We live in Maryland. Having grown up in New York State, I ordered the Barron books (both Lets' Review and Regents & Answers) for every class my high-school children are taking. In all cases, they have used these books to review for tests and final examinations. My daughter, now entering her Senior year, has used the Biology books as a supplememt to Biology I during her freshman year, AP Bio in her Junior year, and now plans to do so for an elective Anatomy and Physiology course. She found the Regents to be comparable in scope and difficulty to the exams that her Bio I teacher gave, and after taking appropriate parts of the Regents' at home under test conditions, sailed right through her teachers' exams, earning a 98% for the course.

This was a great study tool for my son, it helped him perpare for his Regents Exams.

I went through this and find it helpful. Using this,I aced verbal section of an admission test for a great secondary school.I recommend it for anyone who wants to boost verbal scores on upcoming tests

This was an exellent science book!! It tells you so many experiments you can do at home in your spare time!! I did two of the experiments, I made an electric lemon and salad dressing. This book also tells about safty rules you should follow when you do the experiments. And the best part is that there are so many more experiments to do!!

It was very helpful and I felt much better reading the book with a translation. I really enjoyed Othello and I would reccomend it because of the translation of the Elisibethian speech to modern English.

Having spent 10 days in Moscow and Novosibirsk I found this book INDISPENSABLE!

As a travel guide it never falls short on ANY given topic -- food, shopping, medical needs, travel, accomodations, social conversation, entertainment, sight-seeing and so much more!

It's English-Russian dictionary in the back of the book is worth the ENTIRE price of the book all by itself.

This book is very useful if you want to have an easy guide to japanesse. Going to japan,then bring this little guy along. It can help you when your stuck on asking someone(japnaesse) for directions or even for a date! I suggest this book!

"Beethoven and the Classical Age" explores the musical world of Ludwig van Beethoven. The book has lots of full-color illustrations: a two-age spread shows and explains the mechanics and design of the piano as it was constructed during Beethoven's lifetime. Each double page constitutes a chapter regarding Beethoven's life and music, great feats in the musical culture of his time, and detailed analysis of the instruments and musical theory. The top of the left page and the large central illustration refer to the principal theme (e.g., "The Ninth Symphony"). The text (in italics) narrates the life of Beethoven in chronological order. The portraits, printed reproductions of the era, and photograph complete the treatment of the discussion.

At first glance you might get the idea this is essentially a picture book, but the text would earn it five stars without the illustrations (in fact, I am not predisposed to like this style of graphic art, having grown up on Marvel Comics and owning several autographed Barry Windsor-Smith prints). My bias is that in these juvenile histories of the great composers I have been less interested in the biographical details, which are fairly standard in such books, and more in how well they give young readers an education in music appreciation. The section on "The Symphonies" not only goes into details on how Beethoven modified the orchestras that he used, but provides a concise summation of the symphonic forms he used over his career. Those two pages told me more about Beethoven's symphonies than the other juvenile biographies I have read about the composer combined.

The Barron's "Masters of Music" series is aimed at young adult readers and provides an introduction to the accomplishments of many of the world's greatest composers, as well as exploring details of the historical background and insights into how the music was composed and performed. The title is correct: young readers will learn as much about the Classical Age of music as they will about Beethoven's life and music. "Beethoven and the Classical Age" are not the first book about Beethoven that a young student is going to read, but for those who really want to understand his impact on the world of classical music, this is the book they are going to want to end up reading.

My son is 19 months old and can not get enough of this book. We literally read it 15-20 times a day. The story line is adorable and opens up several opportunities to talk to your child about feelings and social graces, but the thing that really grabs you are the beautiful illustrations. Talk about a visual treat and an instant vocabulary builder! Hope you love the book as much as we do.

I think this book is good assistance for people who don't understand Biology.