Review:This book describes over 100 elements of the periodic table from a first-person point of view, making the elements seem like they are people. Each element has a two-page spread, with one page containing information about the element and the other page showing a cartoon picture of the element. The information listed includes the element's symbol, atomic number, color, and date of discovery. Each element then describes its characteristics through a first-person narrative. A glossary and index ... Read more

Review:This is a beautiful book for bedtime. You can read it at whatever pace suits you. There are so many things to see in each of the lovely illustrations. We had fun picking out the same people in each picture as the day progressed. Lovely. Read more

Review:My youngest was talking about Supernovas and asking a lot of questions. We Googled book titles about stars and his was one of the books recommend. He enjoyed the other topics this book covers.It's not like a traditional encyclopedia and not in alphabetical order so if there was something he was looking for he had to go to the table of contents. He is in 3rd grade. Read more

Review:My presents to my grandchildren usually involve items that have to be shared with one of their parents because I have this funny idea that interaction between them is to be encouraged. This book is going to be combined with a puzzle of the United States. By giving them to the six-year old granddaughter, then they can be passed down to the four-year old at a later date. Read more

Review:Just received this little book today and it is so awesome. I want to teach my little girl German phrases as she learns English phrases in hopes that she will be somewhat bilingual. I needed a refresh myself. This little book has all of the everyday phrases that I will need to start out. It does a great job at helping you pronounce the words. Great buy. Read more

Review:Good information about cat language. I surprised myself in how much I had already perceived, being a first time cat parent. I guess if you are sensitive to animals and have always had pets (dogs and very tame parakeets) then that skill just transfers over to all one's pets. It could have gone further into the communication with cats. I've already surpassed the knowledge in this book and wanted to learn more.

Great for someone that needs sensitivity training. Read more

Review:Taleb eplores of one of the least understood forces in all of our lives; mistaking luck for skill.

Here is a person with a single, but large topic, who spent his life exploring randomness vertically and horizontally, maturing it, getting into its most interesting wrinkles. The book is a feast to read and re-read. I laughed a lot while reading the book and had to think even more about Taleb's deep understanding of the philosophy of probability. He's amazingly articulated so you can see his... Read more

Review:Of all the Andrew Clements school books I've read, Lunch Money was by far the least engaging. The reason for this is that a large part of the book focuses on numbers instead of people, and where Clements has succeeded in the past is in his ability to make us really like his leading characters. Greg, the lead character in this book, is not very nice. He's largely driven by money and selfishness, and although Clements does try to make Greg more personable by depicting his change of attitude, th... Read more

Review:The amazing story of the Orphan Trains is usually a lost portion of American History. I've read several books about the Orphan Trains and found this man's story to be excellent. I have loaned it to several friends that were clueless about this endeavor, and they were shocked that this has remained something of a 'shameful' secret for so long. I highly recommend this book. Read more

Review:I wonderful book for toddlers. My son wasn't much into books but read this one repeatedly from 14 months, we actually wore out the board book version so got this one when he was two. I reads easily and the repetitive :where's the green sheep' catches and holds the attention of young toddlers, then the group picture becomes fascinating later on. Read more