Cuidando a Las Mascotas/ Taking Care of Pets (Yellow Umbrella Books: Social Studies Spanish)

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Beautiful but use other fabric

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Wonderful Book!

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A Cross Stitcher's Oriental Odyssey
Joan Elliot
Manufacturer: David & Charles Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0715319000

Book Description

A breathtaking collection of 30 exotic cross stitch designs around an Oriental theme. American artist Joan Elliott has found inspiration in the colours and serenity of the Far East. Her wonderful designs have been skillfully adapted for cross stitching by American kit company Design Works Crafts. While some of the featured designs are already available as kits, many are exclusive to this book.

Three of the most beautiful designs portray women in kimonos--Grace, Beauty and Wisdom--echoing the art of the Japanese print. While these may offer a challenge to the more experienced stitcher, there are plenty of smaller designs that offer inspiration to the beginner. The beautifully finished projects include a greetings card collection, pot lids, towel borders, scented sachet, a pillow, drawstring bag, and a silk-backed wall hanging.

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What A Great Book!.......2007-03-23

This book is really terrific. Wonderful designs presented with excellent photos, directions and graphs. I look forward to stitching many projects from this fantastic book.

Beautiful but use other fabric.......2007-03-22

The designs are beautiful, but the recommended fabric is Rustico Aida by Zweigart. This fabric is very difficult to get, and not one I'd use for showcase stitching--which these could be. I would recommend stitching these on a linen evenweave.

Simply Intricate.......2005-10-16

Whether a beginning or advanced stitcher, this book has something for everyone.
There's a wide variety of designs included in this book- oriental ladies beautifully adorned in intricate dress, Chinese/Japanese script, florals, and animal designs. The patterns range all sizes, and the book offers a variety of projects (towels, tablecloths, wall hangings,pillows, and sachets).
Not only are these designs beautiful, they are also very easy to follow. All patterns are pre-colored, and although the end results appear intricate, the process of following these designs is quite simple.

Wonderful Book!.......2005-10-10

Looking for a book with beautiful oriental designs? This book is it, and then some! This book has realistic, well done oriental designs. The various sized projects means you can start out with something small and not feel overwhelmed. There are many wonderful designs and the charts are printed larger, making them easy to follow. I've been looking for good oriental designs for a while and I wasn't disappointed in this book at all! I can't wait to start my first project!

Bought off the shelf.......2005-06-07

I got this off the shelf and it turned out I liked it better than I thought I would. It's a very nice book. I like the designs.

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Cross Stitchers Oriental Odyssey
Joan Elliott
Manufacturer: David & Charles PLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K6BUQC

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A pictorial dictionary of landscape plants designed for USDA zones 9, 10, and 11. It is also ideal for greenhouse gardeners who grow tender exotics under cover, and it is frequently used as an identification guide for plant lovers who travel to the tropics.

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very nice book.......2007-07-13

Good book, many different plants, but pictures could be larger. Good book for the price.

Hmmmmm - ok I guess.......2003-02-10

Not my favourite book of its kind on the market . some photos leave a lot to be desired in particular. On the otherhand a reasonable, brief, compendium of the usual tropical plants.
Sorry I don't think this is special or a "must have"

Quality disappoints.......2003-02-05

This book relies heavily on the pix for its value. In general terms this is fine - but the quality of some of these pix and the reproduction disappoints and leaves much to be desired.
Handy - but not my most favourite tropical plant book !

Eye Candy for Gardeners.......2002-01-08

I want another copy. The first copy I bought I gave to a friend who admired it. The photos are georgous and it is well organized for reference. Worth every penny.

an indispensable resource book for my LA practice.......1999-07-22

In a Landscape Architect's office, we seem to need four or five resource books to adequately prepare a plant palette. This book comes as close to being perfect for use in South Florida and other similar temperate zones

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One of the best references for tropical flowers I've seen
One of the Best Books for Gardeners
A very useful reference book.
A wide variety of plants of all sizes and types are covered to delight any who live in warm environments or have greenhouses
Showy Book Loses Stars for Imbalance, Lack of Variety

Tropical Plants for Home and Garden
William Warren
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0500283419

Book Description

"A stunningly beautiful presentation of flowers and plants native to tropical regions of the world." —Phoenix Home & Garden

With sections on flowering shrubs and annuals, foliage plants, ornamental trees, ornamental vines and creepers, palms, exotics, water plants, ground covers, ferns, and orchids, Tropical Plants serves as a guide, an aid to identification, and a historical survey. Each segment contains beautifully illustrated photographs of each plant accompanied by comprehensive descriptions.

Remarkable photographs of plants and flowers meticulously observed and documented are the perfect means of capturing the beauty of the plants and their backgrounds. William Warren's detailed knowledge of plants that flourish in hot climates is applied not only to the tropics themselves but also to varieties that are suitable for cultivation in the United States, Europe, and other nontropical areas. 449 color photographs.

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One of the best references for tropical flowers I've seen.......2007-09-24

Really a nice quality book. It's difficult to find books that provide good, clear photos. Wonderful coverage for its size. A real pleasure to just browse through and an excellent tool for identification. Shows not just the common plants but a few of the less known.

One of the Best Books for Gardeners.......2007-03-19

Great asset for my son who is a gardener!

A very useful reference book........2007-02-10

Tropical Plants for Home and Garden by William Warren is a beautifully done coffee table/reference book on many of the more commonly grown plants in the tropics. The paperback version is my second copy--having purchased the hardback edition a year ago. There is not a lot of cultural information given on the plants--it is a book devoted to plants, not a book on tropical gardening. Luca Invernizzi Tettoni's photographs, however, are vivid and very helpful in identification of the species. I am a writer of garden books, as well as the executive director of a tropical botanical garden, so I am very familiar with the plants in this book. I would recommend "Tropical Plants for Home and Garden" to anyone who gardens in Zones 10-11. Even those who live "up north" would enjoy it as a "tropical getaway".

No one book is perfect, but we have many of William Warren's books on tropical plants/gardens in our reference library, and I have found all of them to be well written and to the point.

A wide variety of plants of all sizes and types are covered to delight any who live in warm environments or have greenhouses.......2006-05-22

It's quite a simple formula: if you're looking to include tropical plants into your home or garden, you can't be without this book. Gorgeous color photos by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni pack a display of equally gorgeous plants accompanied by details on growing needs, propagation, cultivars, and use in home or garden environments. From ferns and succulents to gingers and bananas, a wide variety of plants of all sizes and types are covered to delight any who live in warm environments or have greenhouses to stock.

Diane C. Donovan, Editor
California Bookwatch

Showy Book Loses Stars for Imbalance, Lack of Variety.......2003-08-24

Neither a good specimen guide nor glamorous coffee table showpiece, this nonetheless fills a gap in my growing library of tropical gardening books. It could be a nice introduction to tropical plants, but anyone who wants to actually garden with tropical specimens would be better served by other books, perhaps best of all, Gardening in the Tropics, ISBN: 0881923095 .

As one reviewer points out, there are several silly mistakes. It is telling that the publisher is known for style & design books. It needed an editor with a little more botanical savvy.

The format is clear and attractive, with huge photos and a little, nicely written text for each. The content is somewhat inconsistent. While many photographs are clear and nicely illustrative of the whole plant, some specimens are photographed in a massive mixed border some distance away. Identification, therefore, can be very frustrating. For every delight (there are, indeed, many gorgeous photos), there is a disappointment.

Nomenclature seemed inconsistent, and local names (Indonesia, Malaysia, etc) could have been supplied by these contributors who spend much of their time in southeast Asia.

There is no practical advice for a gardener (beyond the occasional note about something tolerating dry conditions or some such), but book doesn't pretend to be a guide book.

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Not for novices

For the Hibiscus Lover

Hibiscus: Hardy and Tropical Plants for the Garden
Barbara Perry Lawton
Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 088192654X

Book Description

Hibiscuses have entered an era of increasing popularity as garden designers and home gardeners rediscover the fine attributes of these wonderful plants. Here is the only book that covers the species and cultivars of the genus Hibiscus completely and in detail. Barbara Perry Lawton surveys both kinds of hibiscus: the tropical, subtropical, and warm-temperate plants whose pure, clean colors are such grand assets to modern gardens and homes, as well as the hardy perennials and shrubs that thrive in spite of snow, ice, drought, flood, or poor soil, bearing bright flowers year after year. These classic flowers have a long and fascinating history. The book chronicles the history and traditions of their use in addition to those of Hibiscus relatives such as hollyhocks, okra, and cotton. With more than 200 species, there is great diversity in the genus Hibiscus. Barbara Perry Lawton introduces all gardeners, expert and novice alike, to the possibilities offered by these plants. A photographic gallery of hibiscuses illustrates the richness of the many species and cultivars from which the gardener may choose.

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Not for novices.......2005-10-01

I had hoped this book would have practical advise for beginners, and lots of pictures, and how-tos, such as how to prune, when and where, but I was disappointed, too much information and history that I did not need to know. Not much help for those with plants in containers, and those in the Northeast.

For the Hibiscus Lover.......2004-12-09

If you are someone wanting to read more about the history and species of Hibiscus, but don't know where to look, Barbara Perry Lawton's book is the place to go. Her book covers everything from history and breeders to native ranges and detailed explanations of more than 200 species of Hibiscus.
This book is full of useful information for anyone wanting to learn more about growing these beautiful plants in their garden. Chapters on propagation and cultivation are included and highly informative.
This is a great bok for the advanced gardener that would like to learn more about this interesting plant group.

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A beautiful and informative book!
What a great resource!

Ornamental Tropical Shrubs
Amanda Jarrett
Manufacturer: Pineapple Press (FL)
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1561642894

Book Description

For gardeners lucky enough to live in the subtropical and tropical zones, here are 83 shrubs they can count on to display beautiful flowers and/or colorful, interesting leaves. Stunning color photos and practical advice make this book an inspiration as well as a how-to manual for those who want their gardens to put on a tropical show throughout the year.

You'll find beautiful full-color photos as well as a full information profile for each shrub, including country of origin, drought and salt tolerance, growth rate, suitable soils, preferred sun exposure, mature size and form, flowers and fruits, and potential insect and disease problems, as well as brief remarks on species, hybrids, invasiveness, flower colors, fruit uses, and planting considerations.

Learn how to use shrubs in garden design for hedges, borders, screens, bank covers, mass plantings, containers, as well as bird and butterfly attractors. You'll also learn how to maintain a healthy garden. In her straightforward style, Amanda Jarrett covers the basics of planting, watering, fertilizing, pruning, mulching, and controlling insects and diseases. Just follow Amanda's common-sense advice, and your garden will blossom for years to come.

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A beautiful and informative book!.......2005-02-16

This book features many beautiful photographs as well as instructions that are easy to understand and follow. Amanda Jarrett has done a wonderful job combining her knowledge of tropical plants with her flare for writing. Well done!

What a great resource!.......2005-02-16

This book is full of useful tips and beautiful full-color photographs. Amanda Jarrett also does a wonderful job of explaining each process by using plain language and a hint of humor. I would definitely recommend this for any gardening or plant enthusiast.

Tropical Shrubs (The Hawai'i Garden, Vol 2)

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Tropical Shrubs (The Hawai'i Garden, Vol 2)
Horace Freestone Clay , James C. Hubbard , and Rick Golt
Manufacturer: University of Hawaii Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Australian Tropical Rain Forest Plants: Trees, Shrubs and Vines

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Australian Tropical Rain Forest Plants: Trees, Shrubs and Vines
B.P.M. Hyland , T. Whiffin , D.C. Christophel , B. Gray , and R.W. Elick
Manufacturer: CSIRO Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: CD-ROM

Book Description

Australian Tropical Rain Forest Plants: Trees, Shrubs and Vines is an interactive identification and information system for 2154 species of trees, shrubs and vines of northern Australian rain forests. Building on the second edition, it includes the species in northern Australia, from Broome in Western Australia to Townsville in Queensland, with additional species and many new photographs.

This powerful identification tool provides an easy to use and simple means of naming a rain forest plant using whatever information is available. By selecting characters from the plant (or specimen), and responding to a series of choices, the user is able to achieve identification via a process of elimination. A total of 154 characters, covering the morphology — habit, bark, leaves, flowers, fruits, buds and seedlings — and some geographic and ecological information ensure reliability of the key is high. Interpretation of the character information is assisted with help notes and images featuring colour or line drawings.

Book Description

The diversity of Australia's tropical rain forest flora is captured on this CD-ROM. This unique product provides a wide range of users with an easy-to-use tool for identifying the 1733 trees and shrubs of northern Australian rain forests, and solves the difficulty often encountered when trying to decipher those entangled masses of shrubs and sky-reaching trees.

The extensive dataset, accumulated over many years of vast experience in tropical rain forests, is accessed via a user-friendly interactive identification system which allows the user to name a plant with only partial material in the hand.

The package includes powerful imagery of flowers and fruits, and all species are illustrated by leaf X-rays. This combination of images and information on features of leaves, fruits, flowers, bark, seedlings, and family classification and geographic distribution is complemented by detailed computer-generated descriptions of each species.

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The Hawai'i Garden Tropical Shrubs

Manufacturer: University of Hawaii Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HVYPA8

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The Hawaiian Garden: Tropical Shrubs
Horace F. Clay , and James C. Hubbard
Manufacturer: University of Hawaii Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0824804651

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Mangrove Swamps of the Sundarbans
Kumudranjan Naskar
Manufacturer: South Asia Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 8185109494

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deals with about 130 plants with their botany, taxonomy, ecology, phyto-succession, economic aspects as well as agriculture and aguaculture practices

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I Think I Can, I Know I Can! : Using Self-Talk to Help Raise Confident, Secure Kids
Susan ; Wendy Ritchey Isaacs
Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OT1DJY

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"I Think I Can, I Know I Can!": Using Self-Talk to Help Raise Confident, Secure Kids
Susan Isaacs Kohl , Wendy Ritchey , and Susan Isaacs
Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
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Binding: Hardcover

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I Think I Can, I Know I Can: Using Self-Talk to Help Raise Confident, Secure Kids
Wendy Ritchey Susan Isaacs
Manufacturer: St Martins Mass Market Paper
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