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Read All-About-Judy Moody!
Judy Moody is a wonderful book - thought provoking, adventurous... and funny! Not only will readers have fun learning about Judy and her moods, but they'll also learn how Judy deals with her moods. Luckily Judy is quite a creative thinker, which helps her turn some of the "worst things ever" into some of the best things ever. The illustrations are absolutely fabulous - very whimsical and playful... a perfect fit for the story!

As a guidance counselor, I can already see many ways to use Judy Moody with kids in my work - from discussing "moods", problem solving, and friendships, to self-awareness through the "All-About-Me" project. This book will appeal to both boys and girls alike - a must for every library, classroom, and family bookshelf!

Read It Silently, Read It Aloud, Just Read It
Every parent and teacher of third grade children should read this book to themselves then with the kids! What a fresh perspective of childhood from a grown-up. This is the way eight year olds talk, think, and act. I see it daily in the halls at school. Judy Moody sees and tells about life in a way that makes the reader laugh out loud, moan over toads, and remember all of the joys of being eight. Friendships gained, little brothers tolerated and mysterious parents all combine to make this book a must for every home and school library. The faculty and staff of our school love it so much that our copy of Judy Moody, which arrived last week, is already showing signs of wear and tear.

Starring Judy Moody
This book stars JUDY, a third grader with lots of pizzazz and ideas and frustrations galore. Somehow she manages to weather all her storms and figure out the silver linings. Of course, first she must sulk a litte and smirk alot. Gotta read this to understand! My daughter has picked this for our first mother/daughter book group. The girls plan to create collages to help explain their own moods and selfs. I think this is a good pick! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12   2. General   3. Juvenile Fiction   4. Social Situations - Friendship   5. Spanish: Grades 3-4   

Subjects:  1. Religion - General   

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Balances & contrasts
The story of a land - El Chiapas - and the story of a woman - Camila - meet each other in a novel where thematic balances and internal contrasts create a many-sided plot. A contrasted land, suffering, earlier, the aggressions of its conquerors and, today, the titanic ambitions of the last revolutionaries, represents the physical and political setting of the personal story of a woman,who finds herself to face her past and neglected origins in that remote place.
Camila, narrator of the story, portrays, with anthropological flavour and fascination, the markets, the colourful streets and dwellers of the solar and picturesque San Cristobal, whose magical power lies in its capacity of keeping its authenticity, after all...
Reina, attractive woman originally from Uruguay, old mate of Camila's mother, both committed in the political struggle against the dictatorship of Pinochet, carries on her revolution in San Cristobal, where she has settled herself together with a heterogeneous group of restless immigrants, each with a different story but same spirit.
The meeting with this land and this charismatic woman will represent for Camila the beginning of a sort of initiation process. Admiration on one hand, and repulsion on the other hand, are the contrasting feelings experienced by Camila towards this figure mirroring the ideals of her own mother, towards which she admits a sort of guilt complex to have avoided a political protest she did not share completely, by emigrating to America, and preferring to lead an ordinary but 'safe' life.
In this way the story is articulated on some contrasts: contrast between the rage amongst the guerrilla warfare and a sense of peace that place inspires; the intimate contrast hearth-consciousness in Camila; and, then, the fight natives-conquerors, revolutionaries-paramilitaries, mother-daughter, women-men, past-present, memory-reality...
All these internal and ancestral contrasts are happily orchestrated in a balanced novel, which avoids any classification (love story, politics, psychology, mystery and suspense meet each other in this corner of the world).
'Lo que esta in mi corazon' is the typical phrase used by the Mayan women to conclude their tales. Camila, like a Mayan story-teller, decides to tell a story (hers) containing other stories, and her new awareness. The insurrections, driven by the quasi-sacral figure of commander Marcos in Chiapas, the revolts in Chile and Cuba, the Mayan legends and rituals merge each other in a novel, which looses its socio-political coordination and ends up to acquire a mythical and timeless connotation.

Trata con respeto y responsabilidad el conflicto en Chiapas.
Le doy cuatro estrellas a Marcela Serrano porque su libro esta bien escrito y documentado, con una trama agil e interesante, aunque con muchos cabos sueltos.
Toca el tema del conflicto armado con mucho respeto, tratando de no adoptar posiciones extremas, dando el punto de vista del extranjero observador, pues al fin y al cabo, la presencia de extranjeros en esa zona ha sido constante, ya sea como observadores, periodistas o activistas en pro del zapatismo.
Es un buen libro para las personas que como yo, no somos expertas en el tema. Te da una idea general de los principales "bandos" y algunos de sus objetivos. Pero estoy segura de que a un experto en el tema, el libro le dejaria mucho que desear.
No le doy cinco estrellas porque en realidad su analisis sobre el zapatismo es muy, muy femenino (como en todas sus obras), y en esta lucha tambien hay muchos hombres.
En conclusion, me gusto el libro porque esta bien escrito, la historia es buena y nos da al publico general una "embarradita" de lo que es el zapatismo y en general, la lucha armada en latinoamerica por una mejor vida para las clases en desventaja. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Fiction - General   2. General   3. Literary Criticism   4. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   5. Untranslated Fiction - Spanish   

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Great for beginning readers
The level one books of the Dejame Leer series are perfect forthe beginning reader of Spanish. The text is repetative, simple andpredictable. The pictures help direct the text. I have purchased several of these for my bilingual kindergarten classroom. They will allow the students successful reading experiences. The price is also excellent for a hardback book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals   2. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General   3. Readers - Beginner   4. Spanish: Preschool   

Subjects:  1. Cooking   2. Cooking / Wine   3. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   4. Specific Ingredients - Vegetables   

Subjects:  1. Inspirational   2. Inspirational & Religious   3. Inspirational - Gifts   4. Poetry   5. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   

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el mundo es tuyo
Este libro fue de mucha ayuda en el entendimiento de como una mujer puede encontrase y sobreponerse a su pasado. Al leerlo y meditarlo se podra encontrar ese conocimiento de autoestima necesario para seguir adelante en este mundo algunas veces tan complicado. Me encanto la forma simple de como la autora expone las ideas para que sean percibidas por cualquier persona y se logre un provecho de la lectura. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Self-Help - General   2. Personal Growth - Self-Esteem   3. Personal Growth - Success   4. Self-Help   5. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   6. Women's Studies - General   

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies   2. Diet / Health / Fitness   3. Healing - General   4. Healthy Living   5. Personality   6. Psychology   7. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   8. Self-Help / General   

Subjects:  1. Inspiration & Personal Growth   2. Inspirational   3. Motivational & Inspirational   4. Personal Growth - Success   5. Self-Help   6. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   7. Self-Help / Motivational   

Subjects:  1. Diet / Health / Fitness   2. Health & Fitness   3. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   4. Women's Health - General   5. Women's Health - Menopause   6. Health/Libros en español   

Subjects:  1. Bedtime & Dreams   2. Children's Baby - Boardbooks   3. Family - Parents   4. Holidays & Festivals - Other - Non-religious   5. Juvenile Fiction   6. Spanish: Kindergarten   7. Juvenile Fiction / Bedtime & Dreams   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8   2. General   3. Juvenile Fiction   4. Movie Tie - In   5. Social Situations - Values   6. Spanish: Preschool   

Subjects:  1. 20th Century American Literature   2. American - General   3. Fiction - General   4. General   5. Literary Collections   6. Literature: Classics   7. Rhetoric   

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Encounter with the spiritual world
There are many books that would let you know about the spiritual world in a peaceful manner. This one master the reader to think about a spiritual world that is in the middle of a war. The way the author manage theological aspects of the life and how spiritual wars on the air affects the human world, is awesome. It is not a book to be afraid, but to enjoy it. Compare it as a story that is happening somewhere, but that somehow it could happens to you. Also, the novel point out the church responsiblity of pray for the problems. The church of our times is sleeping while the world is having the worst time ever. We should wake up, and at least, pray for our nation. Read it, I encourage you to do so, you will not be disappointed! And let me tell you that the price is better than ever.

Ashton, no sera el mismo pueblo...
Este es un libro muy bueno e intrigante, te lo recomiendo si vienes con intenciones de compra, Le abre uno los ojos acerca de la importancia de la guerra espiritual y el poder de la oración. Esto lo hace Peretti a través de una historia llena de suspenso y emociones, de verad es FULL !!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Christianity - Spiritual Warfare   2. Fiction - Religious   3. New Age   4. Religious - General   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals   2. Children's 4-8 - Nature   3. Juvenile Nonfiction   4. Nature - General   5. Readers - Beginner   6. Spanish: Preschool   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals   2. Children's 4-8 - Nature   3. Juvenile Nonfiction   4. Nature - General   5. Readers - Beginner   6. Spanish: Preschool   

Subjects:  1. Business, Careers, Occupations   2. Careers   3. Children's 4-8   4. General   5. Spanish: Preschool   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8   2. General   3. Social Situations - Visits to Doctor/Dentist/Hospital   4. Spanish: Preschool