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Biblical interpretation for both beginning and experienced Bible readers. Changes to the new third edition include: updated language, new foreword, improved diagrams, substantial rewriting of several chapters to make them more user-friendly, and updated list of recommended commentaries and resources.
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The primary task of Bible study is to determine what the Scriptures meant at the time they were written and how that meaning applies to us today. This vital guide focuses on the historical contexts of the Bible and explains differences between the Old Testament narratives, the Epistles, Gospels, Parables, Psalms and more. It's a practical approach to Bible study -- one that makes good sense and is easy to understand. This new edition includes, among other changes, a new section on the Song of Songs and an updated list of recommended commentaries and resources.
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Excellent Resource.......2007-09-22
For some reason, I resisted reading this book for years. Now, I wish I'd read it five years ago because it is so full of helpful information.
The authors first give basic principles for interpreting scripture and then go on to apply those principles to the different genres of the Bible - epistles, historical narrative, prophetic literature, poetry, wisdom literature, etc. They also give sound principles for dealing with the more controversial issues of scripture with great balance and wisdom. The chapter on the book of Revelation alone is worth the purchase price.
The book also contains a fine appendix listing recommended commentaries for each book of the Bible. They also explain how to choose a good commentary and how to use the commentary once you've chosen it.
In short, this is a wonderful book. I don't think I agree with everything they say, but they have graciously given permission to have disagreement on these things. In fact, I believe they actually model for the Christian community how to have dignified and loving disagreements (which they seem to have with each other on a couple of points) on matters that are not central to the faith, but still important. Their love and respect for scripture shines through every page, as does their humility in approaching it.
For King James Only Readers..........2007-09-08
If you are like that last reviewer who only reads the King James Version and relies solely on the Holy Spirit for illumination...
I wot what thou dost wist.
(If you can read the preceeding sentence, then the KJV is the Bible for you!) The Reformers practiced the same basic methods of Bible study that Fee is teaching in this book. The Reformers--Luther, Calvin, etc.--made themselves familiar with ancient culture and language as well as with the opinions of godly commentators before them. When the Reformation came to England the Bible Christians used was the Geneva Bible of 1599. It was the dominant Bible of English Protestants for many decades AFTER the KJV was published in 1611.
Useless.......2007-09-04
I can tell you how to read the bible for all it's worth in two easy steps.
1) Get a King James Bible, the only preserved Word of God.
2) Pray as you read it. Christ is the Word (John 1:1). The Holy Spirit will enlighten you as you study it. If there are words you don't understand they are all in any common dictionary.
Helpful, Insightful Guidelines for Bible Study.......2007-08-15
How to Read the Bible for All its Worth is an excellent introduction to reading and interpreting the Bible. It looks at the overall big picture of Biblical relevancy and history, as well as significance for today.
The authors offer several guidelines like reading the Bible in its historical context for its initial audience and how to read it according to its form and purpose. Then, how to interpret it for today.
They provide chapters on the various parts of the Bible like the historical narratives, prophets, psalms, gospels, letters and Revelation and discuss how to interpret these portions of the Bible in their unique formats.
I think the authors show readers how to deal with the Bible in an academic setting but may esteem their own insights and opinions too much. They somewhat discount the Holy Spirits ministry in applying the word to individuals as they read the Bible. They preclude the Holy Spirit from using scripture to speak to an individual in a way that may be unique or different from the authors' exegesis and hermeneutics.
Overall, they do steer readers in the right direction regarding Bible study.
If I could recommend just one book, this would be it........2007-04-13
I wish that I had read, "How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth" twenty years ago. Besides the Bible, this might be the most useful book that you will ever read in your Christian walk.
The authors - one a New Testament scholar and one an Old Testament scholar - both of which have written some very good commentaries previously, break down the the task of making the best use of your Bible study time. While both authors have great insight, they make their points in a very clear, easy to understand way. They show the importance of context (historical and literary), the different types of writing in Scripture and how to approach them, and other practical tips on how to get the most out of your Bible reading time. They even give some pointers on what to look for when selecting a Bible translation. Though I disagree with their conclusions about the TNIV (I'm a NASB man myself) the translation information was still worth reading.
In summary, I wish I could give this book six stars. Despite having read the Bible daily for over twenty years, there were a lot of things that hadn't really occured to me until I read this fine book. The authors give a lot of real world insight on how to get the most out of reading the Bible. In the end, isn't that something that we all want? I liked it so much that I passed on my copy to a friend.
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You work hard and try to save money, so why is there never enough to cover all the bills, to put some away in your child's college fund, to pay off your credit card debt -- or to relax and have some fun, for once? In the New York Times bestseller All Your Worth, mother/daughter team Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi -- authors of the acclaimed The Two-Income Trap -- tell you the truth about money. The authors lay out a groundbreaking approach to getting control of your money so you can finally start building the life you've always wanted. The result of more than twenty years of intensive research, All Your Worth offers you a step-by-step plan that will let you master your finances -- for the rest of your life.
The secret? It's simple, really: get your money in balance. Warren and Tyagi show you how to balance your money into three essential parts: the Must-Haves (the bills you have to pay every month), the Wants (some fun money for right now), and your Savings (to build a better tomorrow). No complicated budgets, no keeping track of every penny. Warren and Tyagi will show you a whole new way of looking at money -- and yourself -- that will help you get your finances on track so you can enjoy peace of mind for the rest of your life.
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"You work hard -- really hard -- but it seems like there's never enough. Never enough to cover all the bills. Never enough to relax and have some fun. Never enough to save some real money. What has gone wrong? What is the secret that you haven't figured out? In All Your Worth, Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi -- mother/daughter authors of the acclaimed The Two-Income Trap -- tell you the truth about money. They lay out the new rules of money -- the ones nobody talks about. They show you how to get out of debt, cover your bills, and start getting ahead -- without needing to carry a calculator everywhere you go. All Your Worth will help you get control over your money once and for all so that you can finally start building toward the life you've always wanted. All Your Worth isn't based on lucky guesses or gut reasoning; it is the result of more than twenty years of intensive research. As a result, the authors don't offer you a few quick fixes destined to fall apart, and they don't waste time trying to solve problems you don't have. Instead, the authors lay out a breakthrough approach for getting control over your money. And they use this approach to help you conquer your financial problems, step by step. They help you create a plan that isn't just for a week or for a month; this is a plan that lets you master your money for the rest of your life. The secret? It's simple, really: Get your money in balance. Warren and Tyagi show you how to divide and conquer. You will learn to balance your money into three essential parts: the Must-Haves (the bills you have to pay month after month), the Wants (some fun money for right now), and your Savings (so you can build a better tomorrow). No complicated budgets, and no keeping track of every penny you spend. Once you have the basics, it gets easy. You can put your money worries behind you and get on with what really matters -- living your life. Whatever your struggles with money, Warren and Tyagi can help you get your finances on the right track. They will show you things about yourself that you have never quite seen. Are you an emotional spender? Is debt robbing your future? Do you spend too little on fun? Are you and your partner trapped in the Money Blame Game? After you read this book, you will never look at your money -- or yourself -- in quite the same way again. Whether you are knee-deep in past-due notices or you just don't think you're saving enough, money worries can chew away at your life. Warren and Tyagi are here to tell you that you can stop the worry. You can change it all. You can have enough -- enough to cover the necessities, enough to put some real money in the bank and start bringing your dreams into reach. You can even have enough money to have fun. (In fact, they insist that you have enough for fun!) Best of all, with All Your Worth, you can have peace of mind for the rest of your life. "
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No this aint no "fairy tale"!!!!!.......2007-03-27
This book has helped us completely turn our financial problems around. It provides a realistic and simple structure for budgeting. We've been living it now for two years and the results have been amazing. We're now teaching our kids to use the principles and they are saving money for their futures. This book should be mandatory reading for high school students. A definite "must read" -- Highest recommendation possible!
Excellent!.......2007-02-22
This is one of the most useful books I've ever read. This book is not about high finances. There may be many small details that you may disagree about but that is not the point of this book. The great thing about All Your Worth is that it changes how you THINK about money. It offers ways out from your "negative thinking traps" that are the real reason why you have gotten into money troubles in the first place. And in addition, this book gives a simple fool-proof formula that you can follow. You can stop worrying about "am I saving enough for the future", "am I spending too much money on clothes" and "am I paying too much for my house". This book will give you clear answers for those questions. There are countless practical tips that have come very useful in our household. After reading All Your Worth and doing the excercises I finally feel in control of my money for the first time in my life (I'm 32). Even if you don't live in the U.S., most of the advice in this book is still valid although if you live in the Nordic countries like I do then the section about health insurance is not accurate. Still, a vast majority about the advice is universally applicable. Language will not be a problem either, it's written in simple language so you don't have to be a native English speaking person to understand it.
All Your Worth.......2007-02-10
This is a good common sense approach to financial planning and budgeting. If you follow the framework laid out in the book, you will be successful at managing money and reducing your debt.
excellent for regular folks!.......2007-02-07
a very sound, very applicable and practical guide to saving money. Warren & Tyagi bust myths about money (like renting is throwing money away) and give a really useful guide to getting out of debt and investing for the future.
This is an excellent resource for regular people who don't have a lot of money sitting in the bank.
Best book on personal budgeting!.......2007-01-23
I highly recommend this book to anyone who finds that they just scraping by each month.
The reviewers who complained that the 50/30/20 plan is unrealistic simply missed the point. Yes, it's very difficult to squeeze a budget into this framework. Yes, it's sometimes downright impossible to get down to 50/30/20. However, 50/30/20 is goal, just like aiming for cholesterol intake. A 65/25/10 budget is still a whole lot better than a 80/20 budget--or worse--a 70/35/0 budget (yeah, spending more than you earn...lots of us do this).
By balancing your money--and the authors walk you through this process--you can focus your energy on the big ticket items and stop sweating over whether to buy Cherrios or generic "Tastee-Os" at the supermarket. If you find that a new purchase, like a car, a computer, a house, et al, will change your ratio for the worst, then you will know that's a big red flag. Finally, you will have the answer to "Can I afford it?", and you won't need to call Suze Orman every time you need to make a purchasing decision.
So if you're living in Silicon Valley (we lived in Orange County, CA, so I understand), like one of the unhappy critics, then start your budget where it is. (Even if its 70/20/5) Use the balance plan to influence your future purchasing decisions and to evaluate your spending history.
For the record, I am a stay-at-home wife/mom in my twenties, and our family of three lives on a Marine Corps seargent's salary. We have 20% of our income going towards savings. Two years ago, I was bringing home an additional $45,000/year, and we had $5,000 (+/-) of persistant credit card debt and auto loans, etc. We didn't even have our kid yet. Eek! Now, we have ZERO debt, growing savings, a retirement plan, and extra money for the fun stuff. Crazy, huh?
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All four Small Poems books in one volume plus fourteen new poems "every bit as worthy as their predecessors" (The Horn Book)
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Teaching tool.......2006-06-04
My second grade students really enjoyed these poems. They were inspired to compose their own poems in our school's computer lab. Later, they illustrated their poems and we compiled them in a book for everyone to take home.
A great book for grown ups too!.......2004-09-11
Valerie Worth's incredible perspective of finding beauty and interest in simple things is a great lesson for all of us. I use this book with my 10 and 4 year-olds and enjoy it as much myself as they do. If I take a moment to really bask in each poem's simplicity and attention to detail I glean much wisdom from the expertly chosen words. Porches, Zinnia's, Old Tom, Rosebush are just a few of my favorite.
A delightful read!.......2003-02-08
The late Valerie Worth is well remembered in this volume of nature poems. They are short and sweet, with neat imagery. I used this book to help my daughter, a struggling reader, to read, by reading with her, and sometimes singing the poems as though they were lyrics.
Simple titles like "Pie" and "Toad" evoke a simple life...yet the poems stir the imagination, too: "The watering can rusts among friends." Mm. Natalie Babbit's line drawings complement the poems without fail.
A wonderful collection!.......2000-07-19
This book is a great collection of poems about nature. My children love these poems, and they are great to teach with.
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This book is not for beginners...........2006-09-14
This book is more of a high intermediate to advanced level book in which Loomis shows you a somewhat elaborate construction process to building the figure primarily from life. He really misses the gesture + building form portions which are the most important, with the exception of passively mentioning in a couple sentences that its important you 'feel' it.
All the Loomis books I feel are purely mechanical in nature with the exception of Fun With a Pencil. If you really need to refine your mechanics AFTER you've acquired the natural element to drawing this text is very valuable. Examples of beginner texts include the Vilppu Drawing Manual, Nicolaides' Natural Way to Draw, and Edwards' Drawing on The Right Side of the Brain. In order to do drawing you need core elements like a scaling element, feeling/ building form element, etc. which all the above mentioned texts are best in giving.
Considered one of the best-ever on figure drawing.......2006-09-11
...and it's an intermediate-level classic! As I understand it, this book went out of print sometime during the 1980's- which was before my time in art school and before the Internet came into popular use. A number of my art instructors had recommended this book, yet at that time I couldn't get my hands on a copy. Now that the Internet is up and running (thanks!), word has spread pretty quickly, and you'd think it wouldn't be hard to keep this thing in print. Many professionals *today* cite this book as being an inspiration in their work. It's 9" x 12" and 204 pages- which is very different looking than his slim & tall Walter Foster collections. Its content is similar to Willy Pogany's The Art of Drawing, and Jack Hamm's excellent Drawing the Head and Figure- very much a classic, mid-20th century style. In any case, this is an *intermediate-level effort* on drawing figures from memory & life, geared towards people aspiring to a career in professional illustration. Included within is his famous *ball/sphere-based* method of head construction, but it's in an abbreviated form here- His Heads collection for Walter Foster really does a *much* better, in-depth job of covering this particular area. Still, Loomis here shows how all figures can be constructed using simplified forms & shapes- He constantly emphasizes how these figures can be placed in perspective, and then rendered to a professional degree. He's very three dimensional in his approach, yet his drawings are mainly realistic looking. This is in great contrast to Burne Hogarth's excellent style, which is also very three dimensional- yet the drawings in Dynamic Figure Drawing are highly stylized in exaggerated 3-D, for exceedingly precise understanding of foreshortening. Loomis' work is *far* more natural & direct; it's especially great for life drawing and commercial illustration- definitely worth considering! P.S. In these pages (p.65)- Loomis himself recommends the excellent books by George Bridgman- certainly a great idea!
An unsung classic .......2004-11-20
Everybody that does or aspires to draw the human figure from imagination, not particularly from live study, should run, not walk, to get this book. A long time secret classic for people working with cartoons, concept art, character design and so forth. If you think you are covered because you got Burne Hogarth's books on the human figure, think again. Not to dis Hogarth, but this one is the real thing.
All you need is Loomis!.......2004-04-14
This book left me speechless. There's not enough stars in the ratings for me to express to you just how great this book is. And the strange thing is, no matter in which branch of art you work, you'll feel as though Andrew Loomis wrote this book just for you.
If you're serious about your art, be you illustrator, comic book artist, animator, fashion designer, or even a games designer, you need to have this book in your library. The text and illustration work together to take you on an odyssey of discovery, a thousand and one techniques that will make your life easier, and your art so much better.
The original was printed in 1943 and has come to be recognised as the bible of figure artists. Although it's out of print now, you can still find a number of great condition reprints. Get one! Keep it by the drawing board and you'll never again be stuck on how to draw a figure, work with horizon lines, and place figures in space so that they relate perfectly to each other and their surroundings.
Ignore the price and get one ASAP. Don't eat for a couple of weeks if needs be, but acquire a copy of this book as soon as you find one.
I'm off to read mine now. You guys don't know what you're missing!
Simply The Best.......2004-02-23
I wish there were 10 stars.
Having stood the test of time, it was first published in the 30's, this book teaches you all that is there to figure drawing.
Andrew Loomis is one of those rare, gifted artists who can articulate as clearly and truthfully using words as he could with lines.
Using very simple tools to define the structure of the human body, essentially the skeleton as the foundation, he teaches how fantastically easy it is to draw the human body from any angle, in any action, and of any type.
This is not one of those 'feel good' books that teaches you to do 'yet another thing'. This is a grand text. absolutely dedicated work, you can see the earnestness in Loomis' anxious words about getting across the details to the reader.
Kimon's 'Natural Way to Draw' is a classic in a different way, where he asks us to discover almost everything. Loomis gives us the crutches. I think a combination of these two approaches can be terrific. thats what I am finding out.
It has been very fullfilling , since I can pick up the artifacts of drawing the figure, and infact drawing anything for that matter, Loomis will lead you to explore and expand, the techniques are amazingly simple, yet absolutely powerful.
He reiterates to see the structure beneath anything, the skeleton, and how it aids us in construction.
Note: the book is out of print, but several online versions are scattered across the Net.
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Recovering from a leg injury, a 43-year-old Tokyo police inspector named Shunsuke Honma realizes how out of touch he has become when a relative asks him to make some private inquiries into the disappearance of his fiancée. While he wasn't paying attention, it seems that everyone in the country but Honma has been caught up in a consumer feeding frenzy--going into heavy debt and declaring bankruptcy at a snowballing rate. This engrossing story of the search for happiness through shopping marks the first appearance in English of one of Japan's leading writers.
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Here is a deftly written thriller that is also a "deep and moody" (NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW) journey through the dark side of Japan's consumer-crazed society. Ordinary people plunge into insurmountable personal debt and fall prey to dangerous webs of underground creditors-so dangerous, in fact, that murder may be the only way out. A beautiful young woman vanishes, and the detective quickly finds she is not whom she claims to be. Is she a victim, a killer, or both? In a country that tracks its citizens at every turn, how can two women claim the same identity and then disappear without a trace?
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disappointing.......2007-07-11
The book engaged me, but I didn't ever feel as if I cared aboot the mystery. The characters were never particularly memorable or loveable... Perhaps that's the real charm of the novel, that it mirrors real life; nothing is spectacular aboot this novel, but I kept reading hoping something would happen. I think the think I liked most aboot the book was that it took place in Tokyo and made me think of my trip there, otherwise it was bland.
All She Was Worth.......2007-05-24
Although "All She Was Worth," is a taut mystery with all the bells and whistles. It is much more than that. In fact, the book is a commentary on the existential dilemmas facing young adults in 1990 Japan. Another issue explored in the book is the insidious nature of consumerism and the toll that credit spending was taking on the society. Moreover, the book is a tour of Tokyo.
The mystery itself unfolded in a Columboesqe fashion with the conclusion being drawn at a relatively early stage of the story. Yet, arriving there consumes the reader as Honma, the protagonist Tokyo Police Detective on medical leave, crafts a tapestry out of discordant patches of evidence. All the while, his instincts point in one direction.
The story revolves around the desperate lives of two Tokyo women both in their mid-twenties. After Honma's nephew begged him to find his fiancée, who fled after an innocuous enough event, the search was on for Shoko. His search for Shoko uncovered far more than a girl experiencing cold feat. In fact, the investigation revealed the currently discussed and obsessed over issue of identity theft.
In turn the reader is thrown into the world of Tokyo with stops in Osaka, Ise, and a small city outside of Tokyo. It is in these settings that we learn of things wholly Japanese. We see that most young low level corporate employees live in company dorms and that an apartment is a luxury for them. We see the relics of Buddhism and Shinto, which have been reduced to the status of an heirloom in this society on the cusp of post modernism. Another issue revealed is the value of family pedigree and how it can hauntingly predict the future of children in Japan.
Similar to Tom Wolfe's elaborate treatment of social trends and issues that shape current affairs in America, Myabe performs the same educational task. In the novel, she voices her concern over the insidious nature of consumerism in Japan and its incumbent effects. Using a sage and sympathetic bankruptcy attorney, she artfully details the trap of consumer credit in Japan that inevitably ensnares far to many. After describing how far to many young adults in Japan are falling into the credit card trap, the attorney remarks that schools gather the girls together before graduation and give them a primer on how to use makeup but not a word on the potential perils of consumer credit.
Finally, the imagery and language produced by Myabe engrosses and transports the reader. Whether she describes a nondescript office that, " can be taken in at a glance," or a tourist trap tearoom in the historically significant city of Ise, her writing is evocative. Moreover, her character development smacks of reality. Both of these talents taken together are reminiscent of Pat Conroy`s treatment of South Carolina and his characters.
All told, the mystery rises to the level of page-turner status, yet her formidable writing skills trump the plot.
Western consumerism vs. the Tao: a fatal conflict in a winning detective story........2007-04-10
Miyabe pulls off an impressive feat in this engaging mystery, a convincing emulation of Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler. She makes us partners with her private eye, Honma--a Japanese Sam Spade, or slightly hobbling but clever Asian Clint Eastwood--while realizing the two-fold purpose of her "serious" theme: criticizing a credit-driven, debt-ridden consumer culture as well as questioning the very meaning of personal identity in an economy that reduces the individual to a commodity. Once recognized as a uniquely endowed natural being inseparable from the Tao, the individual is now subject to the unthinkable: the crime of "identity theft." Without overdoing the didactic element, Miyabe's Honma is the savvy curator of the private self who sees there can be only one Shoko, or one Kyoko (the identities that become switched)--"period."
The novel's appeal is universal, given the global stretch of the consumer economy and the widely held fear of identity theft. At the same time, for a culture that has traditionally emphasized a collaborative, communal model over the gratification of self-centered cravings, a reader may sense the novelty and added drama presented by the twin temptation of commodities and easy "plastic" money to the Japanese characters who become lured and entrapped (at one point, bankruptcy is equated with "moral pollution").
Western readers will feel some disappointment at the novel's conclusion, which is the most notable departure from conventional whodunnits. Not long after the midway part of the novel, Miyabe feels no obligation to outmaneuver or surprise the reader: the mystery has been solved, as we eventually discover, somewhat to our disappointment. Nor does the author feel it important to tie up loose ends, allowing us to see what happened to characters who were briefly introduced, or the exact fate of the victim Shoko, or the reactions of the primary perpetrator Kyoko. Whether these "violations" of the reader's expectations are intentional or not is hard to say. Perhaps Miyabe had to finish this one up quickly and move on to her next novel. Or perhaps the openness of the ending is there to serve as a reminder that life can not be so easily solved, cases so neatly wrapped and closed, identities so readily disposed of and recovered as Western fictional counterparts suggest.
Not worth my time.......2006-10-23
I found this book dull. It really doesn't get going until the final third and unless you have an unnatural level of interest in Japanese consumer credit, it's really not worth the effort. As other reviewers have noted, the ending is anti-climactic.
A nice piece of post-Bubble Japanese fiction.......2006-05-14
Miyuki Miyabe's "All She Was Worth" took 7+ years to make the trans-Pacific leap to these shores. As a result, we get a classic 1992 piece of Japanese 'popping of the bubble' fiction. When reading, you keep saying to yourself "Oh yeah, it's 1992." The roots of the story have to do with Japan's credit culture, the weight of personal financial debt and how otherwise 'normal' people get ensnared in ruinous, cyclical borrowing. Within the background of what Japan was like with its spectacular financial collapse of the early nineties, Miyabe's work is brilliant insight on that period.
It's also a great look at a police investigation and a quite plausible look at how an experienced detective pieces together a story.
Like others, I was hooked by the look of this book. The cover is beautiful and magnetic. Nice work by Mark R. Robinson, who is credited for the cover design. The contents, for once, measure up to the cover. I was hooked from Page One. The ending is a bit abrupt though...while the major question is answered, I wish the author had spent a bit more time tidying up some loose ends.
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The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick for an “umbrella-vator” ride through the understory, canopy, and emergent layers of a tropical rain forest, encountering a host of plants, animals, and native peoples along the way.
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Great starter book on rain forests!.......2007-03-29
My 6 yr old really enjoyed this intro book on rain forests. One of the off-shore excursions on our upcoming cruise is the Costa Rican rain forest and I purchased several books on rain forests to get him familiar with the topic This one was the perfect intro book for him. It was written in classic Seuss rhyming style which was engaging for my son. The illustrations were colorful and eye-catching and the information about rain forests was just enough for a 6yr old to understand and digest. We read it while also listening to a "Relax with Tropical Rain Forest" audio CD which provided an added dimension to the rain forest learning experience. I plan on reading the other books on rain forests to him but selectively as they contain much more advanced information.
Not impressed.......2007-01-18
This is the first time I've read a book from the Cat in the Hat Learning Library, so I wasn't sure what to expect. But I wasn't expecting this.
The illustrations make it look like the kids and the cat are having an adventure in the rainforest. But they aren't. They're just on a field trip, I guess.
The book goes over the four levels of the rainforest and names the different types of animals, plants, and people you would find in a rainforest. The main focus of the book seems to be maintaining the rhyme scheme rather than giving detailed information. At times, clarity is even sacrificed in order to maintain the rhyme. For example, "Millions of acres of land every year are cut down..." Cutting down land is confusing to a child. Usually trees or plants are cut down.
One funny thing was that the cat in the hat says he will give you a prize if you find these six things. Well, he's talking to the kids he is traveling with, not "you" the reader. So my 5-year-old son jumped in and named the things, then said "Where's my prize?"
So after around 40 pages of naming and discussing rainforest plants, animals, and people, a bulldozer showed up on the second to last page and the animals are running for their lives. On the last page the cat in the hat says "Save these trees please!" The end. Well, I like the environmental theme, but I had an awful lot of explaining to do when the bulldozer showed up. I think the book should have begun where it ended, because that is where the real story is. I buy books for my kids in the hope that the author can explain and illustrate a topic better than I can.
My son only asked me to read this book once, then never picked it up again.
I gave the book two stars for the unusual format. The novelty might appeal to some kids.
Interesting way to introduce rain forests to children.......2004-10-25
This is one of the best of The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library. The rhyming style is excellent. This book introduces such concepts as four levels of the rain forest, transpiration, animals in the forest, pollination, and camouflage.
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From the tiniest krill to the large gray whale, ocean creatures swim madly through Wish for a Fish--you'll be impressed with just how much information gets packed into the clever Seuss-style rhymes. Cat in the Hat, aboard the S.S. Undersea Glubber, narrates this fact-filled story of life under the sea, along with sidekicks Thing One and Thing Two. You'll learn all about the ocean's food chain, different light zones, and fascinating information about the large mammals that live there. The phonics-based word patterns make excellent early reading practice for any little beachcomber. How can you go wrong with catchy paragraphs like "baleen fills the blue whale's mouth like a grill. As water flows through it, it strains out the krill?" --Jill Lightner
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The Cat in the Hat, Sally, and Dick take an undersea voyage aboard the S.S. Undersea Glubber! Traveling down from the Sunny Zone to the Dark Zone to the Trench at the bottom, Captain Cat and his crew get up close and personal with the different life forms found at each level of the ocean. Along the way, they meet sharks, jellyfish, dolphins, manatees, whales, and sea cucumbers, to name just a few!
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A great intro to ocean life.......2005-07-12
I found this book at an aquarium, and bought it as a gift for my 4 y.o. son and 2 y.o. daughter. Too often, books about nature or science for the younger set give too little info (just pictures and names) or the info is just plain inaccurate. Meanwhile, the books for grade schoolers are too complex (and too long for mom to read as a bedtime story.) This book fills the gap perfectly. It gives honest information in a fun, rhyming format. I am here at amazon.com to see what else I can find in this series, which I had never seen before. I am sure to buy more of these.
Wish for a Fish.......2000-05-11
Dr Seuss books have done it again. In this magical adventure you get to learn about all kids of sea creatures and the different levels of the ocean. It is a must have for anyone who has children tha love Marine Life. My daughter has this book memorized from cover to cover and it is so factual. I highly recommend this book to any parent or educator. Not only is it fun, but very educational. I learned a lot also!
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An intellectual study of worship and calling.......2007-04-14
Nicholas Thomas "Tom" Wright is an Anglican bishop and a leading conservative British New Testament scholar. He has written 43 books including one with the liberal scholar, Marcus Borg of the Jesus Seminar, entitled The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions.
The word worship is a contraction of "worth-ship." It means giving God all he's worth. This book is a call to renewal of worship and witness--not in the sense of adopting this or that fad or introducing this or that new music, but a renewal that begins with a better knowledge of God. The book's first half entitled, "The God Who is Worthy of Praise," dwells on the greatness and love of God as these shine forth in the death and resurrection of Christ. The second half, "Reflecting God's Image in the World," shows how worship from the heart and mind leads to mission. "Are we ready," the author asks, "to speak up for the truth of the gospel over the dinner-table, and in the coffee-bar, and in the council-chamber?" In a January 2002 interview Wright compared prayer and worship to drinking a glass of fine wine:
If you have a wonderful bottle of wine, you could simply drink it out of a tea mug. But that isn't how you want to drink wine. Doesn't show it off to a good advantage, doesn't set off the flavor? It's best if you have the right sort of glass. It's the same way with . . . worship of the Almighty God -- you can worship him anywhere. You can worship him in a bathroom, you can worship him in the back room of a pub. Really, God is everywhere and wants you to worship him. But if we really want to do it, wouldn't it be wonderful to have a building that was designed for it, and preferably one that has been prayed in quite a bit already, so it has the resonance and the memory.
What we believe about God makes a great difference in the way we are in the world. If God is a distant being, one who made the world and left it, or intervenes rarely, then we have a banished god, a vacuum in our life that comes to be filled with the gods of war, money, sex, power or whatever else we come to worship with our time and energy.
I was talking to somebody not long ago who said, "You know, I used to believe in God; but then, as I grew up, I found it harder and harder to think of this old man up there in the sky, so far removed from all the pain and suffering down here in the world." And I said to him, "I don't believe in that god either! The God I believe in is the god I see in the middle of the pain and the suffering down here in the world. Without Jesus, the crucified Jesus, sharing and bearing the pain and sin and suffering of the world, I don't actually know who on earth or in heaven God might be at all." You see, if you envisage a god up there in the sky, detached from the reality of the world, any worship you offer will simply be a distant acknowledgment of majesty, like the ploughboy doffing his cap as the great nobleman rides by ignoring him. And if you go the other route, as my friend was inclined to, and say that therefore the word "god" can only refer to the impulse of goodness inside ourselves, then you'll find it pretty hard to sustain any real sense of worship at all. All you're left with is the ploughboy imagining himself to be a nobleman. But if Jesus is to be the lens through which you glimpse the beauty of God, you will discover what it means to worship, because you will discover what it means to be loved.
Wright says we are all called in one of three levels or varieties. First, we are all called to hold onto God with one hand and embrace those around us in prayer, generosity, teaching and caring. There is no one that we meet who does not need healing of some kind and the pain we all suffer is remarkably alike. Who in their lifetime has not stood close to Jesus feeling beaten, mocked, crucified and in the wilderness? This kind of healing does not take miracles or a life of spiritual heroics, for the best healers are weak and wounded -- just look at Paul, who was not all that healthy. This healing can be expressed in the ordinary ways we care for another, in cooking, humor, visiting and even playing.
The second level is to those who are called to Church Ministry. The church is desperate for ordained clergy, but it also needs people to step into leadership positions, as teachers, worship assistants, youth directors, etc.
The third level of calling is in prayers for those caught in crises and trapped in the middle of war, prison, unemployment, poverty, sickness. We need healing prayers to bring about the social and political changes that will bring the peace of the Lord to all. These three varieties can be seen as means to build a Christian community and bring God and the teaching of Jesus into all parts of the world. This is all about sharing and bearing the pain, the thorn in our sides.
G. K. Chesterton one of the most prolific and gifted writers of the 20th century said that the purpose of an open mind is like the purpose of an open mouth: that it might shut on something solid. Tom Wright (www.ntwrightpage.com) is as solid a writer on Paul and the New Testament as you can digest and I hope you will make this or one of his many other works part of your reading for pleasure and knowledge.
John Laughlin. Ph.D. author of Reading Thomas Mertohn
What the Church is called to BE.......2007-02-15
It does not matter how much you have read by N. T. Wright, I think you will find this book fresh. This is a collection of sermons on the worship of the Church which is covered in the first section of the book and some very insightful things are said about the Lord's supper and worship in particular. The calling of the Church is really what this book is about however. There is little about worship style, although what is there on that topic is very good. Wright really is able to get to the heart of what Jesus and the Church should really be all about. His stuff on the Middle East and Jewish-Christian relations need to be heeded. As always, with Wright you will get little tid bits that will change the way you view certain texts. I strongly recommend this book especially to preachers and those interested in the Churches vocation.
In My Top 10.......2006-03-11
This book will find itself in my top recommendations (at least for a while). N.T. Wright's works are putting him in my favorite authors list. In this piece Wright tackles the subject of the Church and its mission.
Because the Church is one of my passions, I read a lot about it. In this book, I was given a taste and glimpse so inspiring that I fell in love with what the Church could be all over again.
If you are a follower of Jesus - this book will help crystalize what He invites us (His followers) to do and be in the world.
Get it, buy it, read it, love it, live it.
TRUE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.......2004-03-28
Wright will push the conservative traditional mindset. I thank God for people like him. Who are not afraid to tell it like it is. Who see the church and it's mission not as a religion but as the way. The way that Jesus intended for us to follow. And how our vocation is to be a light to follow, not a set of rules to follow.
A Challenge To Focus Mission.......2003-05-16
Wright is a skilled academic and researcher. He also is a man very committed to faith in action based on his deep understanding of the New Testament. For All God's Worth is Wright's call to all Christians to focus on worship and mission and to end divisive behavior. Wright recalls the healing and redemptive actions throughout the ministry of Jesus to illustrate how Christians should continue His work. He sees the redemptive consequence of Jesus as the Christians call to bring about the Kingdom Of God on Earth as it is in Heaven. Believers do this when they begin reflecting the one true God and not other gods of today.
This book is an easy read and can be broken into parts (each chapter is about 25 pages). It will inspire clergy, academic, and layperson alike.
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With the able assistance of Thing 1 and Thing 2 -- and a fleet of Rube Goldbergian vehicles -- the Cat in the Hat examines the various parts of plants, seeds, and flowers; basic photosynthesis and pollination; and
seed dispersal.
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A fun book .......2006-03-09
My 4 year old really enjoys this whole series of Cat in the Hat books. He loves "reading" about insects, flowers, space, etc. The format of this series of books is very similar (if not exact)and are easy to follow and keeps a busy boy captivated. The rhyming, illustrations (& antics) keep my son interested and learning in the process.
It's Not Quite Seuss, But It's Not Bad.......2003-06-07
Joining the ranks of characters who live on long after their creators has passed away, it's The Cat in the Hat!
Here, you get to see the cat, Thing 1 and Thing 2, and the two kids as they explore the basics of flowering plants. The prose is at an appropriate level for kids who like the longer Dr. Seuss books. The illustrations (by Aristides Ruiz) are so close to the original that I couldn't tell the difference.
The only minor quibble is that the words don't flow QUITE as well as Theodore Geisel's words. Then again, few writer's words do. Also, Ms. Worth is faced with trying to teach a subject and entertain at the same time. At that task, she succeeds admirably.
Highly recommended.
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With a little help from the Birthday Bird of Katroo, the Cat and Co. explain (in rhymed verse!) the origin of common holiday rituals such as lighting candles, dying eggs, and sending cards. Holidays include Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s, Groundhog’s Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day—and that’s only through March!
“The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library shows young readers that books can be entertaining and educational at the same time. This is a wonderful series!”—Barbara Kiefer, Ph.D.
Bonnie Worth is the author of the Cat in the Hat Learning Library titles If I Ran the Rain Forest, Great Day for Pup!, Oh Say Can You Seed? (winner of the 2003 Ohio Farm Bureau Children’s Literature Award), Wish for a Fish, and Oh Say Can You Say Di-No-Saur? She lives in Middletown, NY.
Among his many other credits, Aristides Ruiz is the illustrator of all the Cat in the Hat Learning Library Books. He lives in Newark, NJ.
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Seasons and festivals for all of us.......2006-07-19
In this colorfull book the Cat in the Hat takes us around a whole year.
Starting in winter we sail through all four seasons, it's rituals, age old and newer. The earths position to the sun, creating cold weather in winter and warmth in summer, is explained. Festivals are described with their origins and what many people do to observe them. Starting with December and it's festivals the book ends with Thanksgiving with a verse about peace and plenty in all the worlds lands. Very nice and comforting thought if read before bedtime.
Reading this with my children (7, 4 and 2) is a joy. They recognize their favorite traditions. I also got to learn a lot of interesting facts myself, like how the Easter bunny came to be. A great book to come back to time and time again, to see what season is now and what's coming soon.
On the last pages you have, like in all books of this series, a glossary for special terms and a list of other books to read about holidays.
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- I Love Lucy: The Official 50th Anniversary Edition, Celebrating 50 Years of Love and Laughter
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- Jewish as a Second Language
- Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam
- Listening with My Heart
- May It Please the Court! From Auto Accidents to Agent Orange: Building a Storefront Law Practice into America's Largest Suburban Law Firm
- Messies Manual, The: A Complete Guide to Bringing Order & Beauty to Your Home
- Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
- Monster Manual: Core Rulebook III (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying)
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