Kaya: An American Girl : 1764 / Box Set

Customer Reviews:

Kaya: An American Girl.......2006-02-07

I started reading the Kaya books to my 6 year old daughter a few months ago, and she loves them. I like how the author takes the reader into the world of Native American culture in a way that is interesting to adults and children. My daughter practices saying the Nez Perce words, which are so conviently located in the glossary in the back of the book. It's helped to open up her world to other cultures right here in our own country. Kaya is a brave girl with anxieties who loves her family; not all that different from our own American girls of today! I highly recommend these books for mothers and daughters to read together when they're young, then have them read them again later on their own.

Kaya Boxed Set.......2004-01-25

I have this set. It is enjoyable because you don't have to take the books out from a libray. I took the first book out and I also took out the third( the second was taken out). Its nice to have a boxed set so you know where they all are. The books---I enjoyed them alot. But the only thing is that some of the books(like book 1) I didn't enjoy as much as the others. I give this boxed set a high 4 stars!

Excellent Books.......2003-10-15

Last Christmas, just after she turned 5, my daughter received the present she wanted most--the complete set of Kaya books, her first experience of the American Girls. We began reading them together right away, and she loved them. While the reading level is higher than most of the American Girls books, she had few problems with comprehension as I read the text aloud. She began using many of the Nez Perce words she learned from the story--for some time, her daddy became "Toe-Ta" and I was "Eetsa." Another reviewer complained about the Native American religious beliefs scattered about the text. I found these to be in context for the character (after all, what would one expect given the culture and the time?), and when our faith differs from what is written in the book, it made for some good discussion. Kaya is a character who comes across as real--she makes mistakes, she has doubts, frustrations, and fears. What makes her a great character is that she learns from her mistakes and meets her fears head on with courage. Katie and I look forward to reading more American Girls books together over the years. Our introduction to them has made us eager for more.

I'm stunned!.......2003-09-27

My nine-year-old daughter and I read the Kaya stories several months ago. Now I'm ordering an extra set for her school library.

This is one of the two or three best American Girl series. The stories couldn't be more gripping and believable; and Kaya couldn't be more delightful. The stories also do a wonderful job of teaching about the Nez Perce.

Now, placing my order, I'm stunned to discover that your two featured reviews are critical of these books. Very idiosyncratic reactions. Go to the children's section of any bookstore and ask the staff what their customers think. Girls love these stories.

Also, you might include in your "If you liked this book . . ." listings Kathleen Ernst's "Trouble at Fort LaPointe."

Fie on the reviewers who panned Kaya. They're mistaken.

hmmm..........2002-12-04

the book has alot of indian religious things cluttering it's pages. it was written on a very easy level compared to some of the other books. I was very dissapointed in the series. good morals were portrayed.

Great Illustrated Classics for Girls (20 Hardbound Volumes, Box Set)

Average customer rating:

Great Illustrated Classics for Girls (20 Hardbound Volumes, Box Set)

Manufacturer: Playmore Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Similar Items:

Great Illustrated Classics for Boys (20 Volume Box Set)

ASIN: 1590604016

Product Description

You won't find this rare, custom item anywhere else!!! The worlds most wonderful stories of love and friendship, of growing up, of endless excitement, have been fully illustrated and retold for todays young readers. Millions of girls have loved these stories, now packaged as a set of 20 hardcover books, sure to delight todays generation as they have countless others.

Perfect Victim: The True Story of "The Girl in the Box" by the D.A. That Prosecuted Her Captor

Average customer rating:

Scary that this could happen in Napa
Could have been better
depressing, yet uplifting
Interesting case! Book? Not so much.
The 'Oh, my God!' factor

Perfect Victim: The True Story of "The Girl in the Box" by the D.A. That Prosecuted Her Captor
Christine Mcguire , and Carla Norton
Manufacturer: Dell
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

General | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books

General | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books

True Crime | True Accounts | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

General | Mystery & Thrillers | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books

All 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0440204429
Release Date: 1989-07-01

Amazon.com

Some may find it unbelievable that a 20-year-old Oregon woman could be enslaved by a sexual sadist for seven years--that even after being able to move freely during the day, she would allow him to lock her into a wooden box every night. Perhaps it's a minor failing of this book that the authors do not elaborate on the psychology that made her such a "perfect victim." In other respects, though, the story is well told, with an impressive accumulation of details: the woman's capture, the tortures she endured, the brainwashing techniques, the fiendish contraptions her captor constructed, the slave contract he made her sign, and the increasingly strained relations within the peculiar family that included master, slave, wife, and child, all inside a single-wide trailer. As well-known attorney and author Vincent Bugliosi writes, "A gripping and disturbing story of the secret life of apparently normal people. At once, horrific and engrossing."

Customer Reviews:

Scary that this could happen in Napa.......2007-06-08

This book was great. It went through the whole story and didn't leave anything out. The ending was great although I got really mad at the girl for staying with him. I don't want to give too much away about the ending. It's amazing that this could happen in such a small town as Napa but it did! I live close by but at the time this occured I was living in Florida and didn't hear anything about it. It was recommended by a co-worker and I have passed this one on for many friends to read. If you like true crime then this is a great book!

Could have been better.......2007-05-11

This book was sadly disappointing. I was expecting this elaborate book. What I read was a giant mess. The author skipped back and forth from when she was kidnapped to the court case. It made for a big huge puzzle of confusion and was not as good as it could have potentially been! I actually went through and read all the parts of her being kidnapped and what she went through and then went back and read the court case at the end. Then it seemed to make more sense to me but I still feel like I want my money back so I can buy a good true crime book, by a good author like Ann Rule....then I know I won't be disappointed!

depressing, yet uplifting.......2007-05-01

Four stars for the book, five stars for the story and five stars from my dearest sympathy.

From beginning to end, I experienced only .001% of what the victim must have experienced. It was just a smidgen, but I felt sad and I wanted to reach out to her... as well as beat the snot out of the sadist.

It's heart-breaking at times, but also uplifting with splashes of teeth-bearing disgust. Very notable for a true crime book.

Interesting case! Book? Not so much........2007-03-13

The story of what happened to Colleen Stan really is horrendous, and so therefore this book is automatically pretty interesting. Trying to imagine years - YEARS - spent in darkness and sensory isolation, periodically broken by abuse and rape, is pretty terrifying. It is a wonder that Colleen Stan was able to hold it together in any way and retain some fragment of herself. That head box is pretty horrifying to think about.

The writing is where this book falls short. It was a very bad move, in my opinion, to switch back and forth from Colleen's ordeal to McGuire's life. It was silly; going from this poor girl's trauma to the young prosecutor's new job in a redneck office. I was really, really, PAINFULLY aware that the author WAS the prosecutor. Growing more and more frustrated with updates on her marriage, descriptions of her daughter, and illustrated moments (holding her baby while juxtaposed against a backdrop of hardcore porn is one of them) written in third person, I became a wee bit annoyed with this book.

But, the facts of this case, the details of the "Company", the empathy you feel for Colleen Stan and the urge to understand what happened within her mind, all outweigh the prosecutor/author's fascination with herself, and make for a very interesting book.

The 'Oh, my God!' factor.......2007-01-10

Christine Mcguire did a wonderful job of telling this horrible true story. The crimes committed against these two women are almost unbelievable. I had a hard time putting the book down, because I became so ingrossed into finding out what happened. I needed to know if Colleen was able to move on with her life. Colleen is a remarkable woman. The only thing that I did not feel was necessary was all the information of the writer's life, while prosecuting this case. I felt that it took away some of the attention from the main story, and really wasn't something that the reader would really care about.

Average customer rating:

Faux Rei
Yet Another Great Rei Book
Rei is getting off the mark
Rei is a delightful character
an entertaining read

Girl in a Box
Sujata Massey
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

General | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books

Women Sleuths | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books

General | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0060765143
Release Date: 2006-08-29

Book Description

"It's taken me almost a whole lifetime to become a decent liar."

Award-winning author Sujata Massey is back with a delicious blend of mystery and contemporary women's fiction, and in Girl in a Box, Japanese-American sleuth Rei Shimura is on her most dangerous outing yet.

Chronically underemployed Rei takes a freelance gig with a Washington, D.C., alphabet agency that just might have ties to the CIA. Her mission, should she choose to accept it, is to go undercover as a clerk in a big Tokyo department store. It's a tricky and risky assignment, but it also gives Rei the opportunity to check out all the latest fashions and use her store discount to indulge her shopping impulses.

Meanwhile, she's listening in on conversations not meant for her and crashing a conference she's not invited to. She winds up fending off the advances of a couple of the store's executives who seem to be fascinated by her navel ring. When her cover is blown, Rei is in big trouble, and it will take all her resourcefulness and unorthodox methods to unmask a killer.

Customer Reviews:

Faux Rei.......2007-05-31

It's been seven-and-a-half years since we were first introduced to intrepid girl sleuth with an international flair, Rei Shimura, in "The Salaryman's Wife". So much has happened to Rei since then: she started her own successful antiques business; deeply loved and lost two men; been kidnapped, nearly stabbed; poisoned; nearly burnt to death in an arson fire; pushed down a flight of subway stairs, thrown out of a speeding car, & nearly drowned in a typhoon-swollen river. She has had her picture in the tabloid press, been deported for breaking into a hotel room; broken an engagement (twice) and lost her lover's baby.

Rei has only aged a year to every two of ours out in reader land, taking her from 27 to 30 years old. Still, with all that, and her twenties now behind her, one would expect this slightly older Rei to be slightly wiser, too, and have an adventure worthy of all her growing life experience. I found "Girl in a Box" disappointing on that score. This installment finds Rei back in Tokyo, posing as the 'perfect' department store employee: a 23-year-old well-bred and immaculately-groomed girl still living at home with her parents. Her mission: to gather intelligence about potential organized crime activity on behalf of the American government. Since it comes as a surprise to no one that the Japanese mafia ('yakuza') has its fingers in every major profit-making concern in Japanese interests both domestic and abroad, the conceit that it's so shocking to the fictitious government agency that employs Rei that they'd go to ridiculous lengths to imperil her life by sending her in to gather intel is the only real mystery here. Rei as a covert ops agent alone strains credulity; allegedly she has been spending 6 months in spy school, but she's not very good at it, as she manages to make frequent blunders as called for by the plot in order to maximize her peril. For all her blundering about on the job, evidently she slips so effortlessly into her cover, aided by a super-glam makeup job and new haircut, that no one ever questions her identity. Rather odd, since her quaint non-native pronunciation & her functional illiteracy in reading written Japanese have always made her stand out and struggle in the past. Rei is just not convincing as either a department store doll or a spy. A large part of Rei's prickly charm is missing in this installment; her complete lack of introspection becomes grating--it was only two books ago that Rei had a miscarriage & ended her relationship with Hugh for good(again), but there's no hint of that water under the bridge. Indeed, there is no connection to any of Rei's past life at all, save one brief appearance each of Aunt Norie and BFF Richard Randall. It's rather instructive that Rei is posing as a 23-year-old here, because Massey has essentially erased most of the last 7 years like they never happened.

The best part of any Rei adventure for me is always the Japanese cultural tidbits. Through Rei's exploits I have learned a great deal about antique Japanese woodwork; kimono, ikebana; comic book culture & the battles 'half-blooded' people fight daily in that society. This book focuses on the modern Japanese obsession with mass consumerism, a facet that is neither flattering to the Japanese people nor particularly interesting. Having spent 6 years in Japan, I can say that Ms. Massey's cultural details and the physical aspects of her locations have been spot-on so far. I never had the funds to shop in the upscale department stores such as the one Rei works in here, but it still fails to engage me on a level of her other books. I do wonder whether the real Mitsutan Department store, an actual company, and the Japanese equivilent of Macy's, has any issues with being raked over the coals as a hotbed of underworld criminal activity? That would be a severe loss of face for them, even if the work is entirely fictional.

As a stand-alone work, "Girl in a Box" is a pleasant-enough outing. But for those of us familiar with Rei's milieu, this effort falls far short of what we are accustomed to seeing. I don't think any of us are ready, either, to see Rei replace Hugh so quickly with her older boss, no matter how attractive he might be. Let's hope that Rei makes good on her plan to quit the spy agency and return to her first love of antiques. The antiques world desperately needs her, but the espionage world is better off if she stays as far away as possible. I'm also gunning for a return to the picture of Rei's estranged lover, Hugh Glendinning. Rei might not want to admit it, but even if those two are often like sushi & Guinness, they belong together.

Yet Another Great Rei Book.......2007-04-05

In this new adventure, the reader has the opportunity to read on the makings of a new spy. How carefully the cover story and the training have to be develop a "personality profile". Then, the reader is allowed to stoll in the poshiest department store in Japan, thru the cover of Rei as an employee. Its a delightful book that grabs your attention since the first page. Rei's character is growing older and more complex. Yes she has made a lot of mistakes, but to me that is what makes her more interesting and fresh...i never know how she is going to react! That is what keeps me reading.
There is something to be said about the careful description of garment labels. It is a very Japanese thing to do; it seems many Japanese are enamored about couture names. It is only normal that our Rei Shimura is also very interested in them too!
I am eagerly awaiting for the next book!

Rei is getting off the mark.......2007-03-16

I have read all of the Rei Shimura books and have enjoyed all but the last two tremendously. Rei is an engaging and surprising character--completely unstereotypical, as are her interesting parents and family. But, it was extremely disappointing that the relationship with Hugh ended, and Rei's character and the plotlines are increasingly problematical. I do not believe Rei as an undercover operative and Michael is too boring a character for words. There are so many interesting adventures Rei could have. Why not make her a reporter for a bilingual US/Japan magazine? She could develop into an art consultant and extend the series in that direction. How about a brief (tragic?) marriage to a Japanese man? Rei's self-absorption and character flaws grow increasingly irksome as she enters her 30's. Time to grow up. Hugh was the perfect foil for Rei--bring him back, please!

Rei is a delightful character.......2007-03-16

Rei is a delightful character, youthful and mature at the same time, and she is why I enjoyed this novel quite a bit. While I have little interest in fashion myself, I got caught up in Rei's interest. The importance of Japanese culture to the story is a definite plus, and the writing is very competent, competent enough to make Rei a credible character. The plot makes sense once you are willing to accept the secret organization which is Rei's employer, and why this organization would take on the mission it did. The novel has a very mediocre beginning, but gets much better once Rei makes it to Japan and begins her employment in the department store; the mystery aspect becomes important, and even suspenseful, at about the time Rei meets the Indian MBA, which is well along in the book.

an entertaining read.......2007-03-09

I look forward to each of Rei's new adventures. This latest one did not disappoint me.

Average customer rating:

Fabulous!!

A Box Full of Lilly

Manufacturer: Greenwillow
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Humorous | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

Picture Books | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

ASIN: 006112852X
Release Date: 2006-10-17

Book Description

Lilly has starred in two picture books with her name in the title: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse and Lilly's Big Day. Now these two hardcover books are available in A Box Full of Lilly. The sturdy slipcase features art by Kevin Henkes and the package includes a limited edition print (of Lilly, of course) that is suitable for framing.

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous!!.......2006-12-07

I bought Box Full of Lilly because my daughter's name is Lilly...but it turns out it was a GREAT set of books & we love it...there is really a lesson in each book that a kid can understand & it is told in a very nice way. We are adding more books by Kevin Henkes the Author to our wish list. I enjoy reading it as much as she enjoys listening if you know what I mean...

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Box Set: "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" "Tears of the Giraffe" "Morality for Beautiful Girls"

Average customer rating:

Excellent reading!
The NO. 1 Ladies Detective Agenc Box Set
as fresh as a palm tree in spring
The world's most non-stop pleasant novel series
An Outstanding Series!

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Box Set: "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" "Tears of the Giraffe" "Morality for Beautiful Girls"
Alexander Mccall Smith
Manufacturer: Anchor
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Women Sleuths | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books

General | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books

Mystery & Thrillers | Boxed Sets | Formats | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0679789758
Release Date: 2003-10-28

Book Description

The first three books in Alexander MCCall Smith's beloved bestselling series, featuring Mma Precious Ramotswe, the traditionally built, eminently sensible, cunning proprietor of the only ladies' detective agency in Botswana, are now available in a beautifully designed boxed set.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent reading!.......2006-08-28

This is one of the best books I have read in a long time - I couldn't put it down. I would definitely recommend this book to others.

The NO. 1 Ladies Detective Agenc Box Set.......2006-03-10

I love the box set . It is a great gift for any young adult or adult. I have finished " The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency" and really enjoyed it. I would recommend these books to anyone.

as fresh as a palm tree in spring.......2006-01-08

This is a great collection of books, light, fresh and funny enough, and the writing is cheerful and simple. 5 stars is not enough, plus, it feeds the love for one's country and values.

The world's most non-stop pleasant novel series.......2005-10-23

Need to calm down, cheer up, chill out or get happy? You can't go wrong with any of the books in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. They are reliably interesting, likable and uplifting. These are the stories of Precious Ramotswe, a substantial lady of extreme common sense and compassion who makes other people's problems are her own. I highly recommend these books; can't imagine anybody who wouldn't like them!

An Outstanding Series!.......2005-08-30

Anyone wanting to read a fascinating book about life in Africa with "homespun" wisdom that is extremely relaxing and enjoyable to read will love this series about Precious Ramotswe and her life in Botswana. She is a delightful character, experiencing life's sorrows, troubles, and joys while maintaining a deep reverence and gratitude for life. After reading this set, I could hardly wait to read the next three - "The Kalahari Typing School for Men," "The Full Cupboard of Life," and "In The Company of Cheerful Ladies." I now can only hope that Alexander McCall Smith will write more books in this delightful series!

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters

Average customer rating:

Great Book
The view of a twelve year old gymnast
It is how gymnastics is
THE CHANGE OF GYMNASTIC
behind the glamour

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters
Joan Ryan
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Gymnastics | Individual Sports | Sports | Subjects | Books

Ice Skating & Figure Skating | Winter Sports | Sports | Subjects | Books

General | Sports | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0446676829

Book Description

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes portrays the horrors endured by girls at the hands of their coaches and sometimes their own families. An acclaimed expose that has already helped reform Olympic sportsnow updated to reflect the latest developments in womens gymnastics and figure skatingit continues to plead for sanity, safety and an end to the obsession: winning at any cost.

Customer Reviews:

Great Book.......2007-04-02

So I didn't actually want to read this book, but had to for a class I was taking...

It was great! Absolutely loved the book!!!

Gave me a lot of insight into a very competitive gymnast friend of mine :)

The view of a twelve year old gymnast.......2006-07-22

I am a 12-year-old elite gymnast, in training for the 2012 Olympics!

Here are some amazing things in this book.

Did you know that a young gymnast called Adriana was murdered by her coach?

It does not, however, tell the story of Australian gymnast Sophie Gilligan, who at 13 looked 6. An Olympic prospect at age 13, but she was turned down by the olympic selectors because she was too young. Her obese stage mother told the tiny, 66-pound Sophie off. Later that day, the depressed, sad Sophie beat both her mother and her cute, chubby 4-year-old sister Molli to death, then committed suicide. She was a great and promising gymnast, and we lost her.

It is how gymnastics is.......2006-04-29

I know that many gymnasts are anarexec, but that is just that happens in gymnastics.

It is sad, but you must be thin and small to be a perfect gymnast, and they will just keep getting smaller, thinner and younger. I am twelve, but I have reached puberty, so I will never be the ideal gymnast.

MAny gymnasts do not fit the mould of tiny thin and light. I mean when i was only ten, i was ideal, at four feet and six inches and probably 52pound sprite. But now I have grown to 4feet 10 inches and about 108 pounds, so I will never be able to be what i was when i was ten.

It is sad that the womanly, graceful gymnasts are not considered good as the tiny, tumbling pixies. But that is just how gymnasyics. Soon, 8-11 year old gymnasts will be big names, like nz gymnast Lily West, junior New Zealand champion at age 9.

Now, gymnastical girls are coming in as young as 9-10 years. They are tiny, maybe 36 pounds at 10! And they are thin and flat chested. Because that is the ideal gymnast.

THE CHANGE OF GYMNASTIC.......2006-03-28

Olivia was eleven. she wanted to be a gymnast so she was watching olga Korbut live at the olymips she noticed that Olga Korbut was skinny and perpurspent at 36kg .but olivia had breasts and hips and was plump at 120 pounds but she wanted to be a gymnast but if olga changed gymnastic she could not join, because the sport would be for tiny skinny preprubesnt girls aged 13-15 that they would stary gymnastics at age3,4,5,6,. It would be too late for Olivia sha hd to stop olga so she ran onto the floor and olga's feet plummeted into her fat stomach and Olgs Korbut was mad and she jumped on Olivias tummy and olivia felt allhot and sick she rubbed her sore tummy but she sicked all over the floor and since olga jumped and upset olivia's tummy she also had diarea as she was sicking.

and that is the story of how olivia missed her chance at the olumpics and lots of other girls too

behind the glamour.......2005-11-09

Ever see a gymnast or a figure skater on TV and wonder just how they got their bodies to do that? This book goes behind the scenes and charts the often painful steps these girls go through on the road to the Olympics. It isn't pretty. The various subjects Ryan profiled developed eating disorders in record numbers, as well as exacerbated injuries while refusing to rest. Ryan describes the abuse these girls suffer at the hands of their coaches and parents, who push them relentlessly to be the best. In one example, an Olympic hopeful became paralyzed attempting a vault that was too difficult for her level of expertise, and who eventually died as a result. And figure
skating has its share of horror stories, the Nancy Kerrigan-Tonya Harding being the most famous. Ryan calls for reforms, noting that girls are still children and their welfare must be looked after. It's impossible to watch gymnastics or figure skating after reading this book without looking for the pain behind the cheers and smiling faces.

Mexican Calendar Girls Postcard Box: 30 Postcards

Average customer rating:

Mexican Calendar Girls Postcard Box: 30 Postcards
Angela Villalba
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Card Book

General | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Subjects | Books

Postcards | Accessories | Formats | Books

General | Reference | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books

All 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books

Postcards | Book Accessories | Our Favorites | Gift Ideas
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0811853543

Book Description

Featuring elegant Aztec princesses, rough and rowdy vaqueras (cowgirls), and a bit of everything in between, the vibrant postcards in this collection of vintage calendar art illustrate the energy of Mexico's wide-ranging traditions perfect for sending to history enthusiasts as well as lovers of Latin American art and culture.

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo Keepsake Box (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo)

Average customer rating:

Katie Kazoo box set 1-5

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo Keepsake Box (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo)
Nancy E. Krulik
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

ASIN: 0448439786

Book Description

Read all about Katie's super-silly switcheroo adventures in the first five books of this series! This great set includes #1 Anyone But Me; #2 Out to Lunch; #3 Oh, Baby!; #4 Girls Don't Have Cooties; and #5 I Hate Rules!

Customer Reviews:

Katie Kazoo box set 1-5.......2006-03-24

My daughter loves this series. This box set is very cute.

Average customer rating:

Beautiful and imaginative pictures.

The Ballot Box Battle (Dragonfly Books)
Emily Arnold Mccully
Manufacturer: Dragonfly Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Issues | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books

All 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0679893121
Release Date: 1998-10-13

Book Description

From Caldecott medalist Emily Arnold McCully comes the inspiring story of Cordelia, a young girl whose relationship with her neighbor, the great suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, inspires her to a remarkable act of courage.

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful and imaginative pictures........1999-03-17

This story takes place in the late 1800's when Mrs. Stanton-the famous women's rights activist-was still alive. It deals with a young girl, Cordelia, who wants to ride Mrs. Stanton's horse. Mrs. Stanton instead of letting her ride the horse tells her about her childhood experiences. Mrs. Stanton also also makes a great impact on Cordelia when she tries to vote and is not allowed. This in turn inspires Cordelia to stand up for herself.

It is a well-written story that shows what life was like for women before they got to vote. It shows that injustices can be overcome when we put our minds to it and when we don't let what others say get in our way of realizing our dreams. This would be a good story to read to 5th and 6th graders as an introduction to American history in this century.

The pictures are beautiful. They recall images of a by-gone era. It is interesting that men and boys are painted in darker colors, while Cordelia wears lighter colors.

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books