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Independent reading level: 4th and 5th grade
Awards: none

Another book that has survived from my childhood to adulthood- this encyclopedia does its job but has only a few minor problems. As a kid and even today as an older adult- some of the illustrations aren't that well done but others are just epic and higher quality. Some of the pages are hit and miss with information or art. It even gives a page purely dedicated to crazy speculations over extinction events throughout history (one such example is someone apparently wondered if aliens took dinosaurs away as a food source). I think this serves as a decent introduction to dinosaurs, but shouldn't be used as a definitive source for modern-fact information given all the new discoveries 22 years after this book was published. It seems more geared towards younger audiences than adults- but adults can still enjoy this encyclopedia style book.½

One of my first dinosaur books that survived my childhood into adulthood. This book has served me well for 22 years. My copy is so well loved, some of the pages are falling out- but I can't bear to part with it, so it just stays in its comfy spot, tightly wedged between multiple other thick paleontology volumes, on my bookshelf. The illustrations are stunning and the informational text is bite-sized and easily absorbed. It easily grabs attention for all age ranges- younger audiences will be enthralled by the art and small passages of texts, and adults will find it charming and decent quick reference material. It has a wide range of species diversity too- so it isn't monotonous or generic. This is an excellent book for any kind of library.

Awesome pocket sized encyclopedia of prehistoric creatures to satisfy any Paleontology enthusiast or specialist! Published in 2003, only some of the information may be outdated- a lot of the text is still relevant and true. The art is likeable, colorful and features variety- some of the designs would make more purist/extremist Paleontology enthusiasts probably screech about but it still serves as speculation and accuracy during the time. Wide distribution of dinosaurs- some common, others uncommon, and the inclusion of other prehistoric lifeforms as well. I really like this little book- I'd recommend it for anyone of any age who likes dinosaurs and prehistory.

Pretty good book with just a few dubious word choices. Illustrations are (1) actually useful maps, (2) background-less photos of ancient artifacts meant to serve as illustrations of the text (3) photos with background of contemporary scenes, e.g., abandoned ruins, non-extinct wildlife, current inhabitants. The ancient artifact choices are really rather good. The quality of the photos and of the paper is excellent. 64 pages, 9 chapters of varying length, and a one-page timeline at the end.

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You wouldn’t want to be a pirate’s prisoner

Spanish merchant ships tried to sail across the sea, but they were caught by PIRATES. It was all for one thing. Gold. You can try to say you don’t have it. They know you’re lying. And then they throw you into a prison, with Rats.
I like this book. I don’t know why. I just do. Maybe, it’s the way it makes me feel. I don’t care though. It feels good.

You would want to be a secret agent during world war 2
By
Sam Wright
70 years ago, when Germany conquered France, the refugees went to america to become spies. Now the interviewers were interested in language skills. When I say Language skills, I don’t just mean speaking many languages. I mean knowing how to crack a specific code. I don’t know what kind of code. Despite their interest, they didn’t let germans in, because they thought they were double agents. You know how that can be. Of course this war didn’t bother England, until the germans got closer. When France lost, the war over for them. Their fighting spirits were rock hard. Which is why the refugees went to England. That leads to the agent stuff.

Great children’s book about the design and manufacturing of books!

Opinion
You wouldn't want to live in Pompeii! is a great book .It is very child friendly with all the colorful and bright pictures.It also gets to the point in a very short amount of time.It does this by having interesting facts about living in Pompeii.It also talks about a new topic every page .In result you get a lot of different topics and aspects of why u shouldn't want to live in Pompeii.I also always enjoy the handy hits in books like this one .In the end they are very interesting and fun to read for kid of all ages .

Summary
This book starts of by telling/scaring you about living in Pompeii .If you ever had any hopes of living in Pompeii this book will make you change your mind .It tells your all about the scare history of Pompeii .Such as earthquakes and the Gladiators fights .It also gives you fun fact on every page .On every page their is a new and more interesting than the last page topic.It then moves into what happened in Pompeii during the big bang and how they got over it .In conclusion if you want to know about the history or just be warned about what happened in Pompeii.

What kid doesnt like dinosaurs? The CD was missing from this copy, but the rest of the book is super cool. See through art pictures so you can look under the skin of the dinos

The writer, John Malam, initiates this topic with the word waterfall. This topic about Angel Falls, which is known as the highest waterfall in the world. Other important waterfalls are Khone and Niagara Falls. The physical features of the waterfalls- cliffs, plunges, gorges, and water erosion are really significant for the middle school earth and environmental science. The students will inquire about how Niagara falls moved backward 1000 feet within 300 years after seeing the individual parts of the waterfall. The portion on waterfall daredevils is really significant for further research on Niagara falls, the law on fiction, mass and etc. The most interesting part is how the Torrent ducks and the dipper live and eat near waterfalls and how salmon can swim against the current of waterfalls. Another important part is the hydroelectric power which can be created through the dam by using a turbine machine and electrical power. This chapter highlights many scientific terms like plunges, cliffs, shale, etc.

You wouldn't want to live in Pompeii is a good book. It has details and reaches the point.Not a lot of slaves behave like this one.He saved his owners,almost killing himself,and doesn't attempt anything like running away,I would run away to achieve my dreams.I wouldn't really care about My owners family i would let them die and return to my real family. This book wrote facts in a fun way that i like reading.
In this book the reader would be the slave.The slave is a good behaved educated one.He is a nice person that cares about his owner and family.He saved his owner and his wife,putting his own life at risk.During the eruption,his family went away,the slave still praying to stay alive and to see his family again.He was a lucky old man and survived the eruption.He went to a city and hung up posters,and was with his family again.

100 things you should know about warriors

Through thousands of years there have always been warriors to protect their people and to conquer others. Since the Romans to the navy seals warriors have changed scientifically from using spears, to swords,cannon,to guns and grenades. The first warriors used their weapons mostly to defend themselves and tribes from animals, other tribes, and for the used their weapons for hunting. Later, tribes starting fighting over what place to settle in so they went to war killing hundreds to thousands of people. Over time, these waves of battles became wars. Through the years their weapons have been evolving more and more to cause more damage. And for the warriors, to do less work. Now in modern wars thousand to millions people die for politics invading and etc.

This book is very informing about the past and the present of warriors. I would recommend this book to 7th graders because it talks about a lot of the problems that this Earth has gone through for thousands of years. I also enjoyed this book because I was very informed about warriors through the years since the ice age to the present day of 2017.I would rate this book a 7 out of ten because it informed you a lot about each time periods of this book. It also talked about a 1,000 things about warriors which the title said it would. The reason why it is not 10 out of 10 is because I wish they could go more in depth of the battle these warriors went through.

in you wouldn't want to be a roman gladiator, it tells you all about gladiators. it talks about how they fought to the DEATH in arenas. in roman times, this was ENTERTAINMENT! the only ways to survive were to win the fight, or if the crowd said that you had fought well and deserved to live. otherwise you were.... ummm....well you know... XP. it also talks about what kind of foods they ate. they ate grains and many veggies and fruits such as grapes or bean(they didn't have potatoes though!). the Roman gladiators of higher class had servants to clean their throats for them and bring/take food. the servants were not paid, either.
i thought this was a great book. it was right up my alley of roman gladiators. i thought that this book was very informative,and it helped me to learn more about culture back then. the book had great pictures that were funny and it made it so it wasn't boring. i think that John Malam did a great job not only with this book, but with all the others in this series. i would give this book 4-1/2 stars, partially because i prefer fantasy over non-fiction. i probably wouldn't recommend this to my friends, but i would recommend it to any one that has a project they need to do, or if they just wanted some fun facts to know.½

I give this book five stars, because it was very entertaining, had good facts, and had a lot of great illustrations. This is probably one of my favorite “You wouldn’t want to be” books, because it was more spine-chilling than any of the other books in the series. I would definitely suggest this book to other people. The book gives you a good view of all the things pirates would do to you. As always, I did enjoy how short the book was, and how it had a ‘Handy Hint’ box on every page. No joke, the ‘Handy Hints’ they gave you would have been very useful at the times were the pirates would torture you. I think this book definitely deserves five stars.

You definitely would not want to become a pirate's prisoner, here are some reasons why. What first happens is that you are attacked by pirates that want your treasures, then of course they want more and as the captain, you cannot and will not tell the pirates what course the other treasure ships are taking. So since you won't confess, the pirates will pretty much torture you, until you tell them what they need to know. To start, they clamp you in large , heavy leg irons called bilboes. They leave you fastened on the deck for seven whole days. If that doesn’t loosen your tongue, they try it the old fashioned way… with the dreaded cat-o’-nine-tails. This is a tool that is made out of long rope that is tied to a wooden stick, and each of the ropes ‘tails’ has three knots tied in it. It is used to whip a person. (Some cat-o’-nine-tails have fish hooks at the end of the cat’s tails. Ouch!) After being torchered for so long, you decide to tell the pirates about the other ships, since they now know what they need, you are useless. You are stranded on an island, and eventually found by a nearby ship. Luck you!

Genre: Informational
Review: This is an informational book about the Founding Fathers and the forming of the United States of America. I really like the information that is included in the book because I think it gives a clear story without being too overwhelming. It was written in a way that students would be able to understand it. The vocabulary is written in bold and explained so that there is no confusion. However, the layout is a little confusing and I am not always sure what to read next. I like that pictures and quotes of the founding fathers were included, and I like that the book has information on cities and life in America at that time, not just information about the founding fathers. I think this is a good book to have in class to learn about the forming of America.
Uses: This would be a good book to use when learning about events such as the Constitutional Convention or the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It would also be useful for a project about life in America in the 1700's and early 1800's.
Media: Pictures, paintings, pencil½

I give this book five stars, because it was very knowledge on this subject, and it was very interesting to read. It had great illustrations as well. The book gave good details on all the different weapons they used during world war two, and all the secret handshakes and hiding places that agents used. Some agents used fake logs and fruit to hide ammunition and other small items. I think that’s pretty clever. They had spigot guns, noiseless guns, sleeve guns, explosive rats, etc. Agents learned how to fight and make their own bombs at a training program, if they passed it, then they would be sent to a paramilitary school in northern Scotland. And that's where they learn how to become real secrete agents.

This book talks about why you wouldn't want to be a secret agent during world war two. You would have to be willing to give up your life to become one. During your training you learn how to pick locks, how to create your own bombs, how to live with nature, how to send Morse code messages, and so on. You learn how to use all these different guns, and how to set booby traps. It sure must a lot to become a secret agent, I know that I wouldn't want to be one.