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Middle graders learn how fourteen mammals are born, eat, sleep, learn, and mature.
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Book Review.......2001-11-27
The book, 'If My Mom Were A Platypus'was written by Dia L. Michels. It provides a nice introduction to 13 animals (including humans), and provides basic information regarding birth, growth, diet, and other interesting scientific facts. Written from the point of view of the newborn animal and it's mother, the book is targeted towards upper elementary and middle school audiences. However, it can be enjoyed by younger children. It makes a good family readaloud and can be used for basic research. The illustrations are realistic and colorful, and the book includes a glossary and index.
Entrancing and Educational.......2001-10-31
If My Mom Were A Platypus is an entrancing children's book covering all sorts of animal babies-platypus, koala, lion, orangutan, whale, shrew and more. The beautifully-illustrated text pulls in children by pretending they are the baby. If My Mom Were A Platypus describes in detail how different babies eat, learn, grow and mature. This fact-loaded book delights both adults and children and is extraordinarily hard to put down. Even the ending is superb. Includes glossary and index and highlights endangered or threatened species. Activity guides are available at PlatypusMedia.com. Perfect for school or home use. Ages 4-adult.
A Great Book For Kids!.......2001-09-10
My three year old daughter loves this book. The book tells how different mammals are born, nursed, grow, eat, etc. It is really fascinating [I found it very interesting myself]. While the book is long and written for a much older audience, it still held my young daughter's attention [though we read only a few pages at a time]. The book is very educational and would be especially nice for families who breastfeed. It ends with the birth of a human mammal and tells how the baby is born and nursed and grows etc. This is a really neat book!
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Mother Nature: Animal Parents and Their Young
Candace Savage
Manufacturer: Sierra Club Books for Children
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Baby Animals and Their Mothers
Jiang Yiming
Manufacturer: China Books & Periodicals
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ASIN: 0835117073 |
Book Description
The Rough Guide to Japan is the award-winning guidebook to this fascinating country. This new edition is published in Rough Guide''s colourful design, with 24 pages of colour photos and two-colour throughout. The introduction features the authors pick of the ''Things Not to Miss'', from skiing in Nagano to slurping noodles in the neon-dazzling nightlife of Shinjuku. The entire country is covered in detail with accounts of all the sights, from TokyoÂ's uber-hip hotels to the picturesque villages of Central Honshu and the pristine beaches of Okinawa. There is practical advice on getting around the country by train, and tips on hiking, skiing and diving. The final chapter, Contexts, gives in-depth features on all things Japanese, from temple architecture to pop culture and the environment.
Customer Reviews:
It's descriptions are the best.......2007-09-28
When we were planning our trip to Japan, we purchased The Rough Guide to Japan, The Lonely Planet Guide to Tokyo, and The Time Out Guide to Tokyo. If I had depended on the descriptions in The Lonely Planet Guide to decide what would be fun to do or see, I would never have left home. The same items described in The Rough Guide were much more intriguing. Mostly I chose what to see and do based on The Rough Guide. Other items I picked from descriptions in The Time Out Guide. It's strength was the culture of modern Japan, specifically things relating to anime, manga, cosplay, etc. Rough Guide covers some of these things, but not in such depth.
None of these books, however, mentioned the Godzilla statue in Tokyo. Admittedly, the statue is small and there's nothing to do other than take a picture, but how can you go to Tokyo and not say hi to Godzilla?
When we were in Tokyo, the maps in The Lonely Planet Guide were much more detailed and helpful than those in the other two books. But keep in mind that Tokyo is only a small part of The Rough Guide to Japan. I don't know how The Rough Guide to Tokyo would compare. In Matsumoto, the only place we managed to get to outside of the Greater Tokyo/Yokohama area, The Rough Guide's map got us from the train station to the wonderful castle, Matsumoto-jo, without any trouble.
To sum up, faced with only six days in Japan (plus a day each way for travel), the Rough Guide was invaluable for deciding what we wanted to see, what we could manage to see, and which things would be worth hours on the train to get to.
Frustrating and disappointing book, especially for independent travelers.......2007-07-25
I cannot recommend this as a good travel guide to Japan, especially for independent travelers, as the book is not helpful with daily planning and navigation. I used it for a 25-day independent tour of Japan and found it so frustrating that I tossed it in the trash before I came home instead of keeping it to proudly display on my bookshelf with my other travel books. The maps are a complete waste of space: many streets are not labeled and the maps often do not appear near the narrative discussing the area, so you have to page back and forth. Maps for specific sightseeing areas such as Arashiyama in Kyoto are not included (where I really could have used a map and I noticed that Lonely Planet provided one), and the maps that are provided contain various errors. One of the main maps of the entire country has the locations of Osaka and Nara switched - an inaccusable error and one that leads me to believe that the book was not well edited. There are also various errors of omission. Fushimi Inari is not discussed in the Kyoto section, which I found strange, as it's one of Kyoto's most photographed and fascinating sites, it's easy to get to, and it's free. I rarely used the recommendations for places to eat as I found they were often not applicable for budget travelers and unrepresentative of local tastes and habits. For example, usually for every city one curry or Indian food place and an Anglo-style pub is recommended. I would rather the author's individual preferences not be so obvious and more precious space be spent on recommendations for what locals typically eat and enjoy. Similarly, the nightlife and cafe recommendations really miss the mark and are out of touch with Japan's more modern, hip, and youthful scenes. Too many run-of-the-mill gaijin haunts are suggested. I found the best places on my own. Honestly, overall the whole book seems geared towards travelers over 40. I did enjoy one of the sections in the back that summarizes Japan's religious life and history and explains well what you see at shrines and temples, but incidentally, this section was not written by one of the book's main authors or contributors. This book might be OK if you are traveling with a group tour or staying with friends for most of the time and just want some supplemental information, but if you are traveling independently and relying on a guide book to get you around and show you the modern as well traditional heart of a place, I believe you are much better off with Lonely Planet.
Pretty Good.......2007-04-23
This was a good book for my trip to Japan. It provided excellent commentary on history and sites, which I read before visiting temples and shrines. I stayed at two of the accomodation selections in Kyoto and found them to be right on target with the write up. It also is helpful for traveling within the country as it has accurate prices and routes. The maps were a good overview of the area, though they could be better organized with the text. I can't give it 5 stars because of the map organization and because I only used it for three places in Japan. A good resource!
One of the best English guides to Japan.......2007-03-17
We have lived in Japan for 14 of the last 20 years and have spent the last 11 years living in Tokyo. Over that period of time, we have bought and used Lonely Planet, Fodors, National Geographic, and several less well known guides to Japan and specific cities. Of course the best guides to Japan are written in Japanese, and there are many of them. However, if you are like us, looking for an English guide, we have consistently found the Rough Guide to Japan (third edition) to be one of the best books available, particularly if you are hoping to visit smaller cities in outlying regions. It covers many more cities than will a Fodors or National Geographic, although you will not have the glossy photos of some of the other books. In a guide of this size, complete coverage of Japan's geography, history, culture, and attractions is simply impossible. And there will always be a few errors and omissions. Nonetheless, this is simply one of the best guides you can find for trips that include visits to more remote regions of Japan.
We have used this guide book for trips to Okinawa and outlying islands; Hiroshima, Himeji, Okayama, Matsue, and elsewhere in the San'in / San'yo region, and to Matsumoto and the Kiso Valley. The regional maps are good; the city maps are just ok. We have found the material on transport informative and useful. The information on hotels and restaurants is incomplete, but is more comprehensive than just about any other guide out there, and the recommendations and reviews for hotels are accurate and useful. It lists the major sights, and picks up many notable sights in the smaller cities that are completely forgotten by most other guides. One thing we like about this book is that it tells you where to find more information once you arrive at each city or station.
Conclusions:
* If you are looking for a solid general reference that offers as much coverage as possible in one English language book, it is hard to go wrong with the Rough Guide to Japan.
* However, if you want to be comprehensive, you'll need to use this book in conjunction with other references and material. The internet is often a good source of recommendations and up to the minute information. Maps published in Japan, some available in both Japanese and English, others only in Japanese, are also very helpful. If you have the time and money to consider other books, the following would complement the Rough Guide to Japan:
- Gateway to Japan (Kodansha). It's old (1998), but still very useful for remote cities and attractions. There will be a fair amount of overlap, and the Rough Guide will be more up to date, but this book is one of the best for trips to outlying areas.
- National Geographic Traveler Japan. Good photos and walking routes, but the coverage is nowhere near the level of the Rough Guide. Together, they make a good set.
Hope this helps!
Not useful.......2007-01-05
Filled with inaccurate information, lack of good, accurate maps. It was almost completely useless. Never again I will buy another Rough Guide. Long live Lonely Planet.
Book Description
The Rough Guide to Tokyo is the ultimate insider''s guide to Japan''s dynamic capital. The guide has comprehensive coverage of all the sights, from the city''s timeless shrines and temples to the hip 21st-century development of Roppongi Hills, plus up-to-date reviews of the best places to eat, sleep, drink and shop and detailed accounts of day-trips to Mount Fuji, the tranquil temples of Kamakura, and other nearby attractions. A full-colour section introduces Tokyo''s highlights, and there are maps for the whole of the city and day-trips, plus the Tokyo subway map.
Customer Reviews:
Good overview -- some details wrong.......2007-01-13
The Rough Guide to Tokyo provided a good overview of the city and some of the best tourist destinations. The overview of the regions in the city was particularly helpful, as were the transportation guides (although similar information was available at subway stations.)
Several times during our one week visit, my wife and I attempted to find a restaurant or bar that was recommended or described in the Rough Guide, only to discover that it had closed some time ago. This was particularly frustrating as the 3rd edition was less than a year old at the time of publication.
Overall, a convenient way to get your feet wet, but ask the locals where to eat for dinner, they gave better advice and the restaurants still existed!
Decent Restaurant Listings and Maps.......2006-04-24
This book scores high marks for excellent maps and very extensive listings of restaurants. You could certainly take it as your only guide book if you were going to Tokyo.
However, I was still quite disappointed by the descriptive text in the book. Too often, the neighborhood descriptions were very superficial and bland. Fortunately I didn't rely very much on these sections of the book. However, since so much of the book is comprised of these lengthly text passages, it felt as if the book was about twice as heavy as it needed to be.
Cut down version of the Japan rough guide.......2003-09-10
I bought this thinking that it is a more in-depth guide of Tokyo. But it is simply a cut down version of the Tokyo section of Rough guide to Japan. I immediately returned it because I'd already bought the latter. For the price, I would at least expect something more original.
The only advantage over the guide to Japan is that it is pocket-sized.
Only guide you'll need to Tokyo.......2002-12-11
I made four trips to Tokyo for work in 2000, and this is the only guide book that made it into my suitcase on trips 2, 3, and 4. Filled with concise reviews of all the major sights as well as restaurants and stores, this little book (I bought the pocket, mini edition) is as frank as some of the back-packer guides, but is not prejudiced against the reader who has a bit of disposable income. Some finds from this book not mentioned in most other guides to Tokyo that really made me feel like an insider: taking the Sumida gawa ferry, the underworld of Gay Tokyo in Shinjuku Ni-Chome, and heavenly CHEAP bath salts from Japanese no-name brand Muji.
Truly, if you want to feel like you are an insider, and you don't want to have to read four or five of the same old, same old guides, this is the book for you!
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Rosaura a las diez
Denevi , and
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Customer Reviews:
There is a movie of this novel... No kidding!.......2007-02-18
Yes... A movie based on this novel was released in 1958.
I obtained a region 1 Arte Video edition (sono-film).
It is in black and white and quite faithful to the book.
I purchased my VHS legally but it took some time surfing
the internet and negotiating its purchase from Buenos
Aires, Argentina. It was directed by Mario Soffici and
stars Susana Campos, Juan Verdaguer, Maria L. Robledo,
Alberto Dables, Maria C. Cesar, Hector Calgagno, Amalia
Bernabe, Miguel Ligero, Julian Bourges, Beto Giannola,
Mario Soffici, and Nelly Beltran. This film borders upon
being an Argentinian national treasure. I would suggest
trying to find and buy a legitimate non-bootleg edition.
It's called respect.
This is a WARNING!.......2006-11-17
If you are buying this book for reading in your Spanish class, this is probably NOT THE WAY TO GO. It may be a good price, but the other version is the one that contains the study questions and is abridged appropriately for learning the language.
Simply if you're buying this book for the fun if it, then yes... it would be the way to go but I spend money on this thinking it was the correct one for class and it wasn't. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK with your teacher prior to purchasing this copy!!
Great Book.......2002-05-27
This book is excellent for fluent or not-so-fluent Spanish speakers. The plot is interesting and easy to understand, and there are some real surprises. I read it for a University-level Spanish class and though I did not expect much when I started it, I found myself wanting to read more than had been assigned (something that doesn't happen to me very often!)
Good book.......2001-07-03
I read this for my spanish 4 class. It was very entertaining and a good way to practice spanish comprehension. Great plot!
The best novel I ever readed.......1998-12-11
This short novel is simply beautiful. I received it today, and after 7 hours of continuous reading I finished it. With some happines for end it, and at the same time some sadness for finish reading the beautiful writings of Marco Denevi. It's rich in vocabulary, and with lots of Argentinismos (like the prologue says) and the history itself is almost perfect. I don't understand why there's no a movie on this book... If you want to forget the lunch and dinner and stop working for a day, buy this book.
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Rosaura a Las Diez
Manufacturer: Macmillan Coll Div
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0684412225 |
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Rosaura a Las Diez
Denevi
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OIXP8M |
Book Description
Dazzling assortment of designs depict appealing florals, leaves, paisleys, geometrics, stripes, and plaids in a wide array of striking colors. 64 repeat patterns, each in three different color variations, can easily be expanded in any direction to form a continuous allover motif. Perfect for use in designing textiles, wallpaper, stationery, and greeting cards. 192 designs.
Customer Reviews:
classic patterns.......2007-05-09
this book have alot of options for textile design this patterns are classical but you can find easily patterns that are modern even today very easy to use on graphic program not a vektor patterns but still very esay for many colorways
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