This is a book to give your kid this summer. It is a terrific read with characters a kid will relate to, a real world mystery and a story which will make them think.
In 1942 Los Alamos was a practically empty mesa in the desert Southwest. By 1943 it was the home to the Manhattan Project and the families of the men and women creating the world's first atom bomb. We see this world through the eyes of 12 year old Hazel, the most interesting character I have run across since I met Sharon Creech's Sal in Walk Two Moons. No one knows what the Dad's and Mom's are working on and Hazel intends to find out. What she learns, and how she gets there, makes a very captivating and tight story.

A wonderfully written, informative, and thoughtful book on a subject that has not been extensively covered in books for young readers. Hazel is not your average twelve-year old in 1943. But then, neither is her family. Where The Ground Meets the Sky gives readers, young and old, an "up close and personal" glimpse into the family dynamics of living at Los Alamos while scientists were developing the "bomb". Reading almost like a mystery at times, we see the effects of this discovery from a different perspective -that of Hazel, her friends and her sensitive mother. An excellent source of discussion for both young and old.

For anyone new at buying, caring, and generally knowing horses this is a must read! This book is very straight forward and easy to read and follow. Step by step guidlines are given for those who need them, and for those who don't, Jacqueline Dwelle gives readers a quicker approach. This book gives everything you need to know for buying and taking care of your first horse. It has everything from developing an equine profile to foot care, health problems, and so much more. I highly recommend this book!

I can't imagine a better book for first-time horse buyers. It's a straight-forward and common-sense guide to the purchase and care of your first (or any) horse. The thing that I like and value most from this book is Jacqueline Dwelle's emphasis on the responsibility involved with caring for your equine friend. I can highly recommend this book.

I worked on the production of this book. It had already been written when it came to me. Its presentation is very straightforward. Reading the highlighted clinical notes gives a good overview. The illustrations say a 1000 words, and the photos are of attractive older people who are aging successfully. Jackie Bougie and Paige Morgenthal really care about aging people. Jackie was delighted to learn that I am a senior citizen. These young women will continue to make aging easier.

Great Information and a great source for the treatment you need to get rid of your allergies for good.

This somewhat whimsical book contains a vast amount of useful information that will be of interest to souvenir spoon and novelty silver collectors. The basis for the book is the authors' collection of 137 souvenir spoons. Their handles, and some bowls, are illustrated in a thematic children's alphabet comprising the first section of the book. The fifty-seven page section is designed to function as a "quality" time point-and-read-together picture books for small children and adults. The illustrations, printed mostly over-life-size on glossy enameled paper, should engage the imagination of most small children, for they depict the wonderfully weird imagery of popular souvernir spoon: from alligators, bears, and cowboys on through the alphabet to a complete set of zodiac sppons. (Some of the "difficult" alpabet letters provide the most fun. I will make you buy the book to discover the "fishy" solution found for X).

The story that string this alphabet together, Mother and Father Spoon taking Baby Spoon to choose a new "grown-up" handle is a bit forced in it spoon jokes, but sweetly gentle, and should cause less wear and tear on the adult reader than does any episode of Barney or the Care Bears.

The second, larger section of the book provides extensive commentary on each of the spoons, which are numbered for easy reference to this text. Full description of the spoons and illustrations of their ornamental bowls are included in the Commentary, with extensive notes on the historical or touristic lore associated with their imagery and on their manufacturers. These notes are in turn heavily footnoted and referenced with a miscellany of additional information, trivia, and suggestions for further research. Manufacturing and distribution dares are included when known. I am thoroughly impressed by the author's determination to include as much information as they can; this work is clearly the product of many years' collecting, study and contemplation. I am happy to commend this unusual and pleasnatly personl book to collectors, historians, a parents alike.

This review can be found in printed format in SILVER MAGAZINE 30.4 (1998) 19

The ultimate experiential tool for those interested in reincarnation and the benefits of exploring past (and future lives!)

This was the best book on ambiguous comprises I have ever read. The twist at the end was very exciting. I would recommend to all my family and friends.

you gotta get everything by this author, former editor of Scholastics DynaMath magazine !

"This catalogue investigates the Museum's remarkable collection of American pastels, from charming 18th-century portraits to abstract works by 20th-century Modernists. 260 pages, 240 illustrations (35 in color), 9 in. x 11 in."

This book is a must have for all Am Staff owners. It has information specifically for the Am Staff. Not the usual generic dog information. Jackie Frasier is a long time owner/breeder who has done it all with her Am Staffs. This book also contains information on all of the foundation kennels and the kennels of today. Great pictures of important dogs past and present. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the American Staffordshire Terrier.