Month by month the Northeast US outdoor scene brings changes in the plants, animals, and climate. Opportunities for children to become involved in observation and simple projects are related to several attractively illustrated pages for each month. I've bought several copies of this book over the years, and am delighted it's back in print. Preschool and primary classrooms will find much to enjoy; youngsters refer over and over to favorite pages. It would make a nice present to a child's classroom; if there's already one there, so much the better!

I can't say enough about this marvelous book .... I've been reading this book to him since he was only 11 months old and every day he still "asks" me to read it to him at least 3 times! The story itself is engaging and the carefully crafted illustrations by Clare Beaton are beautiful !
I would highly recommend this book for any parent to encourage their children to pick up a book more often.... I am buying 2 extra copies for my friends with newborns!

Great! Essential! Outstanding! Uncanny! That's all I can say...

Held onto this book for many years, and finally read it and was thrilled. I could almost feel that I was there during the war. The characters felt real and as if they were people I wanted to know. Couldn't put this book down, and I have searched for her other novels and loved the ones I have read so far. A must read!

This is a book of prose essays by the 1996 Nobel Prize winning author Wislawa Szymborska. They were from her newspaper column of 30+ years ago, "Nonrequired Reading". They are the musings on everyday books and subjects.

It is a wide ranging and eclectic collection. There will be one essay on a touching Korean fable. Then, the next will be on how to make a reptile aquarium. Many of these essays were book reviews. However,they are more her thoughts on the subjects than reviews.

When I say this book is like a "box of chocolates" it is in the Gumpian sense of the word. You never know what you're going to get and it will be interesting no matter what the topic. The aforementioned reptile aquarium piece was not only interesting but, philosophical as well.

That the book was from a translation was not a problem. Ms. Cavanaugh, the tranlator, was the winner of the PEN Translator prize. Reading this, it seems to have travelled without a problem.

For those buying this book: please read it! Do not put it on your coffee table to show off your erudition of having a Nobel Prize winning author's book so prominently on display. There is too much enjoyment to be had by reading this book.

The essays are from one page to a page and a half in length. Hopefully, there will be more essays to come in the future.

Easy book (first-second grade level) that will interest the boy sports fan. Very hard to find sport themed books at this level.

This is a fun book for NBA fans and anyone who loves hoop! It made a great stocking stuffer, and my kids enjoyed guessing on some of the harder trivia. Highly recommended!

I loved this book! In dealing with the subject of fear (a common childhood emotion!), it shows children the various ways that Daniel deals with his fear and conquers the situation. I have read this book to both my sons' 1st grade story hour, and it opens up various topics to discuss - most importantly, I stress that bravery is not the absence of fear, rather it is dealing with fear and winning in the end. Another important issue it presents is the fact that "grownups" also can be afraid - and that's OK! The way that the author turns Daniel into the various animals is such an imaginative way to illustrate how he deals with his fear and appeals to children of all ages!

I bought this book for 4 1/2 yr old and she loves it. The flaps are fun for her and the book is very informative.

This book, written by an experienced mother & grandmother & nursery-school director all rolled into one, packs a whole approach to healthy families into just 178 pages. It is full of practical information (including sample dialogues) about how to make discipline a positive process. So many former struggles become easy. Clare Cherry is a very wise lady and her ideas have helped us produce a capable, pleasant, self-reliant 10-year-old and enjoy the process. As the old adage says, children do what we DO, not what we SAY. Children who are treated politely and with respect grow up to show the same courtesy to their parents and to other people. This book shows you how to make that happen.