Friday November 21, 2008
Children's Books: Science, Nature & How It Works
Displayed below are the top selling items for today, Friday November 21, 2008 along with the review customers have voted "most useful".
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- Nation by Terry Pratchett
- Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Giant Little Golden Book) by Richard Scarry
- The Lorax (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not Special Edition 2009 (Ripley's Believe It Or Not Special Edition)
- The Way We Work by David Macaulay
- Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks from A to Z (A Chunky Book(R)) by Richard Scarry
- Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty by Joy Masoff
- Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Baby Board Books)
- The Care & Keeping of You : The Body Book for Girls (American Girl Library) by Valorie Schaefer
- The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book : Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure Gravity-Challenge the World Around You! (Everything Kids Series) by Tom Robinson
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Nation
by Terry Pratchett
(based on 65 customer reviews)
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(Hardcover)
Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: HarperCollins
Price: $10.67
You save: $6.32 (37%) off the list price!
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
43 out of 48 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 7/19/08
Carnegie Medal #2? I think so!
Pratchett's first non-discworld novel since 1996 (Johnny and the Bomb) is a real winner for kids, adults, fans, non-fans...all human-types. (Parrots will like this too; however some pigs may be scandalized).
It's set in a world similar to ours but with a different history. England is beset by plague & the heir to the throne who was quite a ways down the list before some dying occurred in the royal family needs to be fetched from his position as Governor of Port Mercia. His daughter Ermintrude who was in route to be with him will need to be picked up on the way...
Meanwhile, on an island so small as to not be on maps--well maps made by people who think being on a map makes you civilized--Mau is leaving his boyhood behind. He's about to complete the ritual that will lead him to being considered a man...Then something happens--a wave washes away everything and everyone Mau knew. But it deposits Ermintrude's ship in a tree.
Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of reading a Pratchett novel knows that summarizing them just doesn't do them justice, so I'm stopping there. Suffice to say that this is an amazing book. It's fun to read. The characters are funny, but never made fun of. Pratchett's trademark dry, sly British humor is well in evidence. It takes on several weighty issues (death, imperialism, religion, grief) without ever being preachy or patronizing. It's the story of a boy who didn't know there were questions (especially about the whole gods thing) and a girl who was taught questions were improper (especially questions about propriety)...how they meet and share their questions and answer a few of them. That with guns and sharks and milking of pigs in.
Just like his Discworld books starring Tiffany Aching, this is a gift to young audiences and people who read like them.
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Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Giant Little Golden Book)
by Richard Scarry (based on 139 customer reviews)
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(Hardcover)
Edition: 1st Book Club ed
Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Golden Books
Price: $10.19
You save: $4.80 (32%) off the list price!
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
31 out of 31 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 2/17/05
Have an extra for back-up
I grew up with this book as my favorite and it got a lot of use in my readings. After lots of scotch tape repairs, the books binding finally fell apart and my mom had to buy another one for me.
Now I have my own child and even though he is a 16 month old and doesn't fully appreciate everything it has to offer, he loves the variety of pictures and the large pages that he can turn. And as he learns the names of more things, he has more to point to in the book.
The main upside of the book is that there is a lot to look at on every page. Not just vehicles, but scenery and action make each turn of the page a new adventure. While there is a story that goes on through the entire book, you can get lots of enjoyment just by flipping through it and this makes it worthwhile for younger children who don't have the longest of attention spans. The pictures are clear and bright and help with building vocabulary and recognition.
Before "Where's Waldo," there was Goldbug. After a while, children will know exactly where he is on each page but having to hunt for him the first several times through adds something else to the charm of Richard Scarry.
The downsides are small and not worth worrying about. The pages are big but that means they are easily ripped. Just keep the tape handy. Also, pagewise, it is a long book for that age and parents can grow tired of reading it. But the actual amount of words is small. Most of the time is taken by looking at everything and searching for Goldbug. And most kids seem to enjoy looking through the book by themselves.
And I can't complain at all if a book keeps kids interested in reading. And I expect to buy another copy someday.
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The Lorax (Classic Seuss)
by Dr. Seuss (based on 130 customer reviews)
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(Hardcover)
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Price: $10.17
You save: $4.78 (32%) off the list price!
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
61 out of 64 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 11/10/00
A Lorax Review: in Rhyme
12 years ago at the old age of eight, I received this book and found it quite great! My parents had read me of this and of that, of Berenstein Bears and a Cat in a Hat. This book in itself makes quite a statement, sounding nothing quite like a drawn-out old lament. The story involved something unlike you or me, a being called a Once-ler, who we never do see. He tells his story from a boarded old store, and will not answer you if you knock at his door. But for the right price, he'll tell you the tale, and here is that story, in some minor detail: While travelling across lands and seas, the old once-ler found the Truffula trees. When he chopped down one tree there was a loud thump, and the Lorax appeared right out of that stump. He warned the Once-ler of what he was for, but the Once-ler didn't listen and thought him a bore. With cutting down trees, was born a Thneed, a so-called "Fine thing that all people need." The Once-ler made many, and money to spare, but his doing caused many to sadly despair. He polluted the air, he gummed up the pond, he cut down the trees til they soon were all gone. A sad story yes, but sad is to say, such examples of Once-lers can be found today. Dr. Seuss wrote this story out of will and good faith, but unless we heed it's warning, it may be too late. -Michael Howe, 11/10/00
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Ripley's Believe It Or Not Special Edition 2009 (Ripley's Believe It Or Not Special Edition)
(based on 3 customer reviews)
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(Hardcover)
Edition: Special
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Price: $10.87
You save: $5.12 (32%) off the list price!
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 9/19/08
Fun book
Great for the school-age crowd. My third-grader will spend hours reading this and looking at the pictures.
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The Way We Work
by David Macaulay (based on 5 customer reviews)
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(Hardcover)
Edition: 1
Author: David Macaulay
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Price: $23.10
You save: $11.90 (34%) off the list price!
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
29 out of 30 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 10/14/08
Anatomy and Physiology in an easy to digest form. A nurses perspective.
I am a nurse and also a student currently working on my masters. During the course of my degree I have of course had to learn anatomy (body structures) and physiology (body functions). The one thing that I have always had issue with was the way even my very expensive books for school seemed to lack in any really good illustrations. I am a visual learner and I really appreciate the clarity of a good illustration.
What David Macaulay has done here with this book "The way WE work" is to look at the body from the viewpoint of an engineer and illustrator. Mr Macaulay is the mastermind of the very popular The way things work. He has brought those skills to the human body. I appreciate the very clear and thoughtful way he portrays different body components and how they all work together and eventually quit working.
I recommend this book to anyone who is a visual learner or needs to really have a unique perspective for a project. This book is great for any grade school student to any college student. It will probably not replace your need to get the expensive A&P books, however. It will augment your current library though and that in itself is wonderful.
Highly recommended!
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Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks from A to Z (A Chunky Book(R))
by Richard Scarry (based on 39 customer reviews)
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(Board book)
Edition: Brdbk
Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Price: $3.99
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
29 out of 29 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 8/19/03
This will be my second copy!
My son (17.5 months) loves this book so much he's completely worn it out. We've taped it with clear packing tape several times, but by now even the tape that's taping the tape needs to be retaped, so it's time for a new copy. This is his stroller book--he *must* read this book while riding in the stroller, pointing at all the pictures and exclaiming "truck!" over and over again. Or turning to the fire truck and making a siren noise, or saying "pickle!" at the pickle car.*I* love this book because it's just silly. It puts real-life vehicles (like fire engines) and puts them on the page next to vehicles that don't exist (like a peanut car).
This is such a must-have book, especially for toddlers obsessed with vehicles. If your child is one of them, then definitely get this book (and Byron Barton's _Trucks_, too).
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Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty
by Joy Masoff (based on 54 customer reviews)
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(Paperback)
Author: Joy Masoff
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Price: $10.17
You save: $4.78 (32%) off the list price!
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
49 out of 49 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 12/5/01
I'm a grownup and I loved it!
I bought this for my kid, no I didn't, she's only 3, I b ought it for me and she can have it when she gets older. And I'm buying it for two of my friend's kids. I've always been fascinated with gross stuff like snot, pus, poop, gross foods, etc., and so are most kids. And by the way, my kid, and the two kids I'm buying this for, are girls. The facts are there, it's fun to read, and it might even get the kids to read more and practice good hygiene while they're at it (microscopic photos of worms and such may answer a few questions like "why do I have to wash my hands all the time?" Excellent.
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Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Baby Board Books)
(based on 21 customer reviews)
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(Board book)
Publisher: Child's Play International
Price: $4.99
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
8 out of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 1/19/07
One of our favorites
My daughter loves this book. She is 14 months old and thanks to this book she now tries to do the "moves" that go with the song.
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The Care & Keeping of You
The Body Book for Girls (American Girl Library)
by Valorie Schaefer (based on 265 customer reviews)
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(Paperback)
Author: Valorie Schaefer
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc
Price: $9.95
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
271 out of 277 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 7/9/02
Appropriate for preteens
My daughter is 9 and I thought it to be an approprate time to start the "talks". This age group is still so innocent, it's hard for them to fully understand all that is coming up for them in just a few short years. The thing I like about this book is that kids can absorb information at their own pace and as they need it. What they're not ready for they won't read and when they are, they can look at it with some privacy (I've even heard her giggle about it with her friends).The book coveres a lot of self care like teeth brushing, showering, and the basics. The last part of this book is about menstruation and body hair. There is no sex talk like some other puberty books.
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The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book
Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure Gravity-Challenge the World Around You! (Everything Kids Series)
by Tom Robinson (based on 21 customer reviews)
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(Paperback)
Author: Tom Robinson
Publisher: Adams Media
Price: $7.95
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
156 out of 156 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 3/9/02
Everything you need to have fun...(and learn, too)
This is a great book, chock-a-block w/ very accessible experiments. One of the best features is the way the experiments are grouped together: a 'theme' (say, Acids, in the Chemistry section) will have a group of experiments of varying degrees of complexity that together add up to a pretty good understanding of the concept. Also, most of the materials are readily at hand- for many of them we really did already have everything in the house. This is esp. gratifying for the kids, who of course want to do the experiment *right now*. I would imagine that home-schooling families would enjoy this, but our school-going kids enjoy doing these experiments after school & on weekends.p.s., one of the easiest experiments is also a real showstopper, though it takes a couple of days to complete: dissolving the eggshell of an egg, leaving the egg inside intact!
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