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3 comments about Happy Birthday Biscuit.

1. I am so used to the "I Can Read" Biscuit stories that I was surprised by this one which features more words and longer sentences. In fact, it wasn't until I checked and rechecked the cover that I realized it was a read-aloud book (lol).
   
   That said, it could be used for a practice reader for advanced kindergarteners or first graders. Three pages of text follow so you can judge for yourself:
   
   "Now it's time for birthday treats," said the
   little girl. "Make a wish, Biscuit."
   
   Woof!
   
   "Funny puppy! You want to open your birthday presents!"
   
   Four Stars. Nice Read-aloud that should appeal to older babies and toddlers. I wouldn't purchase it for kindergarteners or older children unless I was going to use it as a practice reader. In general, the "Booklist" review does a very good job in summarizing the book.



2. Biscuit is a perfectly adorable puppy and this is him and his little owner girl celebrating his birthday with a pack of his friends from his other adventures. Unfortunately the story seems a bit short, since they included some "activity" pages in the back instead of making a larger book. Such once-offs as activity pages should be kept to disposable mediums as coloring books and not included in a keepsake item like this. Once the kids take the markers and crayons to it to do the "activities" the rest of the book is only asking to get colored on as well, and it made the book shorter as well.
   
   My daughter likes the title but it seems too short in comparision with others, and the price. There's just not enough to it. A Biscuit birthday should be a bit more exciting than this.



3. My daughter has a Biscuit Easter book. It was one of her first books...and is really worn out b/c she's flipped the pages so many times. I was very excited to find this book as we approached her first birthday. I was expecting to get a board book, possibly with some "touch and feel" like the Easter book. Instead I received a hard cover book with standard weight pages. I returned it. The book would have been demolished in less than a week.
   
   This is not so much a negative review regarding the book, more of a word of caution.

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2 comments about Happy New Year, Everywhere.

1. From the Critics From School Library Journal Gr 2-5-Through interesting text and colorful, dynamic illustrations, this excellent offering briefly describes traditional New Year's celebrations and customs in 20 countries. The introduction explains that varying cultures observe different calendars and seasonal celebrations. Each spread highlights a different country, providing the dates of the observance; the name of the holiday; the traditional greeting (with a helpful pronunciation key); and a related game, recipe, song, or craft. Simple, colorful line drawings illustrate the projects and a world map pinpoints the location of each celebration. Festive side borders with stars and fireworks adorn each page. This title's particular strengths are the activities and the lengthy bibliography. A book that will greatly enhance research projects or study units.- Betsy Barnett, Eads School District, CO Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information. From Children's Literature New Year's traditions vary around the globe. In this informational picture book, the author presents customs that may be unfamiliar to most Americans. Twenty countries are featured; each has a double-page spread that includes a small world map to identify its location. Some basic information is given at the beginning of each section-the date(s) on which the New Year is celebrated, the name for the New Year, and the pronunciation for a New Year greeting in the country's native language. Historical nuggets about each country and how it typically celebrates the New Year are contained in a short text. An accompanying activity is included for each country; these are simple and varied (traditional foods to make, crafts, games, and music). The illustrated instructions for each activity are easy to follow and require common supplies. This book is a very useful follow-up to an instructional unit about New Year's celebrations around the world. 2000, The Millbrook Press. Ages 4 to 10. Reviewer: Carol Lynch



2. It's difficult to review a title I STILL haven't received!
   A Happy New year book that arrives this late in Jan. is useless.......

1 comments about Columbus Day (American Holidays).

1. Christopher Columbus is revered more in the United States than probably any other place in the Western Hemisphere. This is because he is perceived as the embodiment of American values, rugged individualism, courage, initiative persistance and ingenuity. Yet, in reality, he was a much more complex figure and his legacy is checkered, although his courage, intelligence and seamanship are in no doubt, even by those who do not view the consequences of his discovery of American in a positive light.
   Columbus did not set out to discover "the New World", but was seeking an alternate route to the Far East. His stumbling upon the new lands of the Western Hemisphere was an completely unintended result of his "Enterprise of the Indies" and was never comprehended by him. A greater irony is that the Catholic Columbus sailing for Catholic Spain is most revered in the mostly English-speaking Protestant United States, a country that he never set foot in, didn't believe existed and was named for somebody else (Amerigo Vespucci).
   In spite of all this, I believe that young Americans should be aware of the origins of their country and culture and studying Columbus, the man who made possibly the biggest revolution in human history, is the best place to start.

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