I found this book to be interesting regarding how people come up with names for their pets. The photos are skillfully done and the book, in general, provides many human interest anecdotes.

This book is a must read for all animal lovers!! It is very entertaining and fun! There are many wonderful pictures and stories but my personal favorite was "Zippy" the cat!! Buy several copies...it makes a great gift!

Wendy Nan Rees has used her resources well in putting together a unique book that explores people and the naming of the anilmals they love. It is a great gift for animal lovers of all ages.

I saw this book shop worn in a book store and found it in mint condition on Amazon where I purchased it for my son who is 4 yrs old. He really enjoys this book and wants to know about everything on the page. A really neat book that should be put back in print again. I don't remember such neat pop-out books as a kid and this one takes top prize for me. If you can find it used your child will enjoy it.

My child and I spent many nights and days discovering new and exciting things in this COLORFUL book!

Your child is LOVE this creepy book!

This is an incredibly informative book. My 5 year old son loves it so much that we are ordering it again. Our first one is very dog-eared. The illustrations are superb and the pop-ups really bring the world of insects up close and make it easy to understand. We have spent many wonderful hours reading this book together and, as a result, my son now knows a great deal about bugs and their habits. It is a very hands on book and shows children amazing facts. The cricket noise, scratch and sniff stink bug page, and the huge pop-up moth are our favorites. I would recommend this book to anyone who has a child who is interested in learning about bugs. It is sure to bring them many happy memories.

Finally, an herbal reference book that combines both traditional uses with current scientific research in an easy to read format! This book just keeps on giving information: in the back appendixes are recommended reading lists, periodicals, library resources, internet resources, herb organizations and associations, and herb education programs! Again, I say WOW!

This is a well-rounded book that contains information on historical/traditional uses as well as current research, international acceptance, and safety information. It's five- star rating system gives you an at-a-glance overview of each herb. Each chapter is on a single herb, and the index makes it very easy to look up a health condition or topic of interest quickly. If you think you already have too many herbal books, you haven't seen this one yet!

When I was a little kid, this was my very favourite book!! Margaret Mahy is a very talented writer, and this book was great for me to read over and over again. I also liked the pirates mixed up voyage, it was another of the books written in Margaret Mahy's collection - with a very unique writing style. I was about 8 when I actually sent Margaret Mahy a fan letter!! I got a long (two pages on a typewriter!) letter back from her, with hand drawn (and coloured in) cats all over the border of the letter! This book is adventurous, fun and has a very twisted plot with talking cats and distant cousins, and a school of Magic!!! I suggest it for any one looking for a good read - so long as they haven't let go of their "INNER CHILD"!!!

This book was one of the best I have ever read! Margaret Mahy's sense of humor is wonderful and made the book a delight to read. This book starts out with intriging pasts scattered by a huge explosion in an outer space laboratory, which come together, piece by piece, to create a hilarious and out of this world ending!

my father used to read this book to me when i was little. 15 years later, I can still remember the storyline and i want to find this book to bring back memories. maybe i will see haddock with his 6 toes on his left foot. Kristen (age 17)

This is a very funny and wise book that I hope gets reprinted. Thelonius has busy parents - BTW, mom is hammering and dad brings home lovely Gorgonzola. He longs for a brother, then his cousin Charlie, one of 26, comes to visit, and Thelonius is on his best behavior. But Charlie hogs the TV, the best cheese and the bed, and his bag has very little in it. Thelonius realizes his life is good as an only mouse. The mock genealogy chart of his family tree, including the 26 cousins from Uncle Terry and the aunts eaten by the ginger cat, is just one of the joke for you adult readers!

The tale of a heroic cat who dared brave the monter of Hobb's Hole!

On the still air from the distant fields came a horrible mixture of a roar and a scream with a snarl mixed in, and even at that distance it was so loud that everyone knew one thing for certain. It was the noise of no ordinary creature!

Only Tom Plug, the butcher's fearless cat and a true hunter, dared brave the monster of Hobb's Hole in his lair - but some said it was a foolhardy mission that could cost him his life!

Nature Art with Chiura Obata describes not only the life of a contemporary Japanese artist, but also depicts a man who maintained his spirit and dignity when he was interned with fellow Japanese Americans during World War II.

Chiura Obata was born in Japan in 1885. His older brother and wife were unable to bear children of their own, so they adopted Obata when he was five years old. Obata showed a talent for art at any early age, and his rigorous training began immediately in his new home.

Most interesting to Obata was the nature around him. He studied plants, birds and animals. He learned to make his mind calm and to use all his senses, not just his eyesight, when he was observing his subject.

In 1903, at the age of 17, Obata set sail for California, where he fell in love with the Pacific Ocean, the mountains, the redwood trees and Yosemite National Park. He also encountered prejudice and survived the earthquake of 1906. Through it all, Obata ultimately became a teacher at the University of California in Berkeley.

This book is filled with fascinating old photographs, reproductions of Obata's beautiful sketches and paintings, along with art exercises for budding artists who want to try out some of Obata's techniques. The exercises encourage readers to follow their feelings and draw nature as they see it. I found this book perfect for a presentation on Japanese Art to a second grade class.

When Obata and his family became internees in 1942, he recorded the story of their imprisonment through art. Even though their accommodations were dirty and depressing, Obata encouraged his people to see the beauty of nature in order to survive. He organized an art school and students would carve sculpture from tree stumps and build lamps from old car parts.

Obata became an American citizen in 1952 and lived to a ripe old age.

Written by Wendy Holmes for the International Rescue Committee, Protecting The Future: HIV Prevention, Care And Support Among Displaced And War-Affected Populations is unfortunate but extremely necessary resource for the twenty-first century, as it presents both short and long-term consequences of the ravages of HIV/AIDS among the globe's populations and exhorts strategies for preventing and containing the spread of this deadly virus. Practical ideas for motivating behavior change, promoting improved sexual health, preventing the transmission of the virus from mothers to children and more fill this welcome and much needed contribution to health and medicine reference shelves. Protecting The Future is seminal, necessary, and highly recommended.