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In this stunning retelling of a phenomenal classic, honor is tested, battles of good over evil are waged, and the importance of family reigns supreme. True to Rudyard Kipling's original story, tree branches literally draw the reader in to this tale of Mowgli the Man Cub exploring the ruins of the Lost City, riding atop thundering elephants, and facing a fierce tiger attack! A must-have for every family's library, this epic pop-up adventure features paper engineering as intricate and magical as the very laws of the jungle.
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One of the best Pop-Ups I've seen.......2007-05-31
Full of imagination and creactivity that book is realy great and full of many impressive pop-ups. As I said one of the best I've seen. Highly recommended
a beautiful gift.......2007-05-13
Incredible pop up art. My 3 yr old son loves it but need supervision to avoid tears. IT is very special - a great unique gift for 3-7 yrs.
pop up art.......2007-03-09
this masterpiece is simply testing the limits of paper engineering. you'll be astonished and surprised every time you open the book. over and over again. even for the 20th time.
Best Pop-Up yet!.......2007-02-07
The intricacy and engineering of this book is amazing. Each page is a masterpiece.
His books are always amazing.......2007-01-19
We have about seven of his pop-up books and they are all great. If you have not bought one of his books, you will be amazed. It is definitely an art form. I have a 5 year old and he loves these books (he just got this one for his birthday). The incredicle pop-ups really make reading fun and add another dimension to these storybooks. I will contine to coolect them as they make new ones. The price is worth it and you should probably buy it here because I saw one of his books in Target for about 10 dollars more than on Amazon.
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A firsthand account of the discoveries at this seminal ancient site in Turkey, one of the first farming settlements in history.
Çatalhöyük, in central Turkey, became internationally famous in the 1960s when an ancient town—thought to be the oldest in the world—was discovered there together with wonderful wall paintings and animals, including leopards, sculpted in high relief. The archaeological finds included the remains of textiles, plants, and animals, and some female terra-cotta figures that suggested the existence of a "mother goddess" cult.
The initial excavation was interrupted in 1965, and answers to the riddles of this Neolithic site remained unresolved until Ian Hodder initiated a new campaign of research in the 1990s. Described by Colin Renfrew as "one of the most ambitious excavation projects currently in progress, undertaken at one of the world's great archaeological sites," this has been a truly multidisciplinary undertaking, involving the participation of over one hundred archaeologists, scientists, and specialists. Hodder and his colleagues have established that this great site, dating back some 9,000 years, provides the key to understanding the most important change in human existence—the time when people moved into villages and towns, adopted farming as a way of life, and began to accept domination of one social group by another. Through meticulous excavation procedures and laboratory analyses, they peel back the layers of history to reveal how people lived and died and how they engaged with one another, with their environment, and with the spirit world.
Full of insights into past lives and momentous events, The Leopard's Tale is superbly illustrated with images of the art, the excavations, and the people involved in this world-famous dig.
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Interesting account and a wonderful illustration of modern archaeology.......2007-04-17
I bought the Leopard's Tale because I had read another book, Inside the Neolithic Mind: Consciousness, Cosmos, and the Realm of the Gods, which mentioned that new excavations had recently been conducted on Mellart's old site, Çatalhöyük. Discovered in the 1950's and assessed the oldest agricultural settlement, it wasn't excavated until the early `60's and the popular account of the site was interesting and exciting to read.
The Leopard's Tale reveals, more than anything else, how much the discipline of archaeology has progressed over the last several decades. Much more is made of the details sieved from the debris from the site than had been the case on this or any other site. Archaeology has incorporated a multidisciplinary approach to its assessment of ancient sites that provides a glimpse of the realities of life during the period of deposition. Climate, paleosols, topography and relationship with other sites are just a few of the new features presented.
The author, Ian Hodder, writes a very readable book for the lay person about the recent work on the Turkish site. He mentions data taken from paleontology, zooarchaology, palenology, geology and other sources that fill in for the reader a vision of life at the time Çatalhöyük was a living residential site. Many of Mellart's original interpretations of artifactual and architectural remains have been given an update that takes into account the information from the scientific approaches to the site presently being conducted.
The odd title of the book arises from the fact that leopards coexisted in Turkey during the site's occupation, and they feature prominently in the visual record from the site in the forms of paintings of the animal, relief sculpture of it, and in possible depictions of people wearing the animal's skin or material designed to look like its signature rosettes. Using this as a starting point, Hodder attempts to discern the mental outlook of the inhabitants in respect to their enculturalization, their religious frame of reference, their approach to group living, their choice of architecture, and so on, working around this main theme. Using ethnographic evidence drawn for cultural studies among modern groups who display similar material and spatial characteristics, he attempts to interpret the context in which the individual spent his or her life at Çatalhöyük and the effect that this milieu had on the individual's personal frame of reference.
I've taken an interest in mind/brain studies and in the plasticity of the nervous system recently and I'm inclined to agree with the author that the environment and personal experience definitely shape the brain and what can be assumed "possible." One of the more recent books I've read on the topic is ."The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. Silberman Books), and the information I gleaned from this title certainly bears weight on Dr. Hodder's interpretation of the mental furniture of the people living at the time. I have no doubt that they thought entirely differently about their environment than we do. Technology, information about the environment, scientific knowledge and so on have all accumulated over the centuries to shape and reshape our experiences and outlooks. So fast does the modern world change, that there can be a major difference in how people think about various topics and about what's possible even between one generation and the next. These are actual brain changes, not just cultural or attitudinal changes.
Still, I'm not entirely certain that anything can really be said about the actual attitudes of the ancient population with respect to their material culture. Certainly the presence of the art objects portraying the leopard indicate that the animal apparently loomed large in the imagination of the individuals who created the work. The fact that the reliefs were sometimes removed and repositioned when a house was rebuilt suggests this is so. The author, however, builds his archaeological narrative around the animal---or rather its physical absence from the site. Although I find his interpretation of the artifactual evidence or its absence intriguing, I would caution the casual reader against the assumption that this is in fact how the occupants of the site experienced either the animal or the proposed behaviors surrounding it and other characteristics of the site. As he notes, they thought and felt differently about their world. Given that we have great difficulty in even understanding how modern social groups who are different from us culturally view the world and the meaning of the objects and behaviors exhibited in it, I can't imagine that putting several thousand years between us and that social group will improve the situation to any degree. I would therefore suggest that the reader evaluate the interpretive portions of the book with that in mind. They are guesses based on hard data by a professional, but they're still just guesses.
The neolitic in Catalhoyuk.......2007-01-10
The book concentrates on the social aspect of the people living in Catalhoyuk. Their living quarters, their food, agriculture, animal husbandry, artwork on the walls, pots, where they burried their dead, how they built one house upon the other, etc. It brings you a community alive and fascinating.
Exciting and Enlighting Story of Humankind at the Dawn of Agriculture.......2006-08-07
At last a comprehensive, readable account of the most recent archaeological work at Catalhoyuk. Ian Hodder gives us many beautiful pictures of artifacts as well as diagrams and charts that build a picture of what was found. Trying to avoid making assumptions based on our modern worldview, he carefully makes deductions from the data and builds up a picture of the inhabitants and what it must have been like to live there.
As much as the "Goddess Community" would like to stay with earlier assumptions, the data does not support a female centered society or religion at the site. Instead a much more balanced and egalitarian life and spirituality seems to be attested to. The earlier images of powerful and dangerous wild animals that once were painted on cave walls are echoed and elaborated on the walls of the close-packed mud brick houses of Catalhoyuk. Their walls celebrated the power of the wild bull and boar even as their sustenance increasingly depended on domesticated sheep and goats and cultivated agricultural products.
There have been no large public buildings or palaces found. The center of life and production appears to have been the individual home. The focus seems to have been the family and it's ancestors, many of whom are buried beneath platforms in the houses. Elders probably made decisions for the community. Houses were built atop their predecessors so that the site seems like a large layer cake. Families cooperated in caring for fields and flocks and for supplying wild animals for feasting. They had excellent sources of mud for bricks and plaster for their walls nearby and obtained obsidian for tools from sources 100 miles away.
We are used to viewing the history of "Civilization" as based on the gaining of power by some and the subjugation of others. The "winners" celebrate their prowess in monuments built by the rest. This work shows that it wasn't always that way. The settlement at Catalhoyuk seems to connect to later Minoan Civilization as it is coming to light in excavations in Santorini. (See Unearthing Atlantis by Charles Pellegrino.)
I recommend this book to anyone even remotely interested in the history and possibilities of humankind.
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Classic Disney Adventures includes: Lion King, Aladdin, Little Mermaid Toy Story
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Missing Chimes.......2007-07-28
I love the read along books for my pre-reader, but this one doesn't have the chimes telling her to turn the page. She needs help every couple of minutes finding what page the recording is on.
Needs more variety of voices.......2007-05-12
While my kids enjoy listening to the stories that they know so well, they get bored easily since with the voice never changing. They don't use the various character voices in telling the story as they do in other disney CDs that we have. The songs and poems that are on the CD sound silly even to my kids who always ask me to skip those--they should have used a song from the movie if they wanted to include music on the CD. I'd recommend the Disney read-along CDs over this as those use character voices and are more interesting/dramatic to listen to.
Disney cd.......2007-03-08
Great book with CD. My grandaughter love it. She can pick her story. Real Disney storyline.
I love it and my kids love it!.......2006-08-11
I have bought all of the CD Storybooks and they have all been well worth the money. I will continue to buy them as they become available. However the one thing that I wish they would get back to is having the stories read by the actual characters themselves. The first Winnie the Pook storybook and the storybook with Bugs Life, Monsters Inc and Toys Story 1 & 2 all were read with the voices of the actual characters. It was great! Then when I bought the new ones it's a womans voice for every character and the narrator. Guess we are just spoiled. It's still worth the money and I would recommend them to anyone who wants a little peace and quiet in the car! tee hee
My son LOVES it!.......2005-09-11
I felt compelled to review this, because unlike two of the other reviewers, I LIKE that there is no indication to "turn the page." The book is good, but the audio CD is even better. My son got one of these (actually slightly different, it has the "Nemo" story on it and one other that is different) for his 3rd birthday, and wants to listen to it EVERY night while he is falling asleep. I was looking on amazon to buy another one (with different stories). The woman's voice who is the narrator is very pleasant. I think it would be very annoying if there was a "beep" or "turn the page" indicator on the CD, especially for those children, like my son, who like to listen to it as a bedtime story.
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Where the leopard passes;: A book of African folk tales
Geraldine Elliot
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Tiger Tales (DK Readers, Level 3: Reading Alone)
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DK Readers: Beastly Tales (Level 3: Reading Alone)
ASIN: 0789454238 |
Book Description
Hunter or hunted? How much longer will these magnificent beasts prowl the plant? These stories will touch your heart. The 48-page Level 3 books, designed for children who can read on their own, contain more complex sentence structure and more detail. Young readers will devour these kid-friendly titles, which cover high-interest topics such as sharks, and the Bermuda Triangle, as well as classics like Aladdin. Information boxes highlight historical references, trivia, pronunciation, and other facts about words and names mentioned. Averaging 2,400 to 2,800 words, these books offer a 50/50 picture-to-text ratio.
The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4.
Customer Reviews:
A good book and a story that needs to be told.......2007-03-28
As with most DK Readers for kids, this is a good, balanced introduction to a significant topic.
It looks at the challenges Big Cats face, primarily from the destruction of their environment.
My eight year old liked reading it, and came away feeling that both nature and human beings pose a threat.
I felt the message was presented fairly. On the "pro-human" side, it shows that people have had to kill hungry cats who attack them or their livestock. On the "pro-animal" side, it criticizes poachers who murder (a fair word, in my opinion) a mother cat in order to seize and sell her cubs illegally.
DK Readers have a well deserved reputation for prosenting kids with significant topics in non-fiction. Tiger Tales and Big Cat Stories doesn't disappoint.
Caveat!.......2003-11-03
I recently read this book with my son and was utterly appalled, both as a parent and as an educator in the public school system. This is surprising because we own numerous other DK books and I am a huge fan of the series. In addition to the fact that almost every story involves some sort of violence (hardly age-appropriate), a tiger is actually refered to as having been "murdered" (p. 35). Not only is the use of the word "murder" for an animal incorrect usage, it also sets an inappropriate tone in a book where humans are merely "killed" (p. 30; a much weaker word for an actual murder). If this book were not intended for reading alone by young children and if it were not part of a series used by schools, I would be considerably less concerned. Nevertheless, parents considering purchasing this book for their children should be aware that factual information is largely overshadowed by an overwhelmingly heavy-handed political message.
Informative and entertaining.......2002-01-13
My 8-year-old son and I both enjoyed this book. "Tiger Tales" presents a lot of information in text, drawings, photographs, and a map. And I learned something new, too. Do you and your children know why tigers, cheetahs, jaguars, and leopards have stripes or spots but lions and pumas do not? Well, if you don't know, this book is a good source for the answer!
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Where is Leopard: A Tale of Cooperation (Puppet & Story Book)
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This wonderful story features three animal friends learning about cooperation while playing hide-and-seek. This adorable board book introduces Leopard - a fun hand puppet that is removable for creative play.
This colorful board book offers both a playful, entertaining story about three animal friends and an opportunity to stage a fun little play, thanks to the adorable leopard hand puppet built into the book. WHERE IS LEOPARD?, the follow-up to What Zebra Likes, features Leopard, Hippo, and Zebra as they play a game of hide and seek with surprising results. Parents and children can use the hand puppet and act out the story as they read, or use it to put on a little show when they¿re done!
- Hand puppet is removable encouraging creative play.
- Story offers lesson in taking turns and cooperating - a key lesson for preschool/kindergarten.
- Introduces kids to animals in the jungle - featuring Leopard, Hippo and Zebra
- Kids learn simple animal identification as they read the fun story.
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079441043X) featuring the same animal characters and by the same illustrator, Michael Terry.
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Where Leopard Passes
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Release Date: 1987-10-12 |
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Love a Great Trickster tale--and this is it!.......2007-08-14
Finally got this book, had been waiting for my little ones to get a tad older so they could really appreciate it! Loved it!! Very amusing, a very good read, excellent illustrations, just the right length too. Such a shame that this author has passed, she certainly had it all. I'll be purchasing the rest of her books shortly.
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Osebo the leopard has a fine drum, a huge drum, a magnificent drum. All the animals covet Osebo’s drum, but he won’t let anyone else have it, not even Nyame, the Sky-God. So, Nyame offers a big reward to the animal that brings him the drum. All try — the monkey, the elephant, even the python — and all fail. Can a very small tortoise succeed in outwitting the boastful leopard?
Jessica Souhami’s vibrant collage illustrations, full of movement and humor, add additional appeal to this delightful story. The short, rhythmic text is perfect for reading aloud.
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Great buy. .......2007-03-10
I bought a total of four books from this website a few weeks ago, three from Amazon and one (stupidly) from a private seller. The books from Amazon were inexpensive, mint-condition, AND they gave me free S & H as well! I am learning Punjabi and Hindi (just a few languages from India) and this book was perfect as it has dialogue, which helps you learn even better than just reading from a narrator's point of view. It's just a great deal and I am extremely happy with it! I happened also to buy this book during a bad weather week that we had, and still it came in two weeks, which for free S & H is wonderful! Good job Amazon, and thank you.
Very "drummy"!.......2000-11-24
This book is about a leopard who is very proud and his name is Osebo. I liked it when Achicheri (the tortoise) trapped Osebo in his drum. Then Achicheri took the drum with the leopard inside to the sky god, Nyame. A python, an elephant and a monkey all tried to get Osebo's drum, but they failed. But Achicheri got the drum by tricking Osebo. It was a great read.
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The Leopard's Drum, Gujarati/English-Language Edition: An Asante Tale from West Africa (Dual Language)
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