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Good info, v. readable
Our girls read this after a trip to the Amazon, and found lots that they recognized & enjoyed.The standard of information is rather higher than that in the Magic Tree house books, which is reasonable, given that they don't have to worry about plot & characters as well!Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Science    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Ecology    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. People & Places - Other    8. Rain forest ecology    9. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    10. Science & Nature - Trees & Forests    11. Science & Technology - Environmental Science & Ecology    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Other   

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Really Good!
I personally far prefer the non-fiction companions to the Magic Tree House Books.The Magic Tree House books don't seem to have a lot of "meat" to them and aren't very interesting to me or many of my (...) grade students.The non-fiction companions are truly absorbing and interesting.I enjoy them quite a bit and look forward to getting more for my students, and forgeting the fiction books altogether. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. People & Places - Other    6. Pirates    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Other   

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Not a fan of the Big Bang Theory
My kids love these research guide books from Magic Tree House writers but this one was a disappointment. One whole chapter was devoted to the big bang theory which we personally don't believe in. They should have skipped this chapter and focused on facts.

Space Travel
Once you are 100 miles above Earth, you are in space.Anything beyond Earth's atmosphere is space.There are a lot of planets, stars, and space rocks in space.Read more

Subjects:  1. Astronomy    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. People & Places - Other    7. Science & Nature - Astronomy    8. Space flight    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Other   

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Lovely New Children's Book for Animal Lovers
Hachiko is a wonderful young puppy who lives with his master, Professor Ueno. Each morning the Professor tells Hachiko these same words, as he boards the train: "What a good dog you are. What a fine dog you are. Hachi you are the best dog in all of Japan." And every afternoon, at 3 o'clock on the dot, Hachiko arives back at the train station to greet his owner once again. However, one day, the Professor doesn't step off the train. So Hachiko waits. He waits for ten years. Not even the kind young boy known as Yasuo can persuade Hachiko to leave his post, and take shelter in a warm home. Soon Hachiko is known around the country, and the world, as the dog who never gave up on his owner's return.
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Subjects:  1. 1912-1945    2. Akita dog    3. Animals - Dogs    4. Animals - Pets    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Dogs    8. Fiction    9. Hachiko (Dog)    10. History    11. Japan    12. Juvenile Fiction    13. Social Issues - Friendship   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 1-2    2. Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies    3. History - General History    4. History - Other    5. Indians of North America    6. Iroquois Indians    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Longhouses    10. Native American    11. Northeastern States    12. People & Places - Other    13. People & Places - United States - Native American    14. United States - State & Local - General    15. Indigenous peoples    16. Western & Pacific Coast states   

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Great, general overview with fun pictures and text
Super little book that gives an overview of Russia - it hits the highlights and has a cute layout.
Kids remember Russia!
We adopted a 5 & 10 yr. from Russia last year and they just got this book.Both were excited to see things they remember from Russia, especially our older one!She talked excitedly about the pictures in this book.It was an easy enough 'read' for even the little guy to listen to.Good book to remember Russian heritage.

Great adoption gift!!
My children have received several copies of this great book! I finally convinced them to sell one.They love seeing things that came from their native land. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Civilization    4. Civilization, Modern    5. Juvenile Multicultural Studies    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. People & Places - Asia    9. People & Places - Other    10. Russia    11. Russian influences    12. Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology   

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Very helpful
I liked that this book contained many facts and figures and charts, which was very helpful in learning about Uruguay before traveling there.I did think the book was rather 'pricey' for the size and scope of the book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 People & Places    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. People & Places - Central & South America    6. People & Places - Other    7. Uruguay   

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Twisters
Do you know how rain is formed? Do you know when tornado season is? If you want to know these questions read the Magic Tree House book Twisters by Mary Pope Osborn and Sal Murdocca. Read this nonfiction book and learn how hail is formed,learn what is the worst storm. Also there are some sweet experiments. This is an awesome book I loved it a lot. Go to the book store near you and get this book or any Magic Tree House book.

A real "Twister"
The book that I'm reviewing in school is Twisters and it's by Mary Pope Osborne.I think this book deserves four stars because it is an interesting book to read. The book I'm reading is about weather. They talk about twisters, hurricanes, storms and other cool things. One thing that I learned is hail can be the size of a golf ball. Also, there are different kinds of hail sizes, like the size of a ant. I would recommend this book to a friend because if you're doing research you could find great information. Other books by this author are research guides on other topics.
Twisters
Twisters are tornadoes. I learned about them in the book Twisters by Will Osborne. Twisters wreak everything. Twisters can destroy homes because the winds go 300 miles per hour. They hit in the midwestern U.S. in April, May and June. I feel excited about this book because it's good to know about natural disasters so if it happens you'll be prepared. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Blizzards    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Hurricanes    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Nature - Weather/Natural Disasters    8. People & Places - Other    9. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather    10. Severe storms    11. Tornadoes    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Other   

Subjects:  1. America    2. Children's 9-12 - History - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Columbus, Christopher    6. Discovery and exploration    7. Fifteenth century    8. History - Europe    9. History - Exploration & Discovery    10. History - Other    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. People & Places - Other    14. Spanish    15. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Europe   

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New Perspectives on Thanksgiving
What did they really eat at the first Thanksgiving?
A Refreshing View ofthe real Thanksgiving
I highly recommend this book. As the daughter of a Cherokee-English African-American woman,educator and grandmother I was always taught the truth along with my brothers about this very important holiday/harvest festival.Early on we were taught to share what we had with the less fortunate and to give to others who really needed something.Also my grandmother the late,great Hattie Little-Tabor who was my mom's mother fed homless people who stopped by her home during the Great Depression.This book brought back full circle the fact that we must all strive to work together to overcome greed to serve all in need. I highly recommend this book.

An exquisite book
This is a beautifully written and exquisitely photographed book about the first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621 (according to the Western calendar).The photos were taken during re-enactments at Plimoth Plantation, and are historically accurate as well as lovely to look at.The text gives theWampanoag perspective on the event with sensitivity and vibrancy.All in a book that is clearly successful in engaging young readers, no matter how much or how little they already know--or think they know--aboutthe history of Thanksgiving. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. First contact with Europeans    4. History - United States/Colonial & Revolutionary    5. Holidays & Celebrations - Thanksgiving    6. Holidays & Festivals - Thanksgiving    7. Indians of North America    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. People & Places - Other    11. People & Places - United States - Native American    12. Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)    13. Thanksgiving Day    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Holidays & Festivals / Thanksgiving   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 People & Places    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. People & Places - Other    7. Security, International    8. Social Issues - General    9. Terrorism   

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Fascinating look at many cultures--a few things could make it so much better!
I am VERY familiar with this book, having read it at night to my 11 year old son for months now!We just finished it.He loved it--he is a huge geography buff and was fascinated with the glimpes of so many cultures around the world.We both learned a lot about people and countries we had known nothing or very little about before now.
THIS BOOK IS FOR ALL AGES, NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN
I got this for my 22nd birthday 2 days ago and I really love it. It shows in some parts of it how they combine old world to modern world. The pictures so wonderful. Its better then the refernce series of people, I forgot the title of it. Thank you. Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's All Ages - Sociology    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Ethnology    4. Human geography    5. Juvenile Multicultural Studies    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. People & Places - Other    9. Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology    10. Social Studies - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / Customs, Traditions, Anthropology   

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The best book, by Jacqueline Shaw
This nonfiction book tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the Titanic.Some of the information the book tells you includes, how they built the ship, the day everyone boarded the ship, the types of people that were on the ship, and finally how the boat sank.I also enjoyed the pictures in the book.Some of the pictures were of the rooms, the details of the ship, and the boiling room.I recommend this book to people who want to learn about the Titanic and are from grades 1 through 5.

This book is a excellent book
I love this book because it like takes to the plase were they are and it make you want to read the book these book take you on a advender. It makes you like be the characters Jake and anny. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. History - Other    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. North Atlantic Ocean    7. People & Places - Other    8. Shipwrecks    9. Titanic (Steamship)    10. Disasters    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Other   

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Life Near a River
Great book for an emergent reader.Kids need to learn about habitats and this is a great book to share. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Human geography    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. People & Places - General    7. People & Places - Other    8. Rivers    9. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Et    10. Stream ecology   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/All Ages    2. Children: Preschool    3. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    4. Counting    5. Foreign Language Study - General    6. General    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. People & Places - Other    10. Polyglot materials    11. Preschool Picture Story Books    12. Fiction   

Subjects:  1. Art - Fashion    2. Children's 9-12 - Art & Art Instruction    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Clothing and dress    7. Costume    8. History    9. History - General    10. Juvenile Customs / Etiquette    11. Juvenile History    12. Juvenile Nonfiction    13. Juvenile literature    14. People & Places - Other    15. Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology   

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Great for Emergent Readers, even ESOL students!
This Rookie Readers are terrific!Try them and they will have an honored place in your classroom. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Human ecology    4. Human geography    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Marine ecology    8. Ocean    9. People & Places - General    10. People & Places - Other    11. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Et   

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Living in a Rain Forest
This book is for emergent readers and ESOL students specifically but I also use them to reinforce and introduce topics to better readers.They are quick easy reads which can help clear up the cobwebs of confusion at times. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Ecology    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. People & Places - General    7. People & Places - Other    8. Rain forest ecology    9. Rain forest people    10. Rain forests    11. Readers - Beginner    12. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection   

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Great for Emergent Readers, even ESOL students!
This is a terrific series for those who are teaching emergent readers and ESOL students.This books are presented in simplified, clear language for readers, followed by photos to reinforce concepts.This series is great and helps me quite a bit with higher readers learning social studies concepts too. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Desert ecology    4. Desert people    5. Deserts    6. Ecology    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. People & Places - General    10. People & Places - Other    11. Readers - Beginner   

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I Love This Series!
Good introductory series for the environment.I think this series is very good for emergent readers and to develop concepts for better readers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Human geography    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Mountain ecology    7. Mountain people    8. Mountains    9. People & Places - General    10. People & Places - Other