needs to be heard. In the end, the Truth will win out.