Becca leaves her best friend and the ways of the city to live in a less populated area of Maine. Also has a wide of variety of options for unit studies for homeschooling. Ursa Major, 4th of July, Maine and its berries, etc. My children really enjoy reading it over and over.

This is an incredible book. I work in an office that selects books for children and this is everyone's current favorite. In fact, we still haven't stopped talking about it and have all ordered personal copies. Deep (but not in an annoying way), also funny with great illustrations. A real story, which seems to be increasingly rare in children's books.

This is a great book! It is short and sweet, but still, it is full of adventure and fun. The story is very enjoyable to read, even though it really doesn't teach one a lesson. Anyways, this book is a great "fun-read" and I strongly suggest reading it.

extremely well written, with indepth discussion of what food should taste like and how savor can be achieved.
Eating this quality of delicious food, makes going back to mass market...mmmm disturbing. Ephiphany in delicious dining,
cogent, well paced, a five star "good read."

Great ariel photography book, part of a series on each of the main islands. I can't get enough Hawaii photos, so this book and the others are all part of my collection.

Various kinds of tropical fruits grow well in Bali Island. And only the best quality ones are selected and made into beautifully arranged ornaments offered to the gods. It is such a spectacular sight to see Balinese women heading to the temples carrying these colorful fruits on their heads. Readers will agree with the author that only in Bali can one find this breathtaking ritual.

A snapshot of Britain in the 1970s - the same yet terrifying different. What the author describes is always happening somewhere in the world, but not in Britain - it's far too old, too stable. We're safe here. Not in Chris Priest's imagination. Oh no.

Essentially, the author chronicles the desparate and frightened attempts of a family to survive in a barbaric civil war in south-east England. He tells you all you need to know - the grim realities - and not much more.

The fractured style of the writing, quite unlike anything I've ever seen before, reflects the shattered lives of the protagonists.

It's unavoidable that the book seems a little dated, but it's nevertheless a gem of a work. Short, sparing - no fat on this one - and disturbing. Seeming to me almost like a work of poetry in its own way.

If you see a copy don't miss the opportunity.

Margrave poured dark rum into a shallow glass. "All right, we're self-referential beings, and the quality of mercy is not strained either. But I know where that reference comes from, and it's not some vast collective."

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Vogel said, "We've always defined memory in terms of memory, while forgetting -oops, pardon me, but you see the problem- that memory is subjective. . ."

David W. Steadman, Steven Zousmer, and Lee M. Steadman have done an outstanding job on this book on Galapagos wildlife. The book is basically divided into two parts. The first part, amply illustrated by highly quality full color photographs, describes the overall geology, topography, climate, flora, and especially fauna of this important group of islands. Much of this stems from the fieldwork of David Steadman and his brother Lee. Truly fascinating, everything from paleonotological research in the islands, speciation of the island's famous finches, Charles Darwin's explorations and work in the islands, to conservation and more are addressed. Also found in part one are maps, both modern day and some early maps from when the island's were first being explored, as well some early scientific illustrations of the island's plants and animals.

Part two though to me is the main reason to buy this fine book, which contains the color plates by artist and scientist Lee M. Steadman. These excellent illustrations depict every resident species of bird from the islands as well as least one species of each major group of native reptiles and mammals. Even a few extinct species are illustrated. Accompanying each full page illustration of an animal in its native habitat is a full page description of the species, noting physical description in detail, ecological role, natural history notes, life habits, how the group got to the islands, possible relations to other species not only on other islands in the Galapagos but also on the mainland, and notes relating to conservation. The color plates are excellent, very true to life and quite beautiful, illustrating such species as the Galapagos Tortoise (of course!), the Marine Iguana, Red Bat, Galapagos Fur Seal, Galapagos Penguin, Dark-rumped Petrel, Flightless Cormorant, Lava Heron, and the San Cristobal Mockingbird. The famous finches of course are given several great pages of illustrations with several pages of text devoted to them.

This is a great buy, and it is a true shame that this book is out of print! I'll never understand why some books go out of print, this book is in my opinion a classic not only on the Galapagos but in the field of natural history in general, and should be reprinted again and again. I highly urged all of those interested in these wondrous isles to get Amazon to search for this book for you.

I'm the author of "Galapagos Islands," and I'd like to say that I hope you enjoyed "leafing" through the digital pages. I did a great deal of research in writing this book and I hope that my readers come away with a sense of the amazing biodiversity in the islands. It was written for young adults, but adults will also enjoy learning about the islands from my book.

"Galapagos Islands: Nature's Delicate Balance at Risk" was chosen as an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children by the National Science Teachers Association, and as a Society of School Librarians International Honor Book. The Bank Street College of Education also chose it as one of the Best Children's Books of the Year.