I am excited to review 2 wonderful children's books that are geared at readying your little ones for Kindergarten and First Grade. My daughter will be entering kindergarten this Fall, and these books couldn't have come at a better time.Out of all the "get ready" books I have seen so far, the Let's Get Ready Series from Cedar Valley Publishing are the most engaging for kids and made from materials
I’ve had a number of emails of late asking for recommendations on good personal finance books and software. It may seem perverse to some … ‘Surely everything’s online anyway’ as one colleague commented to me, but there are some things a book just does better, and it’s not just the difficulty of sitting up in [...]
I ( Navtej Kohli )was not supposing that such type of imagination that involve much of child character attract me such that I fond of Harry porter Books. That was the time when Harry Porter “Goblet of Fire” was not published and it was be in the air that Harry Potter book Marjory represent [...]
I absolutely love getting emails like this:
“Tim, I just wanted to thank you for An American Hedge Fund and PennyStocking. My boyfriend was the first to read your incredible book and now my boys, Charlie, 6, and Julian, 4, can’t get enough of it; they make me read it to them every night! And your [...]
I used to choose books by carefully reading all the reviews on Amazon.com. Then I realized that most of those reviews were created by friends of the authors. Heartbroken, I gave up reading, which in turn led to heavy drinking and a life of crime. To save my loyal readers such great [...]
The Crofton Library staff is practicing what they preach – READING!
Not only that, they’re writing book reviews to help the rest of us make good choices when we visit the library. You will find this information at Crofton’s Read and Review, with the sub-title “A happy place where the staff of Crofton Library can post what they’re [...]
Book Reviews
I’ve been a busy little bee writing book reviews. Again, my choices are centered on children’s books.Â
Anyway, for your reading pleasure:
Fly With Poetry: An ABC of Poetry by Avis Harley
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The Winter Solstice by Ellen Jackson
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SpongeBob Special Delivery by Steven Banks
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The Gingerbread Man by Catherine McCafferty
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Strawberry Shortcake’s Filly Friends by Megan E. Bryant
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Happy Reading!
Blessings!
Mama Kelly
Book Reviews
When I do my classroom observation on Fridays I generally have time, when the kids are out of the classroom at lunch or in “specials”, to peruse the classroom library. As I do this I take notes on what they are about, what strikes me about them, what I like, etc. Today I spent a little time today transcribing those notes as formal book reviews on Epinions.
Normally my payrate in Epinions translates into, quite literally $1-2 a month, but for all of December I can earn $10 for every 10 reviews I write. So, its worth taking the time to transcribe my notes now as opposed to later.
Anyway, for your reading pleasure:
The Memory String by Eve Bunting
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No More Homework! No More Tests!: Kids’ Favorite Funny School Poems
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg
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The Sweetest Fig by Chris Van Allsburg
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As you can tell I enjoy reviewing kids’ books. I hope to
This is the first posting for a new feature we’re adding to this blog - Teddy’s Book Reviews. Teddy is a rescued Sheltie adopted by a wonderful couple who have been very helpful to Sheltie Rescue. This very smart Sheltie publishes quarterly book reviews in the Paws Up Newsletter published by Friends of Animals, Summit County, Utah. We provide you with links to these books and reviews on Amazon if you’re interested in learning more about any of these titles.
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Books from Emily Carmichael make great holiday gifts!!!
Teddy recommends checking out this author: Pam Houston.
Here are Teddy’s reviews from the
I’d like to take a moment to thank everyone (Beth) who responded to my previous article “Book Reviews or Book Discussions?“. Book discussions won in a landslide, but like the 2000 American Presidential Election it’s been overturned. Not by an antiquated electoral college, but by practicality.
Looks like I don’t have enough active readers to start [...]
I need your opinions
After the posts by Donna and myself, I’ve decided that I should make books a larger part of the site. I’d like to do more posts about books and reading. What I’d like your opinion on is the structure of those posts.
Should I review books I read?
Or
Should I open a discussion [...]
Want a good source for book reviews? Go to Amazon.com and type in the books you are looking for...and then scroll down and read the customers reviews...costs nothing to read the reviews. Now later if you feel you want to write a review you will actually have to purchase something (not the actual item you are reviewing) or be a customer of Amazon.com to post a review...BUT NOT TO READ THEM!I have found this an immeasurable help. Why? Because even when reading/buying spiritual driven books I would like to hear all kinds of peoples remarks/reviews. Where usually if you are on a culinary book site, most reviews are done by that type of person, or spiritual books on a Christian site are usually all critiques from religious or Christian people. And I would rather have the full compass of review and thoughts on a book, without a certain Bias.I will recommend two great 'spiritual' books (from a Christian stance) that I recently read and enjoyed...I will not review them here, but to say I lik
One day after “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” publishers initiated legal action against several online retailers who shipped copies of the highly anticipated book early, a spoiler-filled review appeared on The New York Times Web site on Wedn
One day after “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” publishers initiated legal action against several online retailers who shipped copies of the highly anticipated book early, a spoiler-filled review appeared on The New York Times Web site on Wedn
One day after “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” publishers initiated legal action against several online retailers who shipped copies of the highly anticipated book early, a spoiler-filled review appeared on The New York Times Web site on Wedn
Financial independence is something we all strive towards. After all, it’s a pretty integral part of the American dream. Achieving it isn’t impossible with the right tools and the stock market is a great place of doing so. But who wants to pay thousands of dollars to someone else to handle your own money? If you want to become your own investor the first thing to do is to buy a book. Learn about what you will be dealing with. We will review several popular books that will help you in learning how to be your own investor. Read on for the book reviews.
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Afew weeks ago I shared about our new discovery of the Petunia books, about a silly goose that teaches a moral lesson in each story. My little girls are just LOVING these books, and we have gone on to find...
W HERE HAVE I BEEN that I never discovered these books before?!?!? I first read about them on A Path Made Straight where she has regular book reviews (with MANY great book suggestions). On this particular day, Elise shares about...
A new set of book reviews [http://rccs.usfca.edu/booklist.asp] from the Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies [http://rccs.usfca.edu/] for April 2007:1. Techno FashionAuthor: Bradley QuinnPublisher: Berg Publishers, 2002Review 1: Andrea Zeffiro2. Virtual Worlds: Culture and Politics in the Age of CybertechnologyAuthor: Pramod K. NayarPublisher: Sage, 2004Review 1: Maura ConwayAuthor Response: Pramod K. Nayar
It can only help if people prepping for GMAT can leave their useful comments over here. Especially reviews of books. I see a lot of people buying books from links provided here. The reason I have put the direct links is that people don't have to search for them or look for reviews before buying these books. They are great books and I can't imagine what I would be doing without them!! I request returning visitors to comment on how they find their books...please spare a minute or two to drop a line!!This way there will be enough activity and knowledge sharing till I am preparing my MBA essays and writing my statement of purpose. Hope you guys are doing good and following the schedule honestly!!
I’ve begun adding some book reviews to the blog. I’ve become an Amazon associate in order to try and generate a little income to support my website. No purchase is required to read my reviews, but if the title interests you enough to buy it, I’d appreciate a purchase via one of my links.
My goal is to provide reviews of books that I’ve found useful, or just plain enjoyable. My first review covers two books on obedience traing for dogs, as those were the most recently read. See the post below for the reason behind the initial purchase. main website under the Articles section.
Daisy is catching on to pottying outside really quickly. She’s such a good puppy! She loves to chew, as all puppies do, but has been very good about chewing on her own toys. She’s found her reflection in the fireplace suround, and the glass windows on the back door. She’s the first dog I’ve owned that’s seen herself, and it’s pretty funny. She doesn’