The lilaguide: Baby Friendly San Francisco Bay Area, 2004 (Lilaguide)

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This pocket-sized guide provides ratings and reviews of over 1,000 baby-friendly stores, activities, restaurants, playgrounds and much more in the San Francisco Bay Area (includes East Bay, North Bay, Peninsula and South Bay). Each listing in the guide provides contact information in addition to parent ratings and quotes/commentary. Alphabetical city/neighborhood, product and activity indexes make finding relevant information easy and fun.

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Easy gift.......2004-09-25

This book has saved me a ton of shopping time and I'm not even a parent yet. I've got a bunch of friends that must have all conspired to have babies this last year. I was in a bookstore and saw the book so I bought 5. All the mom raves about the book. It's basically a Zagats for new parents. I'm planning to buy another version for some out of town friends in Seattle.

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Praise for Meeting the Fox

"Orr Kelly has dramatically brought to life the desert war by masterfully weaving the view of higher headquarters with the pathos of the foxhole. Meeting the Fox takes the reader on a gripping journey from North Africa's beaches and drop zones, the practically forgotten disaster at Sidi bou Zid, to the final battles in Tunisia. Meeting the Fox is destined to rank among the best narrative histories on the American experience in North Africa."
-- Patrick O'Donnell, author of Beyond Valor and Into the Rising Sun

"An almost bullet-by-bullet, shell-by-shell account, Meeting the Fox offers riveting personal experiences from those who fought the Axis forces during the desperate campaign for North Africa."
--Gerald Astor, historian and author of A Blood-Dimmed Tide and The Greatest War, Vols. I—III

As their unproven commanders struggled to match wits with the wily Desert Fox, 100,000 poorly equipped, undertrained, and inexperienced GIs battled their way across North Africa. Hobbled by inferior weaponry and an inexperienced officer corps, these green but courageous citizen soldiers clashed head-on with the fabled German Afrika Korps and its legendary commander, Erwin Rommel. Meeting the Fox tells the unforgettable tale of the men who transformed themselves, in the heat of battle, from a poorly organized army of convenience into a relentless and unstoppable fighting force.

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Competent and well-written history of WW2 in Tunisia.......2007-05-14

This is a very well-writen military history of WW2 in Tunisia, from late 1942 to May 1943. Although the "Fox" in the title refer to German general Rommel, Rommel figures in only a small part of the book because he is largely involved in his famous retreat across North Africa while much of the action in the book takes place. Once Rommel finally arrives on the scene, he makes some inspections of the military situation at hand, issues orders, then soon departs for Germany, never to return. Other German commanders, notably von Arnim, direct most of the Axis movements. The author interweaves the stories of ground and air units, large and small, and includes the experiences of many individual soldiers as well. My only complaint was that the maps were not very good and made it difficult to follow the movements of the ground units. With as much detail as was provided in the text, good maps would have made the battles much easier to visualize.

A good military history.......2006-12-15

This is an excellent military history of the African invasion. If you are looking for a book that will tell you about the importance of the invasion and how it influenced the war this is not for you. This is strictly a military account and while it is well done it offers little else. The prose is very clear and conventional like most military histories. Overall it is a great analysis of the war and provides an essential report on what happened in Africa.

The U.S. Army's Baptism of Fire .......2005-11-14

Some in the Allied Command structure during WWII wanted to bypass the North African campaign and strike directly at Normandy as early as late 1942 / early 1943. This book shows clearly how much of a disaster that would have been.

The North African campaign was the testing ground of the Allied war machine, where the U.S. Army raised the officer corps and developed the tactics which would lead to ultimate victory on the fields and in the cities of Europe.

This book was written on a very interesting topic and is an excellent history. I sort of painstakingly only gave it four stars rather than five, because the book is mostly history and can sometimes be a little bit dry since there's no single group of soldiers or unit that it follows and that you can connect with. Of course, this is impossible for a history of an entire campaign in the largest war ever fought, so it really is five star history, just four star reading for me.

It lets you know all the strategic reasoning behind both sides moves, delves into the technological capabilities of the allies, explains the political wrangling between the U.S., England, and the French who joined the allies. As it progresses it tells the story of smaller units in the myriad string of battles that made up the campaign, expertly navigating back and forth between the tactical scene and the big picture, and between the telling of events and the analysis that gives them meaning and puts them into context. The history is chronological, comprehensive, and complete. One can imagine the fear, drama, suspense, sting of defeat, and adrenaline of going into combat for the first time against one of the most vaunted armies ever assembled on completely foreign land.

The North African campaign shows the U.S. military's somewhat painful growth process which was extremely interesting. Working with allies became sorted out, but not without major frictions such as the falling out between Patton and Air Marshall Cunningham. Tanks, artillery, infantry and air power were mixed and matched many different ways until the combination that worked was found, the price for that secret paid dearly in blood. Political, too old, or just sadly not competent officers were shaken out, and a solid, in-depth leadership core of middle and lower level officers were minted with experience.

One of the things I liked best about the book was how the author occasionally spiced it up with the sort of amazing fact is stranger than fiction moments that can only happen in war. U-boats torpedo supply ships on the invasion beaches, and guys jumping off ship get sucked back inside the hole the torpedo ripped in the side of the ship, forcing them to abandon ship twice. Soldiers trying to retreat are run over by tank treads, and simply pushed into the mud so that after the tank passes they get right back up and keep running, only a lot dirtier than before. Units surrounded on Djebels wait for nightfall and literally WALK through enemy lines, feet away from sleeping German soldiers and 88mm guns.

Recommended for anyone with an interest in military history, the U.S. Army, North African History, or how the start of great endeavors can be difficult learning experiences.

An Excellent Summary of the African campaign.......2005-07-19

Meeting the Fox turned out to be the book I was looking for - one which would give a detailed, but not confusing, history of the Allied campaign in Africa during WW II. It helps me and my late husband's grandsons appreciate and understand his part in that war.

Meeting the Fox is a quality read........2004-01-09

Orr Kelly did an excellent job recounting the history of Operation Torch and the battle for Tunisia. He brought it alive by documenting and re-telling the personal stories of some real American heroes (Major Siglin, Captain Bill Tuck, Colonel Waters, etc.) This is a very enjoyable read that flows without losing the detail. Thank you Mr. Kelly.

Kasserine Pass 1943: Rommel's last victory (Campaign)

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Good Narative of the Battle
Good, but appears to gloss over US tactical mistakes

Kasserine Pass 1943: Rommel's last victory (Campaign)
Steven Zaloga
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1841769142
Release Date: 2005-05-08

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The North African campaign of November 1942-May 1943 was a baptism of fire for the US Army. After relatively straightforward landings, the US II Corps advanced into Tunisia to support operations by the British 8th Army. Rommel, worried by the prospect of an attack, decided to exploit the inexperience of the US Army and strike a blow against their overextended positions around the Kasserine Pass. However, the Germans were unable to exploit their initial success, and later attacks were bloodily repulsed. The fighting in Tunisia taught the green US Army vital combat lessons, and brought to the fore senior commanders such as Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley.

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Good Narative of the Battle.......2005-09-02

At the beginning of the movie Patton he is shown at the site of an American defeat. This was Kasserine Pass. This was the first time that American forces came into contact with the Germans in World War II, and a lot of the American ideas were found wanting.

The battle itself was really quite simple. The Germans under Rommel were retreating from the British. The Americans intended to cross through Kasserine and block his retreat. Rommel decided to teach the upstart Americans a lesson and sent a force to attack the advancing Americans. This is sometimes called Rommel's last victory. The Americans were hurt badly, but because of Arnim's refusal to help and the advancing British, Rommel's forces could not exploit his victory.

The critical points about Kasserine were in the aftermath of the battle.

General Fredendall, the commander of the American II Corp had established an excellent reputation in training his men. Taking them into combat proved to be a different proposition. He was releived and replaced by Patton.

The British generals, especially Montgomery looked at the American defeat and developed the opinion that the American army was not good. At that time they were not as good as his 8th Army. But he forgot that his own introduction to combat had been at a place called Dunkirk. British General Anderson's performance was also found wanting and he was sidelined for the rest of the war.

Some American equipment, the 37 mm anti tank gun and the M3 medium tank were definitely found to be obsolete. The M4 Sherman tank was found to be the equal to what the Germans were using and the decision was made to put it into high volume production. The Army was very slow about improving the Sherman, the Germans went on to the Panther and Tiger.

A lot of the American armies organization, training and doctrine was found to be wanting and was changed. The American army in Normandy in 1944 was not the same as the one at Kasserine.

This small book is an excellent description of the battle. It's maps and drawings clearly illustrate what happened. Mr. Zaloga concludes that this was, in the end, not a defeat for the Americans. It's true that the Americans eventually stopped the Germans, but I think he is a British writer being gracious to the Americans. How about we conclude that this was an American defeat but not a disaster?

Good, but appears to gloss over US tactical mistakes.......2005-07-28

The battle of Kasserine Pass in February 1943 is typically remembered as both the initial baptism of fire of US troops in Europe in the Second World War and as a US tactical defeat that led to much-needed reforms - a theme that was well covered in Rick Atkinson's excellent "An Army at Dawn" in 2002 . However, in Osprey Campaign #152, veteran author Stephen J. Zaloga argues that, "contrary to the popular image, Kasserine Pass was in the end an Allied victory." This is a very hard-sell argument and if it was not a historian of Zaloga's caliber making it, this thesis would probably be dead on arrival. Zaloga argues that the tactical setbacks in the opening days of the campaign caused Eisenhower to heavily reinforce the US II Corps in Tunisia and then ordered it to adopt a more offensive posture than had been contemplated before the German attack, which then led to the quick collapse of the Axis position in southern Tunisia. Zaloga makes a decent case, but in the end it is not that convincing - the plain fac ts about US and German comparative losses in the campaign are rather difficult to get around and still claim that the affair was a US triumph. Indeed, Zaloga's subtitle - "Rommel's last victory" - seems to refute his hypothesis that Kasserine was a US victory. Nevertheless, Zaloga's narrative is clear and well argued as usual, and this volume deserves its place on the bookshelf with Zaloga's earlier volumes.

Zaloga's opening section on the background to the campaign in Tunis and Operation Torch is clear and succinct. The section on opposing commanders - never Zaloga's forte - is a bit weak, particularly in that the focus is mostly on army-level commanders, rather than the actual tactical commanders (for a campaign that essentially only involved a couple of divisions on each side). However, the section on opposing armies is very good and Zaloga covers a great deal in these eleven pages (although the Allied OB is only 5 lines - Zaloga might have listed some of the non-divisional tank destroyer units at least). Zaloga's section on opposing plans is also excellent and highlights both the arguments and disunity in the Axis command that led to a muddled operational plan as well as the failure of Allied intelligence analysis that predicted a German attack elsewhere. Indeed, Zaloga highlights that the availability of Enigma-derived information about German planning led Allied intelligence officers to discount other tactical reporting - today, we would call this a problem in intelligence fusion, where information from one preferred source is allowed to drown out other equally valid sources. Poor intelligence analysis about the location of the expected German attack, combined with inadequate forces and a faulty US tactical doctrine meant that US forces would fight under severe handicaps when they first met the Wehrmacht. The volume also includes five 2-D maps (the strategic situation in Tunisia, 10 February 1943; preliminary moves in central Tunisia, Jan-Feb 1943; rival Axis plans; Operation Wop, 16-23 March 1943; US II Corps in northern Tunisia, April-May 1943) and three 3-D maps (Sidi Bou Zid, 14-15 February 1943; Kasserine Pass, 20-22 February 1943; El Guettar, 23 March 1943). The volume also includes three excellent battle scenes (the charge of 2/1st Armored at Sidi Bou Zid, 15 Feb 1943; 10th Panzer Division at El Guettar, 23 March; Operation Flax: the Cap Bon Massacre, 22 April 1943) by Michael Welply.

Zaloga's coverage of the initial fighting around Sidi Bou Zid is a bit skimpy and he seems to avoid any criticism of the extremely inept US tactical leadership in this first battle. Zaloga notes that German panzers moved to "silence" US artillery - in fact they overran and destroyed the 2-17th Field Artillery. He says senior US commanders "were wary" of the first reports of the attack - in fact, Eisenhower was goofing off with his staff at the time. Nor does Zaloga mention the fate of the 168th Infantry Regiment which was left isolated in the hills near Sidi Bou Zid - both battalions attempted to escape but about 1,800 US troops were captured in the process. In a matter of one day, the Germans had eliminated virtually an entire US reinforced brigade, at slight cost to themselves. Furthermore, Zaloga makes little mention of the uneven performance of US troops in this first fight - with some fighting heroically but others running or refusing to fight. All in all, the US performance at Sidi Bou Zid was very poor - but this is not entirely evident in Zaloga's account.

The section on the actual fighting in Kasserine Pass is good, emphasizing both Rommel's failure to settle on a single tactical objective and the chaotic Allied efforts to stem the German breakthrough. At this point, Zaloga probably should have started to wrap the volume up, since he had covered the actual Kasserine Pass fighting, but instead he chooses to cover the US role in the final stages of the Tunisian Campaign in the last third of the volume. Zaloga essentially ignores the Commonwealth forces in this last stage - they actually formed the bulk of Allied forces in Tunisia - and focuses only on the US II Corps, which presents an incomplete and rather unnecessary wrap-up to the campaign. In particular, Zaloga points to Patton's success at El Guettar on 23 March 1943 as the "US Army's first victory over the Wehrmacht ." However, Zaloga does not mention that the US 9th Infantry Division suffered over 3,000 casualties in the next week around El Guettar without achieving much and Major General Ward, commander of the 1st Armored Division, was wounded in close combat. If El Guettar was a victory, it didn't trouble the Germans much. Zaloga seems to want to avoid criticizing the US conduct in this campaign, but that is rather difficult and the idea that it was a victory is a stretch.

The War in Europe: From the Kasserine Pass to Berlin, 1942-1945 (G.I. Series)

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US Army at War - ETO WWII
Clear and Interesting Study

The War in Europe: From the Kasserine Pass to Berlin, 1942-1945 (G.I. Series)
John Langellier
Manufacturer: Greenhill Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1853673382

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From first deployment in the United Kingdom to the fighting in Germany in 1945 The new edition of this best-selling guide combines period photos of soldiers in the field with expanded captions on specific points of uniforms and equipment. It provides valuable historical insight into the appearance of the American soldier through initial deployment in the United Kingdom, the invasion of Italy, the Normandy campaign, the Ardennes Offensive, and the bitter fighting in Germany in 1945.

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US Army at War - ETO WWII.......2002-02-08

I had to say I loved the view into history that this book gave me. I also happen to be into the equipemnt of the G.I. This is THE book for that. It has over a 100 pictures that show what The GI in the European Theater of War really looked like during their epic campaign across Europe. The author is very good at pointing out details in uniforms and equipment on every picture. From types of boots and undergarmnents, he has a great eye. This is the second book from this series that will stay in my library.

Clear and Interesting Study.......1999-07-20

The author has produced a slew of photo studies with incisive text on the life and times of the U.S. soldier, and his Spanish and Mexican californio predecessors also. His specialty is in gathering together contemporary source material for the illustrations. This method has the great virtue of showing what was what and when. But if no photos are available, then something may be omitted. All of these books are vertical studies covering a period of years. Though sometimes the illustrations serve to identify individual items of equipment, these works are not intended for that purpose. They are not catalogs intended for materiel collectors. They are of such a length and of such a level of detail that they will serve the purposes of the general reader with a curiousity about what grandaddy did in WW II or great great great grandaddy in the Civil War and what he looked like and how he lived. This is not to say that the specialist such as myself cannot find useful nuggets herein. I can. I use these for general surveys of periods I do not study in detail, such as the Civil War, and the War With Mexico, etc. And to look up the odd facts. I have yet to be disappointed with any of them.

The Greatest War, Volume I: From Pearl Harbor to the Kasserine Pass

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Enormous history of WW2 still is cursory
Clear, Informative and Enjoyable

The Greatest War, Volume I: From Pearl Harbor to the Kasserine Pass
Gerald Astor
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0446610461

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THE GREATEST WAR is an oral history of World War II told largely in the words of American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines. Tom Brokaw has dubbed these men as the "greatest generation," who fought and ultimately emerged victorious from battle. In this first volume, Astor takes the reader from the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the fall of Bataan up through the earliest battles on European soil, and presents first-hand accounts of what these fighting men experienced. It is a gripping narrative of unparalleled courage, honor, and glory that is sure to become a military classic.

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Enormous history of WW2 still is cursory.......2002-06-20

This is a mass market version of Gerald Astor's magnum opus, a doorstop of a book that was so big I looked at it and actually laughed. I don't normally back off from large books: in this case, I wondered how much he could fit into the pages he had, and how much he'd have to leave out. The answer is, first, a great deal, second, more that he probably wanted to.

The book has been divided into three volumes. The first covers the war to the conquest of Tunisia. The first half of the book mostly deals with the war in the Pacific, with the only European sequence being a bit on the Eagle Squadrons. The action doesn't jump around much, just from chapter to chapter, and the author keeps you in the picture, generally at least, as to the course of the war, so that all of the action that you are presented with is in context. It's all reasonably well-done.

He does miss stuff, leave things out. The battle of Guadalcanal gets only a bit of coverage, and some of the smaller naval battles around the island are completely ignored. Some of the oral histories used have been in his other books, so if you've read a lot of Astor, be prepared for a bit of familiarity, here and there. Most of the stuff, however, is new.

Overall this is a good book. I didn't give it five stars mainly because I will admit to a bit of a prejudice against oral histories: they're only semi-useful in deciding why things happened the way they did. Astor's only so-so at working this into his books, so I deducted a star

Clear, Informative and Enjoyable.......2001-10-06

This is a clear, informative and enjoyable oral history. Numerous eyewitness accounts coupled with the facts surrounding events make for great and credible reading.

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Captivating reading
An oustanding study of modern battlefield command

Kasserine Pass
Martin Blumenson
Manufacturer: Cooper Square Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0815410999

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The desert battle at Kasserine Pass in February 1943 was the first real confrontation between American and German troops, and the one that pitted Eisenhower's and Patton's leadership against Rommel's.

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Captivating reading.......2006-01-23

The painful defeat of the US Army in the battle of Kasserine Pass is recounted by Blumenson with exceptional clarity and powerful prose. The author is very critical of some commanders )like Lloyd Fredendall of course) but he pays tribute to other American officers who fought with exemplary courage. The book covers more heavily the US side than the German but it remains one of the best for anyone who wants to analyze that terrible campaign. There is a useful background to the battle, with reference to the status of the old French colonies in North Africa and some material for the role of the British Army. Blumenson prefers to write history seeing the big picture but he does not ommit the view of the common soldier and his experiences. The book loses the fifth star because it does not contain enough maps (although the necessary to follow the action are included) and most of the times the various units are not described with their official designation, for example there is Lt Colonel X's battalion but not its number. There are some black and white photographs of rather mediocre quality.

An oustanding study of modern battlefield command.......2002-10-04

Blumenson writes an outstanding history of the battle from the point of view of commanders from platoon level to Corps level, stressing the problems facing them and the means by which they arrived at their decisions. The best acount of the US army's initiation to combat against the Germans that I have ever read.

FIRST BLOOD - THE BATTLE OF THE KASSERINE PASS

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FIRST BLOOD - THE BATTLE OF THE KASSERINE PASS
CHARLES WHITING
Manufacturer: GUILD PUBLISHING
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000SAYO86

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Kasserine Pass
Martin Blumenson
Manufacturer: NA
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000SEY8U6

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Kasserine Pass

Manufacturer: Playboy Paperbacks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000HHN4UY

KASSERINE PASS, WHERE AMERICA LOST HER MILITARY INNOCENCE

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KASSERINE PASS, WHERE AMERICA LOST HER MILITARY INNOCENCE
Martin Blumenson
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J4UHO6

Kasserine Pass: The Epic Battle Where Patton met Rommel in the African Desert

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Kasserine Pass: The Epic Battle Where Patton met Rommel in the African Desert
martin blumenson
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000SZZN5E

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The cover art hardly does justice to the wonders that lie in store for you within the pages of this glorious tribute to our feathered friends. Maryjo Koch's informative, hand-lettered text is drawn from her own observations in the field, as well as literature, science, and mythology. It includes quotes from notable figures such as Edgar Allan Poe, Miguel de Cervantes, and Henry David Thoreau: "How can you expect the birds to sing when their groves are cut down?" Discover fascinating tidbits, such as how the tailorbird actually stitches its nest together using its beak as a needle, tying knots as it goes along. Though it's not an encyclopedic A-Z edition, you'll find information about the tiniest bee hummingbird, laying eggs in her thimble-sized nest, as well as the eight-foot-tall ostrich laying grapefruit-sized eggs weighing almost three and a half pounds.

More remarkable than the text, however, is the incredible variety of images included in one single book. The hand lettering takes the form of an egg or the flowing pattern of a bird in flight, or simply creates a design on its own. Koch's images include fairly straightforward naturalist paintings along with more imaginative ones, such as the charming illustration of a menu from the Blue Bird Inn, with selections including the common earthworm, poison oak berries, and hundred-legged centipedes. This is definitely a book well suited to bird lovers and art lovers of all ages.

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lovely book.......2004-06-22

Why would they discontinue this title? It is an excellent reference for artists and needle workers, and full of interesting information (particularly if you have little ones full of questions!).

Bird Egg Feather Nest.......2001-06-18

Mrs. Maryjo Koch

Subject: Bird Egg Feather Nest

Dear Mrs. Koch:

Congratulations on creating an absolutely beautiful book! Words fail in trying to express my respect for your unique and scholarly approach to this universally appealing subject. Your presentation is at the same time unbelievably detailed, yet still is not pedantic or boring. I especially love your artwork and the imaginative way you have used hand-lettered "swatches" to describe the associated drawings.

I have carefully observed the dozens of kinds of different wild birds in our backyard. I even "talk" to some of them. But without your drawings and explanations, I could never understand or appreciate the amazing details of birds' eyes, eggs, feathers, beaks, talons, etc.

In particular, your revelations on nest-building is a very clear compilation of your outstanding research. But I guess my greatest admiration focuses on your chapters about EGGS, FEATHERS, and SINGING. How did you ever discover all these incredible facts? I will always be thankful that I happened to stumble over your book in our local bookstore. It has given us much joy.

My only regret is that you explain all these amazing facts by using the word `evolution'. In spite of your very scholarly approach to scientific analysis it is incomprehensible that you explain all these marvels by quoting the babbling of an unscientific dreamer like Darwin. He concocted a totally unproven theory to try to explain what he couldn't accept: that God had mandated that all these amazing ideas become a reality.

Nice work on the book, but please don't try to pretend that all these wonderful things that you have discovered happened by accident!

Thanks again for creating your Masterpiece!

Sincerely,

________ Ken Waltz

Breathtaking Nature Illustration.......1999-12-01

From the moment I picked up this book I was in awe. Ms. Koch's illustrations are absolutely incredible and should be appreciated by anyone who has ever been in the great out doors.

Snipets of bird information beautifully illustrated in detai.......1999-11-18

This book draws the reader and non-reader (18 months to old avid birders) into its pages with beautiful, detailed illustrations of birds, their nests, thier young, the vast diffeences of eggs, etc. The snipets of information range from dietary:

"Birds and humans have similar nutritional requirments ... yet differ vastly in what each finds appetizing"

to nest planning and building.

Readers can pick up the book hundreds of times, start anywhere, middle or end; and immerse themselves in bird lore, migration insight, famous quotations and familiar and exotic detailed illustrations of birds, their nests, their environment, their eggs, EVERYTHING! I recommend this book for children and even experienced birders.

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Bird, Egg, Feather, Nest Address Book
Collins Publishing
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Misc. Supplies
ASIN: 0002251515

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What is a bird?: An entry from Thomson Gale's Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
Penny, PhD Olsen
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B000M59R02

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Gale proudly presents the completely revised and updated version of the acclaimed â€œGrzimek's Animal Life Encyclopediaâ€ set. Hailed by many as the best reference work on animals ever published, a legacy left to us by famed zoologist and animal lover Bernhard Grzimek, this set is renowned for its scientific reporting and coverage, and serves as a major point of reference for researchers, students, and those hoping to satisfy their curiosity about the animal kingdom. Information can be found on life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology and much more. Staying true to the original scientific pedigree, Gale enlisted prominent advisors and contributors from the international scientific community to incorporate recent developments in our knowledge of the animal world.

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Bird Egg Feather Nest
Maryjo Koch
Manufacturer: Collins Pub San Francisco
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O8MLY6

Bird Egg Feather Nest: A Collection of Notecards

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Bird Egg Feather Nest: A Collection of Notecards
Maryjo Koch
Manufacturer: Collins Pub San Francisco
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Binding: Stationery

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