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Joost Elffers and Saxton Freymann first revealed how peppers, pears, and potatoes could magically take on expressive faces and lively personalities in Play with Your Food. Since then, they've put their portraiture skills to good use telling fun kids' stories like this, populated by all manner of anthropomorphic produce.
Gus and his dog, Button, (with black-eyed peas for eyes) live in a drab little mushroom town until one day a storm blows a mysterious bright green object by their window. Gus then becomes inspired to venture out into the world, through the Howling Forest: "Gus knew it was a dangerous place where he must never go. 'But I must find out,' said Gus, 'where things this bright can grow.'" And so begins his adventure, past Howell the Wolf (a sly artichoke), into the arms of new friends Cecil, Pip, and Belle (a good-natured green apple, a toothy orange, and a wide-eyed red pepper, respectively), and on to the bustling city of Cornucopia.
Elffers and Freymann pack each page with scores of different fruits and vegetables, from Swiss chard to star fruit to patty pan squash, and even the backdrops brim with ingenuity. (Are those mushroom capitals on celery pillars? Is that river really made out of red cabbage?) Although you'll almost certainly risk some subsequent food play, Gus and Button are pals worth joining for a trip. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes
Customer Reviews:
a book like no other.......2005-04-19
I have been collecting children's books for almost 20 years and this is one of my all time favorites. Lucky for me my three year old loves it as well. What a feast for the imagination and heart alike.
So imaginative and fun to read.......2003-10-04
My son received this book when he was not quite three, and two years later we still love reading this book together. It is charming and original. One of our favorite storybooks... I would highly recommend it.
This is my favorite book!.......2003-03-27
And I'm an adult. Every time my daughter goes to the shelf to get a book for story time this is the book I hope she brings back. The pages are always fresh, it seems like every time I turn the page I see something new that I hadn't seen before. My daughter loves the story and can fill in the rhyming words for me. What can I say, the effort that went in to produce this book is obvious, and the rewards are great.
A fun book for all ages!.......2002-11-06
A friend of mine bought this book for her niece. I read it and absolutely fell in love with it. The pictures are so descriptive and really quite amazing. The use of food really adds a unique and adorable edge to this book. I have since bought the book for my niece and nephew and plan on reading this book to my own children over and again as soon as I have them. In the mean time, any time I need to smile, I will pull this book out to brighten my day. The message is also very "apeeling" :)
Entertaining story and wonderful pictures.......2002-07-22
My son, who's just turned 5, loved this book. So did my 50 year old brother-in-law when he read it to my son. It had us all laughing looking at the pictures made of fruits and vegetables. The characters are charming, Belle the red pepper, Pip the Apple, and Cecil the Orange, as well as Gus and Button, the mushroom child and his dog. Many hours of reading and re-reading the story and going back and finding all the different fruits and vegetables that made up the pictures.
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North American Boletes.......2007-01-04
This is a comprehensive review of the boletes of North America.
It is rather "pricy" and while it is difficult to identify all
of the boletes in this region (the mid-Atlantic), the expansive
coverage makes identification even more frustrating!
A much needed Guide.......2007-01-03
As an expierenced schrommer most of the books on mushrooms had a limited reference on boletes. This book fills that gap. The photos and the text are first class. The book is pricey but well worth it to one who loves to hunt mushrooms!!!
Best Reference Guide.......2006-08-05
This is the best reference book I have on Boletes. Because it just covers boletes it is a fairly comprehensive guide, and the book is so easy to use. The keys make it easy to identify just about any Bolete. The descriptions are in alphabetical order as are the pictures so it is easy to flip through to find what you want. The pictures are incredible! The price was well worth it for me.
Most expensive paper weight i own.......2006-07-20
Great book if you are a scientist, but for the average mushroom hunter it is way too complicated to use. Information is scattered thoughout the book so you are forever flipping pages Ex.Once you get to a name, you have to go to the index w/that name to find out where the picture it's at. Don't it make sense to have that info next to the mushroom name and description.
Don't waste your money, join a mushroom club!
Scholarly, yet accessible........2004-01-07
This book is a little pricey, but sometimes you get what you pay for. The keys are fabulous, the photography excellent, and by limiting itself to boletes, this book covers most of what you will find, at least in North America. I have been collecting, identifying, and eating wild mushrooms for years, and this is one of the best reference books of the many I've used.
Book Description
Ninety-two fascinating mushroom species are revealed through detailed captions and ready-to-color illustrations. Scientific and common names, countries of origin, growing conditions are also included. List of Synonyms. Index. 39 black-and-white illustrations.
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Mushrooms for Color
Miriam C. Rice
Manufacturer: Mad River Press
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Customer Reviews:
Not just earth colors, thank you.........2006-09-09
Miriam Rice opens our eyes to the astonishing array of colors that can be extracted from many types of fungi. She names the mushrooms, tells us where to find them and how to dye yarns with them, primarily wool and silk, to get all the beautiful colors you could ever desire.
Now that many years have elapsed since this book was published, I wonder what other magic things she has been up to with fungi and hope she will let us in on her latest finds very soon!
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A Mushroom Wonder Book.......2005-06-01
This short book is a picture-book about the wonders of mushrooms and fungi. It is written for British readers, so it features mushrooms from Britain rather than North American or Europe. The author assures us that "a very large number of fungi are edible," and laments the fact that British people consume far fewer wild mushrooms than Scandinavians or Russians do. She notes that "the general opinion as to whether a certain fungus is fit to eat or not depends very much on the part of the world in which one happens to reside." She doesn't highlight the fact, however, that with some species, the same mushroom can be harmless when grown in one part of the world and quite poisonous in another. Here in North America, we've heard stories of European immigrants and visitors who go out mushroom hunting in our forests and end up preparing for themselves their last supper, due to ignorance about our mushrooms. Those in the know tell us that anyone can learn to identify edible European mushrooms safely, but only a real woods expert would try to do the same here, and even then, North American experts stay away from many edible species simply because they have poisonous look-alike cousins. But this text doesn't mention any of this, since its seeming goal is to get British readers more interested in mushroom hunting in British forests.
The other goal of the book is to astound readers with wondrous mushroom photography. Each page contains one or more large format color pictures, drawn from several public and private collections. The photos are organized more by color and shape than by mushroom family. Instead of portraying a prototypical example of the species, some of the pictures are chosen because they display rare characteristics, such as being a "Siamese twin" specimen. While most of the mushrooms can be found in Britain, a few are depicted from as far away as Malaysia because of exotic properties such as bioluminescence. British readers may find the book useful for limited identification purposes, but North American readers will want to find a more localized guidebook for identification. Nevertheless, North American readers may enjoy the mushroom photography and simple text as general background about mushrooms and fungi.
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The Good Beer Guide 2003
Camra
Manufacturer: CAMRA Books
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The Good Pub Guide 2003 (Good Pub Guide)
Alisdair Aird
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Looking to soak up the atmosphere of a restored 18th-century coaching inn with a selection of 90 malt whiskeys, a pet's corner, and a Sunday afternoon pig roast? Then look no further than The Good Pub Guide 2003. Extensive in-the-know recommendations ensure that all 5,000 pubs listed meet the criteria of a good pub -- a place where you feel completely at home, whether it's a luxurious inn with all the trimmings or a village tavern with hard seats and a flagstone floor. Published every year, this guide is completely up-to-date on descriptions, opening hours, prices and facilities. It also includes accommodations details where appropriate, and 26 pages of full-color maps.
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Como Descubrimos LA Antartida/How Did We Find Out About Antarctica
Isaac Asimov
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Product Description
If you are looking for a way to prepare for the latest PMP exam that fits into your busy schedule, these flashcards are it. Now you can study at the office, on a plane or even in your car with RMCs portable and extremely valuable Hot Topics PMP® Exam Flashcardsin hard copy or audio CD format.
Over 300 of the most important and difficult to recall PMP® exam-related terms and concepts are now available for study as you drive, fly or take your lunch break. Order them both!
This product is aligned with the PMBOK® Guide Third Edition (2005).
Customer Reviews:
Good but..........2007-07-20
This is a good book but not great. I prefer PMP Flashcard Quicklet by Paul Sanghera, which is very self contained and comprehensive. This book by Rita has quite a few errors and too many references to Rita's other books (not self contained)...as a second flashcard book, it's fine.
Worth the purchase, but a bit strange in execution.......2007-07-03
This review is for the audio cd flashcards. I am a recent PMP, and this was one of the tools that I used to pass the certification exam. For the price, this is a worthwhile purchase for those that will be studying for the exam and will spend a lot of time in the car.
At the beginning of the first disk, the explanation states that the cds should not be transferred to any device, which sounds like it includes transferring to MP3 players. There is no encoding restriction to prevent you from treating this like a normal cd and saving it to your hard drive or MP3 player, but in this day and age, it's a strange thing to hear. It's unclear if that's actually the intent, but it certainly comes across that way.
Rita tries to break up the monotony by telling anecdotes and tips at the beginning of each section, but this gets tedious quickly. Some of her jokes fall flat, and it becomes excruciating upon repeated plays. In addition, some of this is straight from her PMP Exam Prep book.
The bulk of the cds is recorded by a voice actor has chapters divided up by the knowledge area. The voice actor asks a question, and then there is a brief pause so the listener can attempt to come up with the proper answer. The pause is followed by the answer...most of the time. Some questions are asked, but in some cases the voice actor states that the answer is too long to be repeated, which just comes across as disruptive to the flow of learning.
In this day and age, it's bizarre to hear that the audio recordings can't ethically be allowed on a portable media device. The CDs could benefit from having some of the conversational fat cut out of them, and it would be good to hear answers to all of the questions posed. That having been said, this is a worthwhile purchase if you will be studying for certification and will be in a place to hear the cds. It's a fairly inexpensive study aid, and it certainly helped me earn my certification.
Useless....Just take good notes.......2007-06-26
This product is not worthy of your money....
These are just global review of general topics. If you read the book, you won't need these. If you need these, you won't pass the test. Don't fall into Rita's clever web of buying her stuff...which is repackaged material. It's all in the book....
Useless.......2007-06-12
There was not enough product information on Amazon site, or else
I would not have bought this item. This is not what I expected.
When you say "Flash Cards", my understanding was that it would be
index cards that I could thumb-tack on the walls in my office/room.
Hot Topics Flashcards for Passing the PMP and CAPM Exam.......2007-06-08
It is a great help....a must buy.
Book Description
This audio version of RMC Project Management's Hot Topics is designed to use as you commute. Simply listen to over 300 Hot Topics read aloud and enhance your ability to recall and understand them as the answer is read back to you. This is a great tool for shortening your study time and decreasing the time it will take to do the actual exam.
The 4th Edition of the Hot Topics Audio CD has updated and additional hot topics, more on inputs and outputs and references the 4th Edition of RMC's PMP Exam Prep and the PMBOK 2000.
Customer Reviews:
Audio Flashcards for Passing the PMP and CAPM Exams, 4th Edition.......2005-09-26
Unfortunately I didn't realize this was not the study material for the PMP Certification test after Sept 25, 2005. Do not order the 4th edition as it is now out of date.
Bit expensive for 2 CDs, but very useful.......2005-09-19
The package contained 2 Audio CDs. They are very well made. They are in the format of questions and answers by each of the knoweledge areas of PMP exam. I would suggest using these after going through PMBOK and possibly another book for the exam. I used these towards the last couple of weeks. For the price charged, the CDs seem somewhwat expensive. But there is no other similar product.
Format Issues!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-04-28
I purchased the CD to listen in my car while commuting, but the CD doesn't work in my car. I have an older CD player and my car doesn't read a CD-R format. Sadly, this defeats my purpose. For the price, they should be delivering a higher quality product
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