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The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups
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"Don't jump on your bed!" "Don't bite your nails!" Parents sure seem to have a lot of rules. To make matters worse, the reasons behind the rules often don't seem to make any sense. Could there be other, secret purposes behind these perpetual parental pleadings? Such is the premise of David Wisniewski's The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups, w... »
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Golem
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Golem is the Hebrew word for shapeless man. According to Jewish legend, the renowned scholar and teacher Rabbi Loew used his powers to create a Golem from clay in order to protect his people from persecution in the ghettos of 16th-century Prague. (This was the time of the Blood Lie, when hostile gentiles claimed that Jews were mixing the blood of Chris... »
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This book was read to our group of "age over 50" adults touring Guatemala by our guide on the trip; and it swept us up into the culture of the Maya, whose beautiful land and ruins we were visiting. The illustrations are truly magical. Give this to someone who is about to see Guatemala or the South of Mexico. Lovely!!... »
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Tough Cookie
This book is hard to rate. If it were for adults, as a novelty, it would clearly be five stars. For teenagers who have discovered "hard-boiled" detectiv... »
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Sundiata: Lion King of Mali
My history teacher read us this book and thought it was great. I hope to own it some day. also the pictures are beautiful.... »
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Ducky
If you were a man like David Wisniewski and you had just created the emotionally and physically exhausting Caldecott winning "Golem", (a book which deals ... »
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Master Man : A Tall Tale of Nigeria
"Once there was a man who was strong," begins this energetic, comic-strip style adaptation of a Nigerian tall tale. Bragging to his wife one day,... »
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The Wave of the Sea-Wolf
The illustrations are all from cut out paper -- very intricate and visually interesting. The story includes danger (readers should be ready to deal with d... »
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Elfwyn's Saga
This little book is an original story which unfortunately misses the boat on some important areas. The heroine, Elfwyn, has a nice Anglo-Saxon name, whic... »
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