This book is one of Ralph's great. The Moody Family goes through lot's off hardships after leaving Colorado.

As a forth grader in Colorado our teacher read the first two books in Ralph Moody's series to our class. Now, almost 30 years later I'm reading the whole series to my family, we love them. Even our 3 year old asks me to read them at bed time.

Mr. Moody's descriptions and the story of his life are more than touching and heartwarming, they are important lessions in morality, life and love. You cannot help but fall in love with young Ralph, his independant mother, and all the rest of her children.

You will laugh and cry as this young cowboy and his family make a new home in Boston. Starting with almost nothing, through hard work the whole family pitches in to make their own way. Rich with history, this book is about life, both the good parts, as well as the bad and how one young man, lived it (mistakes and all).

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Another inspiring account of the Moody fanily. This time the scene is Massachusetts. The earlier books were set in the American West. Mary Emma is the mother of the clan. She is determined that her family will make its own way in life. She gets a job in a sweatshop to learn how to do fancy laundering. Ralph works at a store in his spare time. Almost all of the children do something to help earn a living.At school Ralph gets in trouble for things that wouldn't have mattered in Colorado. The younger children are seen more in this book than they were previously. Grace is now a young lady who is tempted to put on airs. The whole family's work ethic stands out as refreshing compared to many young folks of today. Their grit and determination are to be admired. I recommend the reading of this book by any one of any age.

Very well thought out, informative with beautiful illustrations. The perfect complement to the Ultimate Rose Book.

This book uses a rather peculiar method of dividing flowers into sections by color. It has sections for Orange-Red flowers, Pink flowers, Purple-Blue flowers, White flowers, and Yellow flowers, with each section sub-divided into Annuals, Bulbs, Climbers, Perennials, Shrubs, and Trees. Each flower has a photo and about a paragraph of description, with hardly more information than you would find on the average seed packet. This might be a good resource for the professional landscaper or garden designer, but it's a little confusing for this casual backyard gardener.

This book is loaded with lots of pictures and information on various plants. They are even broken down into color groups. Has both common and scientic name, along with a color picture for easy identification of flowers.

This large, beautiful, hardcover book makes me happy just looking at it! It is bright and pretty on the outside and full of lovely photographs and helpful information on the inside. At the time of this review, it is at a great price, too! It has many features which make it user-friendly, such as a breakdown of flowers by color, type of plant (tree, shrub, perennial, etc.), and a common names index. Mary Moody has done a nice job!

I am a descendant of one of the women in this book (Penelope Stout). The book is apparently supposed to be a children book, but I found it remarkably informative and interesting. The author takes the stories of four women and brings them together with some historical background to present a fun to read narrative. Along the way are many unobtrusive but (to me) immensely interesting side notes (including origins of place names and historical tidbits).