Robin Hoods (Critter Chronicles)

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Join animal lover Jim Dunlop as he shares with you some of his comical animal experiences and his extensive expertise to show you how to get along with your natural neighbors.

Critter Chronicles Fables for Here and Now

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Critter Chronicles Fables for Here and Now
John Barnetson
Manufacturer: Celestial Arts
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Binding: School & Library Binding

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Critter Chronicles Fables for Here and Now
John Barnetson
Manufacturer: Millbrae: Celestial Arts (1982)
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RO6C3I

Crocodile Tears (Fact & Fiction: Critter Chronicles)

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Crocodile Tears (Fact & Fiction: Critter Chronicles)
Pam Scheunemann
Manufacturer: SandCastle
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ASIN: 1599284367

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Fly Paper (Critter Chronicles)
Tracy Kompelien
Manufacturer: SandCastle
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ASIN: 1599284383

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Homing Pigeon (Critter Chronicles)
Kelly Doudna
Manufacturer: SandCastle
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ASIN: 1599284405

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Stand at the edge of a valley in California wine country, and you’ll be welcomed by a variety of surprises for the senses. Sun-drenched grapes shimmering on the vine, hinting at the flavor that’s to come. Impressive century-old estates. A lush and pastoral landscape that invites you to explore the history and vibrancy of the region. And that’s just what you’ll do each time you open the pages of California Wine Country. From Opus One to Close Pegase, Stag’s Leap to the Rhone Rangers, trademark Zinfandels to world-class Chardonnays, California producers consistently produce some of the world’s most renowned wines. As The Wine Advocate’s Robert M. Parker Jr. states, "California is on a roll." California Wine Country opens with the history of winemaking in the state and how and why Californian wines have become famous around the world. Randy Leffingwell then guides you through the winemaking cycle and takes you on a personal tour of the state’s most breathtaking and popular wine making regions, including Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, San Francisco Bay, the Central Valley, Gold Country, Monterey Peninsula, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and more. He also provides details about the most beautiful and interesting times to visit vineyards and wineries. With his inviting lens and prose, Leffingwell captures the unique characteristics of each locale, making California Wine Country the perfect tribute to the timeless beauty of these wineries, vineyards, and destinations.

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Gift for Mom.......2007-01-09

I bought this book for my mother for Christmas. She wanted a picture book about the wine country in CA so she could paint some of the scenes. She had just visited my sister in S.F. and loved every minute of her visit. She LOVES this book. It contains beautiful photographs of Northern California and she looks forward to painting many pictures.

Buy it for the pictures, not the text.......2004-09-12

This book is obviously intended to be purchased for its beautiful pictures, and does a great job at covering all wine regions in California - not just Sonoma or Napa, but Mendocino and Lake Country down through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.

If you are looking for a book with some great photos of wineries and vineyards across California, then I can heartily recommend the book. However, some of the text leaves much to be desired, with some obvious omissions and flatly incorrect information. Some examples:

On grape varieties: Petite Sirah is identified as being the same as Syrah and Shiraz (it isn't). Pinot Gris and Gewurtztraminer are not mentioned at all, but I would consider them more important than Sylvaner in California white grapes.

On locations: Livermore Valley is "to the west in Alameda County", which must surprise people living in the eastern half of the county. Woodside Vineyards in Woodside and Thomas Fogerty Winery in Portola Valley are listed as being in Santa Clara Country (they are in San Mateo County). Morgan Hill and Gilroy are identified as being in Santa Cruz County (they are in Santa Clara County), and there are others too.

The choices of wine labels are odd too. In a list of wine labels for a particular geographic area, often the wines come from someplace else. In the Mendocino County section, a wine made from Lodi (in the Central Valley) is listed. The San Francisco Bay section shows labels from three Monterey wines.

Despite these faults, the book is definitely interesting - containing many nice photographs, and reasonble listings of wineries with contact information in all parts of California, even fairly obscure ones missed in many books, such as the wineries in Santa Clara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Nevada, and Calaveras counties.

Gorgeous Views of Vineyards, Wineries and Fields.......2003-07-11

California Wine Country is a most impressive guide.

In 1973, I worked in the wine industry and was given the assignment to visit every winery in California of any size. Since then, I haven't been able to duplicate the feat as the number of new and interesting wineries has expanded rapidly.

This book focuses on the highest quality winemakers in the Golden State, and gives you both an advance view and a sense of what's there before you visit. With this guide, you will vastly increase your enjoyment of touring wineries and vineyards by being able to pick from among the most interesting sites for you.

The photography represents a lot of visits to each area. I doubt if you could capture all of these views, variations in lighting and seasons in less than three years of visits. Even areas I know well I saw differently.

The book places about equal attention to the images of vineyards and the exteriors of wineries, many of which are magnificent structures to behold.

Mr. Leffingwell is not as talented a writer as he is a photographer. But his prose is more than adequate to extend your knowledge of the industry as he explains about the history of each region and winery. For detailed information on wine making, I suggest you supplement this book with other resources. There is a limited discussion of the process except as applied to super premium reds and whites. There is no mention of how sparkling wines are made.

The historical information is a little over focused on religion, Prohibition, the Depression and marketing.

I was pleased to see the extensive discussions of the microclimates in each area. Very nice!

I was disappointed not to find a better description of the wine qualities at each vineyard. Again, I suggest you supplement this book for that with one of the better wine guides.

I hope that Mr. Leffingwell will update this book quite frequently.

As a final test of how good this book is, my wife and I visited several of these areas last year around when the book was published. We used another guide, and had a wonderful time. However, if we had had this guide, I think we would have had a much better time . . . because we appear to have missed half of what we would have wanted to see.

A final word of caution: Contact the wineries directly to verify times for tours and tastings. The information here was different from what we discovered on site in July 2002 in a few cases.

Before you leave this wonderful volume, I suggest you consider where else a preview of what you are going to see adds a great deal to your enjoyment. What about a complimentary appetizer from the chef to whet your palate for what is to come?

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A Newbery Honor Book

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Upon the Head of the Goat book review.......2006-04-28

I think that you should read this book because it is clear and it gives a good description of what it was like for the Jews as the Holocaust began. The author described how they lived, specifically, how they dressed, slept, and ate. This gives the reader a clear understanding. It is interesting to learn about an actual family that lived during these hard times, especially for the children Piri, Etu, Joli, and Sandor. Piri's family had to make hard decisions in order to survive. The book gives a good description of the Ghetto and how they had to live for those few weeks. For example, the bathroom was smelly and gross with not much privacy. The ground was cold and hard, "What if it rains during the night?" she asked. "We'll all get soaked." They were not allowed to make fires either. They don't even know how long they are going to be there so they don't know what to expect. They build somewhat of a shelter for just their family with a tent inside it for privacy and to help keep the rain out. The author, Aranka Siegal, doesn't just give an overview of what it was like in the Ghetto; she describes every detail about it. Overall, it is a good book and I recommend it to ages 13 an up.

Book Review.......2006-04-27

Upon the Head of a Goat is a very good book. It gives a lot of back round pre-holocaust. The fact that it is a true story is even better. It teaches and touches upon the home of a Jewish family torn from each other. It describes the obstacles they had to go through to live their everyday life. They had their food, conformability, morals, thoughts, believes, and one another taken from them.
I liked this book, and I recommend it. There are parts in the book that you will question yourself on the answers that you would provide in certain situations. The ending of the book was a little disappointing because it didn't really touch upon what happened. They led up to all these thoughts and stopped.

not interesting enough for my taste.......2006-04-23

I like history and the subject of World War II and Nazi Germany, that is why I was surprised how much I did not like this book. I found it boring and uninteresting. I wish the book had more action. I guess it was hard for me to identify with a nine year old girl and what she went through. I also do not like endings that leave you hanging. I wish we knew what happened to them after they got on the train. It was almost like I wish the book started where it ended. This book is probably better for someone younger or for someone who wants to avoid the violence and terror of World War II.

Started my love for all things Hungarian.......2004-09-05

This was the first book I read about the Shoah in Hungary, and it was so fascinating that it got me interested in all things Hungarian. It's different from many books about the Shoah in that the majority of it takes place before the Nazi invasion of Hungary on 19 March 1944, when the remaining members of the Davidowitz family are shipped off to a ghetto. Though life is growing increasingly hard for them because of the anti-Jewish regulations and the strain of living during a war in general, and Piri had to stay in the Ukraine with her grandmother and older sister Rozsi longer than she expected to because of a border war, the Davidowitzes still have a pretty normal and decent life before they have to leave for the ghetto. During this time the family also does their part to help other Jewish families and people in need, even with hiding them in safe houses or helping to smuggle them across borders, and Iboya, the next-youngest of Mrs. Davidowitz's children by her first marriage, is very involved in Zionism. And even in the ghetto, Piri's family and her best friend Judi's little family live the best they can, trying to keep their spirits up and to be happy. Piri and Judi both have their first romances in the ghetto, in fact. It's not one of those books that starts out happily and then quickly moves to the ghetto and then the camps. In fact, the book ends as they're leaving the ghetto in the cattlecar, and only a short postscript tells us what happened after that.

The book is also interesting because not all of Piri's siblings are at home, unlike many other Shoah books where all of the family are in the same house. Because her mother didn't want her grandmother to be lonely after she was widowed, she began farming out her five daughters to stay with her to keep her company, but Lilli, the oldest, wasn't her companion very long because she got married at only 16 years old and soon had a baby. Now Rozsi is living with the grandmother, and loves farm life very much, while the other older sister, Etu, is away at university in Budapest. Even after Lilli and her young daugher Manci move back in, there are still only Piri and her sister Iboya left at home along with their halfsiblings Sandor and Joli, and when Lilli's husband Lajos is arrested and Lilli insists on joining him along with Manci, there are still only the youngest four still at home. It makes it interesting because the family are in all different places instead of all suffering the same fates or suffering all together. The only complaint I have about the book is one I acquired in hindsight; it would have been helpful to have told the reader something about the pronunciation of the Hungarian names and that some of the names used, like Ica and Manci, are nicknames and not full given names.

Upon the Head of the Goat.......2004-03-08

It was a very interesting and informing book. It was easy to feel for the characters. I highly recommend it for people who are interested in the lives of young holocaust victims.

UPON THE HEAD OF THE GOAT A CHILDHOOD IN HUNGARY 1939-1944

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UPON THE HEAD OF THE GOAT A CHILDHOOD IN HUNGARY 1939-1944
Aranka Siegal
Manufacturer: Farrar Straus Giroux
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JWC59S

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Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944
Aranka Siegal
Manufacturer: Signet Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000U0KE88

Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944 (Newbery Series)

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Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944 (Newbery Series)

Manufacturer: Random House UK Ltd (A Division of Random House Group)
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0676301835

Upon the Head of a Goat: A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944

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Awesome But Sad Book
Understanding the Holocaust in the Middle Grades

Upon the Head of a Goat: A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944
Aranka Siegal
Manufacturer: Sagebrush Education Resources
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Binding: Library Binding

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Awesome But Sad Book.......2000-05-11

I really enjoyed this book. Piri, the main character, is a young girl who lives in Hungary with her family in WWII. Her family consists of her mother, 2 sisters and her brother. Her father is off at war, fighting in favor of the Germans. Piri and her family are Jewish. If you have studied the war you know that the Germans (Nazi) were against Jews and wanted to kill them all. This is a novel about the hardships of Piri and her family.

Understanding the Holocaust in the Middle Grades.......2000-05-10

After many years of using The Diary of Ann Frank, teachers now have a chance to use an equally exciting book by Aranka Seigal, Upon the Head of the Goat. This book describes the trials and tribulations in the life of Piri Davidowitz, a young Hungarian girl of the Jewish faith, during the terrible years of World War II. Piri is unusual in that her grandmother lives in Ukraine, her father is from Czechoslovakia, and her mother is Hungarian. This book allows teachers and students to study the Holocaust and the geography of the region and cover the national standards in geography, history, and language arts. Students will learn about Piri and the hardships she and her family suffer, and they will discover that like many people of the Jewish faith, Piri and her family are sent to a concentration camp. Piri's life slowly desintegrates as Jews receive more and more restrictions with the coming of the Arrow Cross, the Hungarian fascist group, to power in Hungary. As more restrictions come into play, Piri loses friends and family, chances for education, and freedom. Students will enjoy the suspense that is in the novel and will learn a valuable lesson on the Holocaust.

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Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944
Aranka Siegal
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PW6I54

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Redo your business card & stationary the right way!

An indispensible resource!

Think YOU have a great business card? Think again!

Great book - easy to read and very informative

All the info you need, but a bit disorganized

The Business Card Book: What Your Business Card Reveals About You-- And How to Fix It
Lynella Grant , and Ted W. Parod
Manufacturer: Off the Page Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Redo your business card & stationary the right way!.......2006-02-24

I would have given this book 5 stars, however, it takes some time for the information to set in properly in ones mind before getting around to making a good business card that stands out. To many business cards today are too information heavy and need more white space. I saw several examples of good quality business cards (Moonstruck Choclatiers just being one of them) and other ok models. Digesting all the information presented takes time, however, if you are needing to make your own business card and stationary because you cannot afford a professional designer, this book is for you. Making your business card work for you should be your number one focus.

An indispensible resource!.......2002-01-02

Anyone who has a business card of any kind can profit enormously from this book. Its a thick volume, but don't let that decieve you -- its actually a very quick read. Ms. Grant makes every page fly by with well-reasoned suggestions and literally hundreds of illustrated examples. Considering what an effective business card can mean to you, you'd be crazy to miss the information here. If you think your current business card is beyond improvement, read this book anyway -- for the price of a paperback, you can turn your business card into a better sales tool.

Think YOU have a great business card? Think again!.......1999-08-19

Nearly 500 valuable pages of detailed information on the littlest billboard; your business card. What a treasure trove! I learned things about business cards that I'd never thought of before. Tons of great ideas. You must read this book BEFORE you design or redesign your business card.

Great book - easy to read and very informative.......1999-02-15

I have just finished reading "The Business Card Book" - some of it more than once. I found the book to be very informative and suprisingly very interesting. It's very unusual to find a topic that appears to be so mundane, such as a business card, brought to life in such a masterful way.

Very enjoyable reading! I recommend the book to all of my friends.

All the info you need, but a bit disorganized.......1999-02-09

This is a great book if you need to design a card, or want to update your card. All the information you need to create a card is here, but the book is in severe need of editing. At 480+ pages, it is far too long, and often diverges into completely new territory like how to handle a trade show. There is even a huge section on a little boy's battle with cancer. While I am all for charity (it's my business) I found this section very distracting in the book. Much of the book is repetitive also, and disconnected (How does "Jazz Up Company Cards" on page 337 follow from Identifying Yourself At A Meeting and Your Self-Inrtoduction on Page 336??) While the author warns against racial or ethnic blunders, she commits a huge one herself in describing a Scottish Telegraph game, which takes a swipe at Scottish people. The Pros? Has lots of information, lots of examples of business cards (though none in color oddly enough), a fantastic reference guide at the back of the book, with all kinds of useful information, a glossary which I found most helpful. My favorite section is on conducting business and presenting your card to foreigners.Grant also has a relaxed, friendly style of writing. The Cons: poorly organized, poorly edited, too long. I would like to see the book only half that size, with color examples. Grant writes some terrific text about other aspects of business (sales meetings, trade shows) but they belong in another book, not here. I do hope she keeps on writing, but more concisely, as she recommends herself for business!

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The Business Card Book: What Your Business Card Reveals About You ... and How to Fix It.(Book Review): An article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch
Betty Winslow
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