This is a wonderful resource full of easy to use
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I am a HUGE fan of this author and her books for adults on compassion and humane education. I am a student at The Institute for Humane Education and will be using her materials in my classes that I teach to kids. This is a wonderful resource full of easy to use, practical activities. It covers ALL kinds of issues on kindness and compassion! I can't imaging not having this resource. :)
798214
I work for a nonprofit agency whose mission is to provide information and referral services to families and professionals raising children with disabilities. I read a lot of books about special education and the laws, regulations and procedures that parents and teachers must follow to make sure the child receives the best education possible. This book is extremely easy to use. It starts the Table of Contents with "Beginning the Journey and ends with a review of the process. The format of the pages is easy to read well-spaced type font. It uses many understandible sample letters, charts, bullet points and topical questions to focus the reader. I also find the Glossary of terms, the Resource list and the alphabetical Index very helpful when I need to renter the Maze to clarify a step in the Maze. I encourage parents of children with special needs; who are accessing the school district for the first time, to purchase a copy of the new 4th Edition. It is excellent for a return trip down the Maze too.
3348441
This is a great resource for a list-based spelling program.  There are 196 lessons that allow you to go at your own pace.  The first 20 (for the second half of 1st grade) have ten words per lesson.  By 3rd grade it has 20 words per lesson.  The core of the book is made up of 3000 of the most highly used words (according to an American Heritage study).  In addition, 100 picture nouns have been added in the early lessons in order to make reading comprehension and sentence practice more feasible.

The reason I like this resource so much is because it is simple, just one sheet covers the lesson for the week (and you have permission to copy that sheet for your learners).  It also includes basic phonics and variant forms.  The end of the book has lists of grammar rules and various phonetic charts.  Another reason I like it is because it helps with reading...each week our kids are exposed to high frequency words that they are bound to come across in the course of their independent readings.

The only downside is that, because of the approach Dr Fry has taken, words are not grouped together by similar phonemes or morphemes.  Nevertheless, this is an excellent resource and one that we use with our children.
3711242
This ebook is such an awesome resource.  It was thorough and delivered an immense value.  Not only did the book share all the information on how to get started from A to Z with how one could make money (as much or little as they'd like), there are bonus resources, as well.  It is complete with a breakdown of how to get started in a week.  Many of the steps I already had completed, so now I am dedicating my time on writing my sample articles and blasting past my self limitations.

The author is so very friendly and she definitely gives value.  I look forward to any and everything else she puts out.
3962166
Packed full of easy to follow info, this book would be a great resource for anyone, not just if you have to be gluten free.  With chapters on gluten intolerance, and celiac disease, this book also shows how to stock your pantry with gluten free items and how to change the way you think about cooking and preparing food (think----make the gluten free sandwich first--)
I was happy to try different recipes that were actually things my kids would eat!  And most of the items in the recipes are available locally, and within a budget.  Loved it!
1482850
WOW! Such a great resource! It offers suggestions and also provides websites for further enrichment.
1195421
This book is a wonderful resource.  Not only is it jam-packed with good advice on self care, but it is also a wonderful compilation of references, websites, caregiver networks and other treasures.

I recommend this to anyone who will, is or has been a caregiver, and also to those seeking to understand and help a caregiver in their lives.
1484355
Packed full of lovely recipe from front-to-back! I was quite surprised how convenient many of them are to make. Most of the ingredients are easy to find, even for the more complex dishes, and the preparation time for cooking most of the meals really isn't that long at all. This has proven to be perfect for me after a busy day when I don't feel like spending too much effort getting everything ready. Im very happy and will be sharing the recipes Ive tried so far with some close friends.
1526937
Great resource! Loaded with tools, spreadsheets, big lists of questions to ask during each step of the processvery comprehensive. The Table of Contents is also very helpful; at a glance, you can quickly see the details of whats in each chapter so not only is the book a great read, its useful as a reference manual as well.

One quick note for future improvements: Id love to see a clickable Table of Contents so I can easily search and jump around while reading on my Kindle  thanks!
4176396
As a future Holistic Health Practitioner I found this to be a most invaluable resource.  It is full of fantastic, easy to understand references to many forms of holistic healing.  It not only speaks about what each type of healing is used for, but also what they should not be used for as well as what to expect during healing.
I know that in my area of the country this is a fairly new area of medicine and that many people I will treat will be curious about the different aspects and areas of holistic health and healing.  This book will be wonderful to have to help explain each type and even about how much they can expect to pay!
I will use this book often and I am sure I will buy future copies to keep in my office to lend to my clients.

Elecia Windmeyer, MO
3996860
This is a great resource for old and new stewards alike.  Everything is broken down into easy to look up categories that give information from health and safety to conducting a meeting.  I highly recommend it.
4191520
For anyone who needs to design, develop and facilitate presentations, workshops or meetings in a hurry, this book is a GREAT resource. Easy to use. Intuitively organized. I highly recommend it as a reference book for any teacher or trainer's bookshelf.
284555
Lee has a way of breaking overwhelming ideas down into easy, doable steps.  I am so grateful for this resource.
2334194
This book is an amazing resource. I used to be a writer and now I work in video games (which still involves writing stories and developing characters) and I generally turn to this book when searching for a good name. I find that if I don't use a rich resource like this one to look through and get some new name ideas I'll likely just keep reverting back to my own personal favorites... which leaves you with a lot of similarly named characters throughout projects. I have two "go to" books that I turn to for naming - this one is for those times when I just want a sea of names to choose from and sort through, basically whenever I have no real idea or starting point for a character's name.

I personally loved that the book also includes a lot of older names as well. Again, when writing you often need names that sound unique or even mythical, without actually being the names of mythological characters. Old names are great for that - they look and sound familiar enough to seem natural, but they're strange enough to sound magical.

Plus you never know what kind of name someone is looking for, everyone has a different idea of what sounds pleasant to the ear, and a lot of people go for older names. Also, names tend to rotate, something that was your great grandmother's name could easily now be the cutest, trendiest name of the year.

I don't really have any negative points to bring up about the book. There are times when it is a little difficult to navigate, but that's just one of the perils of having such a vast wealth of material to go through. There are also some filler entries where one name will be listed more than once with different spellings (even though there is an "alternate spellings" section under the names) but if I had to guess I would say that in those few cases it looks like it may have been done because the two spellings were equally popular. I can see where it would make it more convenient for those using the book to have the most popular spellings listed separately so as to make entries easier to find since everything is alphabetical.
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This is my favorite resource for pattern drafting for a very wide variety of styles of tops, skirts, dresses, pants etc. I love it so much that I actually own two copies, one at home and one at my parents house so I can sew when I am visiting them. Ms. Bergh makes the math easy and I am not a "math person."  I have made quite a few patterns using these instructions and have had no problems and found no errors.
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If you want to get into altered books, this is a great resource to get you going.  Really fun techniques and lots of colorful photos to admire.  Her style is friendly and low pressure.  I've bought every book on altered books that Amazon sells and I definitely recommend this one.  You will be inspired and you will learn all the techniques you need to get started on your own altered books.
2235539
This book is full of helpful information and written in an easy to understand format