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"My Father's Dragon" is a delightful read, perfect for children, though while your reading it to your child, you might just get sucked in to! "My Father's Dragon" follows Elmer, a young boy who runs away from home to save a baby dragon trapped on Wild Island, an island inhabitated only by wild animals. He brings nothing with him except a knapsack full of odds and ends which he uses in clever ways.
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In Ray Robinsons compilation of last words, he includes everyone from celebrities to politicians, heroes to criminals. Many of the quotations make you laugh in spite of yourself, while others make you stop and think. Good for history buffs, or anyone who likes a spoonful of irony with their cup of tea.
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Lynne Truss' "Eat, Shoots & Leaves" is far more entertaining than most would expect, given that it is about grammar. But this is a wonderful book, perfect for everyone from the grammar sticklers we all know and tolerate, to high school students trying to improve up their essays. "Eat, Shoots & Leaves" gets you interested in grammar in a way your high school teacher never could.
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My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett and Ruth Chrisman Gannett
Ellie Shyler, October 22, 2006
"My Father's Dragon" is a delightful read, perfect for children, though while your reading it to your child, you might just get sucked in to! "My Father's Dragon" follows Elmer, a young boy who runs away from home to save a baby dragon trapped on Wild Island, an island inhabitated only by wild animals. He brings nothing with him except a knapsack full of odds and ends which he uses in clever ways.(24 of 40 readers found this comment helpful)
Famous Last Words, Fond Farewells, Deathbed Diatribes, and Exclamations Upon Expiration by Ray Robinson
Ellie Shyler, October 22, 2006
In Ray Robinsons compilation of last words, he includes everyone from celebrities to politicians, heroes to criminals. Many of the quotations make you laugh in spite of yourself, while others make you stop and think. Good for history buffs, or anyone who likes a spoonful of irony with their cup of tea.(18 of 34 readers found this comment helpful)
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
Ellie Shyler, October 22, 2006
Lynne Truss' "Eat, Shoots & Leaves" is far more entertaining than most would expect, given that it is about grammar. But this is a wonderful book, perfect for everyone from the grammar sticklers we all know and tolerate, to high school students trying to improve up their essays. "Eat, Shoots & Leaves" gets you interested in grammar in a way your high school teacher never could.(50 of 88 readers found this comment helpful)