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The Star Ka'at books are intended for children, but they hold up pretty well (_Star Ka'at_ itself is the best of the lot). Some enterprising publisher could easily fit all 4 novels into a single volume, even with the illustrations.

Jim and Elly Mae have settled into life on Zimmorrah after the events of _Star Ka'at World_. They're now helping the Ka'ats explore the ancient, desolate city of the Hsi (a.k.a. the People), now that its automatic defenses have finally been shut down. Although they're kids, they have the advantage of Hsi-like hands and vocal chords, so they are a tremendous help in analyzing Hsi-built machines, which were often voice-activated. (Up until quite recently, the city *did* have working robots, who presumably kept up the maintenance although their masters were long dead.)

The Ka'ats, who have been using Hsi stockpiles of metal for years, now have an urgent need to unlock the Hsi records - the stockpiles are finally running out, and existing Ka'at flyers and other devices are giving out due to metal fatigue. The answer to the question of where the Hsi got the metal to make their machines is presented quite logically, but it's not what you might expect.

This is a good story, but it leaves at least 1 question that isn't addressed. The Ka'ats first visited Earth, after the Hsi left the scene, in the days of ancient Egypt, if not earlier. Even if we assume that this was immediately after the Hsi sealed themselves into their city, that's a *long* time to run a space-faring civilization using only stockpiled metal, without any apparent idea of how to obtain it in nature.

It's definitely helpful but only after you've read the essential reference books. It may not offer any explanations but going through it will give the student preparing for FPGEE a chance to test adequacy of knowledge.

This book contains questions and answers only. No explaination for answers is given. I found this book useful to get idea about the kind of questions that will be asked in the FPGEE. I recommend that you combine this book with Comprehensive Pharmacy Review.

I want to know did this book includes explainatory answers or Questions only?

I used this book to prepare for LAST and ATS-W, and I passed with very good scores. It took me about a month to prepare for both at the same time.

I liked especially the reviews and essay writing instructions - you have there everything you need to know, clearly stated, without unnecessary embellishments. Very easy to digest and memorize.

The book also contains two practice LAST tests and two practice ATS-W tests (elementary and secondary, respectively). All tests have explained answers.

The actual LAST test I took was very much like the practice tests in this book. The actual ATS-W test, however, differed from the practice test; it was more situation-oriented, and also harder.

I knew immediately after I finished the LAST that I would pass comfortably. However, after the ATS-W I found myself for the first time in the unenviable position of having no idea how I did: I wouldn't have been surprised by a score of 100, or 300.

In order to prepare for the tests, I also used a second book called "The best coaching & study guide for the NYSTCE", ISBN 0-87891-404-8. The reviews in it were unnecessarily verbose and complicated, I think. That is why I didn't use them. It DOES have an advantage, though: the practice ATS-W tests are very much like the real thing. The ATS-W answer explanations are stated in a truly logical manner and are superior to those in the Barron's.

The study guides from the NY State Education Department are of NO value except for the 5 sample questions you can find in there, and the essay examples and essay scoring explanations. They offer no more than a tiny taste of the real thing.

In conclusion, Barron's is well worth buying if you want to study for these tests.

I got this book just before the October test and it was a life saver. It is the best book to prepare for the LAST ATS-W. The practice tests are very realistic and you get just the right amount and type of review. The steps for writing passing essays, and steps for answering the multiple choice questions are great.

This book just nails these tests and the back of the book shows you how look for a job in New York State and lists EVERY school district in the state with the number of schools enrollment and phone numbers.

I was very happy to have this book. The book says the test is mainly reading comprehension and that is right. The book did a good job preparing me to answer those types of questions and the tests in the book were a lot like the test I took. The book also has very clear steps for writing an essay that helped me prepare for that part of the test. The test taking strategies were very good and very helpful.

The book did not put an emphasis on knowing content. What the book did empasize was to learn how to read and answer questions about different subjects and NOT to learn the subjects. It says it right there in the book. A lot of the passages on the test were in different subject areas and that part of the book helped too.

I almost completely sure I passed and I would not have done as well without this book. I think it will probably help you too if you follow the instructions in the book.

This book is just a back up for the Barrons book. Do not use it for your main preparation. I was very disappointed and you probably do not need it at all.

I got a few books to get ready for the LAST. This book is a book of tests without any real reading or writing review or examples of essays. The LAST is a reading and writing test and a good reading and writing review should be there. The LAST tests in the book were not like the LAST I took which had many more long readings and some long readings had just one question. After the test many people I talked to did not feel that good about the test and a lot of them said that they could have used more time so do not worry if you feel that way. Some people did not leave enough time to do both the reading test and the essay. I heard you just have to get near to 70% correct do well on the reading test. Good luck on the test. I am pretty sure I will pass but this book did not help me improve my score.

This book is very useful for those future teachers who would like some guidelines for taking the certification exams. The practice exams were very realistic and very similar to what the actual tests were like. It was especially helpful in demonstrating how you should outline and structure your writing for the essay questions.

For want to read exact subjects

As recounted in _Star Ka'at_, the Ka'ats discovered Earth thousands of years ago as they explored the galaxy. They befriended humanity, some of whom could 'hear' and understand their mindspeech, and some Ka'ats settled on Earth. After many years and wars in which the humans who could communicate with them were killed, the Ka'ats had to abandon Earth in the face of human persecution, stranding some of their own kind in the process.

Upon their cautious, secret re-exploration of Earth in the present, the Ka'ats, alarmed at a human political situation that might lead to nuclear war, began systematically evacuating as many of their people as they could - all the cats whose mindspeech was clear enough to understand the rescue summons. But in the process, two Ka'at scouts - Mer and Tiro - found two human children, Elly Mae and Jim, who had enough innate ability at mindspeech to be capable of full partnership with the Ka'ats, and the scouts adopted the children, insisting that they, too, be rescued. (Both kids were orphaned, one very recently, and without family, so this was OK with them.)

In the other volumes of the series, we've seen some of the trouble that the kids have had adjusting to life on Zimmorah, but, of course, the cats were able to settle down happily with no problems, right?

Wrong. The Elders are alarmed that some cats form a distinct subculture among their people: hunters with a taste for sport in a world where hunting is culturally unthinkable, who refuse to completely abandon the uncivilized ways they needed to survive on Earth. Having had a terrifying reminder, while reconnoitering Earth, of the dangers of factions coming into conflict, the Elders now propose an experiment: that some of the Earth cats should join an expedition to re-establish contact with a long-lost Ka'at colony on another world, where dangerous situations may make their survival skills valuable.

Mer, Elly Mae, Jim, and Tiro accompany the expedition as well, to find a world on which the plant and insect life no longer quite matches their records; the insects are now of gigantic size! (Many of the insects are unimaginatively similar to familiar insects on Earth, making it relatively simple for the explorers to identify dangerous ones and think of ways to cope, at least at first).

The surviving descendants of the Ka'at colony, when found, need help. (They don't want to be evacuated, by the way.) Apparently the Ka'ats weren't the only explorers who thought this world would be a good place to settle...

I have been a Certified PA for 18 years. I purchased this book blindly throught the interned, not having the chance to look at it first. The book has some questions pertenent to the PA profession, however, some of the answers are incorrect. Additionally, the book focuses more on Nursing questions, something that PA's are not trained for and are not asked about on the PANRE. I gave this book one star only because there is no lower rating. I wish that there was some way for me to return this book, but I'm stuck with it. Oh, well, it'll make a nice doorstop.

These questions seem hodge podge. Are they comming from specific competencies and skills? Were they field tested? Where is the validity and reliability that if I take these sample test that it will in any way reflect how I do on the exam. These seem like fair questions. It seems like the publisher claims to produce study guides in almost every field. A real study guide has more than sample question tests times three. You really need content. The books I have seen are spiral bound and the typing seems to vary between book to book. There are also many type o's