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Barefoot Gen Volume Five: The Never-Ending War (Paperback) 16 reviews
Keiji Nakazawa
Last Gasp, 2008
WE MUST READ THIS BOOK AS WE WONDER WHY OUR WAR DOES NOT ESTABLISH PEACE
In our present time this portal to the topic of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and our nature as the only nation to build and to use nuclear weapons, and against strictly civilian population centers may inform our moral consideration of the present failure of our total war alone against civilians to establish a peaceful and stable and democratic society.
This present volume serves as an excellent ...
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Barefoot, Escape on the Underground Railroad11 reviews
Pamela Duncan Edwards
HarperCollins Publishers, 1997
Wonderful book to illustrate point of view
I ordered this book to use as a read aloud with my fifth grade's class study of the Civil War. Little did I know that it would be a valuable tool for teaching point of view. This is a wonderfully suspenseful short of a young slave's escape through the woods on his way to the first stop on the Underground Railroad. What makes this story unique is that it is told from the forest animals' ...
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Country Living Barefoot Summers: Reflections on Home, Family, and Simple Pleasures11 reviews
Faith Andrews Bedford
Hearst, 2005
Teacher finds wonderful ideas in this book
As a long time reader of Country Living I have enjoyed Faith Andrews Bedford's stories very much. But not until I bought this book did I realize how many wonderful ideas for projects for children she incorporated into her stories. I did not begin to subscribe until 2000 but realize that her column "Kids in the Country" has been a part of that magazine for many years. And, obviously, I'd missed ...
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The Mountains of Tibet18 reviews
Mordicai Gerstein
Barefoot Books Ltd, 1987
Perfect, uplifting story for age 6+ explaining death and rebirth
Gorgeous illustrations and a truly beautiful story make this book a rare treasure in Children's literature. A valuable addition to the book collection of Buddhist parented children. Explains the process of death and rebirth/reincarnation in a gentle and interesting way. Not weird at all and so suitable for children of non-Buddhist background as well as it provides an valuable insight as to how ...
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Real Ponies Don't Go Oink11 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Henry Holt & Co, 1991
'Pass out laughing' funny
'Pass out laughing' funny
I have always thought that Patrick McManus is the funniest writer on the planet. I read his stories when I need to laugh or relax. Sometimes I irritate my wife by reading it in bed. I try not to laugh out loud, but I only succeed in sounding like I am trying to muffle continuous sneezes.
However, not everyone gets it. I have been shocked by watching people read ...
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Fourth Uncle in the Mountain: A Memoir of a Barefoot Doctor in Vietnam12 reviews
Marjorie Pivar, Quang Van Nguyen
St. Martin's Press, 2004
Medicine for Body, Heart and Spirit
Fourth Uncle in the Mountain -- A Memoir of a Barefoot Doctor in Vietnam reveals a world that has all but disappeared in most of Asia, a world where Buddhas, earth spirits and shamans are as real as the food you eat and the bed you sleep in. The book itself opens in a trance, where Quang addresses the "flesh-eating sun" and makes the clouds "bang into each another." When I lived in Taiwan 25 ...
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I Took the Moon for a Walk17 reviews
Carolyn Curtis
Barefoot Books, 2004
This book is oft quoted in our home...
Such a delight - the boys quote this books often...what a wonderful childhood memory this will be. Such a gift!
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Making Natural Hoof Care Work for You25 reviews
Pete Ramey
Star Ridge Publishing, 2003
Great book about natural hoof care.
Our farrier recommended this book for us to read. My daughter leases a horse that foundered and fortunatly it was caught fairly early but she still had hoof issues. The farrier wanted to continue her barefoot and told us that this book would explain why. I have to say that the book is an easy read and the explaination was great. Our Bella is doing fine and I highly recommend this book to ...
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Dancing Barefoot120 reviews
Wil Wheaton
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004
Dancing Barefoot or Why Wil Wheaton ROCKS
This book is great. Any fan of Wil's should check it out. Anyone who hates Wil should check it out to find out why Wil Wheaton ROCKS.
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Bear on a Bike12 reviews
Stella Blackstone
Barefoot Books, 2007
beautiful pictures, nice story
We recently got this book out of our public library and I must say that it is a big hit with all of us. We (my son, my husband, and I) absolutely love the pictures and the text. I think this is a wonderful book that will get lots of mileage.
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Cooking with Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon9 reviews
Jules Bass
Barefoot Books Ltd, 1999
an entertaining book
Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon, has published a book of recipes for children! Cooking With Herb the Vegetarian Dragon: A Cookbook for Kids is an entertaining book containing 22 recipes that children can make – with the help or supervision of grown-ups. This book is a nice companion to Herb, The Vegetarian Dragon. In this book Herb serves up various, nutritious dishes including ...
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Mother Goose Remembers6 reviews
Dave Townsend
Barefoot Books, 2001
My favorite book
This is such a beautiful book, it sits on MY bookshelf. I do LOVE to read this with our children, 6, 3, 1, years old. Mother Goose offers something to all age groups. All of the familiar poems and stories are here, as well as a few not-so-familiar entries. The best part of the book, however, is the illustrations. The book is exquisitely illustrated with the look of felt patchwork pictures. We all ...
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The Feelings and Imagination of a Barefoot Boy Still Inside My Head! Poems and Short Stories for Boys and ...6 reviews
Richard W. Carlson, Kevin Carlson
Authors Choice Press, 2001
Imaginative! Very highly recommended
Author Richard W. Carlson Jr. Brings echoes of maturity to freshly imaginative short stories and poetry in THE FEELINGS AND IMAGINATION OF BAREFOOT BOY STILL INSIDE MY HEAD. The sparkling ingenuous voice of remembered youth sparkles, recapturing the best of childhood and strongest of memories in a startling original record certain to please young readers. The rhythm and rhyme keep the tempo ...
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Barefoot on Holy Ground: Twelve Lessons in Spiritual Craftsmanship6 reviews
Gloria Karpinski
Wellspring/Ballantine, 2001
Gets to the essence. . .
Barefoot on Holy Ground is a book that helps us remember what we already know and glean new pearls of wisdom that can help us walk our personal path with courage, discernment, and trust. It doesn't matter how "far along the path" you feel you are, or even if you have just taken the first step, this book offers signposts, resting places, and encouragements (but no shortcuts!) that can help further ...
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The Boy Who Stuck Out His Tongue7 reviews
Edith Tarbescu
Barefoot Books Ltd, 2000
A Charming Folk Tale
The son of the peddler's widow is a lazy and unhelpful boy. When his mother calls him in from playing in the snow to help her light a fire in the stove, he sticks out his tongue and runs away from her. As she chases him, he trips and falls in the deep snow and his tongue sticks to a cold iron fence. The poor boy is stuck and his mother doesn't know how to set him free. She runs into the ...
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One Moose, Twenty Mice9 reviews
Clare Beaton
Barefoot Books Ltd, 1999
Outstanding picture book
My 2-year-old son has loved this book since he got it more than a year ago, and I love it too. The pictures are beautiful and fun to look at on their own, but now we like to count the animals on each page. Looking for the cat hiding on each page is the best part of all.
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Motherbridge of Love7 reviews
Xinran
Barefoot Books, 2007
An Eloquent, Touching Tribute
Motherbridge of Love is a masterfully illustrated and touchingly eloquent tribute to both birth and adoptive mothers. This beautifully illustrated version of a fairly well-known poem truly illustrates how the love of two women for one child come together to make the child who she is...the result of both of their love...expressed in very different ways.
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Bear in a Square6 reviews
Stella Blackstone
Barefoot Books, 2006
Great baby book
I have this book as a board book, which is good because it's appropriate as a "baby's first" type of book. I just love it and my one year old just loves the bright pictures. When I put it down to get another one, he points to it again. The rhyming text is wonderful and the pictures are really cool and artsy and bright. My 3-year old also likes it because she understands how to find and count ...
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Goddesses10 reviews
Burleigh Muten
Barefoot Books, 2003
Unique
Folk Epic. Upper elementary.
This book contains folk stories about goddesses from many lands and is an A-Z (The Iroquois Aataentsic to the Czechoslovakian Zorya). Some of the goddesses seem to have epic proportions. The book tells how to pronounce each name.
Illustrations show stunning, delicate, strong, powerful women from all lands. Gorgeous art work.
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Boy Who Grew Flowers8 reviews
Jennifer Wojtowicz
Barefoot Books, 2005
An amazing story with a message about the beauty within
The boy who grew flowers is a wonderful tale that children and parents will enjoy together. The main characters Rink and Angelina will steal your heart from the beginning. Its universal message about the beauty inside us all is especially positive for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider. Buy this book!
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