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Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

Judy Blume

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Total reviews: 38 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The librarian recommended...and it worked! 5 out of 5 stars.
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My daughter is supposed to be reading chapter books but she can't get into them so doesn't finish them. On our last library visit, I asked for help from the librarian. She said, "She just hasn't found the right book yet." This was one of the 'books' she suggested because it was audio. "Judy Blume is great and this should help spark her interest." So we got it. Well, not only did it spark her interest, it sparked mine as well! We enjoyed listening to it together in the car and even at home. One of the things I enjoy most about it is it stays centered around Sheila's thoughts/point of view and it is very entertaining and funny. The slumber party on disc three made us laugh hysterically. I never thought I'd ever try audio books but this was a great idea and now my daughter is checking out chapter books and reading them, thanks to this!

BOTTOM LINE: If you have a reluctant reader, get this fun, entertaining audio book and see if it doesn't spark your child's interest in reading!

Editorial Review:

Sheila Tubman is not quite sure who she is. Just when she's convinced that she really is confident, witty Sheila the Great, she is confronted with her worst fears. Faced with long-eared dogs, swimming lessons, and spiders, Sheila may be forced to admit that she's not a supergirl after all.

Little House in the Big Woods - Teacher Guide by Novel Units, Inc. (Little House-the Laura Years)

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Total reviews: 136 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Little House In the Big Woods 5 out of 5 stars.
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My six year old daughter loves the story of Laura Ingalls and her
family. It gives good information on how they live long time
ago. teaches her to be thankful, obedient, diligent and to be
thankful on what she have.

A beautiful, timeless book 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is wonderful in every way, from the detailed, fresh descriptions of life over a hundred years ago, to the beautiful drawings by Garth Williams.

Fascinating History 5 out of 5 stars.
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Reading this book was was very easy for me to imagine life back when cards didn't exist and people's nearest neighbor was 1-2 miles away. Wholesome fun for a family that truely survived on what nature had to offer them. Great reading for the family.

Little House 5 out of 5 stars.
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The audio for this book Little House in the Big Woods is wonderful for my students in the classroom. This allows my students due to the diversity of my students the ability to hear it read aloud(not just by me as the teacher). I can reach many modalities with this. Thank you.

Editorial Review:

This time-saving, easy-to-use teacher guide includes inspiring lesson plans which provide a comprehensive novel unit--the legwork is done for you! The guide incorporates essential reading, writing and thinking practice. (This is NOT the paperback novel.)

City of Bones (Mortal Instruments)

Cassandra Clare

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Total reviews: 118 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Twilight Moms, check this out 5 out of 5 stars.
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I read reviews constantly on amazon.com, but have never written one. But I felt I had to add to this discussion because I feel some of the reviews for this book are far too negative, and might dissuade someone from reading a truly wonderful series. I almost didn't read this book because of said reviews, but as I received the second book in the series for free, I wanted to read the first book before I read the second book (City of Ashes, which is also wonderful). I am so glad I did. I love these characters and I love this series. To you other Twilight Moms, I highly recommend Clary and Jace as a balm for how must you must be missing Bella, Edward, and Jacob, as I was. I'm a 37 year old mom and I can't believe I have to wait until March when the third book (City of Glass) will be released. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

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Their hidden world is about to be revealed....

When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Clary knows she should call the police, but it's hard to explain a murder when the body disappears into thin air and the murderers are invisible to everyone but Clary.

Equally startled by her ability to see them, the murderers explain themselves as Shadowhunters: a secret tribe of warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. Within twenty-four hours, Clary's mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know....

The It Girl #6: Tempted (It Girl)

Cecily von Ziegesar

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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When Jenny Humphrey confessed to a crime she didn't commit-starting the rampant fire that burned down Miller Farm-she thought her life at elite Waverly Academy was over. But her last-minute escape from expulsion made her the most talked-about girl in school. What nobody knows is who saved her. Now at the annual Halloween masquerade ball, Jenny has a plan to unveil her secret admirer.

Callie Vernon knows who her Prince Charming is: Easy Walsh. But when he discovered she and Tinsley Carmichael tried to get Jenny kicked out, Easy dumped her on the spot. Now Callie is dressing up as Cinderella in hopes of winning back his heart. Can she convince him she's the one before the clock strikes midnight? Or will her glass slipper-and her heart-be permanently broken?

Everyone wants a fairytale ending. But there can only be one It Girl.


The sixth scandalous novel in the New York Times bestselling series about the naughty hijinx at an elite East Coast boarding school.

Little House on the Prairie - Student Packet by Novel Units, Inc. (Little House-the Laura Years)

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Total reviews: 99 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Audio Edition--Worth every penny 5 out of 5 stars.
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Cherry Jones' reading of Little House on the Prairie is lively, spirited, clear and articulate all at the same time. The best is when she sings along to Woodiel's fiddle. I was initially worried that the songs would sound ridiculous, but I was pleasantly surprised by how natural Jones' singing was, and how smoothly the fiddle entered the narration. I highly recommend this recording for any fan, or new reader who wants to hear a warm-hearted, relaxing bedtime story. For example, I listen to audiobooks when I'm experiencing particularly bad insomnia, which is NOT to say the books bore me to sleep; instead, I'm soothed to sleep.

Little House on the Prairie was my least favorite of the series, but listening to Jones breathed new life into this story for me. Even the long descriptions I used to find somewhat tedious, of how the house is built, well dug, etc., were suddenly fascinating. Hearing this work makes it somehow realer; you can't just pass over it the way you can in a book. It reminds me that Wilder grew up in a more oral tradition, and this recording proves how effective and how different orality is. Jones puts so much into her delivery that Wilder's crisp imagery really helps you visualize that labor and love Pa and Ma Ingalls put into their survival. Laura's spritely personality is also perfectly captured. Highly recommend!

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The studenht packet features multiple-level reproducibles for direct student use, including activity sheets, quizzes, and a final exam.

Katy and the Big Snow

Virginia Lee Burton

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Total reviews: 25 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

A Simple Favorite 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have fond memories of this book as a child, so I wanted to share it with my three year old daughter. To my surprise, it was not quite as interesting to me now as it was in my memories. My daughter loves it, however, and we read it together often! It is a simple story of a mess being cleaned up, and maybe that simplicity is what appeals to her.

My 25 month old love this book! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Discovered this book at our doctor's office. My oldest baby did not want to put it down. I told him we would go home and order it on the computer. Each day he looked out the window to see if "KATY" was there yet. Needless to say, he loves this book. It has an incredible map. And it's clear this will be a book we value for many years.

Katy and the big snow 4 out of 5 stars.
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This a good book--especially if your child loves trucks and construction equipment as mine does. We first ordered the classic Mike Mulligan's Steam Shovel and then got this book because of it's similarities. Its old-school illustrations are a nice change of pace from some of the newer books we read to our son.

Editorial Review:

Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the winter, makes it possible for the townspeople to do their jobs.

Wave Hello to Thomas! (Lift-and-Peek-a-Brd Books(TM))

W. Rev Awdry

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Simple book with nice pictures 5 out of 5 stars.
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Thomas is our 2-yr old son's favorite thing right now so we got him a new Thomas book. "Wave Hello to Thomas" is a very simple book with nice pictures and fun flaps. After just a few weeks he has memorized the book and will sit happily "reading" and lifting the flaps. He even takes the book to bed with him.

Great flap board book for little train lovers! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

The illustrations are interesting and lend themselve to questions and answers. The flaps are large and sturdy, and opening one actually changes the action in the picture.

Grandson's Favorite 5 out of 5 stars.
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My two year old grandson is totally in love with trains, especially Thomas and friends. He loves anything with trains. This was a perfect fit for him.

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Illustrated in full color. All aboard! Kids can tour with Thomas the Tank

Engine as he travels through the countryside. They'll open the station door

and wave to Sir Topham Hatt, swing open the barn door and visit the animals,

lift the drawbridge and say "ahoy" to the bargeman, and more, in this

lift-the-flaps rail adventure.

Farmer Boy (Little House)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Total reviews: 74 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

farmer boy 4 out of 5 stars.
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When I read this book, I got interest for pioneer life. I get suprised, because he, Almannzo, do all of his work and helps his family. And he went school that is far away from his house in snow days and in hot summer. I also impressed that his toy is the sled that made out from tree, and it is all hand maded. Today we usualy uses sled, but we don't use sled that are made out of trees. I thought he lead a full life solid. I don't want to live back that time, but I want to play with Almanzo and I want to ask more about his life in farm.

Editorial Review:

For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams’ interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as beautifully redesigned covers.

While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State. Here Almanzo and his brother and sisters help with the summer planting and fall harvest. In winter there is wood to be chopped and great slabs of ice to be cut from the river and stored. Time for fun comes when the jolly tin peddler visits, or best of all, when the fair comes to town.

This is Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved story of how her husband Almanzo grew up as a farmer boy far from the little house where Laura lived.

When I Was Young in the Mountains (Reading Rainbow Books)

Cynthia Rylant

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Total reviews: 19 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

LOVE THIS LITTLE BOOK. 5 out of 5 stars.
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This work is rather realistic. For anyone who grew up in similiar surroundings, it brings on waves of nostalgia. Growing up in the Ozark Mountains was quite similar to the setting of this story. These were simpler times, for good and bad, and it is good that we have something like this to pass on to our children. The illustrations in this book are soft and wonderful. The text is quite to the point and quite readable and understandable. The book leaves much room for open discussion, although it helps a lot if you actually grew up in these conditions, when discussing it with the young ones. I find that the simple fact there there was no electricity, no T.V., no radios, no running water, etc. quite difficult for children to understand and grasp. This book helps a lot. Recommend this one highly.

Editorial Review:

"An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen, sharing family times, each is eloquently portrayed here in both the misty-hued scenes and in the poetic text."--Association for Childhood Education International. Caldecott Honor Book. Full-color illustrations.

Old MacDonald Had a Farm (Little Golden Book)

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

reading to children 5 out of 5 stars.
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I purchased this book for my new gransdon to start a collection of the classic stories. I feel that it's important to read to a child, I read all types of books to my kids. This one will teach all about animals and what each one looks like, then as he gets older he will be able to recognize them when he sees them.

Wonderful, happy illustrations! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Everybody knows Old MacDonald Had a Farm, and this Little Golden Book tells it with wonderful, educational illustrations that will most definitely put a smile on a young child's face!

This is a classic, and belongs in your child's library.

Doe's Review of Old MacDonald 5 out of 5 stars.
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My grandchildren love this book. The illustrations are almost full-page, are colorful and cleverly drawn; also, the words are exactly the ones I learned as a small child and taught to my children and grandchildren. The last page even contains the musical notes.

A great book! 5 out of 5 stars.
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My daughter wants to read this book and sing the song every single day!

Eee Eye Eee Eye OOOOOO 5 out of 5 stars.
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I read this to our son, sadly, after he "out grew" these books, they were passed on. Happily, after searching all over I found these treasures on Amazon and now have a new collection for our beautiful grand daughter to enjoy.