What a cornucopia of organic gardening information this book is! From the very start, where we are introduced to the simple plant cycle to the end, one is never overwhelmed, intimidated or uninspired while reading this book. Full of the latest and best innovations and ideas in the organic field, every topic imaginable is covered, [...]
When spring arrives, our thoughts turn to everything green and edible and how we are going to achieve that this summer. What we are going to grow, where and when we are going to plant it and how we just can’t wait until then. The Kitchen Garden Cookbook is full of over 200 recipes helping [...]
A cute little book about recycling, Ricky the Raccoon takes kids on an adventure learning all the why’s and how’s to being green. Kids learn all about recycling, what the boxes are for and how to sort the different items out, why we recycle – as his friend points out, we wouldn’t want to walk [...]
Spring fever? This book won’t help. It will just make you long for sunny days, the snow to be long gone and green things to start growing. Or perhaps it will help you get through these last lingering winter days, you can plan out your garden, read pruning tips or figure out what type of [...]
An advanced reader in the DK Reader series (rated proficient readers), this books explores the world of sled dogs and the heritage behind this famous northern tradition. Full of pictures and information, we travel through the life of a sled dog, how they are trained and how old and the races they are training for. [...]
Indiana Jones is my son’s favorite adventurer, at the moment. He actually has never watched the movies, but since he can read excerpts from the movies in books, such as these DK readers and play tame games such as Lego Indiana Jones, he knows alll about him. This reader details Indy’s dangerous adventures and how [...]
Another book in the delightful series by DK Publishing, Ask a Dinosaur asks some really good questions, serious ones, funny ones and ones that most children’s minds would ask. This is the one thing that really impresses me, the questions are truly GREAT in these books, exactly what a kid would want to know. It [...]
This book made me very, very hungry. I shouldn’t have looked at this right before dinner, because the recipes in it make your mouth start to water. Flipping through this a few recipes caught my eye: roasted parsnip chips (yes please!) Baked potato mice (so cute!) and mini lemon cheesecakes (so yummy looking). I am [...]