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Ultimate Stickers Books make learning fun. Each Ultimate Sticker Book presents an array of colorful, photographic stickers of baby animals or dinosaurs, the U.S. Presidents or the night sky -- there's something for everyone. Young children will love working with these durable, reusable stickers, and they can have fun using the stickers to make picture books and projects on their own. These entertaining books provide a hands-on way to explore new subjects. (And some of the stickers even glow in the dark!) Includes over 60 full-color, self-adhesive stickers.

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Dinosaur lovers will love this!.......2005-09-21

Great combo book with both stickers and dinosaur information. Plenty of scenes to place stickers and the book boasts you can remove the stickers which we haven't tried yet. They really do glow in the dark and you can see their skeletons then.

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Over all,a perfect book,but a little too outdated!3,5 stars
Ultimate Dinosaur book
Ultimate Dinosaur book
This book is absolutely fantastic!
He still keeps as a bedtime book

Ultimate Dinosaur Book
David Lambert
Manufacturer: DK ADULT
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 156458304X

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Gone are the days of Holly riding a baby bronto in Land of the Lost and Raquel Welch fending off stop-motion dinosaurs in One Million Years B.C. Whether we're at the movies or in a museum, we want the straight, scientific scoop on dinos--especially if "we" happen to be kids.

Enter the Ultimate Dinosaur Book, a fully illustrated field guide to the Mesozoic. Working with the Natural History Museum in London, publisher Dorling Kindersley has assembled hundreds of color photos, diagrams, and drawings, while enlisting the expert assistance of author David Lambert (winner of both the New York Academy of Sciences Award and the Children's Book Council Award). Beginning with straightforward sections on evolution and dino behavior and physiology (any self-respecting kid should be able to tell a "bird-hipped" dinosaur from a "lizard-hipped" one), the book launches into impressive, illustrated profiles of more than 50 different dinosaurs. From the Theropods to the Marginocephalians, each specimen gets a two-page spread (or more, for the big-name beasties). The profiles will likely teach you a thing or two you didn't know (eight hearts in the Barosaurus?), and a few you did (Stegosauruses regulate heat with their plates, of course), but the book's neatest feature may be its "A to Z of Dinosaurs" in the back: the comprehensive list includes every currently known dinosaur genera, with a pronunciation guide and short description.

With Lambert's precise but friendly text and DK's legendarily clean, evocative graphics, the Ultimate Dinosaur Book is as close as you'll get to a walking tour of the Mesozoic. (And, hey, somebody tell Holly: that was a baby Apatosaurus she was riding.) --Paul Hughes

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Over all,a perfect book,but a little too outdated!3,5 stars.......2001-12-12

When I received this book in 1996,it was the most complete and updated,non-technical book available on dinosaurs,so at that time,much of the information contained was new to me and accurate. After that year,my interest in dinos sank and did not returned until quite recently,so I did not had my eyes focused on paleontology. But when I read about new dinosaur discoveries on the net,like the feathered Sinsauropteryx,the value of this book sank immidiatley.
For example,Seismosaurus is no longer considered the world`s longest dinosaur - it has been replaced by Argentinosaurus. And T-rex is neither considered the world`s largest meat-eater any more - it has been replaced by two others as well.
So,if you want an accurate book,this is not the right one.
It will provide the dinosaur-loving children the wrong information!
But now,I won`t let this review be occupied only by the negative comments. It does have some light sides too!
For example,it provides very usefull information on dinosaur classification. Each group (theropods,sauropods,ornithopods,armored & ceratopians)is presented in detail,with a few species from each,the theropods beeing represented by most. All of the most popular are presented in at least two pages,some times five. Some of those are Iguanodon,T-rex,Triceratops,Stegosaurus,and Apatosaurus.
There are lots of good illustrations of skeletons,as well as drawings of what they might looked like in life,and at last,models of them.There is also some fast facts corner on each dinosaur. Here,the most important facts are covered,like size,when it lived,family and order,distribution,food,etc.
At the back of the book,there is also a quite accurate index of all 638 dinosaur genera described at that time,and if there are any synonyms,like Dynamosaurus,there is always a "=" which refers to the right name of the dinosaur.
So,my final word about this book is,it is great,but wait until there comes out a revised edition before buying it.
But if you want a suitable book,not too childish or not to technical either,this is the perfect one!

Ultimate Dinosaur book.......2001-09-04

A very good book. The book provides a lot of info on dinosaurs. the A to Z section gives brief descriptions of many dinosaurs. I especially love the page about spinosaurus

Ultimate Dinosaur book.......2001-09-04

A very good book. The book provides a lot of info on dinosaurs. the A to Z section gives brief descriptions of many dinosaurs. I especially love the page about spinosaurus

This book is absolutely fantastic!.......2001-08-14

My 3 year old son and I have been poring over this book ever since he got it three weeks ago. The illustrations and photos are absolutely fabulous. Each page contains a wealth of information about each of the 50 or so featured dinosaurs, and an extensive index in the back provides a small blurb about hundreds more.

We go through several pages a night, reading different portions of each page, learning about a different aspect of each dinosaur. My son has already memorized where his favorite dinosaurs reside in the book, and the book is sturdy enough to handle his rapid and not-to-gentle page-turning.

I know this one will be a favorite for a long time. I recommend it for anyone of any age who loves dinosaurs.

He still keeps as a bedtime book.......2000-06-09

My son has fallen in love with this book at the age of 2 and still (2 years later) it's his favoutite.The quality of illustrations, the lifelike expressions of dinosaur's faces - everything is superb. If you do not mind your kid's fist words to be T.Rex instead of mammy -buy it!

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Good book for beginners

The Ultimate Book of Dinosaurs

Manufacturer: Demsey Parr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0752537598

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The Ultimate Book of Dinosaurs. 256 pages. Hardcover. Over size. Copyright 2000 Parragon Publishing. First published in 2000. Printed in Germany. By Paul Dowswell, et al. Editor Katie Orchard. ISBN 0-75253-759-8. "Everything you always wanted to know about dinosaurs---but were too terrified to ask. All the dinosaurs you've heard of - and many more that you haven't - are lurking inside on the beautifully illustrated pages of this book. Come and explore the colourful world of dinosaurs, from the most enormous to the tiniest, from the fiercest meat-eating monster to the gentlest plant eater. Find out what they looked like, where they live, what they ate and much, much more. (from book)"

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Good book for beginners.......2006-03-04

This book is split into 9 sections, and talks about many things regarding the dinosauria. Don't let the cheap price fool you, this book is actually better than what it sounds. If you're a beginner of dinosaurs, child or adult, this is another good reference book. The dinosaurs talked about here are:

albertosaurus, allosaurus, ankylosaurus, apatosaurus, baryonyx, brachiosaurus, camarasaurus, coelophysis, compsognathus, corythosaurus, deinonychus, diplodocus, edmontosaurus, euoplocephalus, gallimimus, gigantosaurus(it's supposed to be giganotosaurus; common mispelling), hypsilophodon, iguanodon, janenschia, kentrosaurus, lesothosaurus, maiasaura, mamenchisaurus, megalosaurus, minmi, notoceratops, ornithomimus, oviraptor, pachycephalosaurus, parasaurolophus, plateosaurus, protoceratops, psittacosaurus, riojasaurus, seismosaurus, spinosaurus, stegoceras, stegosaurus, styracosaurus, triceratops, troodon, tyrannosaurus rex, velociraptor, wannanosaurus, xiaosaurus, yangchuanosaurus, and zigongosaurus.

Overall, this book is good for learning the ABC's of dinosaurs. This book doesn't just talk about dinosaurs; Many other forms of life are discussed as well. One section talks about before the dinosaurs, such as the anapsids, synapsids, and diapsids. There's a small section for pterosaurs, crocodiles, placodonts, and nothosaurs. Then plesiosaurs and pliosaurs are talked about shortly as well. Regarding dinosaurs, skin, diet, physiology, biology, are all discussed in this book for those who want to learn simple facts. Also, I enjoy the overall artwork of this book. Some of the background scenes are quite nice making it more realistic. However, this book has some of it's flaws. They mispell giganotosaurus for gigantosaurus(which was supposed to be a sauropod dinosaur). Notoceratops is no longer considered a primitive ceratopsian but may actually be a hadrosaur. If you're a beginner of any age, I recommend this book. If you're looking for something more thorough and expansive, then this isn't the book for you.

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Dinosaur (Ultimate Sticker Books)
DK Publishing
Manufacturer: DK CHILDREN
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0756602351

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DK presents exciting new covers for 13 of your favorite Ultimate Sticker Books: Animal, Baby Animal, Ballet, Bug, Bulldozer, Dangerous Dinosaurs, Dinosaur, Ancient Egypt, Farm, Pony, Shark and Whale, Space, and Truck. Annotated with factual information, each book contains more than 60 full-color, reusable stickers so children can create their own fun scenes.

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Ultimate Sticker Books not so hot.......2006-06-19

I really don't like the Ultimate Sticker Book series books. I've bought several for my 4 year-old twins and found them to be very difficult for the kids to use. The pages are plain, unexciting and text-heavy -- not good for pre-readers. For pre-schoolers I highly recommend the sticker books by Roger Priddy (My Giant Sticker Activity Book is a favorite).

Ultimate Hidden Pictures: Dinosaurs (Ultimate Hidden Pictures)

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Not as good as his previous books

Ultimate Hidden Pictures: Dinosaurs (Ultimate Hidden Pictures)
Tony Tallarico
Manufacturer: Price Stern Sloan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0843106026

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Ultimate Hidden Pictures takes you on a wild adventure as far as your imagination can go! With two titles sure to please everyone, puzzle fans can go looking for even more Ultimate Hidden Pictures this fall!

Ultimate Hidden Pictures: Dinosaurs brings you some of the craziest dinosaur adventures ever! With lots of fun in every spread, you can dig around for all the hidden surprises we have in store for you. It's dino-mite!

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Not as good as his previous books.......2007-08-04

My 5 year old son loves these hidden pictures books, but he has a hard cover of an older one that was hard cover and in color.

Still, he enjoyed it enough to be worth the could bucks I spent.

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Ultimate Book of Dinosaurs (Ultimate)

Manufacturer: Parragon Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Disney's Dinosaur! The Ultimate Sticker Book

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Sticker fun

Disney's Dinosaur! The Ultimate Sticker Book
DK Publishing
Manufacturer: DK CHILDREN
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0789455978

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A stunning look at the world and characters of Disney's upcoming animated film, Dinosaur! Coming to theaters May 19, 1999. Disney's spectacular new film uses state-of-the-art computer-generated visuals that are re-created here in sticker format to bring the last days of the dinosaurs to life.

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Sticker fun.......2002-05-16

My 3 year old daughter has enjoyed this character filled sticker book. We did have difficulty matching some of the stickers to their proper page as they aren't marked at all. Over all this is a great way to spend time having fun with the Dinosaur characters.

Dangerous Dinosaurs (Ultimate Sticker Books)

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Dangerous Dinosaurs (Ultimate Sticker Books)
DK Publishing
Manufacturer: DK CHILDREN
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0756605652

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Great stickers, but my pages keep falling out
Very detailed pictures, instructions lacking
Ultimate sticker book:dinosaur
It's Real Fun Findng Where Each Sticker Goes
Grandchildren enjoyed

Ultimate Sticker Book: Dinosaur
DK Publishing
Manufacturer: DK CHILDREN
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1564582477

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It's a fact of life that just about every child will go through a dinosaur phase. Suddenly there is nothing more interesting than velociraptors, triceratops, and Tyrannosaurus rex. Young dinosaur devotees will delight in this book from Dorling Kindersley that is packed with facts and more than 50 reusable color stickers. The self-adhesive stickers are presented in categories with the name of each dinosaur and a short description. There are also seven pages of related dinosaur information with outlines for the appropriate stickers. After matching stickers to text, kids can use these dino stickers again for reports, art projects, or room decorations. The Ultimate Dinosaur Sticker Book offers lots of fun and learning about a subject that perpetually fascinates young children. (Ages 4 to 9) --Marcie Bovetz

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All kinds of dinosaurs to sticker wherever you want!

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Great stickers, but my pages keep falling out.......2004-09-29

These stickers are wonderful to look at but I think it's beyond the capablities of young children to put them in the right spots, and even with help it's not that easy. Also our pages keep falling out where we had pulled out the sticker sheets. Dorling Kindersley (the publisher) has several books about dinosuars and they have many of the same pictures as on these stickers. So if you have a child who is really into dinosaurs I'd just recommend buying an actual book about them.

Very detailed pictures, instructions lacking.......2003-11-16

Stickers all jumbled together with no key as to which page they are to go on. Very frustrating for my 4 year old to not be able to put them in the right places. We put them away for a while. Maybe more 5 or 6 to 9.

Ultimate sticker book:dinosaur.......2001-12-20

Great book for either boy or girls ages 5-10 years old. Very authentic looking dinosaurs. I recommend for any child into the "dinosaur craze".

It's Real Fun Findng Where Each Sticker Goes.......2001-07-18

I'm a dino fan and I really like this book! Good book for the young and old dino fans!

Grandchildren enjoyed.......2000-08-04

I purchased this sticker book for my 3 year old Grandson and he didn't put it down for the 3 days we were visiting. He even put it under his pillow at nap time and at night so he could "say good morning to the Dinosaurs."

World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures: The Ultimate Visual Reference To 1000 Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Creatures Of Land, Air And Sea ... And Cretaceous Eras (World Encyclopedia)

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World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures: The Ultimate Visual Reference To 1000 Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Creatures Of Land, Air And Sea ... And Cretaceous Eras (World Encyclopedia)
Dougal Dixon
Manufacturer: Lorenz Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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Jurassic Park Institute (TM) Dinosaur Field Guide (Jurassic Park Institute)

ASIN: 075481730X

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This seminal book brings together every important dinosaur find from the last two centuries and from the world's richest fossil sites. The result is a comprehensive, groundbreaking book that details every kind of prehistoric creature known from the age of

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The classic story of a Norwegian pioneer family's struggles with the land and the elements of the Dakota Territory as they try to make a new life in America.

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The true story of homesteading the prairie .......2007-05-19

There are better-known stories of the homesteading experience, such as Willa Cather's "My Antonia" and Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" series, but none of them hit as close to the truth as did O.E. Rolvaag in "Giants in the Earth."

It is translated into something of an epic style, somewhat like James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking series, but its subject matter almost demands such a style. Because it tells an epic story, of Per's struggles against the prairie, the harsh weather, and against the burden of his well-meaning wife, who lacks Per's inner resources to thrive, despite the forbidding conditions.

But of all the homesteading fiction, "Giants in the Earth" is the closest to the truth of any I have read, in capturing the beauty and violence of the prairie, and the sincere, honest, hard-working beauty of the pioneers who tamed it. Because the truth isn't the pretty pastels of the Little House books. The prairie homesteader had a bleak, harsh, spartan existence, especially before the sod was broken and the trees were planted. There are substantiated accounts of homesteaders and their young families dying out here--starving in the winters if the food carried over from the fall ran out, or freezing to death in blizzards when the snow covered the sodhouses and the fuel was used up. Waves of diphtheria, tuberculosis and influenza killed still more, sending the remnants of the broken families back East. (But when the truth isn't pretty, it is usually covered up.)

So in my opinion, this is a story about greatness, and how even the most apparently humble men can become truly great--daring and achieving things that should be impossible. And as in Per's story, the reward doesn't always recompense the labor when one attempts to wrest a living from the prairie; even 140 years later, many prairie towns still teeter on the brink of existence. It's a struggle that continues today, and there are still men like Per out here, who won't give in, no matter what is thrown at them. Rolvaag had it right; they are giants.

As for me, I'm a Johnny-come-lately, only a South Dakotan for 27 years. But I would not want to live anywhere else.

Intriguing look at my ancestors' experiences.......2006-11-22

I found this book quite by accident, looking for information about Norway. My great-grandparents immigrated to eastern South Dakota from Norway in 1870. After reading the reviews on Amazon, I decided I couldn't wait for it to be shipped and found it in a local bookstore.

Wow. What a range of emotions to be felt during the reading of this book. At times, I put it down for days, thinking Per Hansa was a fool and wasn't going to get out of a situation alive. I was surprised at the lack of serious consequesnces for making foolish decisions, such as removing the landmarks of other men's land claims. I wasn't there 100 years ago, but a land dispute should have been taken up in court, not in hand-to-hand combat. (Although it's true that I felt sick about the possibility of all the work of building a home and breaking ground going to waste.) I just cannot imagine that the resolution would have really happened that way (trying to avoid a spoiler!)

At other times, I laughed out loud at Per Hansa's response to a situation... "the first furrow was crooked as a snake..." I can just feel the man thinking that thought.

I guess my one main complaint about the book is all the time spent building up to these cataclysmic events (Irish settlers, Indian visitors, ailing Hans Olsa, etc.) and then to resolve the issue with a half page ending. Someone else wrote about laughing at the very end; I cried bitterly. I was not expecting the book to end the way it did.

That said, this is an amazing look into the lives of my ancestors. I will be rereading this book and am eagerly awaiting Peder Victorius.

AWESOME.......2006-10-01

It's was an amazing start to one of the best journey's I've ever read. I feel honored to have been given it as a gift, an orignial copy, from my mother. I felt more honored to give her the other two books in the series as a gift, she had never known about. It's a series you curl up with on a winter's day that calls for a warm blanket and a serious lack of anything to do but travel back in time.

The Great Plain Drinks the Blood of Christian Men.......2006-07-13

Many and incredible are the tales the grandfathers tell from those days when the wilderness was yet untamed. Tales of locust plagues (of 1873,74,75,76,77 and part of 78) where swarms would land on a fork with a handle of hickory standing and after a few minutes the surface of the handle would be rasped and chewed, a mass of loose slivers; somewhere else a garment might be laid out on the ground to dry - a swarm would light on it, and in a moment only shreds would be left; and crops - if the annihilating devils of Dakota were in the proper mood, they would take anything and leave nothing. Not to mention 80 days of snow that fell and fell and fell starting October 15, 1880. Whole herds of cattle were smothered . They disappeared during the early storm in October, and were never seen again. When the snow let up in April 1881, they would reappear low on some hillside. After lying there for six months, they would be a horrible sight. And what about the human toll? The death and destruction, the abject poverty, the grimy grim unrelenting toil? The evil landscape, the boredom, the too hard life far far from home and civilization drives many (including Beret, Per Hansa's wife) to psychotic depression and others to suicide. How could the good God permit creatures made in His image to fall into such tribulations? Giants is a giant of a novel, the fullest, finest, and most powerful written about pioneer life in America. It is a moving narrative painted with alternating beauty and grimness. But always with hope, the hope of a better future. And so, in the end, when the boys find Per Hansa dead and propped up against that mouldering hay in the middle of the warm month of May with his skis along side him, it is only fitting and proper that his eyes were set toward the west.

High schoolers can enjoy this book, too!.......2006-06-20

Kirk F. Sniff said "I understand that this book is sometimes assigned as mandatory reading for high schoolers. In a way that's a shame; this is a book for grownups who know where the characters have been and are going." I would have to disagree. I am a 16-year-old girl who has just finished her junior year. I read this book because I saw it on a list of recommended high school reading. And I absolutely loved it. Even I can appreciate the depth, the strength, and the life of the characters. O. E. Rolvaag gives a stirring account of the Norwegian midwest, but he also gives an in-depth perusal into the minds and hearts of the people who settled it. If anyone can enjoy this book, it's us high schoolers who read so many of the other classics that pale in comparison to this story. In summary, I loved this book and I recommend it to everyone, not just adults!

Giants in the Earth : A Saga of the Prairie

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Giants in the Earth : A Saga of the Prairie
O E Rölvaag
Manufacturer: Harper & Brothers c1929
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000TFTV3S

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Giants in the Earth : A Saga of the Prairie

Manufacturer: Harper & Brothers Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HMB67W

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Giants in the Earth : A Saga of the Prairie
O E Rölvaag
Manufacturer: Harper & Brothers
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000TFRBR6

Giants in the earth : a saga of the prairie / by O. E. Rolvaag. Translated from the Norwegian ; English text by Lincoln Colcord and the author

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Giants in the earth : a saga of the prairie / by O. E. Rolvaag. Translated from the Norwegian ; English text by Lincoln Colcord and the author
O. E. (Ole Edvart) (1876-1931) Rolvaag
Manufacturer: New York : Harper
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VT4DRG

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Giants in the Earth a Saga of the Prairie
O.E. Rolvaag
Manufacturer: Harper & Brothers
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IRSS8G

GIANTS In The EARTH. A Saga of the Prairie. Translated from the Norwegian.

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GIANTS In The EARTH. A Saga of the Prairie. Translated from the Norwegian.
O. E. Rolvaag
Manufacturer: Harper & Brothers,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Giants In The Earth: A Saga of the Prairie
O. E. Rolvaag
Manufacturer: A Harper Perennial Classic
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000M6MV4A

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Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie

Manufacturer: Harper & Bothers Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HCL8MU

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Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie
O. E. Rolvaag
Manufacturer: Harper Torchbooks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GUBV4I

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No matter the season, the Philadelphia private school where Amanda Pepper teaches English is never a center of tranquility. But with Halloween and the annual Mischief Night party only days away, the hope is that nothing more than old-fashioned vandalism and pranks will take place.

No such luck. Trouble erupts long before the witching hour, as the school is plagued by a series of mishaps ranging from the trivial to the potentially deadly–and most of which seem to center on a group of popular seniors.

A fire alarm rings during a test; all the orange and black paint is stolen from the art room; the mustard packets are taken from the cafeteria. Perhaps more serious: chemicals and equipment disappear from the science lab, as does one of Amanda’s exams and her attendance book. And the dapper new science instructor, Juan Reyes, receives a threatening message recalling that a teacher was once flayed to death by his students.

As Amanda juggles teaching, moonlighting as a private investigator with her husband, C. K. Mackenzie, and coping with C.K.’s visiting sixteen-year-old high school-dropout nephew, she tries to find out what, or who, is behind the ominous events.

Before she can unmask the tricksters, the turmoil in the school increases when students rise up against the administration’s censuring (and censoring) of a campus poet. Then unrest escalates into a lethally explosive menace, and Amanda receives a warning that there is more–and far worse–to come.

From the Hardcover edition.

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High School Is Dangerous.......2007-06-18

Amanda Pepper is coping with her new marriage, the arrival of her husband Mackenzie's nephew, and strange occurrences at Philly Prep where she is an English teacher. Juan Reyes, the new chemistry teacher, is not well liked by students or faculty. He keeps reminding his colleagues that he's only at Philly Prep until his doctoral disertation is complete. The students hate him because his tests are difficult and he doesn't believe in giving a break. Grade point averages are now meaning something to the seniors. Juan confides in Amanda that strange things are happening in his classroom--items go missing then are returned. Then the unthinkable happens, before school there is an explosion in the chemistry lab and Reyes is severely injured. Amanda is sure that it was no accident and begins to investigate but then strange things begin happening in her classroom. Is it due to Halloween approaching or is she the next on the "hit list."

The school scenes are so realistic that you will begin to understand the inner workings of a high school. The characters are realistic and fully developed. This would be a great beach read.

A Hole in Juan: An Amanda Pepper Mystery (Amanda Pepper Mysteries)

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Winning Combinations
Another Enjoyable Amanda Pepper Mystery
Enjoy!
An exciting entry
exciting mystery

A Hole in Juan: An Amanda Pepper Mystery (Amanda Pepper Mysteries)
Gillian Roberts
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0345480198
Release Date: 2006-02-28

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Winning Combinations.......2007-05-29

Amanda Pepper is coping with newlywed status, a visiting 16-year-old nephew, and strange happenings at school. New science teacher Juan Reyes is intensely disliked by his students. But does the dislike go as far as atttempted murder? An "accidental" explosion in the science lab causes Reyes to go to ICU in critical condition. None of the clues come together though to point to the real reason for her unease at school.
With each Amanda Pepper book, I know that the author had to have been a teacher. More of this book, than previous books, takes place in the classroom and in school. The behind the scenes problems of a principal who only cares about the bottom line and cares little for the actual education process and colleagues who do not see beyond their classrooms, plus trying to understand teenagers make this an interesting and satisfying reading experience.

Another Enjoyable Amanda Pepper Mystery.......2007-03-28

One day schoolteacher and newlywed Amanda Pepper gets a phone call from a colleague who is ill. She wants Amanda to attend the school party on Friday in her place. Amanda agrees. She's not exactly over the moon about the idea, but what can you do when someone is sick.

Juan Reyes is a new science teacher. He is a strict authoritarian who wears monogramed shirts. Needless to say, he is not the student's favorite teacher, in fact they've nicknamed him Dr. Jar. Juan thinks the students are acting up more than they normally do and Amanda tells him that there have been several pranks played by the students lately. However, when an explosion goes off in his lab and Reyes is taken to the ICU, the level of pranks has been taken up a notch.

Amanda believes there is a secret group of resentful students who are behind it, even though the police seem to think it was an accident. She believes she has to get to the bottom of it all, before something else, something worse happens.

As usual, Gillian Roberts has written a very tight, very nice mystery. Amanda is the perfect amateur sleuth. This is a charming, fun read, with just the right amount of danger and suspense. I really enjoyed it.

Enjoy!.......2006-03-08

Another school year has begun at Philadelphia Prep. Amanda Pepper, with mixed feelings as always, returns to teaching English to a student body that is less than motivated to excel.

A new teacher hired over the summer, Juan Reyes, who is a chemistry doctorate, finds the students "...a disappointment. Sloppy thinkers, lazy, only interested in their petty lives." Of course, the teenagers sense this attitude and proceed to make his life miserable.

Odd things begin to happen to Mr. Reyes. But odd things begin to happen to Amanda as well. They were called "tricks," as they were attributed to the approach of Halloween. (In Philadelphia, it is a tradition for children to pull harmless pranks on the night before Halloween.) As this night of tradition draws even closer, the tricks take a deadly twist--both for the faculty and students. Amanda Pepper must use her sleuthing skills to uncover the perpetrators before the fateful night arrives.

I loved this book--the characters, and the plotline. As an avid reader of action and adventure stories, this book had plenty to keep me interested. And, I appreciated the lack of violence and cuss words.

Being a teacher myself, I empathized with the daily struggles of the main characters. The book is a quick read and I read it cover to cover on a Friday night. Good for relaxing on a cold winter's night!

Armchair Interviews says: Grab this book and a mug of hot cocoa on a cold winter night, and enjoy!

An exciting entry .......2006-03-03

I like the Amanda Pepper series and was euphoric when I heard about Gillian's latest entry, A HOLE IN JUAN. I ordered a copy and am awaiting a great read. If you're a fan of the series, do not hesitate. Read the book. If you're a newbie to Amanda's adventures, start from the beginning and work your way to the latest novel. They're a treat, never disappointing.

Bess

exciting mystery .......2006-03-01

It is been almost a month since Amanda Pepper and Mackenzie were married but now that the schoolteacher is considered family, her husband's kin send his nephew Pip stay with them for a while until he calms down and gets over his broken heart. Her spouse, a former homicide detective, is now in school studying to get his PH.D in criminology. He is a part time private investigator and Amanda is learning to be on call they can supplement her income from Philly Prep.

Mischief Night is coming up soon but the atmosphere at the school is dark and foreboding as the senior students are not acting like themselves. Physics teacher Juan Reyes is complaining that equipment disappears and reappears and blames his students who think he is too hard and strict with them. Amanda is getting notes that point to something terrible happening at the Friday Mischief party at the school. Two female students who are supposedly best friends are constantly arguing and two males who were best buddies have a vicious altercation. Professor Reyes is seriously injured in what police think is an accident but is in reality a sadistic prank that viciously backfires on the students who caused it. All these happenings are linked but unless Amanda figures out what it all means, a terrible tragedy will occur.

Gillian Roberts has written another exciting mystery that demonstrates how a mob can rule and force their collective mindset on another person. After reading this book readers will understand how a Columbine situation can happen if stops aren't taken to prevent it. A HOLE IN JUAN is a chilling and terrifying storyline involving crimes that are beyond comprehension yet seem plausible. The protagonist takes action making her a true heroine.

Harriet Klausner

A Hole in Juan: An Amanda Pepper Mystery

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A Hole in Juan: An Amanda Pepper Mystery
Gillian Roberts
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OVJ2FO

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