This book allows the reader to get a basic knoledge of algebra, easily.

This book tells alot about not just crocidiles, but all reptiles which I think is pretty facinating. It has alot of real pictures and alot of myths like:"An old story tells of a poor man named Ginja who caught on fire. He rushed into the river to put the fire out, but the heat had blistered his skin. Ginja became the first crocidile." It has some unusual animals like the snake-necked turtle. Because it just doesn't have a specific reptile I was looking for, I give it a 4.

Whatever else you may think of him, Bill Gates has developed star power comparable to that normally reserved for athletes or rock stars. It is refreshing to see individuals like Gates and Steve Jobs being treated as heroes to be emulated rather than as geeks to be ridiculed. However, there is still so much that can be done in the computing field, that no one, not even the experts, really has a clue what directions computers will take us.
With so much untapped potential, it is necessary for young people to be exposed to the field as soon as possible. This book, a collection of short biographies of ten of the dominant personalities in the history of American computing, is written for the late elementary or very early middle school child. While their lives are not explored in great depth, there is enough to give the children a sense of what they accomplished and why it is important.
While one can hardly quibble that each person selected certainly deserves to be included in this book, I firmly believe that no collection is complete without a reference to John Atanasoff. Unfortunately, the author chose not to include a biography of him. Other than that, the book is an excellent choice for school libraries and research projects.
This is a book about some of the real heroes of our society, people whose accomplishments will matter decades from now. It is clear that some children who read it today will find their biographies in similar works in a half-century or so.

Brad's universe resides "here in the country, under the wide prairie sky with a good pair of binoculars and a head stuffed full of facts, [where]time [stands] still."

Memory is an intricate gift, one that can warm the heart on a cold day, and chill the bones during a heatweave. For fourteen year old Bradley Greaves, "knowing facts was fun, inventing things was great, but it wasn't enough. Piecing together [his]history, [his]life took longer."

Una Mae Greaves and her son Bradley have just settled in a small house in Camden, Alberta. It is September and as Bradley begins the school year, his father, who has been away somewhere for a long while returns home. Where his father has been is not discussed, and as time passes, Brad feels less a part of the family life he has shared with his mother. While searching in the back of his closet, Brad finds something that triggers his memory and leads him to discover the hidden truths about his father's illness, and why he feels the need to isolate himself from everyone he cares about.

Author Mary Woodbury writes an honest accounting of a young person who longs for acceptance within a community where he wants to belong, and fears rejection on the basis his family's imperfect past.

There are elements of this novel that will surprise readers.

An ordinary guy has won a chance to win a cooking contest from his submisson of his chocolate recipe. He is sent to Vancouver, missing his bestfriend who happens to be the girl who lives next door. On the bus, he meets the most beautiful brunnette. She is the kind of girl he has always dreamed about meeting and having as a girlfriend. However, there's another guy who also has his sights set on her as well. Everyone, including girl of his dreams and the other guy are all in an contest to see whose the best. At first he thought that winning was everything, but realized there are more things in life besides winning contests, he found out that learning also part of the battle.

My Head Start teachers loved this book when it was used in their CDA class, they found it very helpful and full of ideas.

This book is suitable for parents and teachers alike. It describes a complete program of developmental therapy for young children with disorders within the Autistic Spectrum. Samples of techniques and materials, activity periods, routines and environments, learning experiences, and home programs designed specifically for children functioning developmentally from birth to 3 years are included.

Jenny Beuamont is a young teenage girl who like other girls loves the new teen heart throb , Matt Gates.When her school posts a contest on winning a date with Matt Gates by writing a essay. Jenny naivley plagurizes her sisters essay and wins the dream date with Matt Gates.Everything seems to good to be true to Jenny , and maybe its becuase she doesn't deserve to be on the date.Will anyone find out about this scandal ? Will Jenny really find who this heart throb really is , not just from apperances?

I dunno, I have always had a fondness for this book. I guess I really like the description of the world and the way the colonests struggle to acheive something worthwhile on their new planet

I'm an artist and in some way I see the pictures of Barker are splendid, full of imagination and colours everywhere. I recomend it not just for kids, even for those people that still believe in fairies