This book does not show much of Native art Only has One design and it is not very good

Although the activites in this series are geared to elementary students, they can be adapted and used effectively with any age group. What better way to learn than through hands-on activities? I have used these activites successfully with students in grades 6-8, but must admit that I have enjoyed them every bit as much as my students! If you want your students to have a deeper understanding of and appreciation for Northwest Coast Indian art, then these books are for you. Instead of merely observing art, students will relish the opportunity to create it themselves.

This is a wonderful book for children to learn about Native American traditions and crafts. I first read it in fourth grade, and in ninth grade used the pattern for a button blanket of my own for a Washington State History project!

This book is a review of a very successful real estate company in Canada. My more then exciting introduction is about how I felt about the book. There were facts, lots of them but overall no real excitement or much to get the normal reader interested in the book. I got through about 175 pages before I gave up. The author tried to punch up the book, but the subject matter did not lend its self to it, there is just noting scandalous or exciting about a well-run company. This is more of a 400-page case study best left to a university class on management. Unless you work here or are related to some on that does I doubt you would find much value in this book.

This is the unvarnished history of the Hudsons Bay Company. Extremely well researched and a pleasure to read this is the story of the founding of the company that opened up Canada and the Artic to trade. Filled with stories of exploration, adventure, hard headed business and hardship on the frontier. This isn't just the story of the founders, but the nuts and bolts of survival at the edge of the known world. If you enjoy history and adventure this will be hard to put down. Vol. 2 is Caesers of the Wildnerness.

Lovers of adventure, I implore you;read this book! I picked this one up on a whim several years ago and was completely awestruck! I could not put this one down to save my soul! Believe me, my friends, I would not steer you wrong on this one.

Where are all the stars coming from? I bought this book, and I was highly dissapointed. I was looking for useful information on diet, light therapy, vitamins, etc. that would actually help you survive the real winter blues - seasonal attitude diplacement disorder. This book was written for someone who doesn't have a life and needs to be told stupid little things to do to keep from being bored. All you 5 star people - get a life! P.S. If you look real hard you might find vitamin info in a one liner somewhere in this book. Otherwise it's mostly nonsense.

I read the two other reveiws and I'm guessing this is in the "I love it" or the "I'd leave it on the shelf" kind of book. I bought it for my wife a year ago and she picks it up again and again. It is a very silly book. The stars are for those without enough silly in their lives. It's a good laugh and I'd like to see another like it. It is worth every smile.

I saw this book in an on-campus bookstore and was feeling impulsive. It turned out to be a wonderful investment. I have seasonal affective dissorder and reading the lighthearted tips and observations of this winter blues survival guide made me a happy lass. I liked it so much that when I accidently left it in a school cafeteria I had to run out and buy another one right away. :) Alli Arnold's illustrations are fabulous, as well.

This book was disappointing. Although it boasts the, as always, lovely National Geographic photographs, the information and the writing are dated. It needs to be updated, at least.

This guide is well structured, the chapters on the states are color-coded and make it easy to find trips for the state you're interested in. I liked the classification with stars for locations - the reader knows at a glance which trip offers a lot of "must-sees" and/or interesting places to visit. And because it is a National Geographic guide, it also features lots of beautiful photographs.

The guide is ideal for people who are on a schedule, and would still like to get the most out of a short trip. However, it does NOT offer tips on accomodation or restaurants. Although the appendix lists 800-numbers for hotel & motel chains, this isn't helpful when you plan to stay overnight in, let's say, Ritzville, WA, because there is no information which, if any hotels/motels are in that town.

People who are looking for in-depth travel information would be better off with another guide. But if you don't want to carry a heavy book around or spend hours reading up on your destination, and you're just looking for hands-on tips on where to go, I would recommend this guide.

Excellent maps , photos and facts. You do not need more details for plannin a trip to Alaska. Is really perfect.

There may be more than 2500 listed. The best directory for B&Bs in British Columbia & Washington state we have seen so far. The challenge we found, so few listings have e-mail addresses

The Guide is user friendly, with the basic information one needs in planning your travels from Washington state to the Yukon Territory. Details of Border Crossing Informaation with telephone numbers of most departments is most informative.

Very effective and conveniently sized booket. Fits perfectly in your glove box. User friendly and easy to read. Good selection for any area.

Although the information in the book is detailed, more pictures are needed to give some idea how these trees and shrubs might actually enhance a garden. The photos contained in the book are sparse and are entirely in black and white. Pictures in books? Generally not needed, but in a gardening book, good graphics are essential.

Book hard to find - but Amazon has on used book list. Order revised edition, think it is 1990 version. Lots of basic help for those of us taming or creating our own woodlands gardens and trying to sort through what we have growing wild, what to edit, what is invasive, placement for sun, soil, water conditions. Written in the 1940s and updated by hands-on garden experts Uof W and Seattle. I view it as a core reference.

Very comprehensive, detailed, informative, and practical guide/reference source for information on trees and shrubs in the Pacific Northwest. From the amount of information in the book probably only very little is missing. Even though it is small print, very dense, very few illustrations, it is nevertheless very readable. Very well done.

To be fair, if the activities you wish to pursue involve little more than a call to a local outfitter - kayak rentals, fishing charters, scuba lessons - then this book will probably do fine (as will a phone book). However, if you are interested in hiking, camping, snowshoeing, mountain climbing, etc. - anything requiring you to get yourself out in the woods - look elsewhere. This book has a tendency to describe great hikes (for instance) and then not provide driving directions or (this really happened) provide totally inaccurate directions. Booooooooo!

I purchased this book when I first moved out to Seattle and I found it to be great guide for finding interesting places to go around the region. It is a fantastic book for people that don't know the area and are interested in mult-sports. I have used it from everything from planning solo hikes, weekends with friends. Admittedle, it is an overview book and is not indepth in any particular sporting area, but this is usually the first book I pick up when I am trying to find a suggestion of something to do in the area.

My girlfriend got this book for our cross country adventure from Indiana to Seattle. We started reading it to each other somewhere in Missouri and never put it down. The information is presented in a very concise manner and is also extremely entertaining. We found the book to be a great reference and used it to find day hikes in Oregon, mountain bike trails around Seattle, and campsites on the Olympic Peninsula

I've lived in Washington all my life and spent many a boring hour on the fine ferry boats here and when I read this book I just really couldn't buy that the plan would work. For one, ferries are too high profile a target. Why steal one when you could get a good sea going tug boat out of the ship canal, taking a couple of Norweigans from Ballard, or Fremont hippies as hostages while you are at it. Secondly, the Marines at Bangor are more on the ball than portrayed in this book. It is highly unlikely that a boomer would be able to be hijacked from right under their noses without more than a few pistol shots exchanged. Sorry Dick, I just didn't buy the premise.

Given the current troubles in the Middle East this would be an interesting book to read. It has a lot of the mainstays from this type of action novel, but the author still puts together a great book. I thought the sub capture plot was interesting but I thought James Bond did it once before? Anyway you can tell this guy has first hand knowledge because the action, devises and tactics are all believable - not the "oh come on" type you some times get in these books. The story is well constructed and has a nice flow. The one down side for me would be that I assumed that this would be a bit more difficult to pull off, but it was the story - so go with it. Overall this is an interesting and fun book for casual reading.

I love the technothriller. I love special operations type adventure novels. This one is a pretty darn good read. One of my favs of the genre. Terrorists seize a Washington state ferry to help seize a Trident nuke sub to threaten a China syndrome at sea. Delta Force, Army Rangers and a ' direct action ' SEAL platoon get activated to snatch it back and prevent a nuclear / environmental disaster. Great details and great action. Couch is a ex-Navy Seal / ex-CIA officer so his work has some backing to it. I would have loved to have seen it made into a movie. Is Jerry Bruckheimer listening???

I started this book wanting to like it but found myself consistantly disappointed. Lee Maracle's writing style is stiff and disjointed. The perspective of the character Stacey is supposed to be from the perspective of a naive, confused, 17 year old girl. Instead it reads like a grown woman reflecting back on being 17 with all the knowledge she has gained since then. The comparisons between the white world and the Native were stiff and contrived. The lack of development of Celia was disappointing and the additions of Raven and Cedar seemed tacked on and under developed. I recommend Tomson Highway's "Kiss of the Fur Queen" over "Ravensong". The characterization of Wesagechak/ Fur Queen is much more compelling and the story is much more interesting.

I am writing in reaction to the other two reviews that claim that Celia's potential as a character is never fully realized. I strongly believe that Maracle chose to portray Celia in this way to comment on how spirituality is lost in the midst of assimilation. Celia imparts visions from the past and appear in the beginning to have a prophetic potential. However, she seems to gradually fade away throughout the novel. Her gradual dismissal should hint to the reader of the gradual dismissal of Natives in history. Since the book deals with the process of losing one's innocence through maturation, it makes sense for a spiritually intuitive young girl like Celia to be neglected in the end.

Set in the 1950's, Ravensong is a story of a girl trying to find her place in the world. It is a difficult task as she is divided between the white society that educates her and her own native village.

Stacey, the heroine, feels the changes of approching adulthood as she finishes her last year of high school and prepares to attend university. She struggles with a major epidemic in her community, deaths, and the realization of what she has and does not have. She matures throughout the book, learning to take her power for herself.

Canadian Lee Maracle writes from the perspective of a seventeen year old as though she was still there herself. She captures the confusion and excitement, the questions and the fears experienced by everyone who feels their childhood sliping away.

Maracle provides a critical look at the division of white and native cultures. She also examines such issues such as spousal abuse, literacy, lesbianism, predjudice, and the roles of women in a thought provoking way.

My only criticim was the lack of development of Celia, a lesser character in the novel. Celia starts out with great potential that is never fully realized, and infact, she disappears at some points in the story.

Dispite my criticizm, this book illustrates how you can be loved, smart, brave and driven, but that does not change the fact that life is full of questions and is not always easy.

Ravensong is a short, thoroughly enjoyable read.