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"Finally, a book that deals with stray cats; a how-to guide to trapping and dealing with a stray cat. As a pet owner, animal lover and director of a humane organization that deals with stray cats every day, this book gives us one more tool to offer to people who want to help the thousands of strays that wander our streets. Bravo!" Joseph J. Sprague, Jr., Executive Director, Tree House Animal Foundation
"Tamara Kreuz cares about the plight of stray and feral cats and gives practical ways to help them. Individuals and shelters can benefit from this book. If those who find stray animals can themselves set about to help by finding homes for domestic strays, or by creating safe havens for feral cats, this will make life a lot easier for shelter personnel, who are all too often overburdened by the number of animals they receive. We highly recommend The Stray Cat Handbook." Louise Holton and Becky Robinson, Co-founders, Alley Cat Allies: The National Feral Cat Network
"This is a must read for those considering animal rescue work. The information and suggestions provided are first rate and are based on actual experiences." Linda A. Heller, Division Manager, Orange County Animal Services (Florida)
A Howell Cat Book of Distinction
Customer Reviews:
A must-have resource for cat rescue..........2004-05-19
Ms. Kreuz's book is truly the textbook for all things feral cat-related. The book even contains some extremely useful information for anyone considering starting their own cat rescue organization or for the average person just wondering what they can do to help that scrawny stray without getting an arm clawed off in the process. Well-written, clear, and concise- I can't recommend this book enough to anyone interested in feline welfare.
Patience is the key.......2002-06-18
This is an excellent resource for anyone with an interest in helping stray cats. Using advice I garnered primarily from this book and my vet, I turned a wounded stray cat into a contented house cat.
The Stray Cat Handbook.......2001-02-06
I heard this author was on TV after winning a special award because of its concise and well written content.
Stray Cats.......2000-07-17
This book gives a clear cut, no nonsense, help for those of us with many stray and feral cats in our neighborhoods. As the preface states: "it is a definite how to guide for helping the millions of stray and feral cats currently living outdoors."
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Movers & Shakers in American Ceramics: Defining Twentieth Century Ceramics
Elain M. Levin
Manufacturer: American Ceramic Society
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This remarkable collection of Ceramics Monthly articles, written by Elaine Levine over a period of 25 years, tells the stories of 26 of the most notable figures who shaped the ceramic art movement in the United States during the 20th century. These personal stories are sure to educate and inspire.
Selected Contents
Charles Binns and Adelaide Robineau
Arthur Baggs and Glen Lukens
Otto and Vivika Heino
Peter Voulkos
Paul Soldner
Frans Wildenhain
Jerry Rothman
Adrian Saxe
and many more......
Book Description
Popular Lefton ceramic dinnerware has been made from 1946 to the present, in 120 different collectible patterns. Here is their story, with over 340 beautiful color pictures to document their variety and make this book the best and most comprehensive resource for Lefton identification. Markings and paper labels are carefully discussed and shown. Common patterns and the "Heritage" lines are featured, along with a comprehensive alphabetical pattern inventory and price guide. Lefton and Occupied Japan collectors will find much to learn in this valuable new reference.
Customer Reviews:
20th Century Lefton China.......2006-08-06
This book is probably one of the most helpful books out of all the Lefton books! (For dinnerware) It has listed most of the patterns, what they look like, a listing of what is available and their prices. It is awesome! Another great book by Karen Barton!
lefton China.......2006-07-01
Book was adequate but I had hoped for it to be a more extensive coverage. Overall, a good reference book.
Book Description
This is the most comprehensive book written on Lefton China to date. What makes this book stand apart is the extensive price guide section containing company identification numbers, descriptions, and current prices for more than 7,600 different items made by the prolific Geo. Zoltan Lefton Company of Chicago, Illinois. Lefton collectors will also welcome the examples shown of over one hundred Lefton patterns, enabling quick identification of related pieces. A unique feature is the section describing and illustrating the popular Lefton Collections, including Colonial Village, Historic American Lighthouses, Lil Country Folk, Roadside U.S.A., and Tasha Tudor to name just a few. A company history, display of manufacturing marks, and over 360 color photographs of Leftons figurines, boxes, plates, planters, teapots, vases, and more--including items never before published--round out this colorful and useful presentation.
Book Description
Artists in Glass is a comprehensive and timely survey of the international art glass movement, exploring its dynamic history and its future at the beginning of the 21st century. The work of over 70 of the world's best glass artists is featured, from Harvey Littleton and Erwin Eisch to the great practitioners of today such as Bertil Vallien and Dale Chihuly, including work of many of the new generation of glass artists, some never-before published. Illustrated with 300 superb pieces of glass art, Artists in Glass is a stunning resource for today's glassmakers, for design historians, and for collectors of this increasingly popular area of contemporary design.
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Twentieth-Century Ceramics (Mitchell Beazley Antiques & Collectables)
Paul Atterbury ,
Ellen Paul Denker , and
Maureen Batkin
Manufacturer: Mitchell Beazley
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Dresden Porcelain Studios: Identification & Value Guide
ASIN: 1845330811 |
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What makes twentieth-century ceramics so appealing? They’re readily available, generally affordable, and stylistically suited to the contemporary home. This popular guide is the first to cover a wide range of these modern-day British and North American ceramics factories in detail. It explores over 200 manufacturers, covering pre-war designers, as well as the 1950s and 1960s—and it now has even been brought right up to date with revised prices and a new chapter on recent collectables.
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Craft in the Machine Age 1920-1945: The History of Twentieth-Century American Craft
N. Y.) American Craft Museum (New York
Manufacturer: Harry N Abrams
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The Marraige of Industry and Design.......2005-12-22
This book was published as a catalogue for a 1991 show at the American Craft Museum. The show's purpose was to look at Craft in the United States from 1920-1945. This was an exciting period when American industrial designers took many of the emerging ideas of European Modernism and gave these new theories a unique American character. This age known variously as Depression Modern, Streamline, Art Moderne and Art Deco.
What makes this book interesting is that it focuses on craft. There are chapters on wood working, metal working, glass blowing, ceramics and textiles. As would be expected, this book covers the iconic works of the masters such as Teague, Deskey, Rhode and Wright. But there are also a number of less well known craftmen of the period. It is these more obscure figures that make this book compelling. Their contributions illustrate that fact that this was a movement as oppossed to the exceptional works of a few remarkable craftsmen.
"Craft in the Machine Age" is filled with numerous photographs and has chapters on the different crafts written by museum curators and academics. As you would expect, it is a well made professional catalogue of a major art exhibition. This book is a must purchase for enthusiasts of American material culture in the years between the two World Wars. Highly recommended.
Book Description
75 projects teach how to design, build, accessorize, repair, and maintain decks.
Includes expert tips on customizing plans.
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Clubpeck.......2007-01-10
We have been using Brain Quest cards since the 2 to 3 year old pack. They provide a great way to introduce information to your child such as the difference between urban and suburban. They are portable so you can bring them along with you and use them to pass the time. I find that they give us a chance for one on one that is education and at times very funny.
Great for road trips.......1998-03-26
My son loved the Q&A format of these cards and we exchanged "high fives" every time he got a "genius point." The cards include a good mix of super easy questions to more challenging ones--all targeted for a specific age level. It would be a stretch to call this game "educational" but the back and forth interaction between quizzer and quizzee provides great family fun. This works very well as a game to pass time in the car or on the airplane.
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STRINGALONGS DECK #3 (Yellow)
Random House
Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0679870539
Release Date: 1995-07-18 |
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First launched in 1992, Brain Quest is the curriculum-based learning tool that's helped over 14 million kids get ahead in the classroom. Now, with 50 percent new material keyed to what students in grades 1-7 need to know today, Brain Quest is ready to help a new generation review their current grades and preview the next in a colorful, challenging format that makes learning fun.
With bolder colors, new illustrations, full-color icons, and a more energetic design, Brain Quest looks as smart as it is. And of course each Brain Quest deck is still as portable as ever. In the car, at the beach, on the couch-kids can turn to Brain Quest anywhere, anytime.
Each title includes:
- The most current information across a range of disciplines
- Broader and more intellectually challenging questions in all subjects
- A better balance between questions kids should be able to answer and those that will expand what they know.
Customer Reviews:
Good Learning Tool.......2007-05-14
We keep this product in the car as it makes a good learning tool while traveling from place to place. The questions are age-appropriate and thought provoking. I would recommend this product to anyone who is tired of playing "I Spy"!!
If You're Smart, Who Cares?.......2005-06-28
You know smart kids are passed off as nerds in school and then they become unhappy losers? I know it's sad, but, do you want your little one to turn out like that? Lose all confidence, then end up at some street corner asking for money? Since I doubt it, I highly do not recommend this problem.
[NOTE: By the way, I am an adult and I do not know some of these questions. Don't know how a 8-year-old would.]
YOUR LOCAL CRAZY MONKEY,
Trevor Tankian
A great way for kids to show off what they know.......2001-09-04
Anyone familiar with the Brain Quest series knows what we have here: grade-specific questions from six different subject areas with which to test your child's knowledge. It is very open-ended: you can keep score, you can play in teams, or you can use the questions as the basis for any game you like.
My sister and I used Brain Quest 3rd Grade to keep our daughters entertained one long weekend. One girl just started 3rd grade and the other just started 4th grade. What we noticed is that many of these questions seemed to be in areas that even the 4th-grader had not covered last year. There were enough questions on the girls' level to keep them from feeling frustrated, but don't be surprised if you find a lot of them go over your kid's head. This is a series, especially in the math area, that gives your child's brain a good workout.
Third Grade Genius Kit in a Box.......1999-12-09
Every third grade teacher on the planet would have serious lust for the Brain Quest Third Grade set if they knew what it had in it. Lots of classroom time is spent lining up, waiting for the bell, waiting for the bus, waiting for this or that and any teacher armed with a Brainquest pack can put good use to the time and the kids will love it. Kids love to learn and the Brainquest series is built on the assumption that kids want to be smarter, want to know more, want to understand their world better. Little tiny bits of information on the Brainquest cards (which are anchored together by a sturdy plastic rivet) keep kids headed toward braininess. Instead of buying your third grader's teacher yet another mug or cute little apple desk decoration thingie, why not give her a BRAINQUEST? This pack has over a thousand questions and answers in a reader-friendly format. Don't let boredom drill into YOUR third graders' brains. Buy them a Brainquest and keep one in the car to make the most of travel time.
Wonderful for classroom visits to the library!.......1999-11-20
I am a children's librarian at a public library. I regularly read stories to visiting classes. Sometimes, I can see that a bright group of kids needs something fast to "warm them up". Asking a few choice questions from this source (answers are supplied also) always wakes up the group and puts them in a receptive mood for the stories.
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It's never too early to build a child's vocabulary, and the updated My First Brain Quest--designed specifically for 2- and 3-year-olds--is a fun way to get started. The tall, skinny plastic box contains three decks (the cards are attached so they fan out on a hinge) with a total of 400 questions, and a spongy, nontoxic Max toy monkey. The idea is to have the toddler bond with the monkey, so the child associates the cards with playtime! Deck One offers a full day with Max from the time he wakes up until bedtime. For example, a full-page cartoon of Max in his colorful toy-ridden bedroom asks, "Who just woke up? What is Max wearing? What do you see in his room?" The cards break down into smaller illustrations with object and activity identification ("What is Max doing? He's putting on his slippers" or "What is this called? A clock.") We follow Max through breakfast, school, music lessons, and more. Deck Two introduces children to seasonal activities, including trick-or-treating and playing on a snowy day. Deck Three explores the world, following Max from the mall to a picnic in the country to a farm. The Brain Quest series is a wonderful vehicle for parents to play and learn with their wee ones, and paves the way for a lifetime fascination with words. (Ages 2 to 3)
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First launched in 1992, Brain Quest is the bestselling series of question-and-answer cards that's helped over 14 million kids learn and have fun, too. And now the entire series has been revamped inside and out.
My First Brain Quest gives kids ages 2-3 a smart start with 400 questions to build your toddler's vocabulary, all in a snazzy new package that will dazzle kids and parents alike. Featuring bolder colors, new illustrations, full-color icons, and a more energetic design, Brain Quest looks as smart as it is. And, of course, each Brain Quest is still as portable as ever.
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful book .......2007-06-12
My son absolutely love this product. He always ask for SAM. This is helping him a lot to use his words.
Late talker loves these cards.......2007-04-01
I bought these for my son, he is 30 months old and a late talker. They were great for helping build his vocabulary. It gave me great ideas of topics to talk to him about and he loved the little monkey. I say "Let's play with Max" and he runs and gets his cards. We substitute storytime before bed with the cards on some nights and it works out great. I will definitly continue to buy these cards as he gets older.
My First Brain Quest.......2007-03-08
This is a great learning tool for 2-4 year olds. Also great to take on trips to keep your child entertained.
Learning.......2006-01-03
We have had this for awhile now and have recently been playing this...great learning and fun. Amazing just how much your little one will know using these cards. All the cards stay together so you don't have to worry getting any of them lost.
A great Learning game!!!
A Fun Way to Learn.......2005-08-22
We bought this set when my daughter was about 2 1/2, she loved Max the Monkey, and it was a really good way to teach her how to relate words with pictures. She amazed me with how much she already knew, then again some of the things that she didn't know amazed me too!My only complaint is that Max is not more durable, I mean come on, who makes a two year olds toy out of foam?? I would reccomend this product, I have already bought the 3-4 year old version of brainquest.
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The Window Box: Pot, Tub and Basket Book
Diana Stewart
Manufacturer: Hearst Books
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ASIN: 0688039847 |
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- The Tevis Cup: To Finish Is To Win
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- The Whippet (World of Dogs)
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- Training Retrievers for the Marshes and Meadows
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