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Ready…Start…School! is a must have for all parents of pre-school and kindergarten aged children.
This easy-to-read, parent friendly book offers practical guidance on the ways parents can help stimulate and nurture their child's development of: reading and writing; language and communication; thinking and reasoning; social, emotional, and behavioral; and gross and fine motor movement. Included are numerous strategies, games, and activities that are educationally sound as well as enjoyable for ongoing school success.
Some of the topics include: Deciding to enroll a child in kindergarten or to wait another year Preparing a child for the social and behavioral expectations of school How to develop a child's problem-solving skills Strategies for developing emergent and beginning reading skills The importance of art, music, and movement in the life of a young child
Two sections provide valuable guidance and know how to parents:
* What to Do If You Suspect Your Child Has a Development Delay or Disability stresses early intervention and the team approach to helping children.
* What the Experts Say includes interviews from experienced preschool and kindergarten teachers and directors.
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A highly recommended how-to reference for concerned parents.......2001-12-11
Sandra Rief's Ready Start School!: Nurturing And Guiding Your Child Through Preschool And Kindergarten is a comprehensive parent's guide to helping children ages 3 to 5 start out right. From fostering confidence to priming reading skills and what to do if you suspect your child has a learning disability, Ready Start School! covers it all. A special section of advice directly from interviews with preschool and kindergarten teachers makes Ready Start School! a stand-apart guide and a highly recommended "how to" reference for concerned parents.
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Getting Ready to Start School
Margaret Julia Goodchild
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Title: Off to a solid start.(Schools)(District coordinators help homeless families get ready for school)
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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on July 28, 2004. The length of the article is 913 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Pre-schoolers get ready (clap!) for kindergarten.(Schools)(A grant-funded summer class gives kids a jump-start in phonological awareness)
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The Saratoga campaign was a watershed, and is widely believed to have been the turning point of the American War of Independence. For the first time British regulars were beaten in open battle by equal numbers of Americans. The Continentals bore the brunt of the fighting, supported by 'hordes' of militia who proved adept at attacking detachments or lines of communication. Expectations that Loyalists would swell British numbers, or take control of subjugated areas, proved groundless. And as so often throughout this war, the weather favored the Americans: a late thaw delayed Burgoyne, while rain saved Herkimer, held up Breymann, and sabotaged the retreat. Defeat cost Great Britain more than an army. The after-shock in America (on both sides) and Europe eventually lost George III his American colonies.
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Saratoga 1777- very good overview.......2006-05-31
As a collector of toy soldiers I found Morrissey's book well written and very well illustrated. It is a very good overview of the Saratoga campaign which leaves the reader wanting more. In the back of the book there is a section entitled "Wargaming the Saratoga Campaign." I think that it would be helpful for military modellers and war gamers if in the future there would be more detailed information on the manner in which field fortifications were constructed.
Good text. Excellent maps, minor quibbles.......2003-08-12
A fairly new resident of New York State, this book opened up my eyes to many of the events in my area. I'm an amateur in Militray History. I know the difference between a smoothbore and a rifle, but I had to look up what "refusing" a flank entailed. I can't accurately comment on the veracity or completeness of the book. It seemed convincing and fully fleshed.
Illustrations are good, though not stellar. They have a lot of information in them, but are all of the "action" type. I'd like to have a few of whole formations, rather than complete chaos.
Maps are excellent, the one complaint is that many of the 2page 3D maps have their center of interest in, well, the center, where the binding runs through them, forcing you to stress the cover. I had no problems reading the keys or understanding the color coding, nor any issues with the placement of the illustrations. I would recommend reading over the maps _before_ reading the main text. It will aid your understanding greatly.
As far as the text goes, I found it concise and engaging, much more accesible than many history books, even the popular types. In neither pandered to the neophyte, nor assumed a degree in hsitory. Granted, You'll need some companion information on 18C. warfare to fully enjoy it, but it is readable enough on it's own.
My only quibble is the _occasional_ use of surnames of officers rather than units in the text, when those surnames are not used on the maps. However, the meaning of the author can be gleaned from the maps, while enhancing your understanding of the battlefield by forcing you to actually study them.
I'm taking a day trip to Bear Mountain next week to check out the forts. Hope he writes one about the earlier battles around NYC.
Excellent British Summary of the Battle.......2001-07-06
I've been waiting a long time for a book like this - one that combines effective, very good writing, with excellent photos, maps, and illustrations. That is a tribute to the Osprey style of Campaign books, but also to Mr. Morrissey as well. I enjoyed his text very much. I had no problem with the British slant (as Mr. Morrissey described himself on this site), even as an American who grew up not far from where events depicted occurred. I hope that the NPS and NY State make this excellent book available for purchase at the Battlefield and other nearby, related State sites.
I do have one small quibble. Mr. Morrissey observes that the Jane McCrea incident was overblown and not as a strong factor in mobilizing rebel forces as has been depicted by other, usually American, sources. Maybe he is correct with regard to the incident strictly by itself. Even though Miss McCrea may have been killed by an errant American shot, it's propaganda value must be viewed in the context of other "related" incidents that occurred.
One day prior to Miss McCrea's death, a loyalist family was wiped out by Burgoyne's indians in the Argyle area of Washington (then Charlotte) County, not far from Fort Edward. The killing party was reported to be the same as the one blamed for McCrea's death. The murdered victims consisted of John Allen, a farmer; his wife, Eva Kilmer Allen; Eva's young sister Catherine Kilmer; the Allen children, two very young boys (one an infant); and two African-Americans, a girl and a young man. Although the family were loyalists, all citizens in that part of the County quickly heard the news. That news coupled with the reported killing of Jane McCrea caused widespread alarm to Loyalists and Whigs alike. Given that General Burgoyne had earlier issued a proclamation warning the citizenry that he would unleash his savages on the recalcitrant population - the fact that loyalty to the King apparently meant nothing was not lost on anyone. Therefore, the effect of the massacres (even if Jane McCrea's was not what it was initially reported as), I think, should not be treated lightly.
Regardless of that, I would eagerly recommend this book to others interested in the events. The book is a wonderful teaching aid. Although I've read much on the events (as a direct descendant of Eva and Catherine Kilmer's father, and a former Washington Co. resident), this book added much to my understanding of the battle and related events.
editors and printing.......2000-12-30
These Campaign books, like all other publications, are printed in forms ( a series of imposition pages, later folded into a book). This limits the number of color pages based on cost of printing, retail price etc. So, the color pictures/graphics may not match up to the text unless the editor and author design the book to do so. That can be cost prohibitive. To solve the problem, you should see a refering page number, within the text, which "points" you to where to find the accompanying picture or map. This is the cheapest and easiest way to go.
Author's comments.......2000-11-15
As the author of "Saratoga 1777" I thought I would add to the review by William C Roege Jnr, to give further help to anyone thinking of buying it. [NB: I had to provide a rating in order to get the review accepted, so I have repeated Mr Roege's 3 stars - personally, I'd say 4 was fairer, but then I'm biased!]
1) Mr Roege is correct in observing that the book is written from "the other side of the hill." My main objective with this book and my others on Boston and Yorktown - I hope to cover all the campaigns of this conflict in due course - is to show the war from a British perspective (as opposed to a British bias). More recently, this conflict has been covered almost exclusively by American authors, who often make false (if understandable) assumptions about how and why British commanders and politicians did what they did. The Revolutionary War generated some amazing mythology, much of it still widely accepted on both sides of the Atlantic, and I do try to debunk some of these myths by offering alternative interpretations and accounts of events to set the reader thinking (even if he/she does not agree with my views).
2) If some of the sentences were too complex, I apologise - that is my fault, as well as the editor's, although I suspect some of it may just be a trans-Atlantic "thing" (two nations separated by a common language and all that). Or maybe my vocabulary and syntax have been influenced by the more verbose and complex sentence structures of 18th century writers - I certainly didn't write like that 20 years ago when I graduated and started work!
3) In answer to his criticism of the maps (actually the three bird's eye views, or BEVs) the purple should have been crimson, to indicate the three North American ethnic groups - Loyalists, Native Americans and Canadiens (sic)- fighting for the British and differentiate them from the Regulars. As crimson, I suspect it would have been more obvious who it represented, but it was omitted from the caption boxes for reasons I cannot explain. In fact, I have already mentioned to the publisher that the colour generally on the BEVs is much darker in the book than it was on the proofs.
4) It was impossible, due to limited space and colour pages, to break down the fighting at Hubbardton any further. I had to lose a colour plate and some b/w illustrations - and bargain hard - in order to get a fourth BEV (the series norm is only three) and to get the extra maps to show the fighting of September 19 (the book has 11 maps, as opposed to the normal five).
5) Placement of BEVs/maps relative to the text is based on where the groups of colour pages can fall within the book (eg Map 1 had to be in b/w to keep it at the front of the book). Every effort is made to put them in the right place, but given the restrictions of the format, sometimes it is just not possible, especially where a lot of illustrations or maps relate to one particular passage of text.
6) The landscape photos aim to show as much of the battlefield as possible, to give the reader an idea of the "lie of the land" and why things happened the way they did (often not obvious to a modern-day audience). In an ideal world, Mr Roege's suggestion would help, but often it is difficult to superimpose arrows etc where there are extreme contrasts - eg light skies and dark forests - in close proximity, as in most of these photos.
As a general remark, the aim of the Osprey Campaign series is not to provide the "last word" on any particular event, but to collate current knowledge and latest research into one volume and thereby stimulate thought and further reading (as it did for Mr Roege). I would like to thank Mr Roege for his time and trouble in reviewing my book. His criticisms are noted and I will keep them in mind when writing future titles for the series.
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A terrific book on the Revolutionary War.......2007-03-03
I love to read Richard Ketchum who is an excellent writer. This book is, probably his best. I have re-read it four times, each time getting more out of it. If you want to know a lot about the American revolution and relationships with England during that period, you cannot go wrong with this excellent book.
Saratoga's Slow Pace!.......2006-06-06
I have always been interested about Burgoyne's ill-fated 1777 campaign to divide the colonies. Over the years the campaign and battles have been the subject of many articles and short descriptions, but relatively few full length of books on the subject. Ketchum is trying hard here to be a Steven Ambrose or David McCullough it seems. He is writing a history for the general reader, and not the military historian.
The detail of this book is great, but often the digressions the author launches into are hard to follow. I don't understand why over 50 pages were devoted in the beginning to Benjamin Franklin's silly diplomatic mission to Montreal. Don't we have enough amusing Franklin antedotes in other books without adding to them here. There seemed no point to this long introduction because he reaches Montreal and finds the American invasion has floundered anyway!
Like several other readers here I found the lack of detailed maps very bothersome. With all the descriptions of terrian and movements described here, not to have several good maps to keep track of the action just buries the reader in a lot of needless details. To get to the actual battles of Freemans Farm and Bemis Heights we have to plow through a lot of endless stories and details before the real action starts. Again, I would have liked less on background and more on the actual events themselves.
There are also some confusing references to units in action. At Hubbardton Ketchum mentions an offcier from the 53rd British Grenadiers. This is a confusing reference as no such unit exists. What is really meant here is the detached grenadier company from the 53rd foot which forms part of Acland's combined grenadier battalion. Ketchum describes earlier that this unit was formed from elite companies of parent regiments that were left back in Canada, but with a confusing reference like this the reader can easily get mixed up. The correct reference would have been an officer from the detached grenadier company of the 53rd. This way we know that its a detached company from that parent unit, and not another whole battalion that has suddenly gott'en into Burgoyne's command! Perhaps this was an editing mistake, but its sloppy none the less. Again, details about Franklin we don't need, but details about correct regimental names are important here. Little mistakes like this detract from an otherwise impressive work. Ketchum is also weak on describing a lot of tactical details of battle. Like many Civil War historians the emphasis seems to be more on story telling and human interest than on important details of combat of the period.
The long narrative does make it difficult to keep track of the momentum of the campaign. Ketchum would have done well to cut back on a lot of superflous details, and given us the action on page 150 instead of 300. I would recommend the reader to have reference to several shorter articles on the Saratoga campaign to support this lengthy study. Otherwise its easy to get lost in the thick woods of the book.
A well orchestrated handling of a key revolutionary battle.......2006-03-29
A detailed analysis of a battle that may very well represent the turning point of the Revolution. Key participants are brought to life and the inter-relationships of these individuals were particularly interesting. Many of the myths are debunked and the credit for what was a remarkable victory for America and a devastating defeat for the British appropriately apportioned. This, in fact, will surprise even knowledgeable readers.
Awesome Book!!.......2005-12-21
Being from the upstate New York area and having visited the Saratoga National Historical Park and Schuyler House countless times, I enjoyed learning more about the battles that occurred around my hometown. That is why I bought this book. The book was captivating. I could not put it down and was sad that it was over. I felt like I was there with the soldiers experiencing everything they did. I love how the author uses the actual wording from those who kept journals and such. It really brings the book to life. Highly recommended!
Great book!.......2005-04-13
Not since Anthony Beeevor's STALINGRAD, have I read a war history book that is as gripping, as involved and detailed, without being boring. Ketchum's book on the Battle of Bunker Hill was pretty good, too.
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Biographical Dictionary of Modern World Leaders, 1900 to 1991 (Facts on File Library of World History)
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Beginning in the late nineteenth century, mainstream magazines established ideal images of white female culture, while comparable African American periodicals were cast among the shadows. In Ladies Pages, Noliwe Rooks sheds light on the most influential African American women's magazines and their little-known success in shaping the lives of black women. Focusing on three early African American publications, Ringwood's Afro American Journal of Fashion, Half-Century Magazine for the Colored Homemaker, and Tan Confessions, as well as two contemporary magazines, Essence and O, the Oprah Magazine, Rooks reveals their contributions to the development of African American culture over the past century and the ways in which they in turn reflect important historical changes in the black community.
Ladies' Pages shows that what African American women wore, bought, consumed, read, cooked, and did at home with their families were all fair game, and the early magazines offered copious amounts of advice about what such choices could and did mean. At the same time, these periodicals helped African American women to find work and to develop a strong communications network. Rooks reveals in detail how these publications contributed to the concepts of black sexual identity, rape, migration, urbanization, fashion, domesticity, consumerism, and education. Her book is essential reading for everyone interested in the history and culture of African Americans.
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Enlightening.......2006-08-26
Ladies' Pages is an original and intriguing study of black women's magazines in the United States. Much of the material in the book was new information for me. For example, I was unaware of the rich history of African American and particularly African American women's magazines before Essence and Ebony. I was also unaware that black males founded Essence and of the relationships between Essence and Latina magazine. A strength of the book is that it provides insights into the migration experiences of African American women during the early twentieth century, an often overlooked topic. Moreover, Rooks' examination of issues of respectability, sexuality, domesticity, and urbanization in early women's magazines provides an historical perspective that is useful for understanding African American women in contemporary popular culture. While the book may have been enriched by more thorough examination of why particular magazines lasted as long as they did, by a less abrupt conclusion and by more analysis of O Magazine and the recent changes in Essence magazine, the book still was one of the most informative books I have read in a while.
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