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Buy this book!
I bought this book for my 2yr old and he loves it! My 4yr old loves it too. It does a great job teaching kids the cycle of life. The photos are wonderful and the story is simple enough to keep little ones interested, yet gives a great explanation about the circle of life.

Amazing Visuals
A wonderful, graphic book about the circle of life. Why are kids so fascinated by pumpkins? Take a look at this visually intense book and see why. The photographs are definitely the feature here, but the text is not bad either, and keeps it at just about the right pace for a 3-5 year old audience.

wonderful!
I love this book. The photos are great! It has quickly become one of my daughter's favorites! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Life cycles    7. Nature & the Natural World - General    8. Pumpkin    9. Science & Nature - Flowers & Plants    10. Gardening: general interest    11. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

Reviews (9)

My daughter has loved this book from the beginning
Hola Jalepeno is just plain fun!This is one of the first books that we bought for our daughter and one that she has shown interest in from the start.I think it is the fun rhyming cadence of the book that she likes.She would listen when she was 2 month old and still likes to listen at 13 months.It's nice and short so it fits well with a little one's attention span.Reading this book can be a lot of fun!

Yummy Yummy for my Tummy...
Another cute addition to Amy Wilson Sanger's series of book and cute as can be. Although I like this one, it's not my favorite. A few of the words are a little much for a childrens book, actually I'm stumbling saying them as this is a rhyming book and with a toddler they can't wait to get to the next page. Very cute but could have been just a drop better.

Hola Jalapeno
Great reading for kids and adults. Love the vocab list on back of book. My one-year-old daughter loves the illustrations. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Children: Preschool    3. Cookery, Mexican    4. Cooking & Food    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Mexican cooking    9. Preschool Informational Books    10. Stories in rhyme    11. Food & drink / cookery: general interest    12. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies    13. Mexico   

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Helping children learn the process of peaceful conflict resolution
The idea behind the "Learning to Get Along" series is that it is never too soon for children to learn about the process of peaceful conflict resolution (especially since they will have amply opportunity to learn about resolving conflicts by other means from television, movies and other children)."Talk and Work It Out" takes the concept of peaceful conflict resolution and puts it into clear and simple words with supporting illustrations by Meredith Johnson.The book is written by Cheri J. Meiners, who has a master's degree in elementary education and gifted education, has taught both first-grade and education teachers, has supervised student teachers and has six children (which pretty much covers all the bases).
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Conduct of life    4. Conflict management    5. Interpersonal conflict    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Readers - Beginner    9. Social Issues - General    10. Social Issues - Values & Virtues    11. Social Situations - General    12. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

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A Timeless Classic
I bought this book for my nephews who are 5 & 6 years old, because I had a copy of it when my boys were younger and they loved when I read it!They are now 19 & 16 years old!
Thingumajig Book of Manners
The book was in great condition, but it was a board book ,not the hard cover I had ordered.I had to return the book.

A Classic!
I had this book as a child in the early 80's and it's so funny to see other people saying they can't get this little creatures out of their heads too!! They're creepy and gross and funny, things every kid loves! When my 5 year old nephew came to live with me this is the book I thought of first to teach him good manners, after I found his "booger collection". My dad used to read this book to my sister and I over and over again, and when I asked my mom for the copy to read to my newphew she said it was about to fall apart from reading it so much! So I got him his own copy. The ugly Thingumajigs will stick out in any childs mind, it's a funny story with a memorable message and I am sure your kids will grow up and remember it as well as we do! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Behavior    2. Children's Baby/Preschool    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Etiquette    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Social Issues - Manners & Etiquette    10. Stories in rhyme    11. Personal, health & social education (PHSE)   

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Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Every teen needs a copy of this book, not because it will make your life easier, but because it will at least make it simpler and more organized.Filled with sections on Health & Wellness, Getting Along, Staying Safe, School & Learning, Going Online, Planning Ahead, Saving the World, Focus On You, and Just for Fun, there is a ton of information just waiting in LIFE LISTS FOR TEENS.
A great book for schools
Life Lists is an awesome book.I want to purchase one for every classroom because it's so helpful for students and teachers!

A Book That Has Helped Me Through A Lot
This book has made a world of difference to me. It has a lists of almost everything teenagers, boys and girls, might be confused about in life. There are reasons not to do drugs and drink, ways to not be stressed out, ways to be safe and so much more. Whenever I have a problem with friends, familys, boys or I'm just stressed out, I can look in the index to find a list to help me with the problem that I'm going through right now. I loved this book because I felt that the author understood teens and writes in a way that expresses knowledge, not opinion. This book is a must for any teen. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Conduct of life    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Life skills guides    6. Social Issues - General    7. Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance    8. Social Science - Psychology    9. Teenagers    10. Time management    11. United States    12. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

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Good introduction, but more substance needed
I was disappointed.
Great!
"Finding Your Focus", by Judith Greenbaum and Geraldine Markel, offers practical advice for common difficulties faced by adults with ADD.
Beyond Just Meds thinking, Take Charge of your Life!!!!
In this book authors Judith Greenbaum Ph.D. and Geraldine Markle Ph.D. string together a phenomenal amount of information in a concise and straight to the point fashion. This is definitely what I would call a life skills book focused on strategies for overcoming many of the daily problems associated with adult ADHD.The authors have wisely decided to stay away from spending too much time on biological root causes, instead focusing on practical tips and strategies for maximizing success in daily life.The book seems to blend elements of cognitive therapy with a well defined process task analysis system.
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Subjects:  1. Attention-deficit disorder in adults    2. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    3. General    4. Learning Disabilities    5. Parenting - Hyperactivity    6. Popular works    7. Psychology    8. Self-Help    9. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies    10. Self-Help / General   

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Great book to teach kids about blame
This one should definitely be in every library! It's wonderful about teaching kids (and adults) that when things happen, there's always enough blame to go around to isolating one individual is usually not the best so, just chip in and help clean up the mess or fix the problem.Fantastic message - definitely helps with the "she did it" or "he did its" and promotes teamwork in helping to solve whatever problem occurred.Highly recommend!

The Berenstain Bears and The Blame Game
In the Book called" The Berenstain Bears and the blame Game", there is a family of four, Brother Bear, Sister Bear, Mama Bear and Papa Bear. Mama Bear is usually friendly and kind, but now her house has turned into a never-ending blame game. " Its her fault, No its his fault", is what Brother and Sister Bear say. First they break a vase with roses that Mama Bear just put there that morning. Who knows what they will break next. This book teaches kids that fighting is no use. Instead of fighting they should get to work and solve the problem. STOP THE GAME OF BLAME AND SHAME
Once again, the peace and serenity of Bear Country is shattered by the boisterous exchange between Brother and Sister Bear. Even the usually patient Mama Bear could not help but blow her top off. Papa Bear comes to the rescue by showing the way. He puts things right by getting Brother,Sister and even Mama Bear to chip in and help. Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Bears    2. Bears    3. Behavior    4. Berenstain, Stan / Berenstain, Jan    5. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    6. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    7. Children: Grades 1-2    8. Children: Kindergarten    9. Family - Siblings    10. Fiction    11. Human behavior    12. Juvenile Fiction    13. Preschool Picture Story Books    14. Responsibility    15. Animal stories    16. Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings    17. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies    18. Picture books   

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great book
Every parent should own this book. I enjoyed it, my son enjoyed it, and the illustrations were nice too

reinforces that children can make good choices on their own
The general message of the book is great. Different emotions that can occur when dealing with different people are expressed. The text then talks about how we feel about our own emotions and then how we have the choice as to how to react to our emotions and then how we then communicate back to the people who have done us wrong. The text is great, the messages are wonderful, and there is a lot to talk about, such as "I am in charge of my words and actions...they belong to me".What is mentioned is in general, getting along, feeling good when things go well, fighting, arguing, yelling, hitting, crying, taking turns, sharing, solving problems, and treating others well. More themes covered are name calling, physically hurting others, bullying, how friends should act with one another, and despite physical appearance differences, we are all the same inside with the same emotions and are deserving of respect from one another. Wonderful - Easy for Kids to Understand
I saw this book and didn't think anything of it, then I checked it out at the library and discovered that my daughter loved it (4 years old) and it brought up many discussions about herself and others.We love reading ittogether!I had to buy it because she kept wanting to check it out again,and again. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Choice (Psychology)    4. Human relations    5. Interpersonal relations    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Social Issues - General    9. Social interaction    10. Conflict resolution    11. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

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I wish the alphabet had more letters!
David Schwartz is brilliant! In G is for Googol, he brings together a wealth of mathematical information for strong independent readers. A is for abacus, F is for Fibonacci, and K is for Konigsburg! If you don't know how to pronounce rhombicosidodecahedron, don't dispair! Schwartz will show you how, and his entertaining and informative book will keep inquisitive kids enthralled for hours!

A googolplex of fun
At her Montessori preschool, my daughter loved only math "work," mastering the binomial and trinomial cubes early on. At 5, as we began homeschooling, her reading level exploded and she fell in love with words. Unlike "hands-on" math, she had no interest in arithmetic or pages of problems. She's a highly gifted, visual-spatial learner who also reads rapidly and at a high level. Now, at 8, I present her with "literary math," books with mathematical concepts and lots of words and pictures. This book is one of the best examples of that genre. When I handed it to my daughter, she eagerly began flipping through the pages, then scanned the table of contents. "V is for Venn diagram!" she said happily. "I LOVE Venn diagrams!" She read everything about them and studied the amusing pictures in detail. Then she began to describe aspects of her life to us in Venn diagrams. So it has gone with the rest of this book, which I highly recommend.

Book Excites Kids
This book enthralled my fifth graders. They are fascinated with large numbers and love the name googol. This book helps get kids excited about math. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alphabet    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Concepts - Alphabet    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Mathematics    8. Mathematics - General    9. Miscellanea    10. Study Aids - Mathematics    11. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

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buyer beware!
This book has great photos and provides a very basic overveiw of the trucking industry. I would reccommend this book to any school library. Don't be fooled, this book is not written to help with answering more technical questions that would be sort after by students taking lessons for a career in the trucking industry... For this I strongly reccomend "Bumper to Bumper"

Tractor-Trailer Trucker is exciting!
A Powerful Truck Book where we get to hook up the tractor to the trailer; load the cargo & inspect the rig. Put the truck in gear - you should see how many they have - pull onto the highway & head out in the driver's seat. Good for learning
I think that this book is good for learning because it tells about tractor-trailers. It also tells how they fix trucks. The photos show good photographs in your head with the words. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Tractor trailer combinations    6. Tractor trailers    7. Transportation - Cars & Trucks    8. Truck driving    9. Trucks    10. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies    11. Road & motor vehicles   

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Crack open this multi-layered wonder
There are just so many ways/reasons to read this multifaceted marvel! For the very youngest listener, elegant, lyrical prose describes an egg in concrete, easy to understand prose. The second layer of text gives the reader additional information about the various inhabitants of eggs and their incubation. Upon closer inspection, the names of the animal hatching from each egg are provided for would-be classifiers. This book is appropriate for a cross section of reader, from tiny lap-sitters to children on the rug during story time to young nature explorers. No wonder this book is listed on the 2006-07 Mockingbird Children's Choice Award List.

An Egg is...A Hust Have!!
What a gorgeous book!And just in time for Easter!From the concise text to the colorful illustrations, this book holds my daughters attenion while teaching us both a thing or two.The naturalistic and realistic approach of the pictures was a refreshing change from the cartoon character filled world that is often pushed on children.We are egggstatic about this eggcellent book!

This Is Inspiring
This book is very inspiring to all young ones and adults as well. It makes kids want to go out and learn about eggs. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children's Books/All Ages    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Eggs    6. Embryology    7. General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Nature / General    11. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Children: Preschool    4. Cookery, Italian    5. Cooking & Food    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Preschool Informational Books    10. Stories in rhyme    11. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

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Ever separate an egg with a funnel? Ever make a grilled cheese and broccoli sandwich? Ever follow your kids into the kitchen and help them with recipes they have chosen to prepare?Read more

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It even tastes good!
I got this book from the library but after flipping through it, we bought it.My 8 year old has been able to follow the step-by-step directions that are clear and easy to understand.We started with the Torn Tortilla Bake that made a great side dish.

Fabulous way to introduce a child to the kitchen
I've long been a fan of Mollie Katzen's cookbooks: she is so very user-friendly and clear in her writing. My most battered (so to speak) cookbook is Still Life with Menu. So Rowan (my ex's little boy, who is my "best friend," as he tells people) turned eight last week or so. He's been my cooking buddy since he was big enough to stand on a chair next to my stove (age two). He thinks I am the best cook in the world (and I'm not going to correct him).
HonestPretzels
Honest Pretzels is a good book for children who like to cook. The directions are easy to follow and are fun. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Cookery    4. Cooking    5. Cooking & Food    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Pretzels    9. Food & drink / cookery: general interest    10. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

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Choc full of new age cliche's, but Good for Discussions
Divided into four parts: The Spiritual Basics of the Universal Truths, Spiritual Lessons from Animals, Spiritual Messages from Verse, and Mother Nature's Babies.Line drawings and very short stories explain different types of beings and varieties of experiences.
kids info guide
This is a great book for kids. I bought the book and read it first before I gave it to my daughter. It had the same beliefs I have and although we discussed my beliefs before this brought up more questions for her and gave her deeper insight into the spiritual world. She loves the book. It explains about being born and differant types of psychicness and it is easy for children to understand. With stories at the end that will teach them like children sitting by a grandmothers feet.Great for opening up young minds.

Mother of 5
This is an excellent book for teaching the spiritual basics of the universal truths. I have 5 children ages 18, 13,11,9,8. All of them have benefited from this book. This book has helped me explain truths that I could not put in the right words. Mary Summer Rain speaks so well to young minds as well as to adult minds. The pictures are on a childrens level so that where they dont at first understand the words, they can look at the pictures and get an idea of what is being said. By the second time around in the book my children were all understanding. I make this book a nightly bedtime reading. She has broken down the truths in small digestable pieces just enough for understanding. What a wonderful gift we give our children to help them understand and to heal our land. They are the age of peace and harmony. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Kindergarten    2. General    3. Juvenile Fiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Nature & the Natural World - General    6. New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit    7. New Age movement    8. Parapsychology - ESP (Clairvoyance, Precognition, Telepathy)    9. Spiritual life    10. Spiritualism    11. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies    12. Religious education / world faiths   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Learning Disabilities    4. Life Stages - Teenagers    5. Parenting - Hyperactivity    6. Psychology    7. Psychopathology - General    8. Teenagers    9. Attention-deficit disorder in adolescence    10. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder    11. Coping with personal problems    12. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

Subjects:  1. Character    2. Children's All Ages - Education    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Ethics & Moral Philosophy    6. General    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile Social Problems (General)    9. Juvenile literature    10. Personality development    11. Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance    12. Social Issues - Values & Virtues    13. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

Subjects:  1. Appreciation    2. Art (paintingsculptureartistsarchitectureetc.)    3. Children's All Ages    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. General    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile Fine Arts    9. Juvenile literature    10. Painting    11. Themes, motives    12. Juvenile Fiction / General    13. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

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Nice and useful book
As the parent of a middle schooler on the autistic spectrum, this book is a vital resource in helping kids to learn the social skills needed in todays often stressful school enviornment.

How To Resolve Conflict:It's Not Just For Kids
Ms. Drew's book is NOT just for kids.In the book, she explains how people can resolve conflict by using some simple and elegant techniques.In addition, the book is written for people ages 11 to 114.The book borrows mostly from the practice of Mediation.Mediation is a form of conflict resolution which uses a Neutral Mediator who helps parties come to a mutually acceptable agreement to end their dispute.
A self-help guide for kids and teens
The Kids' Guide To Working Out Conflicts: How To Keep Cool, Stay Safe, And Get Along is a self-help guide for kids and teens to learning basic social skills. From keeping one's cool when teased, to staying safe in threatening situations, dealing with sexual harassment, learning how to disagree and get along, self-tests, conflict logs, and much more. Assorted useful forms for tracking and monitoring one's progress add a useful interactive aspect, and humorous caricatures, stories and survey results from kids themselves, and a friendly, no-nonsense tone enhance the highly palatible and simple to assimilate lessons. Overall, The Kids' Guide To Working Out Conflicts is a practical resource to learning how to deal with real life situations effectively, and highly recommended to readers of all ages. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Conflict (Psychology)    4. Conflict management    5. Fighting (Psychology)    6. General    7. Interpersonal conflict    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Social Issues - Peer Pressure    11. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

Reviews (38)

Third Grade
I use this book with my third grade students.We read a story per week.Many of their parents tell me it becomes a topic of conversation each week as the child teaches Mom and Dad a new word.It is fantastic.

weighty words
I love this book.This book is one of the best books ever.The reason why I gave this book five stars because its funny and senstive. My favorite word was laxcity.Laxcity means that you dont even care about whats gioing on.I think that this book is good for all ages. I hope that you read this fantastic book.

weighty words
This book is one of the best books I had ever read in my life.I would recommend this book to every one because its funny and great. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Reference    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children's stories, American    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Concepts - Alphabet    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Language Arts - Vocabulary & Spelling    8. Mnemonics    9. Puns and punning    10. Reference - Dictionaries    11. Short stories    12. Vocabulary    13. English    14. English language    15. Juvenile Fiction / General    16. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

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Relevant, Insightful, Provocative, Life-Changing. A must-read!
Once again Peck's integrative approach (integrating psychology, spirituality (not dogma), and philosophy with practical experience) has produced a work of profound depth and value. In our times of "global war," the doctor's ideas about community making and peace are a prescription we could all benefit from.
Peck Mixes Spirituality with Common Sense
Community isn't what we think it is.Peck does an impeccable job of explaining true community and why it is so elusive in our society.Though he mentions over and over that he is an idealist, Peck presents some very intelligent arguments as to why a community approach just makes sense.He isn't naive either.He says the road to community can be painful and extremely hard.

A developmental model psychospirituality
After being catapulted to fame by his first book--the best-selling "The Road Less Travelled" --psychiatrist Morgan Scott Peck follows it up with another one on psychology and spirituality. The chapter that captured my interest without let was the one on his theory of psychospiritual development. He delineates four stages, each representing a more mature level of development than the preceding stage. Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio - Self-Help    2. Audio Adult: Other    3. General    4. Sociology - General    5. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    6. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies    7. Religion / Inspirational    8. Social groups & communities