Being a real fan of Newfoundlands and their incredible abilities, I bought this book years ago and actually read it often. I loved the pictures (although I agree with the other review stating some pictures are difficult to discern - the all black version of the breed is sometimes difficult to photograph) and learned from the text, despite its being billed as a children's book. One Sunday morning, I didn't have anything to read to my Kindergarten church class (the cirriculum was a "helping" theme) and I grabbed this book before darting out the door. The kids in the class LOVED it and even my chronic fidgeters were riveted by the pictures and text. By the end of the book, they all wanted Newfoundland Dogs and when we went onto the art project of drawing "helping" animals every picture was of a Newfie!

Arrgh! This is terrible! We just gave away our copy to a friend with a six-year-old kid, because she loved it so much. We just assumed we could get another. This book is charming! It CAN'T be out of print. It CAN'T. It CAN'T...

Hugger to the Rescue is a great depiction of working search & rescue dogs. For parents who prefer non-fiction children's books, this book is great. Shows great photos of the huge Newfoundland dog "flying" under a helicopter, being moved across a ravine on ropes, and working in mountainous areas. "Hugger" also gets the point across about caring for others, volunteering and dedication to search and rescue. Shows independent and capable women working with the dogs. It does not put words into the dog's mouth and does not show scenes that would cause small children to fear for their safety. The only downside is that the photos, no doubt due to realism, seem less than crystal sharp. I wish there were more books like this one! A very nice read for adults, too.

My 8 year old son checked this book out from the library. The pictures were great and he enjoyed looking throught the book. However the vocabulary was a little over his head.

Well written and easy to understand. Very informative and thorough.Their knowledge will save you a lot of trial and error.

I am a soon-to-be-teacher and have used this book for both art and life-science lessons. The striking illustrations really made Bold and Bright... a great choice for introducing contrast in an art lesson. And, although the information presented about each of the animals is minimal, I found the book to be a useful supplement to how creatures depend upon their visual appearance for survival. I especially liked how the book pointed out that not all black and white animals have those colorings for the same reasons. For instance, some use their color for camoflauge, while others use it to point out to preditors that they are poisonous. I'm really glad I have this book as part of my growing classroom library--the kid's loved it, and I'm sure I'll refer to it over and over again, for many different lessons.

I liked this book because it explains domestic dog behavior with excelent pictures and discriptions. It shows how people have changed and molded the wolf to meet our own needs to make the breeds we know today. It is an excelent book for kids to learn about dogs and wolves. the picture on the front of the book is wonderful.

Dorothy Patent's book joins the other books in this genre for kids at the head of the list. The text is clear, interesting, and informative. The photos are wonderful. It has already been permanently borrowed from the library by a young fan. Our school is in Western Montana and the youngsters have a great interest in books about animals native to this part of the country. Ms Patent's other books are well-read here!

This book talked about how wolves became endangered or extinct in North America, how we can prevent this disater,and their behavior, range, food, and habitat. It even has adresses for more wolf information! If you are a wolf lover or you are willing to know more about it you should get this book! It deserves five stars.

When farmers digging a well in 1974 discovered some statues buried in the ground in the countryside near Xi'an, central China, it wasn't really that unusual. Bits of statuary and broken pottery had been discovered through that area for many years. What was unusual, however, was the fact that there weren't just a few statues buried in the ground; there were literally THOUSANDS of them. A whole, vast army of terra-cotta soldiers, horses, and chariots spanned a size greater than 5 football fields, all buried for over 2,000 years.

One of the better-known recent events in archeological history was the discovery of the Qin army, buried during the reign of China's first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi. Thousands of life-sized statues, richly detailed and no two exactly alike, were buried by during the first part of his reign. During his life, Qin was on a constant quest to find an elixir of life that would allow him to live forever. Archeologists believe that the army was made to protect the Emperor in the afterlife, should he not find that elixir during his lifetime.

A beautiful and fascinating book, "China's Buried Warriors" is richly illustrated with photographs from the digs. Though they have lost their original coats of paint and are all an earthy brown, each warrior looks profoundly ALIVE, as if he is ready to spring into action at a moments notice. It's almost spooky to see so many determined, read-for-action faces staring out at the reader from the pages.

Additional information, such as ancient Chinese history, the system of writing, and theories on how the statues were made is interspersed throughout the book. This information helps the reader who may not be familiar with all areas of Chinese history or archeology. The reader comes away with a profound notion of how long it must have taken to make these statues, as well as unearth them (you cannot simply use a shovel to dig them up, the author reminds us, they must be painstakingly dug out with hand trowels, brushes and small picks).

Most books on archaeology leave a reader cold and bored, especially a young reader. What's so interesting about a bunch of clay statues?? "China's Buried Warriors" clearly is not in the ho-hum, humdrum league of most archaeological writings. The enthusiasm and excitement the author has for the subject is immediate from the very first page, and leads the reader ever onward through the narrative.

As a teacher, I've used this book in social studies as a springboard to a great number of topics: China, the past, rulers and emperors, writing, and even death and dying. The text is written clearly and flows evenly from one topic to another. However, very young or beginning readers may have difficulty decoding some of the Chinese words and names.

As an introduction or addition to archeology and the study of past human cultures, I can't recommend this book highly enough!! An excellent work!

The story of the Lewis and Clark expedition is the one great exploration of the American continent that was actually undertaken by Americans rather than by Europeans visiting the New World. "The Lewis and Clark Trail Then and Now," with text by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent and Photographs by William Munoz, compares the way things have changed along the route almost two hundred years later. When Lewis and Clark left St. Louis in May of 1804 the United States was a land without telephones, railroads, cars, electrical equipment or dozens of other modern conveniences we take for granted. The region of North American between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean was fill of rivers and mountains, native tribes and indigenous animals, all waiting to be "discovered." Today, this entire region has been mapped, and a lot of that uninhabited land is now covered by farms and ranches, towns and cities. Even the mighty Missouri and Columbia Rivers that Lewis and Clark followed have been damned. Still, there are wilderness areas, such as the Rocky Mountains, where what you would see today has changed little from the time Lewis and Clark first trekked through their landscapes.

However, overall the emphasis in this book is more on the "then," even though most of the pictures are of the "now." There is a reproduction of an 1802 map showing the great area of the unexplored American West and some early 19th-century paintings, but the photographs are of contemporary vistas and shots of some of the equipment taken on the expedition. The book does not make an attempt to match up old paintings with new photographs, but rather tries to combine them to give a sense of the places visited and the peoples met along the way. Ultimately, the book fills in the spaces between that unfinished map at the start of the book and the completed map made by Clark that appears at the end. Each chapter is essentially a two-page spread on chronologically arranged topics from Members of the Expedition and Life on the River to Finding the Shoshone and Descending the Might Columbia. The net effect is a concise look at the history making expedition and how it fulfilled President Thomas Jefferson's mandate. Young students assigned to research the topic or simply interested in this part of American history will find "The Lewis and Clark Trail: Now and Then" provides a solid look at the subject.

My son has read this for his recent curiosity in nutrition and was very happy with the choice I made for him. He said it gave all the info he had been wanting and MORE. Nice pictures as well.