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Miss Pickerell's worries are few: keeping her cow happy and finding enough new rocks for her award-winning rock collection. Yes, her worries are few...until she finds herself on a rocket ship to Mars.

This children's book, first published in 1951, does indeed show its age, but it also retains its charm. Miss Pickerell's light adventure is a delightful way to introduce children to some very basic scientific concepts: gravity, space travel, magnetism, and more. Sure, the science is quite dated, but Miss Pickerell is a treasure.

Still waiting for the next Harry Potter book to come out? Miss Pickerell might be just what you're looking for.

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One in a series of charming science adventures for youngsters. Miss Pickerell goes to visit her pet cow one morning and finds a rocketship in the pasture! It's a mission to Mars, and a curious Miss Pickerell finds herself accidentally locked inside! The science is a tad bit dated, being written in the 1950's, but the adventure and fun will introduce scientific concepts to children and may even awake an interest in science. There are many other Miss Pickerell books, in which she visits the Arctic, space stations, lunar colonies, and goes diving in an atomic submarine! Charming fun and adventure with a science backdrop is all too rare. Though a bit out of date science-wise, Miss Pickerell's adventures are sure to be treasured by youngsters. Also an interesting read for nostalgic adults, believe it or not.

What made me enjoy this Miss Seton so much was the description of the cricket! I could actually follow the game, um, match!

Ms. Seeton adventures are the best reads that I have come across. I am a thirty something that loves these types of British sleuthing novels. I re-read these novels several times a year, I have them all. The cricket game scene was just so wonderful. I love this book.

from the Christian Science Church details his lengthy career within the Church hierarchy and his eventual disillusionment with it. As a lapsed Scientist myself, I was particularly interested to know just what internecine machinations precipitated the slow downfall of one of the world's great religious institutions. The author, along with me and many others, continues to believe in the efficacy of the message while feeling a deep sadness at the lack of coherent leadership at the helm.

William L. Shirer in The Collapse of the Third Republic explains the "Miracle on the Marne": the Hun in 1914 thought he espied an advantage, overthrew his own plan to encircle Paris, and ran to meet a French army isolated on the East; the French saw his blunder and met him there in full force. Four years of trench warfare followed, but the Boches only marched down the Champs-Élysées twenty-six years after their first attempt, when the Third Republic went to Notre-Dame to pray for the miracle their incompetent generals could not repeat.

"Christian Science", Mary Baker Eddy writes, "is not a faith-cure." Alan Young describes his failed attempt to bring suburban horse sense to the edifice of Mother Church as Director of Communications, and diagnoses like the Practitioner he all but is all the Millennial ferment in the Church of Christ, Scientist.

I read the book Nate The Great Goes Down In The Dumps. This book is a Realistic Fiction book. When I read this book I thought that it was an exelent book, because it had the things that would really happen to a ten year old child like me! It also had alot of details so it was facile to recount to the book,and understand it. This is a Book that I enjoyed and recommend it to anybody within second grade through fith grade.

Nate the Great and The Lost List embodies the ingredients young readers will enjoy...mystery, humor and comic-book like illustrations. In this book, Nate the Great, has his vacation interupted by his friend, Claude, who has lost the grocery list given to him by his father. Nate and his ready companion,Sludge, scour the neighborhood in search of clues.

I read this book to my oldest daughter before she entered school. She loved it and we cannt find our original copy. She wants to read it to her children.

This was my favorite book when I was a child (1960's) I can only remember the bright vidid colors on each page and Peters first day of school. I would have loved to read this book to my little ones, but now they are 10 and 11 years old. I hope to find it before I am a Grandparent. I thought it was a Little Golden book but just not sure.

Pippi has always had adventures with Tommy and Annika, like shipwrecks and shopping and finding a spink, but now, Pippi's father King Efraim has come back and ready for Pippi to come with him! Will Pippi have to say good by to Ville Villakulla? Finf out in Pippi Goes On Board!

This book was a great novel, sequal to Pippi Longstocking, Pippi Goes On Board is an extremendous book. This book explained of Pippi and her friends venturing an island. If you live adventure stories, this is on book you do not want to miss! It's a very funny, adventerous, couraging, fun book! You will not be able to put the book down once you start reading it. This book is a favorite book of many childen in the United States. If you loved Pippi Longstocking, you'll love this great sequal. The beginning, middle, and end of the book are all great words! If you're kid doesn't like to read, or doesn't want to, sit down and read this book to them! They will enjoy this book more and more. Then they will want to start reading other books by Astrid Lindgren. Astrid Lindgren is a very good author. Read all of the favorite Pippi books. The author has done a great job!

Drags a little compared to "Sword of Samurai Cat", but still one of the funniest books to have come out in a long while. Makes fun of any and every self-important sf movie made in the last 10 years.

Samurai Cat books are not for those who desire seriousness, dignity, or good taste. But if you enjoy bizzare humor, gore & self-parody to the max, and absolutely shameless & ruthless parody of everyone else (and some darned good illustrations - the author is a painter and does his own), this book is for you. The items Mr.Rogers chooses to victimize in this installment are: The Terminator & Silence of the Lambs (The Terminationer), The Wizard of Oz (The Yellow Brick Road Warrior), The Magnificent Seven (The Magnificent Seven Samurai Cats), Alien, Star Trek, and the Predator all at once (Alienated), and a last chapter after Terminator II (Its a Terminated Life). A sample of the dialogue might suggest the general style of this book - """ "He doesn't know we can see him, Uncle-san," Shiro whispered. Tomokato nodded. He could think of no other explaination for the alien hunter's behavior. Tippytoeing in plain sight, face concealed behind a white metal mask, the creature was sneaking toward them through the jungle clearing, clawed hands clutching a huge spear. Between his swinging dreadlocks and downright comic movements, he looked rather like a Rastafarian ballet dancer from Hell. "My sword must've shorted his invisibility device," Tomokato said. "Don't let him know we can see him." "Okay," Shiro said, then added, "Should I whistle nonchalantly?" "That would be good," Tomokato said. Taking out an emery board, he commenced filing his nails, every few seconds fetching a sidelong glance at the alien. Shiro was whistling "Shiny Happy People," a tune that Tomokato knew he detested; from somewhere the kitten had produced an Ed "Big Daddy" Roth Model kit, and was painting some finishing touches on Mr.Gasser. The alien drew quite close. Pausing, he drew himself up to his full height, staring at the felines. The metallice mask bobbed as if he were laughing silently to himself. Slowly he crouched, then tweaked Tomokato's nose. Tomokato did not react. The alien scratched the side of his head, obviously puzzled by his lack of response. He pinched the cat's nose again. Tomokato continued filing his nails. "I wonder where that alien is?" he asked Shiro. "So do I, Unc," Shiro replied. The alien picked up a bit of twig, and bounced it off Shiro's head. Shiro didn't blink an eye. The alien stood, staring down at them. Leaning his spear against his chest, he clapped loudly. The felines paid no attention. "WooWooWoo!" the alien shouted. Tomokato and Shiro yawned. The alien lit a cherry bomb and tossed it behind them. When the explosion failed to produce the slightest twitch, the alien took out a large bass drum, attached cymbals to his legs, and began marching up and back, blowing on a bugle, thumping the drum, and banging the cymbals, doing the damnedest imitation of Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins. Unable to restrain himself any longer, Shiro looked at Tomokato, asking "Silly, isn't he?" The alien halted, knees knocking together with a clang. "Duh....SAY!" he cried oafishly, voice muted by the metal mask. Then, cymbals banging, he turned and raced back across the clearing, still beating the drum for reasons that remain murky, even for me.""" If you like this kind of humor, you will love the rest of his books.

I'm a history buff who recently moved to Falls Church, so finding this book was a real treasure, and it's brought the local history alive in ways that tours and historical markers rarely do. It's lavishly illustrated, and the text is engrossing.

If there's one thing that I kept wishing for when reading this, it was for more maps. There are modern street maps of the greater Falls Church metro area, as well as some fascinating historical ones. A topographical map, showing what the area looked like at the time (especially because of later leveling of Munson's Hill), would have been useful. And the narrative would have been greatly improved by maps that showed the changes in camps, pickets, troop movements, and so forth, especially over time (such as in the back-and-forth during 1861). Perhaps this level of detail wouldn't be of much interest to non-locals, but I frequently had to turn to the Web or other books to look up where some of the mentioned places were. I don't think that the cost of adding maps would have been prohibitive, since there are already plates on almost every page.

All told, this was a book of surprising depth and richness for a town that's not well-known outside of the D.C. area, and whose part in the Civil War warrants little more than a passing mention in more comprehensive books about the war.

It is surprising to think a subject as well-covered as the Civil War could be brought to life with a treasure of facts and personalities as is uncovered in Falls Church, Virginia: A Virginia Village Goes to War. Authored by Falls Church historian and researcher Brad Gernand, the book is full of detailed stories, photographs, and other artwork revealing the difficulties faced by a northern Virginia community resulting from the competition between North and South for the hearts and minds of local residents, along with the back-and-forth of Union and Confederate troops competing for military control of geographic vantage points. As a potential gateway to Washington, the village of Falls Church has not received a great deal of focus in the Civil War context. Logically, as history has detailed the great battles of the War, this work moves into some of the intrigue that surrounded the Capital City. It is an entertaining read, based largely on the personal research of the author who I understand has written other books on the region.

Unlike the previous reviewer I think the humour works though the jokes don't. Unfortunately in the sequel Shaw keeps the jokes and loses the humour. It's a total turkey don't bother with it. I think this is a great book though and routinely recommend it.

I'll begin by stating that I think Bob Shaw to be one of the greatest SF writers ever (bar none). Bearing my bias in mind 'Who Goes Here' is a clever, easy to read and well plotted novel. I reluctantly admit it to be slightly less enjoyable than some of the author's other works because often the book's humour doesn't quite work. Still, you wouldn't go wrong to pick this up provided you appreciate intelligent writing, original ideas and minimal cliches.

Going to the post office is another adventure for Will and the neighborhood kids who tag along. Pushing open doors and crossing streets are big deals for these kids, not to mention Will getting a giant package! The pictures are simple and colorful, the best one is last when they all go into the closet to check out what was in Will's package. My favorite character is the little bald boy, who's expressions and actions are just like my two year old who also loved "Will's New Cap" and "Will Gets a Haircut".

One of the reasons I like this book is because I have a son named Will. He frequently goes to the post office with me. But the book itself has plenty going for it. It's a sweet, simple book. My son loves it. The text is very simple, the pictures are simple. I think that is a major part of its appeal. Not every book has to have complicated pictures and complex plots. But it's cute, has a nice ending, and my 5 year old liked it.