Food Chains in a Desert Habitat (The Library of Food Chains and Food Webs)

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Title: Crabtree Publishing Company.(children's books)(Children's review)(Book review)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Children's Bookwatch (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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Article Type: Book review, Children's review

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This exciting new series of family-friendly walk and cycle ride books offers routes all over Britain. Written and researched by experts in their field, the guides are designed to be practical and easy to use for a perfectly planned day out for the whole family. Each guide includes 25 walks and 15 cycle rides with color photographs throughout showing sites, views, and pubs along the route. A full color map accompanies each walk and cycle, and there is practical information such as distance, minimum time, and level of difficulty to make sure you make the most of your family day out.

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On his own in the teeming city, orphaned Saru learns to survive. He begs, steals, and fights for what he needs. He finds danger in bandits and street gangs, charity in tentative friendships with a priest and a cook's young daughter, and comfort from his little cat, Neko. But Saru trusts no one, until he meets a samurai and agrees to help in the rescue of his wife, held hostage in the castle. How can a street urchin and a lone warrior prevail?

Customer Reviews:

The Boy And The Samurai.......2006-02-04

In the book, The Boy And The Samurai, there are 6 surprising events. One of them is that almost instantly; he becomes an orphan twice when both his real parents and foster parents died. Another is when he survives one of the harshest winters with barely any warmth or food while raising a cat. He also stops a gang of children from robbing an inn. These are some reasons why the events in The Boy And The Samurai is interesting and surprising.

The Boy and the Samurai.......2002-12-20

Immerse yourself in this thrilling and thought provoking tale by Erik Christian Haugaard, the Boy and the Samurai. Erik Christian Haugaard is a renowned author that grew up in Denmark but later moved to other countries like the United States, Italy, Spain, and Japan - the reasons for his unique style of writing and interesting ideas. This colorful background has made him the sensational author he is.

Saru, which means monkey, is a smart young boy. He is agile, able to think on his feet, and comprehensive, three traits that aren't seen often enough. Saru is placed in the care of a wet nurse after his mother dies. His father dies later in the troubling times of 16th century Japan in a great battle. A great fire comes destroying the village, leaving Saru completely alone. He lives as a beggar in a little shrine on whatever scraps he can find. His cleverness also helps him know the ways of the world and the people around him. His many adventures lead him up to the greatest one where he helps a desperate samurai save his wife from the crazy emperor.

This book has filled me with much thoughts and interest about the Japanese culture and has prompted me to read more historical books such as this. I think that anyone who enjoys the book, The Phantom Tollbooth will enjoy this book as well.

Set in Feudal Japan.......2002-05-09

A Review by Brock
This was story of a boy name Saru, who was an orphan of war. His father was killed in battle and mother died when he was born. He lived alone, under a small shrine, after his foster mother died in a fire. He later lived with a Priest at the temple in his town. When he was there, he met a samurai who told him about his wife, who was being held hostage at the kings castle. Saru then devises a plan to get her out and escape that town to the ocean.

The story overall was really good. It's basically a fictional auto-biography. The main character is telling the story as if it were from his past. The plot was really good because there wasn't a main plot; it was just what happened to Saru during his life. For example, Saru was sleeping under a small shrine one day, and the next day he ends up meeting someone who will pay him to run an errand, then it tells about that he stopped an inn from being robbed. When you're reading it, you want to find out what's going to happen to him. Also, the main character is very realistic for that period of time. The book was set in feudal Japan, so Saru, a orphan who is very poor, is a very believable character. To illustrate, Saru must bow and stop every time he sees a Samurai, because if he doesn't than he mad e be kicked or even killed. So, overall, it was a really good book.

I would recommend this to most readers, however it needs to be someone who actually likes to read, otherwise they would probably get really bored. It's also good for people who are either interested in medieval times, or Japan in general.

loved it!.......2002-05-05

i got this book from my school library, because i'm interested in Japanese culture. it's about an orphaned boy named Saru, which is Japanese for monkey, and how he lives under a shrine with a cat named Neko, meeting thieves and samurai along the way. he then goes to live with a priest and grows up, then meets a dishonored samurai trying to free his wife from their lord's castle. Saru finds this samurai to be a friend, and so he tries to help. it's a good book, so i recommend it.

Allow's you to truelly appreciate Japeneace culture..........2001-09-23

I read the book because I had to for school. I wasn't expecting much from it; I had yet to be impressed with their "core literature" selection which included books like "Shadow Spinner," "The Golden Goblet," and "Catherine Called Birdy."

This book is better of any of the preceding. It follows an orphaned boy, "Saru," through the times of the warring states in Japan, from the 15 humdreds to 16 hundreds. Durring that time warlords had divided the states in civil war, so we find charactor's avoiding and entering battle. The first section of the book describes Japan, a place with winter's as cold as the hearts of the Samerai, and summer's as warm as the hearts of the priests.

As the book moves onward we meet a disgraced Samerai who wishes to free his wife. The book describes most of the Samerai as col blooded murderers, so it is very interesting to see how Saru slowly begins to trust the other man.

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Shortly after his arrival in the United States, a Japanese business tycoon mysteriously disappears. Then a valuable samurai sword, said to have belonged to the missing tycoon's family for generations, is stolen from an auction gallery in New York. Danger confronts them constantly as the Hardy Boys search for the solution to the puzzle.

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one of the best.......2005-02-11

this book has a good plot. samurai is stolen and the hardy boys get involved. a very axciting book. I would recomened this book for a hardy boys fan.

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Samurai Sword.......2003-11-04

This book is about two teenagers who try to to find a very rare sword that is missing from a museum. There are plenty of suspects, but using the few clues they have, they catch the thief. This is another one of Franhklin W. Dixon's good book It is exciting from the start, and I think you will like it.

Not Bad, But Below Average.......2001-06-15

A reclusive Japanese business tycoon that Mr. Hardy has been hired to protect, disappears shortly after arriving in the U.S. With their father's reputation tarnished, Frank and Joe set out to find the missing man and to locate a stolen samurai sword that used to belong to the tycoon's family. Not really much to rave about or complain about with this book. A so-so plot and a moderate amount of action. For those who have enjoyed most of the Hardy Boy's books you probably won't find this book a waste of time, but for those who only buy the books that they think that they will like, I wouldn't recommend this one.

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Here is a story based on a true, if almost forgotten, incident in California history: the founding of the Wakamatsu colony, a Japanese society near Sacramento, by exiles from the wars that wracked Japan and devoted to the growing of tea and the cultivation of mulberry for silk worms.

The year is 1869 and young Koichi dreams of becoming a samurai like his father. But when their clan is defeated along with the Shogun in a fierce battle, he suddenly finds himself going to America to become a farmer. Even there Koichi and his father cannot escape confrontation, as hostile miners bring tragedy to Wakamatsu. It is impossible not to get caught up in Koichi's own hopes, fears, and joys as he makes a difficult decision worthy of the noblest samurai.

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Great historical fiction.......2004-03-29

I remember borrowing this book so many times from the school library and even did a book report on it. The struggle to adjust to a completely different lifestyle that Koichi and his family go through are poignantly displayed in the book. Having to go from a feudal warrior culture to California's gold rush era is quite a shock to one's cultural sensibilities. I applaud Yoshiko Uchida and this wonderful book of hers.

Night of the Werewolf/The Mystery of the Samurai Sword/The Pentagon Spy (Hardy Boys 59-61)

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Franklin W. Dixon
Manufacturer: Wanderer Books by Simon & Schuster
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Contains 3 best selling Hardy Boys Paperback Mysteries. #59, #60, and #61. All enclosed in a cardboard slipcase for easy display and storage.

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An army of Japanese Samurai warriors travels from the past into our present. Boffin Boy must save the world from this ancient menace. The Boffin Boy books all feature Rick Shaw, an extremely clever 14 year-old who is only interested in science. When his father is killed he vows to use his scientific skills to fight evil - as Boffin Boy! The Boffin Boy series of 12 books is designed for young, independent readers, as well as struggling readers aged 8 to 14. The use of speech bubbles and a simplified Manga style ensure that the books have simple language and low word counts that are ideal for lower reading ages. The first six books in the series have a reading age of 6 - 7 and the second six have a higher reading age of 7 - 8.

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