If you love animals, this book will be vital to you.

It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. But, most of all, it will teach you how to communicate with your beloved animals as well as with wild ones.

In this book, Amelia unfolds her journey into the world of animal communication. You'll read the story of her first encounter with an animal communicator and how this incident change her life. It took no magic wands to open the door for her. And it will take nothing more for you.

In her book the various levels of animal communication are divided in chapters: Of feeling, of seeing, of hearing and of communicating across the borders of time and space. Of all the books that deal with this subject, this is the one that finally made it clear. By dealing with each kind of communication separately, it's easy for the novice to understand what it's all about. Moreover, in each chapter you will be provided with exercises/meditations to help you do it yourself. And, believe me, you could never believe how easy it is.

Also, the book is filled with anecdotes and incidents from Amelia's experience. And it includes the most heart-felt prayer to Shekmet I've ever read. No matter what your faith is, this little prayer will make you weep.

This book has been a key to a greater world for me. It can work the same for you too.

I do have to say, if I could rate this book with more than five stars, I most definetly would...I have read Amelia Kinkade's Straight from the Horse's Mouth: How to Talk to Animals and Get Answers cover to cover and it was such a wonderful inspiration to all who love and adore their animal friends...Amelia Kinkade certainly breaks it down to you on how to do animal communication and it seems simple enough...She adds wonderful stories from her experiences that will make you laugh, cry, and really make you think...I have to say my favorite part even though it was in the end, was the Epilouge: Rodney's Command Performance...I read it over and over...It made me cry yet feel hopeful, but I won't spoit it for those who haven't read this book...But all in all, it's very inspirational and I'm so greatful this book is avaliable to help us better understand and get closer with our animal friends.

Let me tell you, reading this book was a PLEASURE. Amelia verified everything I have believed from the time I was a little girl, I just couldn't prove it. When the author ran thru the names of books she had read, (Women Who Run w/Wolves, Henry Blake, Monty Roberts, Stephen Covey, Allen M Schoen, Betty Edwards)it sounded like the same list I've been reading for years.

My first real "animal book" was in high school, "Kinship With All Life"...and I never stopped believing. I talked to ants and animals. I rescued spides, scorpions, and tarantullas. I have found rattlesnakes in my barn and out by my shed and have simply told them (verbally) that they were welcome as long as they left my horses and other companions alone. I've never had a problem.

I also liked Amelia's suggestion to ask God, "What can I do today to glorify God and love man." YES YES YES!!! When she said that man was the image and likeness of God I almost fell out of my chair (I was raised with that statement in church). Amelia's statement, that she never believed that God and man are separate is so true. I always figured if God loved man and the rest of the animals, of course we can all communicate together as we all have the same Father/Mother.

I read this book on the plane home and finished it the next day. I cried often with Joy reading it. The day I finished the book I immediately told my indoor companions how much I love them (two dogs and a cat).

That night in bed I told my female cat (Kiki) how much she was loved and how special she is. All this was done mentally (I might as well start practicing).

Kiki rarely sleeps on the bed in the summer, it's too hot. But that night I told her how I felt and that I really loved it when she reached out her paw and touched me before I fell asleep. She's only done it about twice in her life (she was a rescued stray and often goes days without wanting attention). Then I told her "Good Night, Kiki, I love you", (which is part of my nightly ritual). I closed my eyes and immediately I felt her little paw against my arm. With tears in my eyes I told her thank you and that I loved her too. I petted her and closed my eyes again, and again that little paw slid up against my arm. I just opened my eyes and mentally told her how much she was loved. They're ALL so special.

Thank you Amelia.

Do you know what bloomers are? Well, if you don't, read the book YOU FORGOT YOUR SKIRT, AMELIA BLOOMER! Amelia is a girl who hates dresses! Amelia was not a proper lady! Amelia thought proper ladies were silly. She thought it was silly that ladies could not work! So she started her own newspaper. She thought it was even sillier that ladies had to wear big, heavy dresses. So she did something about it! My favorite part is when she made the bloomers and wore them. She sort of looked silly and sort of looked cool. I really liked this book because I learned a lot about Women's History. I learned what bloomers are too! And if you want to know what bloomers are...then read this book! - By Danielle S. Age 7

Amelia Bloomer was not a proper lady. All the other ladies thought she was ridiculous. she would protest, start her own buisnesses with other women. Amelia Bloomer was always looking for a way to fight for womens rights, and to change the way women had to dress. But the world just wan't ready for Amelia Bloomer yet. Until one day when her friends cousin brought somthing amazing into Amelias life. It was a different type of dress . It had pants. Amelia was amazed by this outfit. right away she made her own. Pretty soon women all over the world wanted to wear (what Amelia called) Bloomers. They made then in plaid, blue, pink, and many other designs and colors. Amelia Bloomer made a big differenc for women. to find out what else dhe did for women read this book. i think you'll love it

Back in the 19th century, "proper ladies" were not allowed to vote, were not supposed to work and worst of all dressed in enormous hooped dresses that were hot, heavy (20 to 40 pounds) and very impractical. They wore corsets that were so tight it was hard to breathe or even digest and their skirts were so wide they were always getting stuck in doorways and chairs. "What in the world was proper about that?" Amelia Bloomer was definitely not a proper lady. She tried to change the law so that women could vote. She started her own women's newspaper named, The Lily, and hired other women to work with her. But best of all, she started a fashion craze that changed women's clothing forever..... Shana Corey and illustrator, Chesley McLaren have authored an amusing and delightful story, based on historical fact, that traces the beginnings of practical, comfortable and easy to wear clothing for women. Ms Corey's easy to read text is humorous and chock full of fun facts and complemented by Ms McLaren's charming, colorful fashion artwork. An author's note at the end fleshes out the story even more with additional fascinating information about the beginnings of the women's rights movement and fashion reform. Perfect for youngsters 5-9, You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer! is a treasure and a little piece of history that shouldn't be missed.

I picked up this book at my library on a lark. I've always been interested in what really happened to Amelia Earhart, but always just assumed that her plane crashed into the ocean. This book, however, completely opened my eyes to a new hypothosis: that Amelia and her navigator managed to land on an island and send out radio signals for help. The information presented in this book isn't just wild guesses and conspiracy theories - the authors make a point of backing up their thoughts with cold, hard evidence. I was hooked from the first page and got so engrossed that I ended up not doing my work at my job just so that I could finish a few more chapters. The book also has a wicked sense of humor and debunks the myth that scientists are just stodgy old guys. I'd reccomend this book to anyone with even an ounce of curosity. I'm holding my breath until Dr. Tom King and the other authors put out another book on Amelia. I can't wait to see what they find!

I had the opportunity to meet the primary author of this book (Tom King) recently and was impressed with his fact-based approach to the Earhart mystery. This book describes the search for artifacts from Earhart's last flight. The book presents evidence, analyzes its value and develops a hypothesis concerning the events of July, 1937. The author is primarily a archeologist, and while no "[fool]-proof" evidence is presented, what is known is presented and explained in scientific, but easy to read prose. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. My only nits with it are the reproductions of many of the photographs are poor, however, they can all be found at the TIGHAR web site.

A visual treat for armchair travelers, this book takes you on the exciting and sometimes frustrating search for the answer to the Amelia Earhart question. Thoroughly researched and well edited, the story does not slow down for the facts. Highly recommeded.

Amelia Earhart is a very good book. I think every child ages 9 - 12 should read Amelia Earhart because it teaches them to do what you want to do. Amelia's dad was trying to stop her but Amelia said it was her dream to fly. Amelia always liked to see the airplanes take off to fly. I think Amelia Earhart is a very excellent book.

Once I started reading this book, I had a hard time putting it down. I thought this was a super book and I can't wait to read more of the "Young Patriots Series." I highly recommend this book to kids my own age (10 years old).

Brittani Castle

Amelia Earhart, Young Air Pioneer is well written, delightful and nicely illustrated. A geat read for both boys and girls, ages 8-12, and sure to entertain and inspire.

Learning to read means learning new words and when you learn new words you need to learn what those new words mean and once you learn what words mean they should continue to mean what they mean because otherwise how would we talk to each other? Or, to quote Humpty Dumpty, "I mean what I say is not the same thing as I say what I mean." That is why "Amelia Bedelia" is such a great little story. Author Peggy Parish knows that words do not always mean what you think they should mean. So when Amelia Bedelia shows up for the first day of work and Mrs. Rogers gives her a list of things to do, Amelia Bedelia reads the list (after making a delicious lemon-meringue pie first) and does exactly what the list tells her to do. If the list says "Put the lights out when you finish in the living room," then Amedlia Bedelia carefully unscrew each light bulb and hangs them on the clothes line to air them out. Children and former children alike will laugh as Amedlia Bedlia literally goes through the list of instructions left by Mrs. Rogers. The illustrations by Fritz Siebel are almost as good as the pictures in our mind of Amelia Bedelia changing the towels in the green bathroom or dusting the furniture, plus Siebel gives the rosy-cheecked maid the same great smile on every single picture. Once you finish there book there are more literary adventures of the literal Amelia Bedelia and if you like these books then you should also check out "The King Who Rained" by Fred Gwynne and advance to the joy of homophones.

Amelia Bedelia is a whimsical character who translates everything quite literally. Ameilia works at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers makes a list of chores and tells Amelia to just do what the list says. When Ameilia reads, "Dust the furniture," she thinks, what a silly thing to do, and then proceeds to stand on the divan and shake the powder puff all over the room. Next, Amelia sits down with pen and paper and "draws the curtains" since Mrs. Rogers gave instructions to follow the list. Throughout the day Amelia is surprised by the list of instructions left by her employer but is dutiful inspite of her misgivings. When the Rogers return they are flabbergasted by the completion of the chore list. Mrs. Rogers is very angry until Mr. Rogers discovers the wonderful gift that Amelia has. They learn to give her the appropriate directions because Amelia can do one thing perfectly. Kids love the mistakes that Amelia makes. And they love seeing that even a character like Amelia has a wonderful talent. Enjoy!

Amelia Bedelia is a well-meaning maid, who takes everything literally. On her first day of work at the Rogers household, she is given a list of chores and an admonition from Mrs. Rogers to "...do just what the list says". That's when all the fun starts.

The first item on the list says: "Change the towels in the bathroom". Most of us wouldn't think twice about such a request. We would simply pull out fresh towels and replace the dirty ones. But not Amelia! She can't figure out why Mrs. Rogers would want to change such beautiful towels. Nevertheless, she pulls out her scissors and starts "changing" them! Mrs Rogers also instructs Amelia to trim the fat off the steak and dress the chicken. Within minutes the steak fat is beautifully decorated with ribbon and lace, and when it is time to "dress" the bird, Amelia cannot decide if Mrs. Rogers prefers a "he" chicken or a 'she" chicken!! In the end we learn that there is one thing Amelia can do with flair (and no instructions), and this makes her even more endearing to us all.

Amelia Bedelia is a book about interpretation and literal meanings. This is a fun resource for teaching communication skills.

Very cute.

Amelia Hits the Road was a great book!! In the book Amelia writes down all of her thoughts and feelings while she's visiting the GRAND CANYON, DEATH VALLEY, and YOSEMITE with her mother and her sister, Cleo. She also visits her old friend Nadia. I loved that part! The book was very funny and I loved the illustrations! WHAT A FANTASTIC BOOK!!!

I liked this book because I liked how Amelia finnaly got to go back to her home town and see Nadia. I think you should read this book because someday maybe you'll be in Amelia's place!

I read this book within 3 hours of buying it. The story is good and the drawings make it look like a real jornal (along with the lined paper) Keep writting those Amelia books Mrs. Moss!

This is a good book. I liked the people in it and the stories were interesting. There was a lot of stuff here I never knew before.

Hainsworth and Toomey have done an excellent job in creating an overview of women as pilots and the special challenges they met in WWII through the Mercury Astronaut testing program. Their research is sound, the writing is easy to digest. They do credit to two groups of women who have been often kept from the history books.

I picked up this book on a friend's recommendation and with few expectations. I had had no interest in aviation, am a tremulous airplane passenger, and when my fourth grade class assembled to watch the histoic moon landing, I had more interest in one small boy next to me than I did in one small step for man. Not anymore. Haynsworth's and Toomey's gripping narrative style and rigorous scholarship provide what few history books do, page-turning excitement. This book conveys the miraculous wonder that spectators must have experienced at early barn-storming events: breathless amazement at mankind flying high and fast beyond the clouds and straight into the impossible. From contraptions of wood and wire, barely recognizable as planes, to 6.2 million pound machines hurtling through the air at speeds of 6,000 miles an hour, Amelia Earhart's Daughters presents the great scope of the history of women in aviation. Walk, run, hell, fly to your nearest bookstore and pick up this book, you'll be glad you did and grateful to these pioneer women aviators and the authors for letting you share the ride.

Before I read this book, I didn't know much about either of these women. I also couldn't see how you could compare them. But after reading it I realized that these women are indeed alike. They both love to be different, and to do out-of-the-ordinary things. The book has them going on 2 adventures together, each doing the things they love. During these adventures they wear their evening dresses. It is a great story about two amazing women.

As the parent of a curious 5-year-old, I've been disappointed by the scarcity of historical and biographical books aimed at very young children. My daughter had an interest in Amelia Earhart since she first saw her "red plane" at the Smithsonian, so I took a gamble and bought this book for her at Christmas time...and she loved it. In fact, she liked it so much that she's insisted on giving it to several of her girl friends as gifts. It was a big hit with them as well. In fact a couple of their mothers have asked me where I got it (Amazon, of course), and whether the author has written any other children's books.

The story is simple, fun, historical, and symbolically significant (without being didactic or political). The black and white illustrations are interesting to look at, and very detailed (even the pattern on the White House china in the background is historically accurate).

With their colorful personalities, and the strength to defy cultural expectations, Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt make great role models for little girls -- and it doesn't hurt for them to understand that the freedoms they will surely take for granted in their lives were won for all of us by women like these.

"Amelia and Eleanor were birds of a feather. Eleanor was outspoken and determined. So was Amelia. Amelia was daring and liked to try things other women wouldn't even consider. Eleanor was the very same..." So begins Pam Munoz Ryan's marvelous picture book adventure, Amelia And Eleanor Go For A Ride. These two famous "birds" were Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, and Amelia Earhart, world famous aviator and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Based on an actual event, using newpaper accounts, diaries, and book transcripts, Ms Ryan tells the intriguing story of how these two friends ditched a White House dinner party one April night in 1933, and ignoring protests from the Secret Service took a daring night flight from Washington to Baltimore and back. Her easy to read and engaging text is exciting and entertaining. Brian Selznick's vivid black and white pencil illustrations have the look of old photographs, and capture the story beautifully. Together both word and art present a well researched, thrilling story, rich in many authentic details, and includes an Author's Note and actual picture to enhance this wonderful event. Perfect for youngsters 6-10, Amelia And Eleanor Go For A Ride transports the reader back in time when flying, especially night flight was new, and let's you tag along on a once in a lifetime adventure as history is made.

Ever wanted to write your own Notebook, but didn't know WHERE to start? Well, My Notebook (With Help from Amelia) is a wonderful book that'll hel you! It actually helped me jump into writing... not only notebooks, but school articles, and reviews for Amazon! In here Amelia gives you a ton of ideas and thoughts to go off of!

This book was great! It has all sorts of pages where you write about yourself. I like those sort of books where you have to fill in pages about yourself and what you like, etc, so thats why I got this book. I very highly reccamend it!

I Like this book. I'm planning on getting an nother one. There so cool! Its good to take it out when ever you get board. Its a really great book! i know i like it! My friends love it two! The best thing of all at Amazon.com is all the sales!!!! Amelia books are so cool! I'm getting ameila hits the road book thats the next one in line!

Of all the Amelia book I read, and loved,I thought that this book was the best of th seiries yet. It is about when Nadia's dad is in a car crash, and Amelia is searching for her own dad. Thy cummunicate through letters. I loved the real letters that you can open and read. I also like how the plot could follow, even through letters. I have already read this book 4 times (and I know I will read it more), and I got it only one day ago. You should definately read this book.

Who thought Marissa Moss and her alter ego Amelia could get any better?!!?

By the end of the book you are hoping that Amelia's dad is as cool as she is, after all he did name her after Amelia Earhart!

Moss is definitely in touch with her inner child, I hope this series goes on for years, I can't wait to see Amelia's teen years!

My 10 year old granddaughter LOVES these books! I always encourage her to read and to be interested in books, so I bought her this one and a couple of others, and when I told her there were even more in the "Amelia" series, her eyes lit up and we went to the store and bought them all. This is a great one because it's "interactive" in that it contains actual letters the kids can remove from the envelope and read.