My seven year old daughter and I finished this book last night. She was very sad to have it end. What a wonderful account of the devastating storm that hit the islands of Assateague and Chincoteague and the relief efforts to rebuild the islands and the devastated wild pony population.

It was very heartwarming to read in the epilogue excerpts from actual letters of children that sent in their hard earned money to buy back the ponies sold at previous Pony Penning Days to replenish the wild herds of Assateugue. These children and others like them preserved a tradition that had been maintained for over 100 years and because of them continues on today. In fact, Marguerite Henry dedicated this book to those very children that made it all possible.

Marguerite Henry does an excellent job of using local dialect in the telling of the story, especially with Grandpa and Grandma. You can not help but become involved in the characters and their concerns become very real to you.

I read this book many many years ago and had forgotten a great deal of the story. One of the things I did remember was Misty being put in Grandma's kitchen to wait out the storm.

If you are like me and read this book many years ago I encourage to reread it. You will be glad you did.

No pony would want to be pregnant in the middle of the big hurricane that killed almost everything in Chincoteague and Assateague. Paul and Maureen love the fact that Misty is going to have a baby until the storm hits. When Paul and Maureen leave Misty, everyone is extremely worried. Misty needs to find a way to survive along with her unborn baby! This is a wonderful story that will have you hanging on to every page. I recommend this book to anybody who has read Misty of Chincoteague or anyone who likes horse stories.

This book is about a horse named Misty. She is going ot have a colt. The colt is a Mare and her name is Stormy. Stormy`s family tree is made up out of The Phantom and the pied piper had Misty, Misty and Wings had Sormy. But there was a flood and the flood killed Wings. He was a good horse untill he drounded in the flood. The reason Misty didn`t die was because she was put into a house. The house belonged to Mrs. and Mr. Bebbe. They had two grandchildren. Their names were Paul and Maureen. Paul and Maureen were very excited that Misty was going to have a colt. But Grandpa thought that Misty`s colt was dead inside of her. Grandma said that she was not even going to die when she was born.

If you like to read you will like this book as much as I did. The reason I liked this bookwas because it is a true story and it was written before it happened. This book was a little better than Misty of Chincoteague. I loved reading this book because it was interesting. It also was filled with action and excitment.

The theme of this story was to save Misty from the flood. If they didn`t save Misty her foal won't be able to talk Misty's place as the wild mare.

I was given a copy of this book back in 1971 when I aquired my first car, a 1959 Bug. This book helped cement a lifelong love of the Volkswagen Beetle. The author did such an outstanding job turning an industrial wonder into a love story. This book should be included in the glovebox of EVERY new VW and is a must for any Volkswagen lover.

Just what I was looking for, and then some. This book starts at the very beggining, with the Beetle's mentor and VW's founder Dr. Porsche. (Did you know he was Czeck?)
It follow's the company's history (which is to say, the car's history) with just the right amount of coverage to its amazing journey from WWII to the car's EOP (end of production) in Puebla, Mexico. The cronology of this book is excellent. Worthdly of a movie script, this book is extremely enganging. As you read its history, names like Ford, Peugeot, Renault amongst others keep poping up narrating each one's influence on the company's history. (Did you know H. Ford II was offered the factory, for free?)
The only thing that I'd wish from this book was to have the author do either a follow up or a revised update. This book finishes with the beetle's last production car, but the company has certantly not. I wish I could get more info from the company's developement from that point forward, including the launch of the new beetle among other superb new VWs...

I first read this book when I was 10 years old, and ever since it has amazed me how well written, interesting and researched was the original text. It's a shame that the story ends on the late 1960s, and considering that here in Mexico the little Beetle is still one of the best suited cars for the country, perhaps would be nice to have a second edition telling how it has made it to survive until the 1990s, becoming the "Car of the Century" and being registered on the Guiness Records with over 21 million cars produced on the last 60 years.

I first read this book in 1972, the original 1947 edition. It is one of the few permanent items in my library. I read it again at least once a year. I have even tried some of the projects John describes including the radio set made out of bits laying around the cabin. If you want a relaxing and enjoyable read about life in the woods, get this!

Every true outdoors man and woman needs to read two books. One is Leopold's A Sand County Alamanac, the other is Cache Lake Country. If you've hunted, fished, and trekked the northwoods as much as I have, and love its brooding, dark beauty, this book will capture the sensations of the taiga. It is almost painful to read it if you find yourself trapped in someone else's idea of the good life, when what you really want to do is chuck it all for a cabin in the boreal forest.

I first read this book when I was 12 years old, I am now 46. I could not put it down and can not. I made my first knike sheath, first snow shoes, and my first moc;s (which remain my favorite type of moc's) from sketches from this book, as well as many of the other projects and they all lived up to expectations of a young teenager to present. You feel like you are there with the three men of the story. It is is one of the few books that I reread every couple of years. Worth every penney and then some.

¡Sabias que estan alrededor de nosotros ?
¡Todo el tiempo ?
¡ En todo lugar ????

ahora te encuentras, amigo !
LIBROP EXTRAORDINARIO QUE LOS CONVOCA !

un vientecito fresco y aromado entró ...pero cuando volví la cara, la ventana estaba cerrada...
Pero sucede lo mismo cada vez que uno lo lee: Es como una brisa suave que nos llega al corazón !
HERMOSO !

This is an amazingly clever book! Beard takes famous poems and changes them to fit the cat perspective, making a poem that is often and well done as the original famous piece. Not only is this a gem for poetry lovers and fans of satire, but it is also great for cat-lovers: this book speaks well and truly about these wonderful animals.

This is one of the funniest things I've read in years. Beard, as usual, is masterful in his parody. In this case he takes on great poetry ranging from "Beowulf" to "Xanadu" to "Song of Myself" and and "Howl", not to mention every age and genre in between.

Not only is the parody marvellous, but Beard captures the very soul and essence of the cat. (If you read nothing else, read "The End of the Raven")

As if that weren't enough, the book has also made me go back and reread many of the original works, most of which I haven't looked at in years, some of which I'd never read. Who knew that "The Emperor of Tuna Fish" would lead me to a deeper appreciation for the original work, "The Emperor of Ice Cream"?

If you like poetry, or you like cats, or you like poetry written by cats, read this book.

I love poetry and I love cats. This book gives me the opportunity to enjoy both. Henry Beard is a wonderful poet and so witty. I share the poems every chance I get. I am delighted to find out that he has written other books and will read as many as I can. I actually like some of his cats' versions of famous poems better than those penned by the original authors.

Among all Shackleton's achievements and triumphs, great as they were, his one failure was the most glorious. By self-sacrifice and throwing his own life into the balance he saved all of his men.
This is how Worsley ends his book that describes exactly how Shackleton was able to save them all. Though for this part of the journey, the amazing boat trip to South Georgia, perhaps it was not so much Shackleton as Worlsey who saved them all. Written by a down-to-earth practical man it is easy to get completely caught up in the story. Even after finishing the book, you will find it hard to stop thinking about this fantastic achievement of navigational skills.
Before reading this book, I strongly recommed the book "Endurance".

Frank Worsley's description of the boat journey he made with Shackleton and two other crewmen of the Endurance is remarkable not only for the adventure it tells, but for the language it is told in and the largeness of spirit that it demonstrates. When I first read this--a battered copy in the local library--I felt that every teenager in the United States should have the opportunity to experience the strength of character, understanding and fine prose style Worsley demonstrates in this tremendously exciting adventure story. His description of Shackleton's leadership qualities is insightful and generous. His own navigational miracle of bringing this tiny craft across the wildest seas in the world to the relatively small island of South Georgia is understated. This book is inspirational in the best sort of honest and clear way. I have been to Elephant Island and S. Georgia and my admiration is increased by the experience.

Frank Worsley, the Captain of Shackleton's Endurance, is a surprisingly competent writer with a style that has a knack for the wonderous details of nature as well as the humorous side of things needed in desparate situations.

The book begins with the 3 boats making the dash towards Elephant Island. Most of the book naturally details the journey of the James Caird to South Georgia. Worsley, though very quirky in personality, was an incredibly resourceful, couargeouse man and a navigator without peer. Without him there would have a loss of all lives.

Though at times Worsley may confuse the non-sailing reader with his descriptions of their sailing technique(especially the venacular terms), he nevertheless manages to make you feel you are right in the boat with them. His descriptions of waves, icebergs, etc. are brilliant. He also has a wonderful sense of humor. He has an ability to coin a phrase in that Edwardian period style that is almost poetic. He came from an educated family in New Zealand and it shows.

He also brings great detail to the shorter but still dramatic crossing of South Georgia.

Overall, it is a wonderful book that is alive with details and personal perspectives from a man with a superb mind and great heart.

Sue Henry's description of the Yukon River and Dawson makes this book interesting as well as exciting. For those who love the outdoors and adventure, this book is a must read. The details on the gold rush days mixed with a modern-day wilderness setting make this mystery a delight.

Sue Henry writes another winner in "Termination Dust", the second book of her Alex Jensen Mystery Series. Canoeist Jim Hampton is on a trip down the Yukon River when he discovers the bones and the journal of a prospecter, Addison Riser from the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897. While pondering the question of what may have caused Riser's death, Hampton is attacked and left for dead himself. He escapes and is discovered by Detective Alex Jensen and Inspector Charles Delafosse who are investigating a stolen car ring and the murder of a prominent man. There is evidence to suggest that Hampton committed the murder and the two lawmen investigate that possibility. The story continues with the constant weaving of Riser's story from the 1800's with that of modern-day Hampton. The story includes lost treasure and a further murder. Henry makes the story rich and complex, yet manages to convincingly tie up all of the loose ends at the end. The reader is also treated to the rich background of the Yukon and a history lesson about the Gold Rush.

I read "Murder on the Iditirod Trail" on a Saturday and bought this book on Sunday. It is a great historical story of the Alaskan gold rush and is a good mystery.

Sue Henry has a new fan in me and I can't wait to get the rest of her books.

These books are well researched and get you absorbed in them very quickly. Great escapism and highly recommended!

This wonderful little book was presented to me many years ago after I had completed a Latin seminar. It was a wonderful gift, and I have found much use for the various phrases, and an extraordinary amount of humour that can be derived from the blandest of statements when translated into Latin. For example, the innocuous phrase 'Darn! There goes my beeper!' becomes quite funny in Latin:

Heu! Tintinnuntius meus sonat!

One has visions of Caesar fumbling through his tunic for some beeping object.

So, if you need a little Latin on the golf course (Alterum ictum faciam); on the tennis court (minime latum!), at the beach when spotting a shark (Pistrix! Pistrix!), or you just need to say Illud Latine dici non potest (you can't say that in Latin), you'll be prepared with this volume.

It even comes with a section on what to say when at the Vatican (where it might truly come in handy). For instance you might need to say 'Ubi possum potiri petasi similis isti?' when passing a cardinal or nun (translation: Where can I get a hat like that?).

So, don't waste your time on watching reruns of Insula Gilliganis or game shows such as Periculum and Rota Fortunae -- pick up this book today, and merge the worlds past and present.

Die dulci fruere. (Have a nice day.)

. . . but that's only because the common rabble would have loved it! Henry Beard has given the Latin enthusiast (and aspiring perennial pest) a laugh-a-minute phrasebook that tells you how to say just about everything from "Darn! There goes my beeper!" to "I'll have a hamburger, French Fries, and a thick shake." The entries are all conveniently sorted out into twelve categories -- separated by some really funny drawings -- such as "Lingua Latina Conlocutioni" (Conversational Latin) and "Lingua Latina Vitae Communi" (Social Latin), which makes finding the perfect greeting, or insult, a lot easier. There's even a handy little pronunciation guide so you'd be able to say what you want in perfect Latin. So the next time you find yourself in ancient Rome, be ready to beat the loquacious Cicero down with some good old-fashioned small talk by having a copy of "Lingua Latina Occasionibus Omnibus" tucked somewhere in your toga!

This is a rather unusual book, with all manner of everyday and bizarre sayings nicely translated into Latin for your amusement/education/use at a dinner party. Just as with his very funny "French for Cats", the real humour lies in the really odd things he has taken the time to translate - things like "I believe that Elvis is still alive".

It is a good fun coffee table book, and a must for any serious collector of great humour books.

As of this writing, there are some 20+ Henry & Mug books, each one a small masterpiece. However, this is the one that started it all!!

Everything great or small has it's beginning, and in the beginning of THIS book, which begins, in turn, the whole series, we meet our hero, Henry. Henry lives with mom and dad, but he really doesn't have any friends. No other children live on his block, he doesn't have any brothers or sisters. So, he asks for a dog. That dog is Mudge who swiftly goes from a teeny, handful-sized puppy to the 180-pound pooch we know and love through the rest of the series.

What makes H&M books so wonderful are the bright, simple illustrations that mirror the text and the easy realism of Mudge the dog. Unlike other fictional dogs, Mudge doesn't talk, walk about on his hind legs or save the universe: he is just a big, happy, loving pooch who, like dogs everywhere, is totally dedicated to his pal, Henry. He's like a real dog... a real BIG dog, but a real dog nonetheless. He falls asleep when he's bored, he follows Henry everywhere and is unhappy when Henry's not around, and occasionally he eats things he's not supposed to. Practically any child would love to have a companion like Mudge.

H&M are one of those rare types of books that easily fall between two categories: picture books and chapter books. They're well illustrated and the text is simple and easy to read, but the story is also divided up into chapters (usually three). This makes these books perfect for young readers who may feel that they are starting to move beyond picture books but may not be ready for full-blown chapter books with little or no illustrations. The stories are simple and comfortable and the stuff of everyday life, so a child doesn't need to have a great deal of worldly experience climbing mountains or leaping tall buildings in a single bound to see that reading can be fun.

If you start here with Henry & Mudge, by all means, don't stop here! Go on to enjoy all the other adventures that these two share! You and your children will never be disappointed!

My son was reluctant to read in his elementary school days. This series caught his attention and by the time he finished all the books in the series that we could find he was intrigued enough with reading to go on to other books. Now, he is a high school senior with stellar SAT scores. I'll give partial credit to Henry and Mudge!

I just wanted to say that I unexpectedly found myself homeschooling my 1st grade son for part of the year and I have no idea what I would have done without Henry and Mudge! The series has really gotten my son's reading off the ground. We have read every book in the series that we could get our hands on and we're looking forward to new ones being released. Every book in the series is well written, interesting and has just the right amount of humor without being outrageously silly. The Henry and Mudge series are my son's favorite books by far - they are great books for a beginning reader.

Big fan of these two, but more of a Henry Miller fan personally. The letters bring Henry Miller out of his fiction/novels and bring him into the realm where Nin was in writing her Diaries. Good for that reason, two lovers but volatile ones. Testing sexual boundaries is a touchy thing, after all.

When two writers fall in love, they write and write and write. Their writing being the best expression of their inner natures. Here Anais and Henry write two-hundred-and fifty letters back and forth in a passionate literary romance. The friendship is passionate from the start and Anais is poised for an intellectual and physical adventure. These letters are heady intellectual exchanges as both writers realize themselves in words.

Most of the letters do seem to focus on their literary loves of the moment. D.H. Lawrence is discussed in detail because of Anais' essays and "Unprofessional Study of D.H. Lawrence," in the 1930s. Henry suggests that they thrash things out by letter and asks her to keep his letters. I'm almost certain she would never have thought to destroy them. Not in this life!

In these letters, Henry divulges his most intimate thoughts about Anais. He writes her about everything he does as if to make a literary life with her. This place they both share is ecstasy to them both. Words connect the borders of their world.

Both writers desperately hang onto their real lives while all the while wanting desperately to be together in some fantasy situation. Henry dreams of just living simply, but we know Anais needs luxury almost as much as love. She does however sacrifice a lot for Henry in many ways. The fact is, she supports him financially for years.

Perhaps she feels she owes him her life. At the start of this relationship, Anais was at the point of wanting to kill herself over her imaginary lover, John. A man who rejected her before even accepting her in many ways. It does seem that she needs a reason to live. Someone to care for as she doesn't have her own children. Perhaps in a way, Henry becomes her child although she is 28 and he is 40 when they meet. She does not seem satisfied in her marriage.

I am not sure why Hugh's love is not enough. Everything she writes about Hugh is so complimentary. Maybe it is because Hugh is not completely dedicated to writing. Henry is drunk with desire to write and to experience life to the fullest. In Anais, he finds a soul mate.

Henry is serious, silly and seductive. I was imagining Anais laughing-out-loud at some of his adorable recollections. He may have been open and frank, but his love for her was a completely beautiful expression. She makes him so happy because he can talk to her about anything. There is no need to hide feelings. They talk about the most intense emotional situations.

Anais' friendship and sympathy is everything to Henry. What I noticed was how she tells Henry all her deepest desires just like she tells her diary. Until a certain point when she seems to draw back sharply. I assume some letters where lost. This is where reading her journals will become more interesting. I have only read a few and now I am interested in reading the rest. I must know her thoughts between "some" of the letters from Henry. Otherwise, the picture will never be complete.

It is enjoyable to see how the letters start formally and then at times just go off into the most intoxicating thoughts. What amazes the mind is their intense focus on the evaluation of their own writing. Here you see how each book came to be and realize the force of the influence of small comments, advice, notes.

I'm convinced that any woman would sell her soul to receive letters with such passion. Yet, it seems Anais wanted more. We can't quite figure out what she wanted, but she wanted perhaps a carbon copy of herself? She is much better suited to living with Hugo and so she lives out her romantic dreams with Henry until writing and publishing take hold of them both and swirl them into the inevitability of their destiny.

Anais brings beauty to Henry's existence, which is often far below her standard of living. Could he have provided for her in a way that satisfied her? Was her giving him financial help beautiful because he accepted it in such a way that in return he gave her love? At the end of the book the tables turn and Henry is able to pay Anais back for all her love and attention. In this way, the book becomes beautiful despite the human frailty of both writers.

What I thought many would object to probably does not need mentioning, but you can see various attitudes of racism here and there. There is also the question of Anais Nin's common sense in regards to her father and her views on parents are hardly acceptable. I force myself to overlook various aspects because the overall content is in many ways rather incredible.

What you have in this book, is a man "in love" pouring out his very soul and a woman slowly but surely becoming estranged from him. There seems to be no way these two writers can be together and yet through the years, Anais and Henry support and encourage one another through their letters.

They also seem to occasionally have a inclination towards mentally torturing one another. As one runs about the world in one direction, the other follows. At one point Anais feels that what he is asking her to accept is beyond what a human being should have to endure. She pulls away.

Could the life they dreamed of really have brought them happiness? Was it not the constant struggle that spurned them on to write. That is my conclusion. That writers need to struggle. To feel and to die and be reborn. This is fully evident in "A Literate Passion."

When reading the letters between Henry and Anais, I am a butterfly on the wall of their world and my wings beat happily as I watch their most intimate thoughts flow by me in words.

Read after "Henry & June."

Forget Nin's works of fiction, the journals, letters, and life are truly worth experiencing over and over again for their honesty, passion, and viewing the internal turned external for our benefit. Everyone knows of Miller's and Nin's relationhip, through "Henryand June" if anything, but it is through this work that we see them less as romantic figures and more as humans capable of the idiocy, devotion, and prolongation of things we should all end and just don't for whatever reason. This is a great buy if you are a lover a letters. Reading "Fire" is a must, however.