A very well written book on a subject that is not very well understood. This is the first book of Clark's that I have read, and am looking forward to reading more of his writings.

Clark presents, in a logical fashion, his case supporting the Biblical doctrine of Predestination, and quite effectively, in my opinion, destroys the arguments of its opponents. In a case such as this, the only appropriate argument is one based in Scripture, and Clark does exactly that; he presents the Scriptures that form the "backbone" of the Doctrine, and also many other supporting verses, sometimes bringing out concepts that I had never noticed before.

My daughter *loves* this book. I didn't think she would not like it per say, but I didn't realize she would enjoy it to the extent that she does. It is little, perfect for her little hands to hold. Plus, it is a picture of birds from various pieces of art. It is a beautiful little book. I highly recommend it.

Violet loves looking at birds and their nests through her binoculars - and loves photographing what she finds!

My 18 month old daughter adores the Baby Einstein books and this is the newest addition to our growing collection, and our first of the Violet "series".

The way the actual photographs of birds and nests are encorporated into the story (as pictures that Violet takes with her trusty camera) is wonderful. I especially love the "touch and feel" feather toward the end (my daughter likes to 'scratch' it)...a pleasant surprise as none of our other Baby Einstein books have this feature.

But I particularly love Nadeem Zaidi's vivid/bold illustrations, which I believe is the key to the success of the Baby Einstein books (in the eyes of the youngsters who adore them). My daughter loves to point to the pictures as we read to her and she enjoys trying to read this story back to Mommy & Daddy (pointing at pictures while she babbles and turns the pages)). This is one of her new favorite stories - it is one of three books accompanying us on our upcoming airplane trip (and we've got hundreds of books to choose from)!

I am anxious to see the other Violet books as this one is definitely a keeper!

I've used this book as a resource for teaching about slavery in an elementary school class. The thoughts conveyed are not the usual rhetoric presented in most lower level school social studies texts. Until recently children have not been exposed to the idea that slavery existed in parts of the world other than the USA. The long history of slavery - in the world and especially in Africa itself is new to many people. We learn much about slavery that has not before been related to school children, if not adults. The children in my classroom have been very absorbed by the thoughts presented in these pages. This is a must-read for Middle or High School students studying Aftican American history. As a teacher I would be sure to use it in my class.

Canadian author Eliza Clark's Bite the Stars is a gripping and emotional novel about Grace Larson, the mother of a brutal and violent criminal. Forced into premature labor by the violence of a tornado, Grace finds herself unable to cope with or understand her son Cole, a child who grows up to be as destructive as nature at its worst. As Grace watches her son's trail of destruction, she looks for answers in nature itself. Bite The Stars is recommended to a serious readership as being a poignant, gut-wrenching, compellingly thoughtful and thought-provoking narrative that will not soon be forgotten.

This volume includes a transcription of Clark Ashton Smith's "Black Book", a notebook in which he kept story ideas and plot germs, invented names, story titles, possible content tables for story collections, and so on. This makes for fascinating reading, as it reveals the author's creative process at work, with variants on the finally published stories, unused ideas, and so on. There are also a number of CAS's poems in draft form, along with the final versions -- and several of these are among his best. Also included are some interesting memoirs of meetings with CAS. All in all, this is an essential item for CAS fans.

As one of the last people alive who knew Clark Ashton personally, it gives me great pleasure to see his juvenile work in print at last. That a boy of fourteen could write like this suggests that such a book might be a powerful teaching tool in
the public schools - Even at this early age, he was able to construct a coherent story which carries the reader necessarily to the conclusion. Also, the elevated and extraordinary vocabulary he manifested in his later works is evident here. The early glimmerings of his matchless capacity to create mood and environment is also present here. Thoroughly delightful, and should lead readers to explore his amazing later works and astonishing poetry.

Those serious about African-American and women's history MUST include this encyclopedia in their reference collections.

Mary Higgins Clark is the queen of suspense. When I picked up this book and started to read it I could not put it down until I was done . It is excellent. Mary Higgins Clark does it again.

Clark Coolidge's writing is some of the most thoroughly modern I've ever known. With subjects ranging from plasticine to a bolas, & with another interesting collage thing (visual art, not the poetry, though the poetry is kind of like that too...), this is a great book to have.