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A favorite in our house!
This and "Once Upon a Potty" are my son's (age 2) favorites. It's a great potty book, and personally, I think it's a plus that it's unclear whether the child in the story is a boy or a girl - that just means either gender will easily be able to relate. As for whether it encourages toddlers to use the potty, I think it does. Whenever we read this, my son shouts "Diapers off!" and flies to the potty chair. One thing that's a real positive about this is that it's a bit long. That's been a help keeping my son sitting on the potty longer without being distracted by a toy or a noise or whatever. I'd highly recommend A Potty for Me for anyone looking to start or add to their potty training toolbox.

a great potty book!
My son (2 years) has loved this book for months.In fact, our family has memorized it now, we have read it so many times.I like how it written on a child's level and emphasized that the most important part of the whole potty learning process is that the child feel good about his/her accomplishments!

It's all in how you know your child will respond...
I have a little boy who will be 3 very soon.He is now at the stage where he tells me when to change poopy diapers, so I know that he is now entering the potty training stage.When looking for a book on encouraging the "potty" concept, I was so delighted to find a Karen Katz book.My child has two Katz books previous to this and loves the illustrations and easy language.Previous books were very instrumental in his grasp of sharing and not hitting.So it led me to purchase this book on potty training.So far, my son has LOVED the book and requests for me to read it over and over.He also is applying the concepts in the book to our visits to the big potty.
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Subjects:  1. Body, Mind & Spirit    2. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Health & Daily Living - Toilet Training    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Social Situations - Toilet Training    9. Specimens    10. Toilet training    11. Toy and movable books    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Health / Toilet Training   

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An excellent book!
This book presents a good variety of word and logic problems. I'd recommend this book for anyone interested in a variety of math problems. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Juvenile Fiction    3. Mathematics    4. Problems, exercises, etc    5. School & Education    6. U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad   

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WHAT A DELIGHTFUL BOOK - WOULD BE A GREAT PRESENT FOR THE DRAGON LOVER
I was truely impressed with this offering.This is a wonderful little book about just what the title indicates "Dragonology."The entire book is producted in a sort of medieval mode, with wonderful illustrations.The books if filled with maps, puzzels, drawings, anatomy lessons (dragons of course), life styles (again, dragons) types, habits, origins, lore and even riddles.The work is quite a combination of originality and pure imagination from the author.This is one of those books that might first appear to be classified as juvinal, but it is so much more.The art work alone is worth the price of the book.The text is imaginative yet quite realistic in it's presentation.As I said, I was truely impressed with this one and highly recommend it.This would make a wonderful gift for any lover of dragons, dragon lore or for that matter just a fun read.

LET YOUR IMAGINATION SORE!
If you like dragons, this is for you. Dragonology is a book for any age. It's cool that they show dragon skin and dragon dust. This book gave me more info on dragons, and I believe in dragons. I read in one night and I am always going back to it. I love dragons more, than I did, before I read the book. This book will leave you with all smiles.

Fascinating look at the "real" world of the legendary dragon
"Authored" by noted dragonologist "Dr. Ernest Drake," "Dragonology" is a short but concise "encyclopedia" for anyone interested in the winged creatures of international lore.Divided into eight chapters, covering such diverse topics as "dragons of the world," "dragon biology and physiology," and "dragon behaviour," the book is profusely illustrated and generously features such hands-on additions as "dragon dust" and pieces of "dragon skin," all designed to satisfy even the casual dragon fan.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - Mythical    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Curiosities & Wonders    6. Dragons    7. Juvenile General And Reference Works    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Reference - General    11. Specimens    12. Toy and movable books    13. Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic   

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a great book out of a great series - a review by Eli (age 7)
This book is really out of this world.I have been hooked on the magic school bus series.I can't wait to read more books in the series.The inside the human body book is full with very interesting facts and I learned so much from reading it.Arnold doesn't know where the bus is and is trying to find it.He doesn't even know that it is actually inside him.Then Arnold sneezes and finds the bus right next to him.He doesn't understand how he didn't see it before.

packed with information
Ms. Frizzle is taking her class on a memorable field trip through the human body in this entertaining book featuring the beloved eccentric teacher and her curious class.My only complaint is that the pages are so busy with information that it's impossible to sit and really read the whole book, but perhaps it's best to let a child's curiosity guide you through a number of readings rather than trying to get everything in at one sitting.Concepts are expressed clearly and with humor.Justly popular with young students.

Fifth Food Group: Magic School Buses
Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen outdo themselves in "The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body."It is their most ambitious collaboration yet, and it definitely doesn't disappoint.Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure    2. Action & Adventure - General    3. Anatomy, Human    4. Body, Human    5. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    6. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    7. Children: Grades 2-3    8. Health & Daily Living - Anatomy    9. Health & Medicine - Anatomy    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile Science (General)    12. Juvenile literature    13. School & Education    14. Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology    15. Fiction    16. Juvenile Fiction / Science & Technology   

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the best
This was my sons' favorite story book at age 3 or 4.The language is advanced, with much more challenging vocabulary than a modern book would use for preschoolers, but it wasn't a problem, so it must be a good thing!

Stories that have aged well
Having been exposed to the contemporary "commercial" version of Thomas the Tank Engine in various forms I had low expectations for _The_Complete_Collection_. After reading all the stories over the past two months at bedtime I whole heartedly give this collection 5 stars. These are the original stories by Rev. W. Awdry--not just Thomas stories, but other trains that have been forgotten by the marketplace. The language is the Queen's English and the terminology harks back to a different place and time. Fortunately the stories are robust enough to hold up without translation for my 3-year old.
The Perfect Thomas Book
I got this book a long time ago and I must say, this book is a must have for anyone even remotely interested at all in Thomas.
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Subjects:  1. Anthologies    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Fiction    5. Railroads    6. Short stories    7. Trains    8. Transportation - Trains    9. Character books    10. Juvenile Fiction / General    11. Sale Books   

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Fancy Cover, Bad Book
Quite Frankly, this new Holt Phyiscs book, does NOT cover all the content that is involved in the detailed study of Physics. Not only that, but it leaves out some of the most important principles that are in physics. For example, Chapter 5-2, we talk about Energy, it doesn't give the law of conservation of energy, which is one of the most important laws in physics. It also when talking about Newton's laws, doesn't use the ideas that Newton had. There are so many things missing, I could go on forever, I wish I could give this book a negative score, but I can't do so. I'm currently in Physics at my school, and I like to study Physics in my spare time. Serway is a very good author of the college books, that I have, but this one does not cut it for a full understanding of Physics.

Superb Physics book!
This was the text book used in my honors physics class.Though it may not go into extremely advanced issues, it does touch on A LOT of material, including basic collisions, fluids, rotational motion, relativity (a bit), and even some quantum mechanics.This book is definitely useful to anyone who wants a better education in basic physics and a start into somewhat beginner's advanced physics. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Science & Nature - Physics    4. Science/Mathematics   

Editorial Review

Wanda Petronski lives way up in shabby Boggins Heights, and she doesn't have any friends. Every day she wears a faded blue dress, which wouldn't be too much of a problem if she didn't tell her schoolmates that she had a hundred dresses at home--all silk, all colors, and velvet, too. This lie--albeit understandable in light of her dress-obsessed circle--precipitates peals of laughter from her peers, and she never hears the end of it. One day, after Wanda has been absent from school for a few days, the teacher receives a note from Wanda's father, a Polish immigrant: "Dear teacher: My Wanda will not come to your school any more. Jake also.Now we move away to big city. No more holler Polack. No more ask why funny name. Plenty of funny names in the big city. Yours truly, Jan Petronski." Read more

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A good read for any young girl
I read this when I was really young and it had a serious impact on my life and the way I treated others. This is a short book meant for kids who are under 12 years old but it's equally powerful even for adults and carries a strong message. I have met a lot of catty, shallow women and girls in my life (no names here) who should read this book. It has a very good lesson about kindness, not judging others and standing up for what is right. It's a sad story with a bittersweet ending. Though I wished the ending had more closure, the message is still strong and I would not change the story. I think kids will learn a great deal from this story, things like: Don't judge others on how they look or what they have. Be kind to people because you never know when they will be gone. Don't say anything to anyone that you may regret later. Above all, never underestemate people's talent or brains. This story is old but timeless!

THE HUNDRED DRESSES: What is it about?
First off, I want to start with saying that this book is not about lying but the hazards of peer pressure and teasing. Wanda Pertoniski was different and because of this she suffered the indignities of being teased and ostracized from any real normal life. She was an easy target for the more popular and socially acceptable girls of her school. Wanda was quite and reserved, never really stood up for herself. One day she announced to all that heard that she had a hundred of the most beautiful dresses in her closet at home. The reality of it was that while she did have dresses in her closet they were not in actuality real. They were pictures that she had created. To take this as a lie is not properly correct.
The Hundred Dresses
The 100 Dresses
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Hard to Follow any September
My kids (and I) found this book hard to follow. It is much too complex for the age grop it is intended. Hard to follow, follow, follow ... Try to remember this next September!

Evolution remains to be demonstrated
1) Abiogenesis has not yet been demonstrated; 2) the alleged common ancestor has not yet been identified; 3) the mechanism of evolution is still to be determined; 4) vestigial organs have a function after all; 5) junk-DNA has a function after all; 6) the intermediate forms in the fossil record are still missing; 7) the intermediate forms in molecular biology are still missing; 8) there is much evidence of catastrophism in the fossil record; 9) evidence of a global environmental cathaclism several thousand years ago is mounting; 10) Lucy has been proven to be a monkey after all; 11) Neandertals are human after all; 12) the ape-man "line" of evolution is flawed after all; 13) dinossaurs were contemporary of mammals after all; 14) evidence of information, design, irreducible complexity and fine-tuning is overwhelming in astronomy, physics and biology; 15) random evolution is mathematically impossible; 16) simply making thousands of copies of the instructions to make a paper airplane will never get you the instructions of an Airbus A380; 17) developing resistance to antibiothics doesn't add any new genetic information, so it can be said to demonstrate evolution; 18)small variations within species or speciation always rely on pre-existent genetic information, so cannot be said to prove evolution; 19) even if a monkey could randomly type the instructions to build an Airbus A380 it would still take a very intelligent being to realize that and to structure the building process; 20)living and polystratic fossils abound.
Very good bio text.
This text is very complete and goes over all the concepts of biology like five kingdoms, cells and ecology.It is written with the student in mind and a very helpful text.I also used The Ultimate Study Guide for Biology: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations by Patrick Leonardi (Volume 1, 2, 3)
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Great Book That Little Girls Love
I have had this book for over a year and my girls just love it.We read it every single night and they have it memorized.I have never had a problem potty training and this book makes it fun.I have 5 children and each one will potty train when ready.I will continue to read this book even to the baby.

Enthusiastic about it!
This was the best book I found to help get my daughter interested in the potty. She loved the rhyming patterns, and I loved that the book showed "Hannah" making mistakes but not giving up.It was very positive and helpful in portraying a little girl wanting to get out of diapers without criticizing. I loved this book!

Very cute story
I bought the boy version of this book for my son when he was potty training.I read it so many times that I had to buy the girl version for my daughter.It's a cute story and I like the rhythm.I'm just now introducing my daughter to the idea of potty training.She's still a little young to fully understand it, but she does like reading this book.
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good reading in project management
the book covers most of the issues related to project management. Sometopics are very informative even for soemone with experience in projectmanagement. overall a very good book on this subject. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Building    2. Construction - General    3. Construction industry    4. Engineering - Civil    5. Management    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Superintendence    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Building construction & materials    11. Construction & heavy industry    12. Technology / Construction & Construction Trades   

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Excellent Self Study Guide for the Math ILITERATE
This book taught me, a 32 year old electrical contractor, enough math to help my 15 year old son in algebra, and finally understand the science I learned in High School. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Algebra - General    2. Arithmetic    3. Mathematics    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Mathematics / General   

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Life Science textbook
It is very helpful to have the book as I am tutoring a student in science.
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KIds love it
I bought this on a whim because my children love dinosaurs right now (just like all kids I guess).It's become a bedtime favorite of theirs.
Great Book For Dinosaur Lovers.
My son loves these books.He laughs and giggles the whole way through.The fact that she puts all the names of the dinosaurs hidden in the pictures for the parents to see is great.It gives me an answer for the inevitable "what kind is that one, mom?"
Great book!
I was worried these board books wouldn't be as good as the large hard cover Dinosaur books, but they are just as charming. The illustrations are great. They are about half as long though. My 3 1/2 yr old loves all the Yolen dinosaur books. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children: Preschool    4. Concepts - General    5. Dinosaurs    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Health & Daily Living - Daily Activities    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Orderliness    11. Preschool Concepts    12. Stories in rhyme    13. Yolen, Jane    14. Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / General   

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Great for kids
My granddaughter loved the explanations about autism in this book. She is 9, and it is written where she can understand more about the behaviors of her brother with autism. She was even going to take it to school for her teacher to read, and some of her classmates.Many adults would benefit from reading it also.

MARCHING TO YOUR OWN DRUMMER
This is an excellent teaching tool that paves the way towards acceptance of persons who display autistic behavior.Autism and its related neurobiological condition, Asperger's are spectrum conditions.Common spectrum behaviors include a myriad of sensory issues such as strong aversions for loud noises; strong reactions to certain smells and tastes and distinctive speaking styles.Many spectrum behaviors overlap and Asperger's, while considered at the higher end of the autism spectrum does indeed share common neuro-sensory ground with autism.Read more

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Wonderful Collection!
I have been reading this book aloud to my 8yo daughter and 6yo son.Even though my son initially showed no interest when I brought the book out (robots and dinosaurs are more his thing) he has been riveted, and my animal-loving daughter has been especially interested in each story, and each picture.
This gift to our grandchildren will be special.
I've had the pleasure of reading all of the James Herriot books.The stories and wonderful illustrations in this book
outstanding book to read to small ones at bedtime
With two small boys, I think I've read or have become acquainted with much of the literature available for parents who read to their children in the evening.This setting of James Herriot's stories, with their accompanying illustrations, is top notch, head and shoulders above anything else I've seen.The stories are heartwarming but realistic enough to avoid being saccharine--animals die or get injured--and the overall message is a good one:it's our responsibility to care for God's creation, especially the animals we have. ... Read more

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The Key Differences Between Chinese and American Teaching Methods
For many years, I have heard about how Asian countries typically outperform America in tests relating to concepts in mathematics. I've often wondered why; I thought perhaps it's because testing is more rigorous in these countries or perhaps the students have more homework and are able to practice math more frequently. However, after reading this book, it appears the teaching method may make the biggest difference. Better teachers have probably had better experiences of being taught when they were students. This cycle continues on, therefore producing more competent students and perhaps fostering an interest in teaching in the future.
Fundamental Concepts of Math Reviewed
I found this book very enlightening.Every school teacher dealing in any way with math should read this for their own education.
Loved it!
I had to read this book for a class and loved it.I learned a lot about teaching and ways to improve how I teach math. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. China    2. Comparative education    3. Education    4. Education / Teaching    5. Elementary    6. Mathematics    7. Study and teaching (Elementary    8. Study and teaching (Elementary)    9. Teaching Methods & Materials - Classroom Planning    10. Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics    11. United States    12. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Mathematics    13. Teaching of a specific subject    14. USA   

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Must-have book for Physics instructors
Lots of classic demos plus some unusual ones. Each chapter includes explicit instructions, background material, safety warnings, and references. A terrific resource for science teachers (specifically in physics) at all levels, though most useful at the high school or college level. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Methods Of Instruction And Study (General)    3. Physics    4. Physics (General)    5. Science    6. Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology    7. Experimental techniques    8. Experiments & science projects    9. Science / Physics   

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practice is the key
I'm a firm believer of practice early on math. It will build kid's interest and confidence for the long run. This book is invaluable. It breaks grade 1 math into small pieces and let your child do a little every day. My son learned a lot from this book. He often asks further questions and thinks a lot more. This book helped him do well in math. In the Beestar online math contest (...), he often wins honor mentions. Highly recommend.
Great Review of 1st Grade Math Skills
I used this book for after-school review with my 6-year-old son. The format (5 problems per day, including 1 word problem) worked great. Used on a daily basis, it provides just enough repetition to do the trick.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 1-2    2. Education / Teaching    3. General    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Mathematics - Arithmetic