This is a good book about paper production. If you are working at pulp and paper industry, this book must be in your library. Not only the book touches some general idea about papermaking, the theoretical part becomes the heart of the book. You HAVE then to have good understanding of math and statistics to enjoy more the book.

MY BOOK REPORT The pearl This book is writed about happiness and unhappines. There is a family they are very poor. Main charactor is Kino. Though they are poor and rich persons always look down on them, they were living peacefully.But one day they found a pearl. It is very big pearl. As soon as the neighbor have heard that news. They changed ther attitude to them. The familly knew they all envey. Every night they cant sleep, and they became that theycan not believe their neighbors. After all they threw it away to the sea. This book tought me that happiness is not a money. We cant buy a happiness by money.Sometimes too much wealth cause a trouble in human society. May be killed by your sweethoney.

"People Of The Tongass" presents a compelling history of the battle for the heart and soul of, Tongass National Forest, in Southeastern Alaska. The authors derive their living from the great, temperate rain forest, thus; a pro-forestry bias. It seems Consanguineous to the bias one has for a wood framed house over one of plastered straw. Beset by litigious 'outsiders' and Washington 'insiders' the forestry workers depicted in "People Of TheTongass", nonetheless, emerge as a wholly desirable -if uncertain- component for the continued health and prosperity of the region.

No.. seriously, this is an extensive, well organized, accurate and well designed field guide.

Includes medicinal uses and history for many prairie plants.

THIS IS A KEEPER

This book will have most of its appeal to those with interest in medicine, missionary work, or anthropology. It consists of Schweitzer's medical case histories, travels, hospital administrative chores, reflections on African and European culture, and general overview of his first decade and a half in Gabon on the west coast of Africa. Schweitzer's candid comments about the Africans and the harsh conditions under which he worked help make this book better than the average account of third world philanthropic endeavors. Schweitzer shows true insight and compassion for those he came to help and I found the book highly engaging.

I have read this book and it has given me a broader insight
as to what my own ancestors experienced when they arrived in
New France during the 17th century. I would recommend this
book to anyone that is interested in French-Canadian genealogy
and early colonial life in New France.

This is a colorful, beautifully illustrated book. My youngest son isn't quite reading but he picked it out and spent time "reading" it by himself. We then read it together as a family. It makes not only a good counting lesson, but afterwards you can look up the animals that are featured to learn about them. They chose unusual animals, birds and insects for the book. We liked it very much and will read it over and over.

Review by Carolyn B. Leonard ©1998 1st NASR, All rights reserved 334 words

Title: RAIN FOREST GIRL Subtitle: More Than an Adoption Story by Chalise Miner (Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc, Hardback $16.95) ISBN 1-883845-65-3

This nonfiction record, illustrated with photographs, relates a nine-year-old girl's experiences before and after she leaves her mother in the jungle of the Brazilian rain forest. She faces new challenges with her adoptive American family. Some ten thousand school-age children come to America every year as adoptees; this book should help their new families understand the difficulties these children encounter. The book is available in hardback or paperback, a quick-read of less than 50 pages.

In Brazil Daiane (pronounced (Die-on-ee) never went to school. Once out of her toddler stage, she was responsible for catching and cooking her own fish and other food. She was hungry most of the time but she set her own bedtimes, slept in a hammock under the stars, and she never worried about what to wear. Her playmates were the monkeys and other wild animals who lived in the forest. She shared a tiny thatched-roof lean-to with her mother and her grandmother, but the family lifestyle required the youngster to remain independent, relying on her own resources. Once in the United States, Daiane became Diana and no one understood her native Portuguese. She had to wear stiff leather shoes and scratchy clothes on her lithe tanned body. Instead of resting at night on a swaying hammock, she slept on a strange white bed inside the house. There was no deep cold river in which to swim; instead she played in a ³box² filled with warm water and bubbles. There were unfamiliar foods to eat, lots of people everywhere, and as readers may imagine, many new important rules to learn such as: don't eat with your fingers, pick up your things, tie your shoes, watch out for cars, follow the rules. And there were switches. She could never remember which ones to turn off and which to turn on.

Sometimes Daiane forgot to be thankful her life changed in so many new and wonderful ways.

Reviewed by Carolyn B. Leonard

Did you know that biodiversity is a matter that affects the plant and vegetable kingdom? Once there were many different kinds of apples, now it seems there are only a few kinds grown in great numbers for mass consumption. Because consumers demand perfect looking produce, growers are encouraged to use pesticides and other artificial methods to make produce look appealing. This practice is ecologically dangerous. This is an informative and practical book, with suggestions about how the average shopper can turn the tide of the potentially harmful demand for non-diverse, uniformly and artificially appealling produce

Our girls read this after a trip to the Amazon, and found lots that they recognized & enjoyed. The standard of information is rather higher than that in the Magic Tree house books, which is reasonable, given that they don't have to worry about plot & characters as well!

If your child enjoys Magic Tree house, and would like to know more about the Amazon this is fine, but I would also recommend One Small Square: Tropical Rainforests (by Donald Silver). We took this with us to the rainforest (see review) and found it to be excellent.