Terry Marshall's book helped me to master Pijin of the Solomon Islands. His writing is simplistic, but powerful. Using his methods and methodology, one can easily pick up a new language - without the drill and kill of typical foreign language programs. And there are a lot of fringe benefits to the Marshall Plan.

Norton presents a review of moral, economic, and philosophical rationales for preserving natural variety, i.e., biological diversity and the habitats that support it.

This is not a "bleeding heart" tree-huggers guide to preserving nature. It is, on the other hand, an academically sound presentation of ideas and rationales that can help one understand that the discussion of the value of, say, a tree goes much further than the amount of money one could obtain by cutting it down and selling it for lumber or pulp.

The book focuses on definitions and examples of different methods of applying value systems to diversity. After all, in this world there is little hope of preserving a thing when its value cannot be identified.

Three main value systems are discussed in the book:

1) Demand value (the economic or market value of a thing or access to a thing)

2) Intrinsic value (the value of the existance of a thing, regardless of its market value -- i.e., the value of a thing because "it is"

3) Transformative value (the likelihood that contact with a thing will change the way humans view that thing and other entities in nature)

Norton uses those value systems to present ideas about why natural diversity ought to be preserved.

This book is, in my opinion, a must read for anyone who teaches about the environment. It should also be read by legislators, and, to tell the truth, it wouldn't hurt many environmentalists to read it either!

A highly recommended book. 5 stars!

Alan Holyoak, Director of Environmental Studies

A very comprehensive book; everything from dog behavior in the wild, to your pet's behavior, to how to take care and train your pet. I own 2 dogs and have obedience trained them and this book was correct on so many points that are so important to a successful pet/owner relationship. Wonderful photos and captions emphasize all the learning points. I especially liked the Dog Care section that showed basic health care for your dog. Overall a wonderful and broad range of topics that helped me understand my dogs even more.

Jim dale Vickery profiles eight men who championed wildlife conservation, preservation, and environmentalism: Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), John Muir (1838-1914), Robert W. Service (1874-1958), Bob Marshall (1902-1939), Aldo Leopold (1887-1948), Olaus Johan Murie (1889-1963), Calvin Rutstrum (1895-1982), and Sigurd F. Olson (1899-1982). If you're an avid nature fan yourself, you've probably read about some of these men in other books. And yet, here each chapter is more than mere biography. Vickery highlights personal details that bring these men to life again, and we see not just the individuals, but also the natural places that mattered the most to them. We hear what they had to say about those places in their own words. Coincidentally -- or, not -- each of the eight spent at least a little time in Vickery's native Minnesota, and so it is from an additional love of his own land that the author relates the stories. Writers are always advised to write what they know, and that knowledge comes through in this book. An engaging addition to the environmentalist's bookshelf. Finding a used copy is well worth the search.

I read this book for the first time in my English Block in college. I read this book and I was amazed that a sixth grader could compose something so wonderful and informative. It really enlightens students to know that there are authors that are their ages. It is on a level that students can understand. Furthermore (I think)this book can be used beyond the middle schools and into higher education to let others know what's going on in nature.

I like the book, frankly, because of its weight. I don't mean the weight of its ideas and insights. I mean its weight, in ounces. At 145 pages, you'd expect it to be light and it is. Most books today weigh too much.

WILLIAM MARSHAL: MEDIEVAL ENGLAND'S GREATEST KNIGHT is a delightful introduction for middle-school students to life during the reigns of the Angevin kings and historical non-fiction. Following chronological order, Weatherly highlights key moments from Marshal's childhood through old age to make a very grown-up story accessible to the younger reader. Older students and adult readers curious about Marshal will find WILLIAM MARSHAL: MEDIEVAL ENGLAND'S GREATEST KNIGHT offers a basic outline of Marshal's life and times. Weatherly carefully weaves Marshal's life into the larger fabric of Western Europe during the late-twelfth and early-thirteenth centuries, tempting the reader to learn more about the players and events of that period. Sidebars are used to interject historical background information about social and political conditions needed to provide context for Marshal's choices and actions.

An easy read, WILLIAM MARSHAL: MEDIEVAL ENGLAND'S GREATEST KNIGHT also introduces middle-school readers to the basic scholarly writing format, including a table of contents, foreward, glossary, bibliography, sources, and index. Its presentation style makes WILLIAM MARSHAL: MEDIEVAL ENGLAND'S GREATEST KNIGHT an excellent teaching example when instructing middle-school students about writing research papers. If any fault can be found in presentation of material, it is that no sources are cited for the illustrations.

Always on the look out ways to bring the past to life in the classroom, I am glad to have found this book. Weatherly never allows Marshal's story to be overwhelmed by the stories of kings he served, not an easy task when those kings were Henry II and his sons, or by the events through which Marshall lived--the murder of Becket, the Crusades, and the Magna Carta. I found WILLIAM MARSHAL: MEDIEVAL ENGLAND'S GREATEST KNIGHT fun reading and highly recommend it.

excellent book geared towards hematology fellows and practicing hematologists. Assumes basic knowledge of hematology and provides concise summaries of all major topics. if you are looking for a basic textbook go with "Essential Hematology" by Hoffbrand

really wonderful book on hematolog

An excellent book for teaching the importance of reading and gaining an awareness of simlarities in plot. Poor Winnie learns that she may the next 'stuffed chicken for dinner' as a result of not wanting to read a famous tale. The story takes the reader on a rollercoaster of 'what-ifs' and creates wonderful moments for predicting text. I will be using this story for numerous lessons in my classroom, from developing a sense of story to partner predictions. Excellent illustrations, too!