Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Children of the Sun (Giant Edition) (Information Books)

Children of the Sun (Giant Edition) (Information Books) Review



Packed with information, this book opens before us like a tunnel through space, enabling us to make a fascinating tour of the planets in our solar system. A fascinating three-dimensional model of our solar system that invites children to study interesting data about each of the planets.


Sunday, May 8, 2011

The Little Giants: U.S. Escort Carriers Against Japan (Bluejacket Books)

The Little Giants: U.S. Escort Carriers Against Japan (Bluejacket Books) Review



The substantial accomplishments of the U.S. Navy's mini-carriers in such battles as Leyte Gulf, Guadalcanal, the Marianas, and Okinawa never gained the attention given the fast carriers, but there is little question that their vital operations played an important role in the Pacific campaign. These remarkably versatile vessels--called CVEs, baby flattops, and even jeeps--hunted submarines, escorted convoys, provided air support, and performed dozens of other tasks that are vividly described in this book. Based on interviews with the CVE crewmen and on war diaries, ship histories, and other documents, it tells a moving story of escort carrier operations, from the work of the first CVEs to their final assignment transporting GIs home after the war. Seldom-seen photographs add to this fascinating portrait of the little giants.


Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The Little Giant Book of Tongue Twisters (Little Giant Books)

The Little Giant Book of Tongue Twisters (Little Giant Books) Review



Tangle your tongue and tickle your funny bone with hundreds of wacky word combinations. This crazy A-Z collection contains plenty of funny phrases, ridiculous rhymes, and silly sentences. Challenge your mouth muscles as you attempt to say these tongue twisters quickly, correctly, and more than once! Think your tongue can take it? Try these: * "Bennie bought a bright brown blouse for Bonnie, but Bonnie believed Bennie bought a better bright blue blouse for Betty." * "I saw Esau kissing Kate. Fact is, we all three saw. I saw Esau, he saw me, and she saw I saw Esau." * "Nine nimble nobleman nibbled nuts." * "Mr. Spinks thinks the sphinx stinks." With plenty of zany illustrations to add to the fun, this little giant collection of jumbo speech jumblers will keep you and your friends cracking up for hours. Remember, when it comes to tongue twisters, the tougher the better! So rev up your vocal chords, loosen your lips, and get ready to trip over your tongue and have lots of laughs. 352 pages, 340 b/w illus., 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.