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A Deep Meaning

"see my blood teach Death to die!"
It was hard for Nita and Kit to believe that, not very long ago, they were two young teenagers, each trying to make their way in a world that was often frustrating.Now, thanks to a book titled 'So You Want To Be A Wizard,' they've embarked on an unexpected path, they have joined with others in the fight to slow entropy - to keep the world, and the universe, ticking along their mysterious ways.But for the moment they are between assignments, vacationing with Nita's parents at the Hampton beeches.
Wonderful book!
This is my favorite book in the series!I absolutely love this one!I found the book so good that I could barely put it down for five seconds!This book is awesome and people who have read the first in the series will find this even better than the first.This book truly breaks the saying that the sequel is never as good as the first.Read it and be amazed! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's All Ages - Fiction - Science Fiction    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Fantasy    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    10. Sea stories    11. Whales    12. Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's Baby/PS - Animals/Pets    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    6. Fiction    7. Humorous Stories    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Sharks    10. Stories in rhyme    11. Swimming    12. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Marine Life   

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Grandma Perry
This book has fantastic colors and a fun verse.Kids will enjoy finding the hiding sea animals.Each picture offers many ways to discuss the animals.For instance, there are purple/yellow fish that appear on most of the pages that could be used as an "I spy" game.It's a great book to share with a little one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology   

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If you love dolphins
My friend had all of the books, The Dolphin Diaries, written by Lucy Daniels, so after I'd finished reading them, I decided I wanted to collect them. When I went to search online, however, all the books said they were written by Ben M. Baglio and published by Scholastic. I'm so confused. Who really wrote these books? On my friend's books the only author on the front cover is Lucy Daniels. On these books I found on amazon and other sites, the author on the front cover is Ben M. Baglio. Can someone explain this to me?
Neat, But...
Dolphin Diaries is a fun, and slightly addicting series.The story is entertaining, although usually unrealistic.There's a one-in-a-million chance that a wild dolpin would become so understanding, humanly, and attached to Jody as Apollo.But it makes the story interesting.
One in a Million!
Anybody that sees this book might find it kind of boring. Think again.This is one of the best books that Ben M. Baglio has written. At first when I started to read this book I thought it was going to be boring, but when I got to the end of chapter one, it was so good I could not put it down. I think it is one of the best book I have ever read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. General    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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If a Sponge gets a cold,it's called the Suds
Spongebob gets the suds and doesn't want to miss work.He goes to work and when he sneezes pink bubbles go everywhere. He spreads germs.His boss told him to go home.Spongebob calls a friend named Sandy. Patrick came over and told Spongebob horrible things about going to the Doctor.Patrick put corks in all the holes of Spongebob,but Spongebob sneezed and germs went everywhere. Sandy took Spongebob to the doctor and he got well.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's 4-8 - Animals/Pets    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Fear    7. Fiction    8. Health & Daily Living - General    9. Health & Daily Living - Visits to Doctor/Dentist/Hospital    10. Humorous Stories    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Marine animals    13. Movie Tie - In    14. Preschool Picture Story Books    15. Sick    16. Juvenile Fiction / Movie or Television Tie-In   

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A Beautifully Illustrated Picture Book
Eric Rohmann's imagination is a place I'd like to live in. His imagery is stunning in The Cinder-Eyed Cats. He has created a book that you will pick up again and again, if only to flip through the beautiful images. It will become a well-loved part of your library. A book for all ages
...thoroughly enjoy the pictures and the story. The art work is fabulous. Great for any age.

Cats! Cats!Cats!
Wow...beautiful illustrations and a beautiful imagination!Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Cats    2. Animals - LionsTigersLeopardsetc.    3. Animals - Marine Life    4. Bedtime & Dreams    5. Cats    6. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    7. Children: Grades 1-2    8. Fiction    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Marine animals    11. Night    12. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    13. Stories in rhyme    14. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Animals - Pets    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. General    6. Hermit crabs as pets    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile Pet Care    9. Juvenile literature   

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Crayfish    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature   

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Etc.)    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Marine Life   

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A book that belongs in the library of every child.
Oliver is an octopus with beautiful green eyes and a constant smile.Although he doesn't believe himself to be physically challenged, Oliver only has five arms, rather than eight arms like all the other octopuses.Oliver's High Five, a children's picture book,is the story of how heventured out into the world and how he overcame the rejections he initiallyfaced. Beverly Swerdlow Brown has written several children's books andnumerous short stories and articles.Margot J. Ott has two previouspicture books to her credit. Oliver tries to find a job, but no onewants him because he is missing three arms.Then a pet shop has a bigproblem with a leaking fish aquarium.Oliver uses his five arms to plugthe leaks, catch the birds, and pet the dogs--all at one time!He showseveryone that being different isn't a measure of his abilities. RonaldM. Andiman, M.D. the Clinical Chief of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai MedicalCenter wrote the foreword to the book.He says "This is a children'sbook that deals gently with a difficult topic.The simplicity of plot andlanguage belie the complexity of issues relating to the physicallychallenged that are dealt with and hinted at in the small colorful volume. It is a book that will open up discussion, lead to further reflection andbuild greater understanding.It is a book for adults and children toshare.Books like this help to repair the world." A copy ofOliver's High Five belongs in the library of every child, whetherphysically challenged or not.It's a book that teaches them how to"focus on their abilities, not their disabilities." An uplifting story with an important, contemporary message.
The plight of Oliver the Octopus and his struggle to become an accepted member of the workforce in the "world above the sea" is conveyed with warmth in this beautifully written, creatively illustrated book.Oliver's perserverance, despite the rejections he receives based upon his appearance rather than his abilities, is a potent testimony to the strength of his own self-image.The ignorance of discrimination is portrayed with honesty in a contemporary setting, which makes the book mandatory reading for all grade school educators and child therapists.

Great Illustrations, Wonderful Colors, Hopeful Story
This story teaches us all to never give up!Even though we face rejection and disappointments, if we continue towards our goals, we might succeed, like Oliver-the Five Armed Octopus!A wonderfully illustrated and entertaining book for the world and society we live in! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Disabilities    5. Fiction    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Octopuses    8. Physically handicapped    9. Prejudices    10. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    11. Social Issues - Special Needs   

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Very Fun for a Baby
My 19 month old received this as an early holiday present and she loves it! She has not stopped playing with it. This book is good for younger kids because they cannot "rip" pages. It is still fun and educational. The colors are bright and beautiful. A must have for any young Nemo fan!

Can you find Nemo?
My granddaughter loves Nemo and this book is both entertaining and educational. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Fishes    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's All Ages    4. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    5. Children: Preschool    6. Family - General    7. Fiction    8. Fishes    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Movie Tie - In    11. Juvenile Fiction / Movie or Television Tie-In   

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - Coloring Books    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Colouring & painting    4. Nature / General    5. Sea life & the seashore   

Editorial Review

"Once upon a time, long, long ago, where the forest runs down to the ocean, a hunter lived all alone in a house made of logs he had chopped for himself and shingles he had split for himself." These words ease the reader into the elegant, dreamlike world of Randall Jarrell's Newbery Honor book Read more

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Beautiful
I read this as a child.It got stuck in my mind, but I could never remember the title, thinking of it only as the story of the Hunter and the Mermaid.I searched for it for years.
A fairy tale brought to life
Every once in a while, an author manages to pull off a novel that carries with it the exact tone and magical feeling of a fairy tale. In the genre of The Last Unicorn and The Princess Bride, this beautiful story takes you into a peaceful world where a lonely hunter lives by the sea.
The Animal Family
This book is truly what you would call a beautifully written piece of literature. It is the story of a lonely hunter who meets a mermaid. She comes to live with him despite being torn between her home in the sea and her love for the hunter. They live happily except that they wish for a child. Since to have a human child is not possible, the hunter first brings home a bear cub and then a lynx who become like their children. This story has a wonderful, dreamlike quality to it. The words and story flow lyrically and almost timelessly and the descriptions are simple and wonderfully vivid and beautiful. It will apeal to all ages. Children will like the funny story and gentleness of the words and teens and adults will find the deeper meaning as well as appreaciate the lovely scenes. This is a book you will want to read over and over. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Bears    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Bears    4. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Classics    8. Fiction    9. Hunters    10. Lynx    11. Mermaids    12. Animal stories    13. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General   

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Fascinating facts on a suitable level for the age group
As soon as we opened this book, my inquisitive 5-year-old was hooked. It is filled with interesting facts about ocean life, written on a level just perfect for ages 4-8 (the target age group for these books). The pictures are rich and colorful. I bought "Space", too, and now we often read these books instead of good-night stories. Each 2-page spread contains so much to see and discuss that it takes the place of a standard good-night story. So if your child is curious about the ocean and what lives in it, I would really recommend this book. (Even for older kids, frankly. My mother and I both enjoy it and learned from it. And it's much more interesting to read and look at than a typical story book.)

Absolutely the best book on oceans for kids
I bought this book for my 5 year old who loves the ocean.Believe me we have more books on the subject than I care to think about.This one is by far the best I have seen.The photographs are superb.The knowledge is good yet simple for kids to follow and understand.I think I am having as much fun reading it as my son does.

Wonderful!
The photos alone are worth the price.Go nose-to-nose with a fangtooth; see an octopus's eggs festooning a cave; contemplate a dolphin's teeth.My 5-year-old daughter adores this book so much that she takes it to school for Show-and-Tell.Thanks to the clarity of the description of zones, she refers to the three levels of our house as the daylight zone, twilight zone, and midnight zone.The photos are vivid, the text is clear, and you can read as many or as few nuggets of information as your kid wants to hear - they're all self-contained.You just can't miss with this one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Marine animals    7. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Etc.)    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Nature / Water (oceans, lakes, etc.)    9. Children's   

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Five stars for Illustrations
Ancient Rhymes is a beautiful book, based on the wonderful words of Bob Samples and sung by John Denver.Christopher Canyon has done a superb job with the illustrations and it is a wonderful way to bring the songs of John Denver to the next generation.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Bedtime & Dreams    3. Children's All Ages - Fiction - General    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children's songs    6. Children: Kindergarten    7. Dolphins    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Performing Arts - General    10. Preschool Picture Story Books    11. Songs    12. Songs and music    13. Texts   

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Everything I ever wanted to know about rays.
Everything a young reader could want to know about rays is packed into this 48 page book. Rays starts with the history and then characteristics of rays. Extensive discussion of physical description and anatomy of rays and their habitat. Also, has a sections on stings and shocks and life cycles. Excellent research. Includes many interesting photographs and wonderfully detailed illustrations. Includes an extensive glossary and index. Karen Woodworth-Roman, Children's Science Book Review ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Endangered species    5. Fish    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Nature - General    9. Rays (Fishes)   

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HORSESHOE CRABS ARE THE BEST
This book is a really nice story about how you can get to know horseshoe crabs better.I love the night time illustrations.I like remembering when my family went out looking at horseshoe crabs near Cape May NewJersey.It was very special like the story in this book. I wanted to knoweven more about horseshoe crabs than a picture book can tell you so I alsoread Extraordinary Horseshoe Crabs by Julie Dunlap.If you have both ofthese books you will really know a lot about horseshoe crabs which arereally cool.

5 Stars for Crab Moon
Crab Moon is a gem.Ruth Horowitz's evocative prose brings to life an experience that few people will get to have--witnessing thousands of horseshoe crabs massing on the beach under the full moon for their annualegg-laying.Kate Kiesler's paintings express the mood perfectly.Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Fiction    5. General    6. Horseshoe crabs    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Limulus polyphemus    9. Preschool Picture Story Books    10. Social Issues - Values    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General   

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Snap along with Lucy!
This is a short book with a great lesson � we all have unique talents. The fun lies in the "clicky claw" on the top of the book that you click after each page. If you get bored, you can also use it to chase your kids around the house. Click, clack, gotch-ya on the arm! This is really a fun book to have around.

Excellent idea for entertaining child while reading to them
I absolutely love these "snap fun" books in this series. It is so adorable how you read along the book and snap the little claw open and closed with the store line. My little boy finds it so cute and keeps hisattention. It appears to be pretty durable too, so I don't think it wouldfall apart too easily. Anyways, I liked it so much, I am here looking upall the other "snap" books and am going to order them fromAmazon. The price through Amazon was much better than my local store even.Oh and all the pages are the hard board type pages, not paper, so it ispretty sturdy. Anyways I highly recommend it.

Very fun and creative for child
I absolutely love these "snap fun" books in this series. It is so adorable how you read along the book and snap the little beak/mouth open and closed with the store line. My little boy finds it so cute and keepshis attention. It appears to be pretty durable too, so I don't think itwould fall apart too easily. Anyways, I liked it so much, I am here lookingup all the other "snap" books and am going to order them fromAmazon. The price through Amazon was much better than my local store even.Oh and all the pages are the hard board type pages, not paper, so it ispretty sturdy. Anyways I highly recommend it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    4. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    5. Children: Preschool    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Humorous Stories    9. Interactive Adventure    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Lobsters    12. Specimens    13. Talent shows    14. Toy and movable books    15. Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / General   

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4-Year-Old's Favorite for in the Car
Bright illustrations, cute rhymes.It's one of our favorites!

Nice Book
My fish loving 3 year old son really likes this book.He loves to look at the pictures and guess the fish at the end of the book.The only thing I don't like is the word "dumb" is used.That could have been left out since toddlers to repeat most everything they hear.I chose to buy it since it was recommended with Dinosaurumpus by Tony Mitton...now that book is absolutely awesome!

Great book
My children love it, except it uses the word dumb at one point and mine know they aren't supposed to use that word. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children's poetry, English    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile poetry    7. Marine animals    8. Poetry    9. Poetry - General    10. Poetry - Humorous   

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Wow! A picture book on evolution!
An earlier reviewer was right on target when s/he said "I wish there was a whole series like this one!"This is an extremely difficult subject to find in a format that is accessible to young children.Though we read it to our son when he was 4, some of the text was difficult but at least it was an introduction to a very difficult topic that is so abstract that it's not easily accessible to young children.It continues to be great as a picture book on the topic as children enter early elementary.Most topics can be introduced to even young children, who are naturally fascinated by their world, as long as it is done in a pleasing picture format. But note, the language can still be complex; you may have to edit depending on the child's age and attention span and vocabulary level but it gives you pictures that you can use as a springboard to discuss the fascinating topic of evolution.So there should really be more of these books covering various science topics.As an adult, even I was interested in the ancestors to modern whales.(As an adjunct to the book, there is a computer graphics mini-video at the Smithsonian in Washington DC that animates the evolution of whales from land animals to sea mammals. Seeing the movie first and having this book afterwards was an amazing learning experience.)

I wish there was a whole series like this one
This is a simple book which feels more like a storybook than a science book. This suits it very well to the age group it is aiming at. It is a gentle look at evolution, but because it is focused on only one animal, it can give more detail than a general book on evolution of this size. I really wish they had a series of these, each focusing on a different animal. I also liked the artwork and felt it fit well with the tone of the writing. Overall this was a hit in our family, and I often recommend it to others who are looking for evolution books for the preschool set. There are so few books for youngsters about evolution; it is a real shame. Most of us who want to expose our children to this from early on are pretty much stuck using everything that is available, whether it is particularly well done or not. This is a book I would use even if there were an abundance of books to choose from. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's 4-8 - Nature    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Evolution    6. History - Other    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Whales