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The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children)
Jean M. Auel
Bantam Books, 1983
Great book!
+ Good Book
+ Hooked me
+ Clan of the Cave Bear
+ Amazing!!!
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The Story of Clocks and Calendars : Marking a Millennium
Betsy Maestro
HarperCollins, 1999
January 1, 2001, will mark the beginning of a new thousand-year period on earth. But our earth is more than four billion years old, and humans have lived on our planet for perhaps two hundred thousand years. So how can it be the year 2000? The answer is that it is the year 2000 only on the Gregorian calendar. On the Hebrew calendar, the year will be 5760. On the Muslim calendar, the year will be ...
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I Took the Moon for a Walk
Carolyn Curtis
Barefoot Books, 2004
This book is oft quoted in our home...
+ Truly enchanting...for everyone.
+ Especially for moon lovers!
+ a great book
+ 50 Times a Day
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A child's history of the world
V. M. Hillyer
A Story Which Endures Through The Decades
+ Absolutely Outstanding
+ A remarkable view of the world
+ Very useful book
+ Best History of the World for kids!
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Somewhere in the World Right Now (Reading Rainbow Book)
Stacey Schuett
Dragonfly Books, 1997
This book is wonderful!
+ A World Tour
+ an excellent look at time and space
+ Have you ever wondered what people in Alaska are doing NOW?
+ a lovely and important book
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Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
HarperTrophy, 1953
Audio Edition--Worth every penny
+ Rereading this touched my heart as if I were ten again!
+ Good wholesome reading
+ Wonderful Story!
+ A wonderfully told classic!
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The Duchess Bakes a Cake
Virginia Kahl
Purple House Press, 2002
Amazing! Its back in print!
+ My favorite childhood reading
+ Love this story!
+ What a fun book!
+ Most fun children's book ever!
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The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo
Irving Stone
Signet, 1987
A Very Good Read
+ Piece of Art!
+ Not bad, but not great.
+ Micheangelo
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American Girls Handy Book: How to Amuse Yourself and Others (Nonpareil Books)
Lina Beard, Adelia Beard
David R Godine, 1994
A book of exuberant charm
+ American Girls Handy Book: How to Amuse Yourself and Others
+ Great book
+ This book amused myself and others!
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The Little House
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Mifflin, 1978
Great story, sad message...
+ One of my Favorite Childrens Books
+ Sweet remiscence of small-town America
+ Cute Little Book
+ another great book for any child
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Time's Pendulum: From Sundials to Atomic Clocks, the Fascinating History of Timekeeping and How Our ...
Jo Ellen Barnett
Harcourt Brace/Harvest Book, 1999
Two books in one, both interesting!
+ Good overview
+ If I could keep time in a bottle....
+ An interesting book
+ A compelling introduction to the history of clockmaking
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One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale
Demi
Scholastic Press, 1997
ANOTHER WONDERFUL OFFERING FROM DEMI
+ Great book!
+ Reading in high school math
+ Great book for all ages, really!
+ A lot to learn, including girl-power
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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster
Random House, 1989
A fun book! (review by Harry, a 9 year old boy)
+ An Overlooked Classic
+ The point is to learn how to think
+ Enjoying the PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH: now and forever.
+ Fantastic Book
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The Magic Bean Tree: A Legend from Argentina
Nancy Van Laan
Houghton Mifflin, 1998
Learning From Legends
I found the book very interesting. I would disagree with the reading level, however. It could be read by children in grades 2-4, but understood by somewhat younger children. The references to the various gods could be confusing to children who do not have any previous knowledge of them. The ...
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Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back
Joseph Bruchac
Putnam Juvenile, 1997
Traditional View of Seasonal meanings
+ Lucky 13
+ Delightful
This book is an excellent work of Native American children's literature. Joseph Bruchac is a well-known Abenaki story-teller who profiles in this book the thirteen moons of the year, and profiles for each moon what is important about that season to different Native Nations. The artwork is a ...
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