Pop-Up: Explore a Tropical Forest (National Geographic Action Book)

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Lucas Scott is a moody rebel. Nathan Scott is a privileged preppy. Luke grew up poor, on the outskirts of town. Nathan grew up wealthy and owns the town. Now the two half brothers are basketball teammates and sometime rivals for the same girl. And they're about to face off for the first time, on the court and off. One thing's for sure: Their lives - and the lives of everyone around them - will never be the same.Scholastic's debut novelization takes readers deeper into the backstory and exposes secrets viewers have yet to learn.

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Great book!!!.......2007-05-08

Three girls
Two brothers
One Game"

Great Story
Great Book
and the best Tv-Show ever!!!
I think there is no more to say!!!!!

one tree hill .......2007-02-27

i think its a really good book for fans but im not a really good fan so i dint really get it but its good writing n a good book. but i dint get it since im not a fan

Interesting backstory!.......2007-01-11

I actually liked reading this. It was fun and interesting to see how their lives were before the pilot episode. It was good to see what they were up to and how their relationships were. One of the things I really liked was how the opened each chapter. For Haley it was song lyrics, Lucas of course deep quotes, Peyton it was her blog, and Nathan was his athletic journal. It really gave insight to the characters and their interests. Obviously there was some things that didn't fit in with what happened on the show like the fact that Lucas and Haley go to a party at Nathan's but in the show that hadn't been to one until after Lucas joined the team. Even with that I still liked it. Although I thought it got a little carried away in the part where Brooke's boyfriend hit her in front of everyone at the carnival thing and the whole thing about Skils. Other than that it was a good read.

Great, but not without issues.......2005-01-25

I found this book very good. Unlike most of the WB's books this started before the show which made it much more interesting.
As a die-hard fan i really enjoyed this book. But I did have a few issues as well.
It seemed that the issues happening before the "pilot" were something that should've have been mentioned in the show. I know that this wasnt written before the show, but I nit pick at everything to make sure it fits together, and personally they dont seem to fit.
An example is episode 103 "Crash Into You" that was centered around Lucas' first glimpse into Nathan's world, but in the book he and Haleyy go to one of his parties and they get in a fight.
There were also a few ediing errors such as saying "Nathan said" in a conversation between LUcas and Haley when Lucas said it.
All those aside, this was still an excellent book and i would recammend it to any fan.

This is AWFUL.......2005-01-20

I usually enjoy reading books that are adapted from a television show becuase I could get inside their head but this was awful. I read maybe that first two pages and put it down. I felt like I was reading a fifth grader's story. This was the worst $6 I've ever spent. If you want to understand One Tree Hill you'd best by the DVD because you are just going to get a headache from this pre-teen, dare I say, novel.

One Tree Hill: Novelizations #2: A Heart So True (One Tree Hill)

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A Book So True
Not What I Expected.
Amazing
i LOVE this book!
LOVE IT!

One Tree Hill: Novelizations #2: A Heart So True (One Tree Hill)
Anna Lotto
Manufacturer: Scholastic Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 043971561X

Book Description

Everyone at Tree Hill High knows that Brooke Davis is popular, pretty, and can have any boy she wants. What they don't know is that sometimes she is insecure and lonely, and the only boy she really wants is the one who broke her heart: Lucas Scott.

Learn what this year is like for Brooke when the parties end. Follow her as she struggles with the breakdown of her parents’ marriage, petty jealousies that threaten to tear her and best friend Peyton apart, heartache as she gets closer to Lucas and stops denying her real feelings, and triumph when she surprises everyone, including herself, with a bid for the class presidency.
See the whole OTH gang — Haley, Nathan, Peyton, Mouth, Tim, and the new kids on the block, Felix and Anna — but see them through Brooke’s eyes: sometimes funny and sometimes sad, but above all, always true.

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A Book So True.......2007-03-08

I am not the typical person who watches ONE TREE HILL and definately not the type of guy who would pick up a book based on the series. After all, I'm straight. And a guy.

But last year I was on a trip and found this book in my hotel room. Having run out of everything else I gave it a try--and was quite surprised.

Anna Lotto has taken teenage "types" and turned them into people. People with real problems, with real dreams and real love to give. As we read about the new kid who comes to school and steals her heart by playfully teasing her, I couldn't help but think back to my own days in High School and how much things have changed, and at the same time how little.

Ms. Lotto knows how to keep the melodrama to the minimum and keeps offering the reader little presents with each turn of the page.

A real treat.

Not What I Expected........2007-01-11

When I got this book I was excited to read it because I thought I was going to get a good book with Brooke's POV on the events of Season 2 and extra things about her. After reading it I was very disappointed because they just changed not only the events but the characters weren't even the same as they are on the show. It's like the author re-wrote the whole season and characters. First off the book was very anti-Haley. All you read about her was her secretly meeting and flirting with Chris, going behind Nathan's back and she never made it to formal because she was with Chris, and Brooke basically insulted her through the whole book and thought she was annoying. When in the show they were somewhat friends. Not only that but when she left to go on the tour she left a letter to Nathan that made it sound like she left to run off with Chris. Then the whole Felix thing. They painted him to be a saint. It was like I was being introduced to a whole other character, instead of the one we met on the show. Then there were certain events that were just completely changed. The only fun part to read was the end when Brooke and Lucas got together, it was the author's own way of getting them together unlike waiting like the show did. It was just disappointing to me. If you're going to write using events that happened on the show stay true to how they happened. Because if your going to completely change the history of a season you should have just come up with your own fictional events or make it better, not destroy it. Because all through the book all I thought was "That's not how it happened.", "Brooke and Haley were good friends on the show and now Brooke hated her all along?", "Haley never did that.", "That's not the way Felix was.", it was just annoying. I spent more time complaing than enjoying the book. It's a good item to have if you are a hardcore One Tree Hill fan and collect all things OTH like I do, but if you aren't I wouldn't bother.

Amazing.......2006-07-04

I am a huge fan of One Tree Hill and watch it every week. This book is by far the best One Tree Hill book. It shows all of Brooke's feeling and emotions and they writing is really great. I am a huge fan of the Brooke/Lucas relationship and of Brooke. Now if you like the Lucas/Peyton relationship or just don't like Brooke then this probably isn't the book for you. The book is mostly based around Brooke recovering from the heartache that the whole Brooke/Lucas/Peyton love triangle caused her. It most shows Brooke's relationship with Lucas,Peyton, and her parents...which is a good thing that we get to read something about her parents cause they aren't involved in the show that much. Overall this is a great book and once you pick it up you won't be able to put it down.

i LOVE this book!.......2006-05-13

This book was great! I loved how they show Brookes thoughts and feelings.It has great detail. I could read this book agian and agian!

LOVE IT!.......2006-05-13

This book was great! I loved how they show Brookes thoughts and feelings.It has great detail. I could read this book agian and agian!

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Educational for all ages

Up a Rainforest Tree (Amazing Journeys)
Carole Telford , and Rod Theodorou
Manufacturer: Heinemann Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1588103048

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Educational for all ages.......2000-03-29

A wonderful educational book for all ages. Although the summary indicates this book is for children 9-12, I used this book for a presentation on the rain forest to children from 5-6 years old. The teacher of the class enjoyed the book so much, she is requesting a copy for her classroom. If anyone is considering a trip to a tropical environment with children, this would be a fabulous book to take along.

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wonderful book
THE COOLEST BOOK EVER
It's a great book for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
marvelous robert munsch!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Up, Up, Down!
Robert N. Munsch , and Michael Martchenko
Manufacturer: Cartwheel
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0439317967

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Anna ignores her mother's constant earning to "Be careful! Don't climb!," even after she falls down from scaling the refrigerator and the side of the house. One day, Anna manages to climb all the way up a palm tree, but the descent leaves her frantically hanging from a leaf. When her parents come to the rescue, the tables are quickly turned when her mother and father are the ones hanging from the tree instead!

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.......2007-07-18

I thought that Up Up, Down was a great book. When the father fell down and his bottem was red. That anna repeats the same things. The baby brother because when he said no!! there were great. Yes in the store I always repeated the same thing. All kids read this book!!!

wonderful book.......2007-07-18

I think it was a wonderful book because the book was funny. My favorite part was when Anna fell down, because it was funny. The funniest part was when Anna said, I'm the queen of the castle mommy is a dirty rascal. Anna was my favorite character, because Anna was the funniest character in the book. The illustrations were very wonderful and colorful. I recommend all children should read this book.

THE COOLEST BOOK EVER .......2007-07-18

I liked this book because it was a funny story. My favorite part was when Anna said, ouch my favorite character is Anna but I thought this book is all ages to read this book yes, I remembered something about my live. So have fun and buy this book.

It's a great book for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-18

I thought the book Up, Up, Down was a great book. My favorite part was when Anna repeated what their parents said to her. Also, I thought the funniest part was when Anna bundled up her parents with humongous band-aids. My favorite character is Anna because I thought she was very funny and always fooling around.

marvelous robert munsch!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-18

My favorite part of Up, Up, Down is when Anna parents told her, "Don't climb." The funniest part was when Anna sang, "I'm the king of the castle, mommy's a dirty rascal." My favorite character was Anna. I recommend this book to kids in elementary school.

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Fabulous!
Made and impact!
Determination to learn in spite of the threatened punishment

Up the Learning Tree
Marcia K. Vaughan
Manufacturer: Lee & Low Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1584300493

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Fabulous!.......2007-02-12

I love this book! It is so encouraging to young students, because it shows them the obstacles that so many people had to overcome in order to learn in the past. In addition to being a great piece of historical fiction, it let's today's children see that nothing should ever stand in their way of learning. This book is perfect as a read aloud story, and one that children 9 and up can read independently.

Up the Learning Tree tells the story of Henry and Ms. Hattie. Henry is determined to learn how to read, despite having a slave master who will chop off his finger if he's caught. Ms. Hattie is a teacher who moves to the south and does not believe "in slavery or in keeping people ignorant". The two work together at great personal risk. I cannot recommend this book enough!

Made and impact!.......2005-05-07

Honestly - I've never read this book. My 7-year-old nephew, all lit up and enthused, told me the story after his 1st grade teacher read it to his class. He had been so impressed by the plot and characters that he was able (and eager) to tell me, in great detail, the entire story. A book having this much impact on a young child is a truly beautiful thing. He learned much about history, the importance of learning, and compassion.

Determination to learn in spite of the threatened punishment.......2003-11-17

Up The Learning Tree is a picture book story ably written by Marcia Vaughan and set in the American South before the Civil War. In an era when black slaves were not allowed to read or write, one young boy burns with curiosity to know about the power hidden within books. His determination to learn in spite of the threatened punishment pushes him to make a remarkable discovery about himself, and to discover the highest kindness from others. Impressively illustrated by Derek Blanks, Up The Learning Tree is a very thoughtful story for young readers ages 4 to 8 with powerful underlying messages about history and personal drive.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: And A Man Called Horse, The Hanging Tree, Lost Sister

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is these all of the short stories
DESERVED RECOGNITION:
Genius Rediscovered in New Publication

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: And A Man Called Horse, The Hanging Tree, Lost Sister
Dorothy M. Johnson
Manufacturer: Riverbend Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

ASIN: 1931832587

Book Description

The Western Writer's of America ranked these four stories as the best short stories of the 20th century, but they have never been collected in one book until now. This edition is destined to earn a place in every western library!

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is these all of the short stories.......2006-03-14

From the time I was is Junior High the series of Short Stories in the book "A Man Called Horse" was among my favorite things to read and it remains so today. One thing I would take from the site is that it does not directly reference which short stories are included.
About the author I think that her character development fits more with the style of a Jack London than others who are referenced. To my mind she is among the top three of the story tellers in American Literature.

DESERVED RECOGNITION:.......2006-01-16

This reprint of several of the great stories of Dorothy Johnston is an invaluable reminder of a great and unlikely talent in the Western genre. I have to confess I'd no idea that two of the classic Western movies, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and A Man Called Horse, were not only based on source material by the same author but a woman to boot. Reading the stories together here it becomes obvious that, though seemingly dissimilar, the tales are linked--as is in particular--by the theme of people trying to sculpt personal characters that they can be proud of, or at least live with. The man called Horse, for instance, has come West, despite being of a good family in New England, because he wanted to "live among his equals--people who were no better than he and no worse either." But when he is captured by the Crow Indians he is made a slave, little better than a horse. However, when he finds himself fighting with dogs for a chunk of meat he resolves that while he may be no better than a horse he is above the dogs, and so he begins to establish the boundaries of an acceptable persona and by the end of the story becomes a decent enough man that he makes a surprising self-sacrifice. Similarly, the tale of Ransome Foster, in Liberty Valance, resolves to a simple determination: "When I die, sometime today, he thought, they won't say I'm a coward." Indeed, the great strength of Ms Johnson as a story-teller, something lost in the epic film versions, is that she stripped away all clutter to get to the essentials of these characters.

As it turns out, Ms Johnson was quite a character in her own right--Dorothy M. Johnson: Taleteller was everyman's interpreter and guide to Montana and the West (JEFF HERMAN, The Missoulian)--and it's a wonderful thing to see her get the recognition she deserves.

Genius Rediscovered in New Publication.......2005-08-06

`The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' is a republication of some of the best stories of Dorothy Johnson, America's most unrecognized genius of short fiction. Two of these four stories are taken from `Indian Country' (later published as `Man Called Horse'), a brilliant collection of Western tales that deserves to be back in print. Three of them were made into successful movies. All four of these tales show the mark of genius that was typical of Johnson's work.
Time Magazine compared Dorothy Johnson's work to Bret Harte and Mark Twain, and this was no hyperbole. As works of literature, her Western short stories are nearly without peer, and they are often better than many histories in accurately portraying the detail and nuance of Native, frontier, and Mountain Man cultures.
The first of the four stories in this volume, `A Man Called Horse', is a tale of a young man raised in a wealthy Eastern family who went West, was captured by Crow Indians, and spent several years living among them. It details the ways in which he changed to adapt and survive, and the lessons that he learned from the experience. This theme of whites living with Indians and the effect the dramatic change of culture could have was one of Johnson's favorites, and one she captured better in her writing than anyone else. This story was made into a movie in 1970, starring Richard Harris.
In `The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance', we see another of Johnson's recurring themes - the less than noble truth that often was concealed by the heroic legends that grew out of the West. It is the story of a young greenhorn who rose to fame and fortune on the back of a legend that was a lie. This story was made into the classic 1962 movie, the last by the great director John Ford, and starred John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart.
`Lost Sister' returns to the theme of whites living among the Indians, but this time we see it from the perspective of a family being reunited with a sister who had lived as a native for thirty years after being captured as a child. Nowhere is the clash of cultures better shown than in this story of the painful attempt to re-integrate this family member who had gone completely native over the years, and who only desired to return to the life and place she knew as home.
The final story in this collection, `The Hanging Tree', is actually a novella. It is an expertly told tale of the tangled lives and fates of three people in a rough gold mining camp. It explores how those who went west often were cut completely loose from their past, freely re-invented themselves, and lived lives where the personal myths or nightmares that they created for themselves often had more power than reality. This story was made into the 1959 movie starring Gary Cooper (in his final role), Karl Malden, and a young George C. Scott.
Anyone with an interest in the American West should be thrilled by this collection and left hungry and searching for more of the brilliant writings of Dorothy Johnson. I give it my highest recommendation.

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Up in the Tree
Margaret Atwood
Manufacturer: Groundwood Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0888997299

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Two children rejoice in their home up in a tree, free from parental guidance and earthbound concerns. But when beavers gnaw their ladder into matchsticks, the children aren’t sure they want to be quite so alone. Playful, whimsical, and wry, the story is vintage Atwood. Long out of print, Up in the Tree was first published in 1978. Because it was considered too expensive and risky to publish a children’s book in Canada, Atwood not only wrote and illustrated the book, but hand-lettered the type. This facsimile edition captures all the charm of the original, and makes a thoughtful gift for Atwood fans as well as for young readers.

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Another fantastic book for babies!
Fun Read-Aloud
A parent has to love the book too!
Way Up High In the Tall Green Tree is magic!

Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree
Jan Peck
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1416900713

Book Description

Way up high

in a rain-forest tree,

there's lots and lots

for us to see.

It's right to the top!

Climb along with me!

Let's explore each branch

of this tall green tree!

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Another fantastic book for babies!.......2006-04-23

I bought this book after reading and reading Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea to my son, who is now nine months old. He likes this book just as much. I like the variety of animals, like an ocelot and a kinajou! My son's favorite is when I read as "sllllllooooooowwwww mooooooooo, haaaaaaiiiiirrrrryy slooooooottthhhhhh" as slow as I possible can. He laughs and laughs! This is a fantastic book that, along with Deep Blue Sea have successfully introduced my baby to reading, for which I will be forever grateful!

Fun Read-Aloud.......2006-03-15

This book is a great read-aloud. I read it to my three-year-old niece and she didn't budge from the couch the whole time. The illustrations are simply captivating.

A parent has to love the book too!.......2006-02-01

I bought this for my son, who was still too young to turn anything but board book pages (and certainly didn't understand a dang thing I read) when we got it. Maybe he got the vibe that Mommy was really into it because it was the first paper book he kept going to and now, at 1 1/2, it is one of his favorite books to read over and over. The illustrations are great; big, colorful and wonderful for both he and I to look at. We love the cadence and he is totally fascinated with smiling animals that you don't normally see in kid's books - like a kinkajou, sloth, gecko... He leans in on the girl's face and says "KISS!" every time.

The story line is clever. This is one book I don't get sick of reading and neither does he. It's just smart - definitely not a "baby" book and that's one of the things we love about it. I will buy every book the combination of this writer and illustrator will put out.

Way Up High In the Tall Green Tree is magic!.......2005-07-20

The rhyme and music of Way Up High In the Tall Green Tree will help any young child learn to read. Along the way each child will learn about animals that live in the rain forest. On top of it all is a droll humor that will delight parents and kids alike! I've written lots of children's books, and I know a good thing when I read it!

Three up a Tree: Level 2 (Easy-to-Read, Puffin)

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Three Up a Tree
Spider,Sam,&Lolly tell funny stories in their tree house.
My child LOVES IT!

Three up a Tree: Level 2 (Easy-to-Read, Puffin)
James Marshall
Manufacturer: Puffin
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 014037003X

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Three Up a Tree.......2002-10-22

Three up a Tree by James Marshall is a good story I think kids would enjoy this story if they just sat down and read this story aloud even if you donýt read it aloud it is a good story too just sit around the television and read it. This story has Three main characters by the names of Sam, Spider, and Lolly they build a tree house in their tree and go up in their to tell stories to each other and Lolly tells her story first and it goes like this. A doll and Chicken went for a walk and they got lost and then they were going down a spooky street they ran into a monster and they decided to run away from the monster and the monster followed them the doll and chicken ran as fast as they could they ran so fast that they got tired and climbed up a tree and the monster did the same as the monster approached he opened his mouth and asked the doll to tie his shoe. A classic story Spiders story is about a chicken who caught the wrong bus and went into Fox town and then a blind fox sat next to her and asked if her if he could go to dinner with her and she said she already had 10 people and then the fox stole her grocery bags and ran off with what in the bag ýý worms. That was also a good one. And then Samýs story goes like this A monster woke up hungry and he had the urge for ice cream so he went around the town asking people if they know were he could get ice cream and a doll and chicken said yes and they went to the bank and robbed it they hurried up and the monsters realized that they were bank robbers and he returned the money to the bank and he got all the ice cream he wanted. And then they couldnýt decide which story is the best so they tell them the stories again. The illustrations a good too. But donýt take my word for it go to your local library and check out ýThree up a Treeý you wonýt regret it. And remember read 20 minutes a day. Thank You.

Spider,Sam,&Lolly tell funny stories in their tree house........1999-11-09

We thought this book was funny and good because it made us laugh

My child LOVES IT!.......1999-07-16

Okay, okay, so I thought it was a little lame at first but my three year old loves it! I read it again and again and she is starting to pick out the stories and the words. Now, she wants to tell me a "story" which she always starts with "Chandler's Story". I love the way she gets excited about this "storytelling" and it's all because I picked this book up as I was leaving the library. Cute illustrations, cute stories that build on each other, cute, cute, cute.

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