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The Kingfisher Children's Encyclopedia
Editors of Kingfisher
Kingfisher, 2004
Great book for the homeschooling family!
I just recently purchased this book and absolutely love the layout! This very easy to use resource is the perfect "go-to" guide for kids 7 and up, and adults will enjoy pouring over it's content as well! Complete with an easy to understand summary of symbols and captions used throughout the ...
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Grammatically Correct
Anne Stilman
Writers Digest Books, 1997
Grammatically Correct
+ replace
+ Grammatically Correct
I wish I had read Grammatically Correct years ago. It is an excellent resource. L.Scott Boise, Idaho 8-9-2008
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What Nurses Know and Doctors Don't Have Time to Tell You
Pat Carroll
Perigee Trade, 2004
What Patients Should Know But Don't
+ What Every Household Should Own
+ Provides fast, easy answers to common health-care questions
+ What Nurses Know
+ Impressive!
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Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary
Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster, 2006
Wonderful Visual Resource
+ Wow !!!!!!!
+ Excelent for your child!
+ Dictionary with Eye Candy
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National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition
National Geographic
National Geographic, 2004
Incredible Family Resource
+ Easily the best there is, a true achievement
+ Beautiful, good value
+ Atlas of the World by National Geographic
+ National Geographic has made changes
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Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
Merriam-Webster, 1995
I Use My Copy Frequently - A Valuable Resource
+ Handy one volume resource for basic information on writers, their works, and terms of art
+ WOW-- Great Research Book
+ A hefty overview
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Math Dictionary: The Easy, Simple, Fun Guide to Help Math Phobics Become Math Lovers
Eula Ewing Monroe
Boyd Mills Press, 2006
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Enthusiastically recommended for junior high and high school libraries.
If you spend any amount of time around me, and by that I mean about five minutes (sometimes less), you'll realize pretty quickly that I hate math. Hate it. Abhor it. Can't stand it. Oh, sure, I'm pretty positive that I use it occasionally, most of the time without even knowing it. But if you ...
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America
Houghton Mifflin, 2002
extremely helpful for the new birder
+ Birds, birds, birds
+ Birds of Eastern and Central North America
+ A must for Bird watching
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A Field Guide to Western Trees (Peterson Field Guides: 44)
George A. Petrides
Houghton Mifflin, 1998
Explore a New World
+ learning at the max
I am a birder but always wanted to ID the trees that the birds were perched in. I first took this book out in the field to the Arboretums in San Francisco and Berkeley. I found the book easy to use for IDing native trees. I also took this book with me on a trip to the eastern Sierras and trees that ...
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Hammond Atlas of United States History
Hammond World Atlas Corporation
Hammond World Atlas Corporation, 2001
Excellet reference!
Will go with any curriculum to aid in telling the whole story. Maps are super!
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The Young Reader's Companion to American History
John A. Garraty
Houghton Mifflin, 1994
This is a terrific book for EVERY student of US History
This is a survival guide for any student who is struggling for an understanding of American History. Not only does this book provide insight into the facts of our country, but also gives commentarys and analysis. This is a stand alone reference guide which should be among everyone's collection.
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Scholastic Dictionary Of Spelling
Marvin Terban
Scholastic Reference, 2000
My daughter is 7 and she loves it!
+ Great for Adults & Children
+ Fan of Scholastic Books
+ SAVED MY LIFE
+ Scholastic Dictionary Of Spelling
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The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events (Timetables of History)
Bernard Grun, Eva Simpson
Touchstone, 2005
Incredibly Thorough!!!
+ Great quick historical overview
As a University professor, I find this book invaluable. The chronology, breadth of information and layout design all combine to make it an extremely valuable tool. I would eagerly recommend it to anyone with interests or reseach requirements.
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Quotable Quotes
Editors of Reader's Digest
Readers Digest, 1997
Thought-Provoking Quotes for Every Occasion
+ Short nuggets of wisdom with an occasional shot of humor
+ Great Quotes for History!!
+ Quoteable Quotes
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Atlas of World History
Oxford University Press, USA, 1999
Utterly fascinating
+ Atlas of World History
+ A great book at a fair price
+ I'd like to give it 5 stars, but...
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