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Arthur starts a pet business
A good lesson for all kids that eventually want a pet of some kind by teaching responsibility in owning a pet.
Excellent book on responsibility
What child hasn't asked for a pet at some point in their childhood. What an excellent way to teach responsibility. This book shows the parent how to test a child's readiness for responsibilities, while showing the young readers the perils and pitfalls of having one's own pet business, as well as the rewards, and entertaining us all in the meanwhile. Well done. It'salso fun to look in all of Marc Brown's books and find the hidden names!

Being Responsible can be Fun !
I am in awe of how Marc Brown has simplified the concept of responsibility, so that it may be understood by my two year old daughter. Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Pets    2. Anteaters    3. Brown, Marc    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Dogs    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Pets    10. Preschool Picture Story Books    11. Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance    12. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pets   

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My Teaching Book
My book got here in good condition.I've already read some out of it and it sounds like a good book to have for both the class I'm in and for when I actually do start teaching. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education / Teaching    2. Elementary    3. Elementary School Science And Health    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Study & Teaching    7. Study and teaching (Elementary    8. Study and teaching (Elementary)    9. Natural history & pets    10. Primary / junior schools    11. Teaching of a specific subject   

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Great Adventure
I just read this book to my 5 1/2 year old son and he loved it.The prose was challenging for him, but he managed to understand it surprisingly well.Some of the reviewers recommend this for older children, presumably because it is somewhat of a challenging read, but the content is certainly appropriate for younger children.It was a great read-aloud and I enthusiastically recommend it.

Elementary through middle school readers will delight
Advanced elementary through middle school readers will delight in this story of a mouse who is anything but common. Christopher is born in a cage, has encounters in a museum Egyptian room with a dangerous cat, and proves an adventurer and poet alike in this tale of a mouse who must find his way in an exciting world.
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Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - MiceHamstersGuinea Pigsetc.    3. Animals - Pets    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Mice    9. Pets    10. Readers - Chapter Books    11. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.   

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Level 2 readers are for kids reading independently
Level 2 readers are for kids reading independently and Henry And Mudge And The Big Sleepover provides another Henry and Mudge story with fine short chapters, varied sentence structure, and adventure. Here Henry is invited to a sleepover party and nighttime adventures seem to assure nobody will get to sleep, especially when a father decides to participate. Sucie Stevenson's drawings are fun embellishments.
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Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - Dogs    3. Celebrations - Parties    4. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 1-2    7. Dogs    8. Fiction    9. Humorous Stories    10. Juvenile Easy Readers    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Readers - Beginner    13. Sleepovers    14. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pets   

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One wascaly wabbit
The sweetest little South Korean import on the market today.Admittedly, I'm not particularly familiar with a lot of translated South Korean books for children sold in America.But due to the fact that, "While We Were Out", (originally titled in South Korea, "What On Earth Happened During That Time") is twice as adorable as 95% of picture books written in the English language, it's probably a fair guess. A sweet story about a little rabbit
Children's books about animals are one of my favorites to review -- especially when the main character has a mind of his own :). A Story That Makes Them Giggle
This book is just right for my five-year-old bunny loving daughter.It's a simple story of what the pet bunny does when the family leaves, and he sneaks into the house.It's a little reminiscent of Alexandra Day's Carl books, in that when the pet is left alone, he takes on some human characteristics.For instance, this bunny has lunch at the table and tries out roller skating.Very cute- just the right amount of text, a great cuddle up and giggle story. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Pets    2. Animals - Rabbits    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Curiosity    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Rabbits   

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

Subjects:  1. Animals - Pets    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Dogs    5. Fiction    6. Health & Daily Living - General    7. Readers - Beginner    8. Sick    9. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pets   

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READ ME!!!!!!
This is a really sad book but I love it so I highly recommend it.

DD Raniere Period 8
The Summer of Riley takes place in Wyoming.William's grandfather recently died.His mom decided to adopt a dog from the pound.They adopt a dog named Riley.Riley will change William's life forever.Their neighbor Peachie has a horse.Riley gets out and tries to play with him.He knocks him down and Peachie gets very mad.Peachie puts up a lawsuit.The government is giving Riley 30 days to live.William and his best friend Grace do every thing they can.Buy can they save Riley?
The Summer of Riley
The Review of the Summer of Riley by Eve Bunting
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Animals - Pets    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Divorce    6. Dogs    7. Fiction    8. General    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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Henry and Mudge and the WholeFamily
As usual in this cheerful series, Henry and his big dog Mudge arefeatured in three related stories, this time about a family reunion. They receive a letter labeled "invitation."
A gem of a book for kids and parents alike
Stumbling upon the Henry and Mudge books was like stumbling upon a gold mine.My first grader and my preschooler absolutely love these books.This one is my personal favorite but every one of these adventures iswonderful. Rylant uses simple words so beautifully. I can't think of abetter way for us to help our children learn to love reading than by givingthem books that tell great stories in such well-written fashion.Althoughthe stories are about a boy and his dog, they appeal to my daughters,neither of whom even like dogs (or boys, for that matter). Six andseven-year olds should be able to read them for themselves, and youngerchildren will love to hear them read over and over. If you're looking for agreat series of books for 4-7 year olds, check out all of the books in thisseries. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - Dogs    3. Animals - Pets    4. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 2-3    7. Dogs    8. Family - General    9. Family reunions    10. Fiction    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Readers - Beginner    13. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pets   

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Nature in a Nutshell -- good for kids, parents, teachers, camp counselors
The book is full of short activities that answer some natural questions that youth often ask. The activities tell information with wonderful graphic sense.Good for scout leaders, teachers, home school parents, camp counselors and outdoors families.Preparation and materials may take ten minutes to gather.Reading the activity can use up five to ten minutes.Yet, with such a wide variety of activities, each tuned to a particular season of the year, there are lots of options to do or not do.Very pleased with the thoughtful and "hands on" aspects of these activities. A motivated reading student can do most of them with out supervision.

Great Kids Book!
My kids are always looking for something interesting to do, so when I saw this book on line. I decided to get it with the hopes that it would keep my kids out of trouble while teaching them! THIE BOOK SURPASSES all of my expectations. I have copied one activity per week and let them go outside and explore. They have learned so much!The one activity that they really liked was the sanil one. They studied the snail for hours! Then my youngest one was thrilled with being able to identify the sounds of different birds...that lead us on a further exploration of birds. I higghly recommend the book....and did so to our school. They now have three copies that are dog eared! The kids love the book!

Potter Scores
Jean has a nice touch of reality...she has triplets, so maybe that's why!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity programs    2. Children's 9-12 - Nature / Guide Books    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Experiments    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Nature - General    9. Nature study    10. Science    11. Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects    12. General science    13. Interactive & activity books & packs    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Nature / General    15. Natural history & pets   

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Fun from beginning to end
Sure, the plot is silly. What do you expect when the premise is that a tadpole caught in Loch Ness turns out to be more than Uncle McAllister bargained for? The Mysterious Tadpole is a rollicking romp, rich in absurdity (Only after Alphonse grows four legs and reaches the size of a Volkswagen does the teacher conclude that he's not an ordinary tadpole.), and chock full of Steven Kellog's usual hilarious illustrations. Grab the nearest child, curl up in a big chair, and enjoy The Mysterious Tadpole.

If it ain't broke
I loved this book as a child and have loved reading it to my son. He received the 25th Anniversary edition for Christmas and while it's very, very good, it has been rewritten and simply lacks the charm of the original (which I would rate an enthusiastic 5 stars). The story is still wonderful and if this is the only copy you have access to, you won't be disappointed. The original, though, is the best and that's why I have to give this edition 4-stars.

Finally, i found the name of the book!
This was one of my favorite stories as a kid, but i forgot the name. i asked every kindergarden teacher i could find if they knew the book about the kid who gets a baby loch ness monster from his uncle and no one had any idea what i was talking about. I'm so happy i found it here because now i can get it for my son to enjoy. This is such a cute story! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Pets    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Preschool    4. Fiction    5. General    6. Humorous Stories    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Pets    9. Readers - Beginner    10. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pets   

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Young gardeners
... Long before [my daughter] was born I discovered the wonderful books by the two Swedish women Lena Anderson and Christina Bj�rk. They have made several books together, one of them is Linneas Almanac. Linnea in love with nature, month by month!
Linnea is delightful and fun and exhuberant. She has energy and zest for life that is wonderfully contagious. Her almanac introduces the calendaryear through the exploration of nature. Her happy, enchanting, writtenvoice is a motivator forchildren like no other. This is a book forlearning and loving life and nature --- again and again and again. I nevertire of Linnea; her appeal is universal. The only thing that would bebetter is if she was a real person!

Linnea's Almanac
Linnea is a delightful young lady that finds gardening, nature and life in general interesting and waiting to be explored. She takes the reader young and old alike on a wonderful exploration of nature each month. Her storytelling puts the reader in the mood to try the activities she discribes,while providing information and facts for use in the future. Theillustrations put the reader into the story and show the finished productof the monthly activity.Read more

Subjects:  1. Birds    2. Children's 4-8    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Nature study    8. Plants    9. Juvenile Fiction / General    10. Natural history & pets    11. Picture books   

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good book
i really enjoyed this book! It kept me interested the whole time. It's the kind of book you should read over and over again. From the beginning to the end it is just really amazing. if you dont want a story about a cute little mistreated dog this is not the book for you. If it is then great!!

I LUV IT!!! VERY MUCH!!!!
I luv this book very much!!! I just bought it at our scholastic bookfair at school, 3 days later, it's done! Oh I luv it so much!!! It's a very exciting story, you won't know what will happen next if you don't continue reading on...this book will make you wanting for more!!! I'm totaly hooked! because of this book I turned away from excesive TV watching and turn my new hobby to reading Bill Wallace's books! I recomend parents to buy this for their kidz, cause this is one fun and value-teaching book!!!

NO DOGS ALLOWED!!!!
This wonderful book is about a ten-year-old girl named Kristine, who has just lost her horse, Dandy. After losing Dandy, Kristine vows never to get close to another pet again in life! But this promise just keeps getting harder and harder to keep once her father surprises her with a new, adorable, sweet, little puppy that is just waiting to be loved.Even though Kristine vows to never get close to another pet again in life, do you really think she can bear ignoring this sweet, adorable, little puppy? Can her parents convince her enough for that this puppy deserves for her to love the puppy? Find out if you read this heart-warming story which all people- including adults would enjoy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Animals - Horses    3. Animals - Pets    4. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 3-4    7. Children: Grades 4-6    8. Dogs    9. Fiction    10. Grief    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Pets    13. Social Issues - Death & Dying    14. Social Situations - Death & Dying    15. Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings    16. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs   

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Max, the King of Chagrin Falls
I just met the author and the illustrator of this book at a local bookstore.Annie, Max's sister was also there, but Max was too dirty to come. The book is well written, and the illustrations are enjoyable.I read this book to a 3rd-grade class today (I'm a substitute teacher), andthey enjoyed it.They laughed at several points, especially when Maxrolled in fresh horse poop.I recommend it for 2nd grade through 5thgrade.This book is a self-published book, but that does not mean that itis lacking in quality.Sandra Phillipson (the author) chose theself-publishing route mainly because she wanted Robert Takatch (theillustrator) to illustrate it, and she was afraid if she went through apublisher, she would lose that option.He knows these dogs and has done anice job of conveying their personalities through his artwork.I tried togive this book 4 and a half stars instead of 4.

This is so funny!
My kids love this book!We met the author at a book signing and saw both this book and her other about their other dog, Annie.It is a great book that will make you and your kids howl out loud.These books are great -the other is Annie loses her leg but finds her way and is very special. Your kids will love these books and the illustrations in them. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Birds    2. Animals - Dogs    3. Animals - Pets    4. Behavior    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Kindergarten    7. Dogs    8. English springer spaniels    9. Fiction    10. Geese    11. Humorous Stories    12. Juvenile Fiction    13. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs    14. Social Issues - Friendship    15. Children's 4-8    16. Picture books for children   

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Disappointed
I bought this book based on all the positive customer reviews and was very disappointed in the book.
Cats
An old man and woman are lonely ,so the woman says she wants a cat. The man goes out to find her a cat and finds millions and trillions of cats on a mountain. He can't decide which one he likes most,so he takes them all home to his wife.The woman says they cannot take care of all the cats,so they must pick one. They asked the cats which one is the prettiest and the cats all fight with each other. At the end of the fight ,there is only one kitten alive.This kitten had said nothing about being pretty and was not in the fight. So, the man and woman kept the little kitten.
A Classic storybook
This was one of my favorite books when I was growing up in the early 1960's. The illustrations with all of the hundreds of cats, millions of cats are in black and white but it really doesn't matter whether it's in color or not.The story is a sweet funny tale about an very old man and a very old woman who want a cat.This is a must read for young children.They will have a laugh over this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Cats    2. Animals - Pets    3. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Classics    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Social Issues - General    9. Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance    10. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pets   

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A Cute Book, but Not for Every Child - a review of "Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll
This is a cute book conceptually and the poetry reminds me very much of Shel Silverstein - at least as far as the cadence and some of the rhyme goes.
Wish this kind of book was around when my kids were small!
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Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - Pets    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Fiction    6. Humorous Stories    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Pets    9. Preschool Picture Story Books    10. Stories in rhyme    11. Wild animals as pets    12. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Cats    2. Animals - Pets    3. Cats    4. Children's 4-8    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 1-2    7. Fiction    8. General    9. Historical - United States - Colonial    10. History    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Juvenile Historical Fiction    13. Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)    14. Plymouth (Mass.)   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Fishes    2. Animals - Pets    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Foreign Language Study - General    7. Foreign Language Study - Other    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Language Arts - General    10. Preschool Picture Story Books    11. Social Issues - Death & Dying    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Foreign Language Study   

Editorial Review

Despite the theme of witches and creepy critters, this is a veryuncreepy, sweet, and unthreatening picture book suitable for children justgetting into things spooky. Mitzi is a right little witch. She lives in a sortof permanent Halloween, surrounded by cobwebs and dubious-looking aunts inpointy hats. She wants a pet--a really, really creepy pet, please--but, despiterepeated broomstick-flights to Cackle & Co. pet store, she just can't get onethat satisfies. Finally a kitten named Hoodwink shows up at the door, is almostturned away on account of being horribly cuddly and nice... and turns out to bejust perfect. Arthur Howard has won awards for his previous books Read more

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cute
Mitzi is a witch who is on a quest for the perfect pet.She goes to a special pet shop that sells creepy pets.After all she is a witch, a normal pet just won't do!She finds a great shop filled with creepy pets like worms, bats, and toads.She tries a few out but they just don't seem to be good friends for hr.One night Mitzi hears something scratching at the door.She opens it to find a cute kitten.At first she thinks that she can't have such a "cute" pet.But the kitten turns out to be a great friend for her and she keep the cat for her pet!
Adorable book!
You can't help but love Mitzi and her quest for the perfect pet.It is a great book that is not at all scarey and is adorable in every way ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Pets    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Fiction    6. Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Pets    9. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    10. Social Issues - Friendship    11. Witches    12. Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Festivals / Halloween   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Animals - Pets    3. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Christmas    7. Dogs    8. Fiction    9. Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas    10. Juvenile Easy Readers    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Readers - Beginner    13. Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Festivals / Christmas