Riversleigh is a major World Heritage listed fossil site, primarily discovered in the late 1970s in Queensland, Australia. Since the first discoveries an abundance of prehistoric Australian fauna dating from 25 million years ago to the present has been recovered, preserved in limestone sediments and ancient caves, which testify to a formerly lush rainforest climate prevalent as Australia drifted north from Antarctica. It is unfortunate that most of Australia's present day, rather unique animals are in fact, just a remnant of what once was, when formerly higher rainfall spanned much of the continent. Many lineages and individual species, represented by the abundance recovered at Riversleigh, are now extinct and forgotten, except of course by a few enthusiastic palaeontologists, as described in this book. Readers will be surprised and delighted at the peculiar forms and fantastic colour illustrations and reconstructions presented in this book, and what things can be learnt of their extinction over time, as Australia drifted north.

Exquisitely illustrated, with on-site field notes and diagrams should keep the enthusiastic amateur fossil hunter entertained. An abundance of technical notes, photographs of real specimens and colour reconstructions, many of which uphold Australia's reputation for the unusual and/or the alternative, in terms of evolutionary development. Evolutionary experiments abound with examples which include 'thingadonta' (nobody really knows what it is), several species of marsupial lion, Tasmanian 'wolf' (thylacine) ancestors, flesh-eating kangaroos, several failed lines of kangaroos, several platypus ancestors, giant marsupials such as Diprotodon-the world's largest, a giant wombat, koala ancestors, numerous bats, possums, and creepy critters of all types, are presented. No primates unfortunately, and no bears or dogs, but it is interesting how some of these vacant evolutionary niches were filled by marsupial alternatives-especially in the case of the 'Tasmanian wolf', and the carnivorous marsupial 'lion'. And it is interesting to speculate what kind of alternative type of 'marsupial primate' may have (could still!) have arisen. An upright 'hominid'-like marsupial, wandering the Australian plains-who knows if Australian rainforests hadn't have all but disappeared.

The book puts the various animals and lineages into perspective, describing the changes of climate and habitat loss over the last 25 million years as Australia's climate became drier as the continent drifted north. Many lineages were/are in slow decline before the arrival of the aborigines and Europeans, as Australia's rainforests progressively shrank.

The colour illustrations and landscape reconstructions are a major feature, and they are outstanding. This book is highly recommended for the enthusiastic fossil hunter, or for those just curious in Australian animals and palaeontology in general.

This is a wonderful resource for middle school reading teachers. Hands-on projects make books so much easier to comprehend for students and this book has great, fun ideas. My students love pop-up books and when they can make their own they develop a new love for reading. That's just one of many inventive, interesting projects in this book. I recommend it for all elementary and middle school teachers.

This book has great rhythm and rhyme, 4 words per page. The child has breakfast, gets dressed, goes on a walk into town, goes to stores, passes construction site, plays in the mud at the park, has a bath at home. Great for teaching language to little kids. Ends with "Kisses, hugs, I love you!".

This book is definately not designed for the novice, rather a professional of Babylonian studies. The book covers Babylonian and Assyrian incantations, ceremomies, and prayers from the 76 cuneiform tablets in the excavation of Nineavah. They were found in the site of Kuyunjuik. The prayers of "lifting the hand" are presented in full with as much technical and related material as possible. The book presents each ritual with details on how to preform the rituals, libations to deities, and what is needed to complete the rituals. The book does contain details to help the novice such as the tablets themselves, an extensive vocabulary, notes, and explainations. There is a good forward from R.A. Gilbert and preface from King himself explaining his expectations of the material. All in all the book does stand up to those expectations and some. One of the most complete Babylonian books that i've ever read. a great compliment and companion to Semetic Magic by Cambell Thompson (1908).

This is an excellent book if you want to expand your crocheting into working with beads. The instructions are clear and concise, the projects are lovely and it is well written.
The only thing bad I can say about this book is you will have to search for it - but if you crochet and want a helping hand to incorporate beading with your crocheting, this book is well worth the search.

This book is about brother and sister help out an old widdow named Miz McGrizz. Brother and Sister help Miz McGrizz clean out her attic and have some fun lending a helping hand. you should read the book and find out how they got happiness and godnessin their hearts and outside.

This book is full of many practical ideas which classroom teachers can use to enhance student learning. Based on current brain research, the author discusses the use of color, aroma, and taste to evoke desired emotions such as creativity, alertness, or calmness. Eating an orange, for example, stimulates the brain through intense color, scent, and taste. The author also explains how to use music and movement to promote memory. I found this to be a very interesting book, unlike any other I have read. I plan to use many of the ideas in my classroom right away.

I liked this series because it was easy to understand and VERY exciting! I like alot of the characters in the books. I liked how the books were a picture of alot of things in the Bible. For example, Treason is like Satan, Aggeloi are like angels and Daimones are like demons. I read all eight books in about one month!! I can't stop talking about these books!

Terrence Reese was a world class player and probably the greatest writer in the history of the game. Each chapter of the book shows you a bridge hand, and takes you through Reese's thoughts about what the hand is worth and what to bid next from the time he picks the hand up through the end of the bidding. At some point, he has a decisive choice to make. He discusses the options, the strengths and weaknesses of each one, what his choice is and why, and how he rates each of the alternatives. His style is conversational and entertaining, and full of wit and insight.

As a special education teacher teaching in a life skills classroom, I am always looking at art activies that are cute and can be easily completed. This book will be a great addition to my collection. I feel the activities in this book can be successfully used in my classroom in the fall. I am planning to purchase the winter and spring books. I have already copied several activities and am working on making samples. I use art activities to develop fine motor and focusing skills. I model coloring as regular teachers model writing. The activities in this book can be completed by my students with assistance. These activities can be easily and quickly assembled by myself, assistances, or other students in the school. Art activities are important to my students because completed art work is given to nursing home residents. I know with the activities in this book, the seniors will continue to enjoy our art work.