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Messy, creative Bess is perfectly happy creating her paintings in her out-of- the-way studio, never worrying about what the other fairies think. But after she unveils a new portrait of Tinker Bell, she finds herself in a whirlwind of attention. Every sparrow man and fairy in Pixie Hollow wants her to paint his or her picture! With hundreds of fairies to please, suddenly Bess's talent seems more like a chore than a joy!
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Great book.......2007-04-13
I bought this book for my 7 year old daughter as she has been collecting the entire "Disney Fairies" series. She breezed through it in a heartbeat and also loved the pictures.
A Masterpiece for Bess (DIsney Fairies).......2007-03-08
Awesome just like the others. My daughter just loves the entire series and can't wait till next month for the next one to come out.
This is a great book!.......2007-01-16
This is a great book. It's better than the others because you don't have to read Fairy Dust or whatever. I would actually give it 6 stars. I got it from uncle John for christmas.
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Insights about life that still apply........2007-07-22
Recently had a family reunion in Nebraska to return ashes of a family member. This book was suggested because it would give one a real feel as to what life was like for the early pioneer families.
The book was a bit silly at first; but as the young lady matured so did her actions and speech. I ended up enjoying it very much and enjoying the insights about life and family that still apply.
A Wonderful Sentimental Read for any Mom with grown children.......2007-05-13
I first heard of 'A Lantern in Her Hand' and Bess Aldrich many years ago when my children were in elementary school in Omaha. (There is even an Aldrich elementary.)While the setting is in the praries of Nebraska, the story is universal of a mother's love for her children and how she finds joy in them and through them. I just bought 4 more copies to give as gifts to moms I admire!
A Book For All Time.......2006-11-08
I get the chills when I read the reviews for this book, because I have felt the same thing as so many of the reviewers. This book can (& should) be read over and over again - at different ages. This is what I have done. I started reading it in grade school, when I got it from Scholastic Books, and every 5 years or so I pick it up again. Each time I read it I feel differently about the characters. They haven't changed, but I have! What a wonderful way to see how I have developed over the years. Get it for your young adult, but tell her to hold onto it.
Appreciate this story more as an adult.......2006-07-18
I picked up this book the other night to read. I read it when I was young, and haven't read it in the past 35 years. I knew immediately as I started to read, that I would appreciate it more now, than as a young girl. There is so much life experience in this book that young adults wouldn't really understand. This is a wonderful book for many reasons. It tells the entire story of Abby's life, it gives a good picture of how Nebraska became settled, but most importantly, it shows how people change as they grow up and age. I would highly recommend this book to any woman, any age.
What a Beautiful Read.......2006-06-24
Personally, had I read this book at a younger age, I probably would have been unable to appreciate it. In this story about Abbie Deal, life is very layered just as life really is. A carefree little girl living in the mid-1800's goes through a life journey of extreme emotional and physical circumstances but her heart of love takes on layer after layer in a format that redeems her own humanity. What might look like insurmountable burdens to the culture of thought today at the reading of this frontier story, in fact was an opportunity to become the best of who Abbie really was.
After a very active life at home and survival for 80+ years spanning roughly 1850 to 1930, Abbie is perfectly content with herself much to the chagrin of her own family. Laura, the young granddaughter who alone understands Abbie best, the portrait of her ancestor Isabelle Anders-Mackenzie that is searched for and found near the end of Abbie's life, and Katherine's "modern" day (1920's) personality that reverts back to the ways of an old-fashioned woman who happens to be her grandmother end this story in a delicate, endearing, soul-grabbing way.
The tune that Abbie sang aloud during her many rough times became more and more inspiring as the story presented it yet again in each new layer.
"Oh, the Lady of the Lea,
Fair and young and gay was she,
Beautiful exceedingly,
The Lady of the Lea.
For she had gold and she had land,
Everything at her command,
The Lady of the Lea.
Dreaming visions longingly,
The Lady of the Lea."
Excellent story. Older women and younger, single and married ladies will like this beautifully written story.
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World War II remains a celebrated event in our collective memory—a time of great high-minded clarity, patriotic sacrifice, and national unity of purpose. It was the quintessential “good war,” in which the forces of freedom triumphed over the forces of darkness. Now, in his provocative new book, historian Michael Bess explodes the myth that this was a war fought without moral ambiguity. He shows that although it was undeniably a just war—a war of defense against unprovoked aggression—it was a conflict fraught with painful dilemmas, uneasy trade-offs, and unavoidable compromises. With clear-eyed, principled assurance, Bess takes us into the heart of a global contest that was anything but straightforward, and confronts its most difficult questions: Was the bombing of civilian populations in Germany and Japan justified? Were the Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes trials legally scrupulous? What is the legacy bequeathed to the world by Hiroshima? And what are the long-term ramifications of the Anglo-American alliance with Stalin, a leader whose atrocities rivaled those of Hitler?
Viewing the conflict as a composite of countless choices made by governments, communities, and—always of the utmost importance—individuals, Bess untangles the stories of singular moral significance from the mass of World War II data. He examines the factors that led some people to dissent and defy evil while others remained trapped or aloof, caught in the net of large-scale operations they saw as beyond their control. He explains the complex psychological dynamics at work among the men of Reserve Battalion 101, a group of ordinary working-class Germans who swept through the Polish countryside slaughtering Jews, and among the townspeople of the Plateau Vivarais-Lignon, who rescued thousands of Jewish refugees at their own peril. He asks poignant hypothetical questions, such as what would have happened had the Catholic Church taken a hard line against Nazism, placing an imperative on its members to choose between their loyalties.
As Bess guides us through the war’s final theater, the politics of memory, he shows how long-simmering controversies still have the power to divide nations more than half a century later. It is here that he argues against the binaries of honor and dishonor, pride and shame, and advocates instead an honest and nuanced reckoning on the part of the world’s nations with the full complexity of their World War II pasts.
Forthright and authoritative, this is a rigorous accounting of the war that forever changed our world, a book that takes us to the outer limits of moral reasoning about historical events.
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Thought provoking analysis about the choices we make.......2007-07-23
Reading this book forced me to fundamentally assess the choices I make in my own life. I know that the purpose of the book is to reflect on the choices of others during WWII, but I could not, as I read the stories of the polish soldiers who volunteered to kill Jews, or the french citizens who risked their lives to save them, or the discussions that lead to the very deceptive term "collateral damage", separate my own questions about what I would choose.
As we face the on-going war in Iraq, these questions take on even deeper meaning. One cannot walk away from this book without an understanding that everyday we make moral choices that shape the way we will interact with the world, when the chips are down. We must confront our own humanity, our own flaws even during "righteous wars" and realize that each of us define the image of oour society and that the choices we make really do matter.
Most importantly, the author makes the most compelling argument for peace and cooperation that I have ever read. This book will leave you deep in though about yourself and your country and the choices we make for some time. I think it is one of the best books I have ever read.
Bad Things During the Good War .......2007-04-15
"Choices under Fire" is a baker's dozen of essays about the moral issues faced in World War II. The essays can be read separately. Among the subjects the author discusses are racism, the kamikazes, the atomic bomb, bombing civilian populations, the battle of Midway, cooperating with Stalin, the holocaust, and the war crimes trials. For a seasoned reader of World War II books most of the issues discussed and the conclusions drawn are not especially new or original. This is material that has been hashed over before.
However, I thought especially interesting -- and new to me -- was the comparison of the ordinary men in a special German unit charged with killing Russian Jews with another group of ordinary French provincials who took it upon themselves to rescue Jews. The author explores why two groups of similar people responded so differently to the choices they faced in the War. Also good was his account of the slow erosion during the war of the revulsion against bombing civilian populations. This led to the fire-bombing of Dresden and other cities. I would characterize the author's discussion of Hiroshima as sensible as opposed to much of the emotion aroused by this issue.
The author is fair-minded and objective about a number of controversial subjects.
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Understanding history allows tp explain the present.......2007-03-26
Understanding history allows to explain the present
A candidate in the French presidential elections(Mr. Le Pen) recently compared the 9/11 attacks on the United States to the carpet bombing of Dresden and Marseille by the Anglo-American air forces during the WW II . It is not an isolated case of an abusive employment of historical facts for political manipulation. There is no other defense against such manipulation than knowing and understanding history.
Michael Bess' book is a milestone in our knowledge of the WW II which, despite its ambiguities, was a just war fought against an evil tyranny. Approaching the history of that war from an unfrequented avenue, the author brilliantly defends upholding of moral principles and imperatives in the course of war, irrespectively of how evil and monstrous our enemy is. He exposes a tremendous impact of the choices made under fire, be it by the Commander in Chief or by a foot soldier on the results of the struggle and on its perception decades after. Ultimately, keeping our hands clean is not only a moral but also a political imperative.
On the background of an impressive and vast panorama of WW II Bess exposes diverging perceptions between and within the major participating countries of the legacy of that war and asks Did we learn anything?" Certainly he is among those who did. Making a strong case for a need to follow the internationalist impulse in relations between countries and for the reconciliation between former enemies he articulates lessons which are far from a universal recognition but absorbed by many already.
I read the book from a multiple perspective of a veteran of WW II (fighting the Germans in Warsaw,Poland), a prisoner in a German P.O.W. camp, a former UN staff member and peacekeeper, and a resident of Germany now. In a rewarding experience I found myself in a full accord with the author's incisive insight into the neglected aspects of that titanic struggle and with his conclusions.
It is definitely the most important book about the WW II I ever read and I recommend it to everyone interested in explaining our present by understanding the past. It reads well and leaves you with a rich plate of food for thought.
A unique mix of history and moral analysis .......2007-01-25
The subtitle "Moral Dimensions of World War II" almost says it all about this unique moral analysis of the conduct of both the Axis and Allies in World War two. What the subtitle does not say is how fair and even handed this book is. The author Michael Bess can rightfully praise American airmen in Midway as an example of how moral character effects the course of a battle. He writes: "We rightly cherish the memory of their deed, not just because it resulted in a pivotal victory, but because of what is says, more broadly, about the society that produces such men as these." Make no mistake, however, this is no flag waiving book claiming America and her allies were God's chosen instrument -- far from it. Indeed, the author concludes quite strongly in his treatment of allied bombing of civilians that it was (as McNamara admitted in "The Fog of War") a war atrocity and "the single greatest moral failure of the Anglo-American war effort." Without in anyway lessening the evil of Germany or Japan in WW II or claiming any moral equivalence between the opposing sides, the author points out that American and British hands were not clean in WW II -- even if they were not as filthy as our opponents.
That is what is so enjoyable about this thought provoking book: it can praise what we did right (such as the courage of D-Day in Europe and TAFFY 3 during the return to the Philippines) and objectively identify what we did wrong(fire bombing civilians and internment of Japanese Americans), while at the same time helping us understand that the horrific brutality of our enemies was not the result of flaws only they somehow had -- all without excusing either us or them. A wonderful mix of history, sociology and moral philosophy. I've never read anything like it.
Morality in War is Difficult - A Great Book.......2007-01-12
A realistic and heavily documented look at the reality and truth to the choices that were made in World War II from the surprise assault on Pearl Harbor to the Atomic Bombs to the War Crime Trials in both Europe and the Pacific. Morality in war continues to be a difficult story.
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Brown Girl in the Ring: An Anthology of Song Games from the Eastern Caribbean
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The 70 song games collected in Brown Girl in the Ring come from the Eastern Caribbean, a crescent-shaped chain of islands that stretches from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago. The compendium is based on song games that folklorist Alan Lomax recorded in 1962. For each of the songs--which come from Dominica, St. Lucia, Anguilla, Nevis, and Carriacou, as well as Trinidad and Tobago--there are lyrics and music, explications, and instructions on how the games are played. A compact disc is available from Rounder Records featuring Lomax's original recordings.
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Award-winning author Alan Lomax has dedicated his life to recording the music of cultures that are largely ignored, thereby preserving forever a magnificent musical heritage. In the words of Studs Terkel, Lomax is "one of America's most imaginative and daring musicologists."
Together with J. D. Elder, a former minister of culture of Trinidad and Tobago, and his sister Bess Lomax Hawes, Lomax collects here sixty-eight children's song games--the music, the lyrics, and the stories behind them--from countries throughout the eastern Caribbean. Also included are personal essays that detail Lomax's experiences while recording the music, and his and Elder's encounters with the traditions upon which the songs are based.
Through words, music, and pictures, Brown Girl in the Ring captures a fascinating and essential part of life on the islands of Trinidad, Tobago, Dominica, St. Lucia, Anguilla, Nevis, and Carriacou. And as they have criss-crossed the world in the wake of the great migrations of the last four hundred years, these songs have taken on as well a life of their own, becoming a cherished part of many different cultural traditions.
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Valuable Resource.......2000-02-18
This book is an invaluable collection of Caribbean rings games, documenting traditions that are slowing fading away under the crush of North American pop culture. It is a cherished resource for my wife, who grew up in Dominica playing many of these games and now teaches them as part of her dance classes in Ohio. Anyone who buys this book must also get the companion CD from Rounder Records.
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“The city comes into existence . . . for the sake of the good life.” So wrote Aristotle nearly 2,400 years ago, articulating an idea that prevailed throughout most of Western culture and the world until the environmental consequences of the Industrial Revolution called into question the goodness of traditional urban life. Urban history ever since—from England’s early-nineteenth-century hygiene laws to mid-twentieth-century modernist architecture and planning to today’s New Urbanism—has consisted of efforts to ameliorate the consequences of the industrial city by either embracing or challenging the idealization of nature that has followed it.
Architect Philip Bess’s Till We Have Built Jerusalem puts forth fresh arguments for traditional architecture and urbanism, their relationship to human flourishing, and the kind of culture required to create and sustain traditional towns and city neighborhoods. Bess not only dissects the questionable intellectual assumptions of contemporary architecture, he also shows how the individualist ethos of modern societies finds physical expression in contemporary suburban sprawl, making traditional urbanism difficult to sustain. He concludes by considering the role of both the natural law tradition and communal religion in providing intellectual and spiritual depth to contemporary attempts to build new—and revive existing—traditional towns and cities, attempts that, at their best, help fulfill our natural human desires for order, beauty, and community.
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Boring.......2007-09-14
Architecture is visual. In this book, the emphasis is on the abstract. As such, the subject and its presentation seem disconnected. Granted, the book has illustrations; however, they're generally tiny compared to what one normally sees in a presentation on a visual art. The text also contains numerous tiny footnotes throughout. These footnotes are distracting. The author makes numerous references other writers, coming across as someone who's collected a bunch of interesting quotes and wanted an excuse put them together in a book. It gives something of an intellectual stream of consciousness effect. I've read other books on architecture such as Tom Wolfe's From Our House to Bauhaus, Michael Rose's Ugly as Sin, and Lewis Mumford's Sticks and Stones, and got a lot of enjoyment and insight from them. I thought I'd really like this book but found it so boring and hard to read I gave up before finishing the first chapter.
A scholarly examination.......2007-08-04
Philip Bess (Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture) presents Till We Have Built Jerusalem, a scholarly examination of the relationship between traditional architecture, urbanism, and human flourishing, as well as the types of culture necessary to sustain traditional towns and city neighborhoods. Chapters analyze questionable intellectual assumptions of contemporary architecture, and reveals how the individualist philosophy of modern societies is physically expressed through suburban sprawl, to such an extent that it undercuts urbanism's ability to sustain itself. Till We Have Built Jerusalem concludes that the natural law tradition and communal religion can both provide the needed intellectual and spiritual depth to modern attempts to build new (and revive existing) towns and cities. Urban locales, at their best, help fulfill the human drive for order, beauty, and community, Bess argues, in this fascinating study of old versus new urbanism. Black-and-white and a few color illustrations add a visual touch to this persuasive manifesto of the common links between improving the human condition through better urban architecture and the bonds of shared religion.
trying to link New Urbanism and cultural conservatism .......2007-05-27
In this interesting but highly abstract collection of essays, Bess tries to teach cultural and religious conservatives (and indeed, religious people of all political leanings) about the virtues of traditional urbanism and its 21st-century heir, the New Urbanist movement. Bess argues that traditional neighborhoods where churches and other civic institutions are the highest buildings ennoble us by teaching us what we should cherish; by contrast, in 20th-century suburban sprawl churches look no different from Wal-Marts.
One of the best things about this book is its use of quotes. Some of my favorites:
*"To value anything simply because it occurs, is in fact to worship success, like Quislings or men of Vichy." (quoting C.S. Lewis).
*"If a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination. Once upon this downward path, you never know when to stop. Many a man has dated his own ruin from some murder or other that perhaps he thought little of at the time." (qutoing Thomas de Quincey)
*"the gratification in climbing consists of the conquering of one's own inert heaviness for the purpose of attaining a high goal- an experience inevitably endowed with symbolic connotations. Climbing is a heroic, liberating act; and height spontaneously symbolizes things of high value." (quoting psychologist Rudolf Arnheim to explain why height and beauty often go together)
*"It is not only insufferable arrogance to think that one can begin theologizing in sovereign disregard of history; it is also extremely uneconomical. It seems rather a waste of time to spend, say, five years working out a position, only to find that it has already been done by a Syrian monk in the fifth century. The very least that a knowledge of religious traditions has to offer is a catalogue of heresies for possible home use." (quoting Peter Berger)
*"The utter failure to create any meaningful pedestrian environment (that is, a rewarding public realm} defines the heart of Atlanta today. Every bad idea in the service of contemporary urban design [has come] together [in Atlanta] with a public attitude that can be summed up as the outside doesn't matter." (quoting James Howard Kunstler)
*And once from William Penn that he (wisely) criticizes: "The country life is to be preferred, for there we see the works of God, but in cities little else but the works of men." As Bess points out, human endeavor, like the natural world, is infused with divine presence.
One possible weakness: Because this is a collection of essays rather than a freestanding book, Bess doesn't engage defenders of the sprawl status quo as thoroughly as I would like.
a marvellous vision of how the world should build.......2007-04-15
If the following paraphrase is not too crude a summary of Philip Bess' brilliant synthesis in this book, the author believes that we all carry a kind of moral DNA within us which not only urges us not to murder but not to allow urban sprawl to devour our landscape and kill our authentic civic life. How ironic that we Americans hunger for the beauty of European small towns, for example, but don't realize that their "human scale" is related to ancient notions of what cities are for -- to make people good (i.e., excellent). This is not a political nor a polemical tract: Bess takes the reader into serious philosophical waters and his emphasis on virtues-based theories of human behavior mirrors the current work of leading philosophers and psychologists like Alasdair MacIntyre and Martin Seligman.
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This long-awaited book is a compilation of readings representing the basis for the practice of pediatric audiology. It contains 47 selected articles, each considered critical to understanding the fundamental principles in the field. Divided into five sections, the book covers the development of audition in infants, background information for current practice, test techniques and technology, and hearing loss in special populations. The readings in the book provide a foundation of knowledge that should be considered essential for anyone in the field of pediatric audiology.
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Accomplished Teaching: The Key to National Board Certification is the perfect professional development tool for teachers at all stages in their careers. It will help those just entering the education field to understand the Standards of the teaching profession, and will help experienced teachers review and refine their practices against those Standards whether or not they choose to seek National Board Certification. The book provides readers with a systematic approach to studying the Standards, conducting lessons, and providing evidence of the Standards in their actual classroom practices. A CD-ROM packaged with the text contains all exercise forms from the text as well as selected figures.
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This is the best NBC preparation resource available!.......2007-06-03
As a Candidate Support Provider, I have found "Accomplished Teaching" to be the most comprehensive and user-friendly book available to National Board Certification candidates. "Accomplished Teaching" takes the NBPTS standards and portfolio instructions and breaks them into meaningful and manageable chunks for teachers. Completing the National Board Certification process is a rigorous process and teachers need a resource like "Accomplished Teaching " to guide them. This book should be required reading for anyone going through the board certification process. In fact, it should be required reading for any teacher interested in improving their teaching practice!
Great Guide.......2006-07-26
Working through the National Board Certification can be difficult and confusing. This book breaks the process down into manageable steps and keeps candidates on track. There are many helpful worksheets and planning tools to ensure you complete the portfolio in the best and most informative way. Throughout the book there are brief anecdotes about other teachers' practices and struggles, which is an enjoyable way to keep readers' morale up. I highly recommend this book - it's a useful tool for anyone interested in National Board Certification.
Great Choice for Candidates, Mentors, Support Providers.......2006-06-26
This book provides a wealth of information for a wide variety of individuals interested in National Board certification. It advises candidates on types of support, helps support providers determine what candidates need/want and how to structure programs, and assists mentors in the same ways.
Activities are provided that help candidates focus in on what kinds of information the National Board is requiring, but the main strength is that the authors make it clear that the book is not a substitute for the candidate's own hard work and careful reading of his/her portfolio and National Board requirements, but a very valuable aid.
I have used the activities and suggestions with candidate groups and they were extremely beneficial.
Great Resource!.......2006-02-21
As I sit here during what seems to be "crunch time" answering emails from NBC candidates and their questions as they write their portfolio entries, I am so thankful to have your book as a reference!
Having attended NBPTS Candidate Support and facilitator Training, I feel I have a pretty good handle on supporting NBC candidates, but your book is a very handy reference when as a facilitator, I want support/verification, extra/better "wording" in supporting candidates, etc. No other book out there compares!
I think your book should be required reading for all NBC Candidate Support Providers/Facilitators!
A Winner!!.......2005-04-13
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in pursuing National Board certification. It is easy reading and will help you understand the process. Accomplished Teaching contains useful worksheets to help map out your entries and guide your writing. It is a "must have" if you hope to pass your first year.
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Airplane Yoga is a complete stress-busting in-flight yoga workout for beginners and experts alike.
A convenient, carry-on size with over 35 exercises targeting areas of the body most taxed by travel-legs, lower back, neck, shoulders, and spine, Airplane Yoga helps people through every stage of the traveling experience.
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€ Heavy Luggage Hand Stretches
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€ Deplaning Pep Walks
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Practical Satire!.......2003-09-25
Airplane Yoga will make you laugh, if not meditate in front of your meal tray. The humor is subtle, but the book manages to walk the line between practicality and satire. It's smart. It's ironic. It's hip. If you don't read it on the plane, it will no doubt have a place on your coffee table, bathroom, or in a Christmas stocking. It's designed in the style of an airplane emergency safety card, but rather than putting on oxygen masks, passengers are doing yoga in the aisle of the plane.
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Book Description
After Bess Brennan is blinded in a sledding accident, she must face a frightening, much-altered world. Confronted with a new set of obstacles, Bess manages to overcome her disability with the help of her new friends at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts, where she also learns how to read braille. Her twin sister, Elin, assists her with recording daily events in her diary and contributes entries of her own. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, Bess's story will inspire all readers to be strong in the face of hardship.
Customer Reviews:
A Very Interesting Story.......2007-08-08
Bess Brennan was blinded in a sledding accident and is now trying to adjust to live as things are now. Its very difficult adjustment as you'd expect. Bess goes to Perkins School, a school for the blind. A very interesting and good story.
Great book.......2006-03-27
Just like all other Dear America books, this was a wonderful view into the life of a young American girl in a situation that is not common in children's literature. many books are written about wartime periods or significant events such as the dust bowl or Oregon trail, but how often do you get to read something about the lives of the Blind in the early 20th century? This is an excellent and educational book for young readers.
facts about mirror,mirror on the wall.......2005-12-20
I did not get all the way through the book.Its about a girl that
loses eye-sight.She goes to a blind school.They teach her how to
figure out if she is on the brick or has wondered off.
I like the way the writer explanes the story.What I did not like about the book was that the writer
would talk about one thing.Then he would skip to another.
December nine-teenth,two thousand five
Learning About Being Blind.......2005-04-07
"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" is about a girl named Bess that is blind. Her uncle and mother want her to go to a school for the blind called Perkins. She became blind when she was sledding with her friends and a boy named Brian McManus (that she didn't like) was distracting her. When she was about to say you are so annoying, she............well, you can find out what happens next if you read the book. Okay back to the story, she finally decided to go to Perkins School and she surprisingly liked it. She made three very pleasant friends and they spent time together.
What I liked about the book is that it was very interesting and it is the first book that I had ever read about blind people. It really made me think about living without being able to see, and how tough it would be. Also, in the historical notes, the author told some information on Louis Braille, Helen Keller, and Samuel Gridley Howe, who started the Perkins School for the Blind.
I didn't like that the author would talk about the same thing for a long time and then just skip to another subject. It took me awhile to figure out what he was talking about.
I would rate this book a 4 out of 1-5, because I liked it a lot, but in some parts bored me.
San Anselmo, CA
A good book..........2005-03-03
Twin sisters...look the same...and totally different.
Because of a sledding accident, the author is now totally blind. She's scared, unhappy, and bitter about what's happened to her.
Then comes news of a place that might restore her confidence...Perkins School for the Blind.
She starts a new school with new people and all by herself....and I'm not giving anymore away.
This book was very interesting and made me very happy and thankful that I still can see life!
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