The Panther Mystery (Boxcar Children Mysteries)

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Exciting.......2007-02-17

The Panther Mystery is a good book. My son and I read it together and had a hard time putting it down.

It was okay........2001-03-12

i own this book and i think this is not exactly the best of the boxcar children book series. it is exactly in between. in my opinion this book was a teeny bit boring. if you want your money's worth i don't think you would want to buy this book.

It was a good book........1999-01-21

There was a lot of adventure. If you like Boxcar Children books, you would probably like this one too.

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Heavy-Handed Message, Poor Characterization, But Good Intentions
READ DEADLY WATERS
Cliff-hanging adventure.
Action-packed excitement with many strong characters.

Deadly Waters
Gloria Skurzynski , and Alane Ferguson
Manufacturer: National Geographic Children's Books
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Mysteries in Our National Parks: Over The Edge (Mysteries in Our National Park)

ASIN: 0792276558
Release Date: 2001-07-01

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The Landon family travels to Everglades National Park to investigate a strange illness among the already endangered manatees. Deadly Waters finds Jack, Ashley, and their family's new foster child, Bridger, face-to-face with sharks, alligators, and a stranger intent on stealing Jack's camera.

This exciting mystery-adventure story introduces readers to the ecology of Everglades National Park, with a special focus on Florida's threatened manatees.

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Ryan's Reveiw.......2006-10-01

Deadly Waters

I thought this book is very suspenceful it makes you keep trying to guess what the outcome will be. Like every other book from Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson this is a great book.

Deadly Waters is a book about a boy named Jack his sister Ashley and their parents Olivia and Steven. Olivia is a veterinarianand often gets called to national parks to ivestigate on strange thigs happening with the animals. Steven is a photogropher and he goes with Olivia to take pictures of the animals. They are both take foster kids on trips with them somtimes. In this book They go to Florida everglades to investigate why the manitees are dying, and they bring a boy named Bridger. Then their parents best friend Frankie brings the kids to a place named Watsons Place and then the find a pelican in the water with a fishing line in its beak and the Frankie drops the kids off at Watsons Place and goes back to the info center to drop the pelican off.
Then Jack sees a guy in a boat, and then the guy drives over to where they are and says his name is Gordon and he talks to the kids and then steals Jack's camera and drives away. Then they find a manatee and its back was cut from the prpeller and it has a baby with it then a 7ft shark comes and they all get out of the water and Bridger jumps into the water to protect the manatee and hits the shark with the fishing rod.

I think this book would bee for a 8-13 year old or who ever likes a mystery book.

Heavy-Handed Message, Poor Characterization, But Good Intentions.......2006-01-29

As a teacher, I would recommend this book only if you wanted to launch a unit on either the Everglades or manatees. The "story" provides a convenient context for introducing every conservation topics from poaching to toxic dumping to boat ettiquette to the ethics of fishing to the decimation of the local Native American tribes!

The author throws too much into the pot, and what suffers is character development. They are one-dimensional and static. One of the main characters, Bridger, is a boy who is a foster child. He has comes to reside with the family that has traveled to the Everglades and falls into this adventure/mystery. He is introduced as troubled and moody. But we learn hardly anything about why he is a foster child, or what has caused him to be so withdrawn. The predictable change that he undergoes by the end of the story feels contrived. The rest of the characters are all stereotypical cardboard cut-outs. There is not really even a clear physical description of any of them, much less any type of psycholigical profile. I am four times the age of my students, and some of the dialogue seems corny even to me!

Sadly, the "mystery" aspect of the story is the least developed of all. It involves a stolen camera and manatees that are dying of undetermined causes. Without giving away details, I have watched Scooby-Doo cases on TV that were harder to crack. Kids today are pretty sophisticated, and I predict they will solve this mystery pretty easily.

But to its credit, the text does create a vivid sense of place, and the main scene involving a theft and a boating "incident" with manatees is well-paced, exciting and suspenseful. I give the author kudos for her noble goals: to get kids interested in saving our wild, natural places and to raise awareness about our endangered species.

READ DEADLY WATERS.......2004-04-09

The book Deadly Waters by Gloria Skurzznski and Alane Ferguson. First there were manatees getting sick and dieing. So the Landon family got called to Florida. Than Gordon came and stole Jack's camera. After they went to a restaurant they saw Gordon's boat. Jack's parents left to go to other places so Jack and Bridger went to go check out the boat. When they got to the boat Jack found his camera and took it. Than Gordon came and pulled out a gun than held it to Jack's waist.
At the beginning of the book I thought I wouldn't like it but I did like it. There was a bit of action in the book. My favorite character in the book is Bridger because he wouldn't really give up. At the ending they solved why the manatees were getting sick.

Cliff-hanging adventure........2004-03-25

These are the most exciting mystery books that you'll ever read. I personally like these books because it's not all mystery. It also has a lot to do with adventure. You definitely can't put this book down after you start reading it.

The Landon family has gone to Florida to the Everglades with their potential foster kid, Bridger. While Olivia, Jack and Ashley's mom, researches about the manatees, Jack, Ashley, and Bridger get to go fishing with their guide, Frankie - a girl! She drops them off at the Watson place, which is said to be cursed, to go drop off an injured pelican that they found on the way. Meanwhile, this guy in a boat shows up, acting all nice, and steal Jack's camera. Why did he do it? This little robbery could lead to a big exciting mystery that uncovers many essential problems.

This is the most cliff-hanging series that you'll ever read. I recommend this to anyone who's not into a lot of mystery. If you're like that, then this is for you. This series has 12 books. I've read #1- Wolf Stalker, #2- Cliff-Hanger, #4- Rage of Fire, #6- Ghost Horses, and now, #3- Deadly Waters. Guess what? This isn't a series that you have to read in order. You can see that I haven't been. So, you should try out #3- Deadly Waters, and all the other, Mysteries in our National Parks.

Action-packed excitement with many strong characters........2002-10-04

I am a lower elementary teacher (first through third grades) and each week we have storytime twice a week. Last year, I read this book to my students representing the "mystery" genre. Not only is this a wonderful read-aloud book for any age group, but it is a perfect mystery as every single chapter ends with everyone wanting to know what happens next. I had every student on the "edge of their seats" so to speak, which is a very challenging thing to do when you have such a diverse group.

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Everglades National Park reveals its secrets slowly to those who explore its diversity. The sky, the summer storms, the shapes and forms of light and shadow play over this savanna-like landscape. Birds, plants, insects, fish, and a dozen endangered species call Everglades home.

Everglades National Park, in south Florida, was established in 1947 to preserve the unique flora and fauna of the Everglades.

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Deadly Waters: A Mystery in Everglades National Park (Mysteries in Our National Park)
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Mysteries in Our National Parks: Deadly Waters: A Mystery in Everglades National Park (Mysteries in Our National Park)
Gloria Skurzynski , and Alane Ferguson
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The Landon family is Southbound—headed for Florida to investigate a mysterious illness plaguing endangered manatees in Everglades National Park. Jack, Ashley, and their friend Bridger soon find themselves in deadly waters with a seven-foot shark, an injured manatee—and a mystery to solve. Who was the stranger in the speedboat who snatched Jack's camera? And what does he have to do with the manatees? Join the heart-stopping chase through a maze of mangrove islands to find out!

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Everglades - The Park Story
Jr. William B. Robertson
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This book is a reference and a guide book to the Everglades.

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Everglades: The park story
William B Robertson
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They lived in the park;: The story of man in the Everglades National Park (Copeland studies in Florida history)
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Everglades: The Park Story By William B. Robertson
William B. Robertson
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ASIN: B000KGAZH2

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Excellent.......2007-01-10

A great read for anyone looking for an insight into the great man. Explores his early and successful career prior to joing the mighty Chealsea FC.

Modern Hebrew for Beginners: A Multimedia Program for Students at the
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Great for students, Good for other learners

Excellent resource for learning modern Hebrew

Helpful and affordable

Back to front study

An Excellent Beginner's Guide!!!

Modern Hebrew for Beginners: A Multimedia Program for Students at the
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"This new introductory textbook is far-and-away the most interesting, innovative, and promising development in Hebrew education in America that I have seen.... Its strength lies in its integration of multiple modes of presenting Hebrew to the learner.... This variety in modes of presentation helps teach students the range of communicative skills they would need to function in everyday life in Hebrew."

—Daniel Lefkowitz, author of Words and Stones: Language and the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

Modern Hebrew for Beginners offers high school, college, and independent-study students a state-of-the-art learning experience. This combination text- and workbook is designed to be used with web-based audio, visual, and interactive materials to give students multiple learning opportunities suited to a variety of learning styles. This allows intense practice of all four language skills: reading, writing, listening comprehension, and conversation.

Esther Raizen introduces the basic concepts of Hebrew through a wide variety of written and oral exercises in this text, many of which link to the website's computer tutorials and short original films based on contemporary Israeli life and society. She emphasizes the spoken language, while also paying attention to various aspects of normative grammar, of the written language, and of cultural elements associated with Hebrew. With this variety of materials and the capacity for continuous updating via the website, teachers and students will find this book endlessly adaptable and highly suitable for self-paced training.

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Great for students, Good for other learners.......2007-08-13

This book is excellent for students in school learning Hebrew. Not only is it a bargain (VERY inexpensive for a textbook!), but it is also one of the best Hebrew instruction books I've seen.

The book gives a remarkable amount of vocabulary and grammar for the compact size. The material is presented in a relatively fun manner. It is also nice that the book opens from right-to-left and quickly moves into unpointed (no vowels) text which is used in most Israeli writings.

The multimedia material is only available online, which causes some problems. I would prefer to see the material on CD/DVD as an option for an additional charge (with updated materials still available online for those who prefer). I had some trouble with the videos on certain computers despite updating all of the software. It is also inconvienent to get online only to listen to the new vocabulary or a reading when a CD would have been so much faster.

The mutlimedia aspects (such as e-flashcards, videos, audio tracks, pictures with labels and captions) are pretty good once you get them open. They certainly are helpful in learning proper pronouncation and improving your comprehension if you are learning on your own (or even with a teacher).

The lack of an answer key is probably the biggest drawback of this book if you are not a student taking a class. If you are on your own, you will not be able to check your answers to the problems and know how well you have mastered the material. Some parts of this book may also be less interesting due to an academic focus, but a majority of the book has everyday items useful to anyone.

Overall, this is a great book and an excellent value for all that you get!

Excellent resource for learning modern Hebrew.......2006-11-05

This book is an excellent program for learning modern Hebrew. It combines vocabulary, grammar and conversation in a very digestable format. My only complaint is that it was designed to be used along with a website which does not appear to exist. This book can be used by itself but is most useful when accompanied by a teacher or tutor. Suitable for anyone over 13. The format is easy to use but not designed for younger students.

Helpful and affordable.......2006-07-19

As an individual learner, I find this to be one of the best language-learning books that I've come across. Vocabulary in the textbook is supported by online flashcards and tutorials which contain both audio and video components. One of the most attractive features of the program is that it's relatively low-cost, because the listening exercises crucial to learning a language are all available on a free website. Grammar points are explained clearly and concisely; if it's in your budget, I'd recommend working through this book after a vocab-acquisition program like Pimsleur, but if not, the book seems to work well on its own. There are also many reading tutorials online which allow you to get comfortable with reading the language before starting with vocabulary and grammar.

Back to front study.......2005-09-08

This book throws you right in, you will need to download the software but other then that its been a great help!

An Excellent Beginner's Guide!!!.......2004-10-27

Esther Raizen's MODERN HEBREW FOR BEGINNERS touches the very basics of modern-spoken Israeli Hebrew. This compact (but highly informative) book/workbook has 11 units that deal with not only seeing the alephbet and Hebrew words, but also deal with conversation and listening skills. This tutorial contains topics in Hebrew such as pop culture (ex: Tom and Jerry, Mickey and Minny Mouse) that Americans are familiar with (which makes it easier to understand the Hebrew alphabet and makes the course more exciting), weather, and shopping. Learners of Hebrew are exposed to reading passages without Hebrew vowels from the first unit, which is great if you are traveling to Israel, where the vowels are not used in public places. But don't worry, the reading passages contain online audio supplements so you will learn how to read them effectively. My only complaint about the course is the practice exercises do not have answer keys. Other than that, this is a must have if you are serious about immersing yourself into the beautiful Hebrew language. To get a feel of how great this Hebrew study course really is, visit Esther Raizen's site at the following URL: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/hebrew. Click on the tutorial links, flashcard links, etc. to preview how the course will be. This is the interactive site you will use as a supplement to the book.

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Alicia En El Pais De Las Maravillas / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Clasicos Para Ninos)

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Alicia En El Pais De Las Maravillas / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Cuentos Y Aventuras)

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Alicia en el pais de las maravillas, a Traves del espejo Y la caza del snark/ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass and The Hunting of the Snark

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Alice in Wonderland

Alicia en el pais de las maravillas, a Traves del espejo Y la caza del snark/ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass and The Hunting of the Snark
Lewis Carroll
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Alice in Wonderland.......2007-09-06

Excellently presented copy of this book in Spanish.
Well worth the money.The illustrations are quite typical of the
era in which the book was written. The print is a good size for
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To conclude; An excellent copy of an evergreen story.

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Alicia en el Pais de las Maravillas [Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]

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Lewis Carroll
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Alicia en el Pais de las Maravillas (Alice in Wonderland)

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Alicia En El Pais De Las Maravillas / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Pequenos Clasicos)

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