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2 reviews
Bam Schildkraut

Operation Outreach-USA Press, 2007

Hard subject to deal with, very well written!
This is not an easy subject to deal with for adults as well as children. The book is very well written. I would highly recommend it to anyone with children or grandchildren that has or will soon be dealing with the loss of a pet or loved one.

Madam Secretary, Frances Perkins

2 reviews
George Whitney Martin

Houghton Mifflin (T), 1983

A brilliantly written biography
George Martin has written a deeply intelligent, very well researched, scholarly biography of Perkins. Using Perkins' Papers at Columbia University he offers eloquent antedote as well as well constructed historical context for Perkins' contributions & life. Superbly written, wonderfully scholarly, well worth the read.

Big Ernie's New Home: A Story for Children Who Are Moving

3 reviews
Teresa Martin, Whitney Martin

Magination Press, 2006

A Classic in Every Sense
Teresa and Whitney Martin have given parents a book that is not only an artistic masterpiece, but a wonderful teaching tool. The writing is simple and direct, but has a subtely of humor and detail that makes the characters come alive and delivers a strong emotional impact. As for the illustrations, I can't say enough about the vivid, painterly style, the exciting compositions, and the ...

The companion to twentieth-century opera

1 review
George Whitney Martin

Dodd, Mead, 1984

Opera Lover's Necessity
Opera buffs are certainly aware of the incredible increase in the popularity of opera all across America. What they may not be aware of is why this welcome phenomenon has occurred. This book provides considerable insight into the `why' and `how', as well as the `who'. The construction of The Opera Companion makes it a reference work `par excellence'. Part One provides a series of essays which ...

Pumpkin Hill

2 reviews
Elizabeth Spurr

Holiday House, 2006

A hit with my 4 yo
So often the poetry in children's books is strained and forced, but not this one. The language is very poetic and fun to read. It's the type of book that could really teach a child to love language. It is also a big hit with my 4 year old who loves the roly-poly pumpkins -- when she saw pumpkins at the supermarket for Halloween she said "behold, a golden avalanche", referring to the cascade of ...

Cory Stories: A Kid's Book About Living With Adhd

8 reviews
Jeanne Kraus

Magination Press, 2004

Excellent!
A wonderful book that helps children and even adults understand what it feels like to have ADHD. I think it really helped by 6 year old son understand that he is not alone in how he feels with this disorder. For the past two years we didn't know what was wrong with him, we thought that maybe he was just really hyper. When his teachers told us that his behavior was so bad at school they were ...

An Undone Fairy Tale

14 reviews
Ian Lendler

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2005

A wonderful "read aloud" book
This book is an great choice for a short read aloud. The illustrations tell the "story" behind the story and children (and adults!) will be waiting to see what will happen next! It's perfect for children ages 5-10, but I have also used it with middle school students as an intro to a fairy tale unit.

Finding the Right Spot: When Kids Can't Live With Their Parents

5 reviews
Janice Levy

American Psychological Association (APA), 2004

Right on Target
Finding the Right Spot has a double meaning in this superb book of the same name. It is a story of disappointment and reconciliation for a little girl placed in foster care and the dog who is unapproachable until she finds just the right place to touch him. Geared towards ages 6 through 12, Finding the Right Spot by Janice Levy teaches the reader to grasp the perspective of a child who cannot ...

Let George Do It!

8 reviews
George Foreman, Fran Manushkin

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2005

funny, funny book
At last, a celeb book with a true sense of humor. I'm as tired of celeb publishing as the next one, but this book made me laugh out loud, and kids "get" the joke of all those Georges running around getting things done - and redone (the baby keeps getting bathed). It would take a real Scrooge to downplay this delightful romp, with its funny text and hilarious illustrations..

The Birds Of The Latin Poets
Ernest Whitney Martin

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, ...

Aspects of Verdi
George Whitney Martin

Dodd Mead, 1988

This collection of original essays ranges widely among the composer's interests and achievements: from his religious views to his skill as a cook, from the politics that galvanized him to the poetry that inspired him, from his earliest compositions to his final masterwork, Falstaff, completed at the age of 80. Drawing on original research and scholarship, this book also contains two of Verdi's early works, never before published in this form; a ...

Causes and conflicts;: The centennial history of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1870-1970
George Whitney Martin

Houghton Mifflin, 1970

More than a century ago over 200 leading lawyers met in a schoolroom on Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Sixth Street to organize the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. They were hot with reform and with the sting of professional shame. Boss Tweed and his cronies were not only robbing the city?s treasury, but, worse, were also corrupting the courts and judges. Boss Tweed and his gang were routed but not without a long struggle and the help ...

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