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good
I love transformers and this book bigng me good memories, is a good book.
NOT QUITE ULTIMATE BUT STILL VERY GOOD.
Over twenty years after arriving on American soil the Transformers continue to be one of the most popular toy lines.But more than just a toy line, with some dozen different animated series counting both in the states and in Japan, as well as multiple comic book series, the Transformers also has a rich and colorful history.The Transformers Ultimate Guide covers the toys, comics, and animated shows in this 144 page book that begins with a history of Cyberton and the eons long battle between Primus & Unicron, the light and dark side of the same coin.The book is written by long time Transformers writer Simon Furman.We'll learn of the very first Transformer named Prima, and the civil war on Cybertron, led by Megatron against the unsuspecting Autobots.Sentinel Prime was the first Autobot leader and would be killed by Megatron, and pass on the Matrix to the Transformer who become known as Optimus Prime.A timeline traces the Autobot/Decepticon war right up and including their eventual crash on Earth millions of years ago.
Robots in Disguise
I was skeptical that this book could deliver, but on opening the cover was immediately drawn in by its graphic spreads and the marriage of art and type. No one could hope to chronicle the multifarious incarnations of Takara's transforming toys; but someone has. No one could untangle all the plot threads weaving through the saga of Cybertron; but someone did. No one could possibly provide an engrossing account of Hasbro's marketing variations or its Sunbow division's many animated series; no one except Furman, himself an astute observer and able author of Transformer comics.
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Subjects:  1. Character toys    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Performing Arts - General    6. Performing Arts - Television & Radio    7. Reference - General    8. Toys    9. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    10. Transformers (Fictitious chara    11. Transformers (Fictitious characters)    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Humor / Cartoons & Comics   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Novelty    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Non-Classifiable    5. Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    5. Juvenile Nonfiction / Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

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Typicall Brainquest product
I have purchased the My First Brainquest, Preschool Brainquest,Kindergarten Brainquest, and Bathtime Brainquest.This is a typical Brainquest item!I love this series.So far they have all been age appropriate and my 4 yo has learned a lot! My only complaint is that doing these questions before bedtime makes her more talkative and less ready for bed!So now we don't do them right before bed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Games & Activities - Questions & Answers    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    6. Early learning / early learning concepts    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Games & Activities / Questions & Answers   

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Great idea, well implemented
I especially like the "out of the box" approach. This is a great gift for about 7 to 10 year old kids. Former lego bricks and skills are helpful but not necessary (half of the models require some extra bricks and/or other stuff). Models are easy enough to build and it don't take too much time. Suits quite well for international (non english speaking) customers too - pictures show well enough how to build and use the models.

Great gift for any lego builder
My opinion is that legos shouldn't come with instructions. I grew up with legos, and had a lot of fun making up my own models. When I watch kids play with legos today, they don't seem to get the idea that you can do a lot more with them than what is printed on the box. This book quite nicely addresses that problem by showing some of the most crazy contraptions I've seen. They do very clever things with legos, and make models that actually move and do things. My favorite is the candy dispenser that you can load up with M&Ms or Skittles. Highly recommended.

klutz books are the best!
I can't say enough about klutz books. We use the books for fun and for homeschooling. The instructions are clear and the projects are so much fun!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's 9-12 - Books With Items    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Games & Activities - General    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    7. Children's stationery & miscellaneous items    8. Hobbies, Quizzes & Games    9. Interactive & activity books & packs   

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Balls!
My 16-month old would not sit still to read a book.I have been trying for months.I have to turn the pages very quickly and talk about the pictures so that we can complete them.Once I showed him this book last week, he will sit and let me read the whole thing and then he likes to go back and re-read all of the pages and point to the balls for me to identify them.
Decent book for Elmo lovers
We've learned the names of all the balls with this book.It's a good one with a "door" to open on each page.Not too busy and a good quick read.

Durability is a problem
My toddler daughter has loved other books more intensely than this one so I was surprised when this one started coming apart in a few days.
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Subjects:  1. Balls (Sporting goods)    2. Children's Baby - Lift the Flap    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Children: Babies & Toddlers    5. Concepts - General    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Specimens    10. Sporting goods    11. Toy and movable books    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

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My favorite baby gift.
I just love ALL the books in this series. My children just loved them when they were little, and if you've ever had babies you know how valuable a good book is -- you get to sit down for a while! They were fun for me to read and really fun for them to explore. In fact, I've already packed them away in their hope chests for when they grow up and have children.
Hopefully the lion won't got bald from all of the touching..
My 4-month-old loves this book.She expecially loves the lion's long fur.She grabs it and will hold on for a long time.Needless to say, we spend most of our time on the lion page!But the other animals are neat too; a bumpy lizard, a smooth dolphin, a frog with sticky pads on its fingers, etc.This is a nice book to share with your child.

My son loves this book!
This book has the greatest variety of different touch sensations that I have seen anywhere.My 2 year old son received this for Christmas last year and it has been his favorite.The sticky tree frog was the best page for him.It did lose the stickiness quickly, but I found an adhesive at a craft store that was specifically for tackiness.I just put it on the spots whenever they wear out and then we have weeks of fun again. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Animals - Mammals    4. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    5. Children: Babies & Toddlers    6. Concepts - Sense & Sensation    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Specimens    10. Textured books    11. Toy and movable books    12. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts / Sense & Sensation   

Editorial Review

Young Mary Ellen is heartbroken when her family's farmhouse burns to theground, taking all five of her dolls with it. So when her mother announces thatthey are going to make her a new doll, she is overjoyed. But little does sheknow that Betty Doll will travel with her as her closest confidant through herwhole life, watching as first Mary Ellen grows up, then her children, and hergrandchildren. Along the way, Betty is privy to family events big and small: adevastating blizzard, tea parties, weddings, floods, illness, births, deaths,and war. When a much older Mary Ellen discovers she has cancer, she writes aletter to her grown daughter, Tricia, telling her the story of Betty Doll, andpassing on her own abiding love for Tricia.Read more

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Read this with a box of Kleenex
Patricia Polacco's story spans many, many years and while my 4 year-old was a little confused about who was who (a character grows from a child to a grandma to deceased,) I loved the story behind the story and reading about Polacco's mother's childhood. This book touched me and I spent the last 5 pages crying. My daughter and I talked about death and lasting love and the book was a great vehicle for this difficult conversation. Polacco is my favorite children's author and I am glad to have discovered this book.

Polacco tells another marvelous family story
Patricia Polacco has, once again, gone to her family for a story around which to hang her usual marvelous illustrations."Betty Doll" doesn't disappoint.Polacco opens the book by telling the reader about her mother dying and about packing up her belongings and then finally going through them a year later.In some of the boxes Polacco packed up, she finds her mother's old, handmade cloth doll.Wrapped around it is the letter her mother wrote while dying of cancer. Betty Doll
I like Betty Doll because it is a true story and it has pictures of real people on stands. It is also good because Betty Doll stands out in color because she is the main character and also the people are black with some color for the clothes. This book is about this little girl who makes a doll with her grandmother. The little girl named her Betty Doll. The little girl grew up and had children she gave her little girl Betty Doll. When her little girl was about 10 her great grandmother got cancer and the little girl who grew up and had Betty Doll was really sad. They remembered all there memories about Betty Doll and also how they made her and what they did with her. I recommend that you read Betty Doll because it is a true story and it is also very good ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography - General    3. Children's 4-8 - Biography / Autobiography    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Dolls    7. Family - General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Mothers and daughters    10. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    11. Toys, Dolls, & Puppets    12. Women    13. Juvenile Fiction / Family / General   

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A great addition to paper doll making
I scrapbook everyday and have a lot of nieces and newphews.I think that this is a fabulous book if you want to spend some time with your kids.You can show them how to remove the pieces and place the clothes on the dolls.There are pages with backgrounds so they can put the paper dolls in the scene they desire.Then sit back and watch them make memories while you take their picture.It's a very colorful and sweet book.I didn't give it 5 stars because I thought the designs of the dolls could've been better.Overall, it's a very cute book and you'll have fun with it.

Super Fun!
I think the fabulous book of paper dolls was very super fun! There are so many clothes that you can play literally for hours and not get bored! When I grow Up I will give this to my kids and say 'I played with these when I was a little girl.' These Dolls are fun, even for boys!It is really messy- But hey! That's what makes it fun. I hate it when people drone on about how there's nowhere to store them. Ever heard of a plastic bag? Anyway,I really Reccomend these.

labor intensive
This book is pretty labor intensive for the parents of young children.I bought this for my 3 year old.There are hundreds of pieces to punch out (not to mention keeping track of them after!) and gazillions of teeny tiny pieces of double sided tape to fasten the clothes on with.I think an older child who can enjoy all that assembly work on thier own might benefit from this more than your 3-5 year olds.
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Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Preschool    4. Crafts & Hobbies - General    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Paper doll making    8. Paper dolls    9. Novelty, toy & die-cut books    10. Soft toys, teddy bears & dolls   

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Children's 4-8 - Animals/Pets    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Concepts - General    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Toys, Dolls & Puppets    9. Children's   

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Clear, easy signs demonstrated by cute illustrated babies!
"Hold out your Teddy Bear arms...!" (hug, hug)
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Subjects:  1. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children's songs    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Language Arts - Vocabulary & Spelling    8. Poetry - Nursery Rhymes    9. Sign language    10. Social Issues - Special Needs    11. Social Situations - Special Needs    12. Songs and music    13. Teddy bears    14. Texts   

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One of my son's favorites
I bought this book in a store because my son, maybe 6 months old at the time, laughed and laughed when I picked it up.Now he is 1 years old and it is still a favorite. I recently bought 2 more copies as gifts.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Ducks, Geese, Etc.    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Non-Classifiable    6. Nonfiction    7. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    8. Fiction   

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Another great Brainquest product
Of all the Brainquest products my daughter has (My first, preschool, kindergarten, and bedtime) this one has the most challenging questions for her.Many of these questions has caused us to do experiments with her (such as what happens to water when it freezes and when it is boiled).The pages are made of a waterproof plastic like material so you can leave them in the tub.All in all, another great product.

Fun in or out of the bathtub
I am a fan of Brain Quest products, but wasn't sure about this one.Basically, I wasn't sure what level it would be on.It is great fun for my almost 5 year old.There are lots of interesting science realted ideas in the book, such as:If an ice cube fell into the warm water in the tub, what would happen to it? or Which is heavier- a dry washcloth or a wet washcloth? There are jokes, poems and rhymes too.The waterproof paper makes it quite sturdy as well.Oh yes.My daughter loves the little duck washcloth puppet as well and plays with him out of the tub as well as in! ... Read more

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Excellent Illustrations
This is a well done book which shows illustrations of typical clothing of the ancient Greeks throughout several historical periods. The drawings are clear and accurate as are all of Tom Tierney's similar works. This was aninvaluable aid to designing an historically accurate costume for my 6thgrader's "Greek Festival". ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Art - Fashion    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    7. Ancient Greece    8. BCE to c 500 CE    9. Fashion design    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books   

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's 4-8 - Stationary / Gift Wrap    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Non-Classifiable    6. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    2. Children: Preschool    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Preschool Picture Story Books    5. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    6. Transportation - Cars & Trucks    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Transportation / Cars & Trucks   

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On our 3rd copy!
My daughter loves this book, and we are on our 3rd copy because she has worn it out taking it on trips, in the car, etc.Her favorite part is the international dolls section, where she enjoys looking at national costumes from around the world.The layout and photos are very well-done, and it brings me back to my childhood as well!

Wonderful!
This beautiful book is a must-have for any girl who loves Barbies. It is a children's book and is a visual delight...not a dry guide for adult collectors. The pictures are crisp and labeled, as the other DK books are; "corduroy hat" and "red patent leather pumps," etc. A huge hit with my 9-year old niece.

For Fun, not Collections
My kids like it.It's got excellent layout, clear crisp pics, but isn't comprehensive.Great to look through, and point to - look, I had that one when I was a kid..... (YOU were a KID?)I don't use it with my collection, but I am glad I bought it - it makes a pleasent just for fun. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Barbie dolls    4. Children's 9-12    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    6. Clothing    7. Dolls    8. Fashion    9. History    10. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    11. United States    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

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New uses for old toys
My kids got tired of their toys. i got tired of buying them new ones. So I found this book and discovered through it....new uses for the toys they already had. It was like buying all new toys. I cannot recommend this book enough if you don't want to go out and buy new toys. And, it teaches kids the science behind the toys, which is an added benefit.

This is Fun +++++
I bought this book at a bookstore and liked the content. It is a very easy to use book to use with children. I have used it with my kindergarten kids and my kids who are older at home. There are so many good ideas and concepts to learn that even we teachers can learn from it! I like the book very much...in fact so much that I am going toget this author'sother books through Amazon!

Science in Seconds with Toys
My kids got tired of their toys. We do nothave the money to buy new ones, so my eye caught this book. I LOVE IT!!!. The book gives a whole new adventure to our kids toys. They not only learned some important science concepts with them...they now look at all of their toys and try to think of other ways to use them. This book saved me money and taught my children some important academics! I highly recommend! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Experiments    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Science    7. Science & Nature - Chemistry    8. Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects    9. Science & Nature - Physics    10. Science & Technology    11. General science    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / Experiments & Projects    13. Natural history & pets    14. Soft toys, teddy bears & dolls   

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Good Buy - Keeps Interest - Fun
I purchased this for my 3 yr old daughter.I like it because it not only helps with her dexterity (some of the pieces are small)and understanding coordinating colors, but it also keeps her entertained by herself so I can make dinner, clean, etc.There are lots of magnetic pieces, some smaller than others, like the accessories.My daughter is very careful and gentle with her toys, keeping them in one place and organized, she is quite meticulous.If your child is not, I can see pieces getting tossed all over the place and getting lost, b/c they're small.Although, both the front and back inside the book are fully magnetic to store them.The "notebook" that comes with it is too young for a 3 yr old, as it talks about fashion tips she doesn't quite understand yet, but she has fun looking at the photos and I read it anyway.Overall, I think it's a great buy and my daugher enjoys it and plays with it everyday. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Art - Fashion    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Girls & Women    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    8. Juvenile Fiction / General