Juvenile Fiction

The Chronicles of Narnia

1 stars (Don't be so silly) - This book is silly. Fancy positing the idea that a lion rules the land. It's almost as silly as this book I read the other day about a man who does magic tricks and then people get suspicious of him so they kill him but then he comes back as a zombie, a nice zombie, he doesn't eat brains or anything and then he flies off home. The lion in this story has been compared to him I believe... 5 stars (Good clean fun!) - I enjoyed the stories again after 30 years between the first read. 4 stars (Fantasy for Children at it's best!) - I wanted to purchase the Chronicles not because of the upcoming film series (Come On, you know Disney will #$@? it up)...but to read to my child. Reading them again to him has shown me just how deceptively complex the stories are; and what is amazing is how moral and civil lessons, in true Christian sense, are taught and exemplified by the children's adventures: Most importantly is the ideal of forgiveness; which is the core of Christianity but which seems to have been forgotten, particularly by the right-wing lunatics who I am appalled by hearing themselves called Christians...children of Mammon, perhaps, but Christians? Riiiight. Anyway, this edition is wonderful, I gave it four out of five stars for one flaw, which is the type-setting. It seems alot of the page-breaks were left in, resulting in one sentence being cut almost half a page early, and continued below it, as well as a few words which are still hyphenated but shouldn't be as they are in the midst of a line, and not the end of the margins. Nonetheless, the binding is great, sturdy and heavy, which has not been the case with all my hard-bound books of late. This is definately a volume I would recommend, and excellent to keep for the grandchildren and so forth, on your best shelf. It is nice that it contains all of the original art, and the stories are placed in the order the author intended. Fantastic. ...
HarperCollins :: Juvenile Fiction & Religious & Christian :: Fiction & Classics :: FICTION GENERAL CLASSIC & ALLEGORY :: Science Fiction :: Fantasy :: & Magic :: Juvenile Fiction :: :: The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia CD Box Set Narnia

5 stars (The Complete Chronicles of Narnia) - What a way to lose oneself! I felt like a kid again while reading and completely got caught up in all of the adventure and excitement of Narnia. I look forward to sharing these stories with my kids when they get a little bit older. 4 stars (Excellent entertainment for all ages) - I purchased this set for my 10 yr old grandson and just had to read them first. Am so glad I did. The books kept me enthralled one after the other. I cannot wait for my grandson to read them now so that we can share the fun. These books stretch the imagination and they have under-lying morals and good attitudes as well. I highly recommend them to all. 5 stars (Complete Chronicles of Narnia) - Seven books by C.S. Lewis all in one book. Great for young readers and those who like to dream. ...
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The Chronicles of Narnia Adult CD Box Set CHRON NARNIA

5 stars (Great Reading and Great Readers) - This is a wonderful set for the whole family. We have enjoyed each book, read by different people, very much. Where we live, we must drive quite often, so the children and I are enjoying each story and the various readers, who lend their talents to each tale. 5 stars (Incredible) - Such a wonderful series of books. Great reading (listening) for any age. Takes you right into the tale C S Lewis has created. I recommend this series to everyone. 5 stars (Wonderful readings for kids and adults) - The reading of a book is really a performance, and this set includes many great ones. A look at the list of readers will tell you all you need to know about the quality. They do justice to a great story. ...
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Eldest

4 stars (An adequate sequel to 'Eragon,' yet moderately flawed) - One of the most compelling aspects of the Inheritance series stems from the fact that it belongs to the young adult/teen fiction genre and owes its existence to an author who started the series as a teen, and currently has two bestselling books under his belt as a young adult. A high school graduate at age 15, this author, Christopher Paolini, has some impressive credentials on his resume, and it is obvious that his inspiration for writing was driven by a penchant for fantasy/adventure-type fiction. In a sense, this actually makes reading these books just as drivingly forceful as it enables the reader to explore the world of literature as told from the perspective of one who has lived less than thirty years. ` Eldest ' (book two in the series) can be broken down into two storylines. The first storyline has our heros, Eragon and Saphira, sent to the land of elves known as Ellesmera, where Eragon must complete his Dragon Rider training. This training will become useful later as they must confront evil forces that threaten the peaceful atmosphere of Alagaesia. The second storyline focuses on Eragon's cousin, Roran. Back at their home in Carvahall, the village is threatened by the infestation of Ra-zac, and it is up to Roran to lead the denizens to freedom as he strives to rescue his love interest Katrina who is being held captive. To do that, however, he will need the assistance of Eragon. The result is a clash of opposing forces between the dragon riders and the ra-zac and this really puts our hero's training to the test. Flaws: - frequently jumps back and forth between storylines, often leads to confusion; -elves do not seem as wise as they are portrayed to be (Ex: Oromis fails to adequately address Eragon's questions concerning the world around him) ; - inspiration from other works might lead to unwarranted comparisons; - somewhat wordy and clich?#d; - a little dull in some spots Praiswort...
Random House Children-s Books :: Juvenile Fiction-Science Fiction :: Fantasy :: & Magic :: Computer Bks - Languages & Programming :: Christopher Paolini :: :: Eldest

Encyclopedia Prehistorica- Dinosaurs

5 stars (Awesome book!!!) - I bought this book for my dinosaur loving nephew. It is truly amazing. Each page has a wonderful center pop-up with 3 or 4 smaller pop-ups. It opens and closes without getting stuck. I brought it to work and now everyone is ordering Mr. Sabuda's books for Christmas gifts. Love it!!! 5 stars (BEAUTIFUL POP-UP BOOK! YOUNGSTERS WILL LOVE IT!) - All little kids love dinosaurs, so they'll treasure this book! It's a keeper ... to be passed from one generation to another. The engineering behind these three-dimensional pop-ups is fantastic! Beautiful colors, art, and it's educational too! What more could a child want? 5 stars (Handle with care!) - I can't wait to see my student's eyes pop out when they unfold the pages of this delicacy. The detail and crafting are incredible. Dinofiles unite! you have nothing to lose but you paitience when you line up to investigate. Just make sure you don't let the little kids trash the monsters. ...
Candlewick :: Juvenile Fiction & Animals & Dinosaurs :: Toy and movable books :: Specimens :: Juvenile Fiction :: Fossils :: Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures :: Dinosaurs :: :: Encyclopedia Prehistorica- Dinosaurs

A Winning Edge

5 stars (An Olympic Champion teaches Kids about how to Compete) - When the Olympic torch was making its way around the Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City this month it was not surprising that at one point Bonnie Blair was one of the former Olympians to carry the torch. After all, Blair is the winningest U.S. athlete in Winter Olympic history and the winner of more gold medals than any other female U.S. Olympian as a speed skater. " A Winning Edge " was written by Blair for children, with whom she shares the sacrifices and victories that made her famous and her belief that the best motivation for speed skating or any other endeavor is doing it for love. " A Winning Edge " tells the story of the Blair family, where Bonnie was the youngest of six kids. In fact, her father dropped off her mom at the hospital for Bonnie's birth and then took the rest of the family to a skating race. The book is filled with pictures from the Blair family album and illustrations by Doug Keith depicting Bonnie's key moments in Bonnie's life and skating career. Bonnie tells about how she joined her racing family on the ice, how she developed her training regimen, and how the police department in her hometown of Champaign, Illinois helped raise money for her to train in Europe. The results were Bonnie's success at the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo, the 1988 games in Calgary, the Albertville games in 1992, and the Lillehammer games in 1994. Bonnie provides not only memories about her races, but those of her longtime friend Dan Jansen. This book is like reading a family photo album or scrapbook with Bonnie pointing out to you what everything means and how it was important in her life. Young readers dreaming of being an athlete will be inspired by her emphasis on the four key words that made Bonnie's own dreams come true: dedication, balance, risk and love. Older readers will enjoy finding out more about the young woman with the great smile we watched win all those gold medals on the...
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The Acorn People

5 stars (Thought Provoking) - In reviewing the reviews written for this book I was appaled at some of the reviews that I read. I seems that this world is trapped in a "Hollywood mentality" in which every book should read like a movie, fast and shallow. This book is much deeper. Although it is short, and obviously cuts out some of the trying times they must have gone through at camp, the author chooses to write it as an uplifting message. Anyone who is bored by this book is missing the deeper message. Children/people with handycaps are human also, and they have to suffer much more than any of us could possibly imagine. This is a story about special children allowed to be normal children, like they were meant to. 1 stars ( The Acorn People Book Report) - 1. The Acorn People takes place in Camp Wiggin, with all the usual camp settings like a pool, mountain, art room, etc. etc. The main character is Ron, a youthful camp counselor hoping to make an extra buck by volunteering. He manifests a selfish, arrogant personality at first, but later you see his more passionate, caring side when he really bonds with the kids. The first boy is a victim of polio, Benny, who is about 12 and African American. Suffering from muscle sclerosis, Thomas Stewart, a young teen, weighs only 35 pounds. The most loquacious client is Spider; he lost both his arms and legs in a gruesome car accident, but adapts and uses his mouth for everything. Not having a bladder takes its toll on social skills, especially in the case of Arid Aaron. His lack of bladder forces him to carry around a bag for his malodorous bodily fluids, hence the name. The most able bodied of the group is Martin, a blind boy. The point they are trying to get across in this book is that disabled persons can do anything non-handicap persons can do; we are all equal. A young camp counselor goes to a camp for disabled kids, thinking it will be a great summer even though he knew they were disabled. He is disgusted by the ...
Laurel Leaf :: Juvenile Fiction & Social Situations & General :: History :: Children- Young Adult (Gr 7-9) :: Children's 12-Up - Sociology :: Camps for the handicapped :: Cam :: The Acorn People

The Imagineering Field Guide to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World

5 stars (A Treasure Trove of Imagineering Insider Info in a Small Space) - The entire point of imagineering anything is to convey a story in a consistent and complete manner. How this is done is the subject of several imagineering books. For the newcomer, the book simply entitled Imagineering is it. For the next stage of imagineer-wannabe, there is the Field Guide. Take a guided tour of the Magic Kingdom land by land, attraction by attraction and learn what goes into making it all work cohesively and seemlessly. This is an absolutely essential component to anyone's library of Disneyana or, more in general, anyone's library of the creative process. This is supposed to be the first in a series of Imagineering Field Guides and I cannot wait until the next ones are published. Good Show. ...
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