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Where's my book? wonders Gray Rabbit one fine morning. As he surveys his messy room, he decides the only way to find his book is to clean up -- but there's always one pesky item that doesn't belong! ... Read more

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Baker's Rabbit seies strikes again
While the Colors, shapes, alphabet Rabbit books are the best, I find most anything in Baker's loveable Rabbit series fascinating and a joy to show to children.

One of These Things Isn't Like the Others.
In this addition to Baker's Rabbit series, Gray Rabbit is trying to find his favorite book. He can't find it because all of his stuff is messed up. So he sorts through everything arranging his things into piles where they belong. However, in each pile there is one item that is out of place. This oddball leads to Rabbit's next arrangement until finally he has gone through everything and found his book. Kids love Alan Baker's Rabbit books and with the brilliant colors, vivid shapes, and concept lessons that they help teach, parents will enjoy the books as well. Great book for preschool to kindergarten children.

Another Great Little Rabbit Book!
My kids love Gray Rabbit, the illustrations are so vivid.My two year old and four year old love to find the "wrong thing" as rabbit organizes his toys.We just got it yesterday and have already read it at least half a dozen times. ... Read more

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A riveting account of the fearsome Scandinavian warriors who terrorized Europe for three centuries

Following the success of his The Gladiator and The Knight, historian Alan Baker now turns to the Vikings, the seafaring raiders who murdered and plundered their way across Europe and beyond from the ninth to eleventh centuries, eventually getting as far as Newfoundland in the west and Baghdad in the east. Organized in thematic chapters, The Viking brings these formidable warriors to life, describing their pagan culture and traditions, their ships and seafaring prowess, their great kings and chieftains, and their discovery of North America. Filled with fascinating facts and gripping tales of battle, it’s a must for anyone intrigued by berserkers, battle axes, and long ships.

Alan Baker (UK) is a historian and the author of The Knight (0-471-25135-6) and The Gladiator. ... Read more

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Good introduction to Viking culture.
This is a decent book for someone who wants to get an insight not only to Viking culture, but of the people living in Scandinavia during the Viking era.There is a very nice balance of history and culture going on to paint a picture of what times were like during this time period.The one thing I would change about this book would be the section on Viking religion.It tends to be fairly long, and would only appeal to someone interested in theology in general. ... Read more

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One inquisitive hop, and splash! goes White Rabbit into a bucket of yellowpaint. Soon the little rabbit is jumping from bucket to bucket and learning all about colors and how they mix. Quivering with excitement, Brown Rabbit nudges open a square gift box and finds five balloons which take on all sorts of shapes. Gray Rabbit and Black-and-White Rabbit have their own adventures as they discover numbers and the alphabet.Toddlers will have fun and learn with these concept books, warmly illustrated with meticulous detail by Alan Baker. ... Read more

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Simple, yet charming
White Rabbit's Color Book is a simple, yet charming presentation of the color wheel.A curious white rabbit finds three tubs of paint; red, yellow and blue. "Sunshine yellow, she thought.Lovely.A quick dip and . . . " the book continues. After yellow, orange, and red,my children were able to predict what was going to happen next.The end was a surprise to them, and they were eager to attempt making the color white rabbit found to be "just right."

Lovely book
I brought this book home from the library for my daughter, who is almost 3, and we probably read it 7 times the first day it was at our house. (I immediately ordered our own copy)

This is a very lovely, simple story about a white rabbit who dips herself in tubs of paint. The rabbit is adorable and has a very innocent/inquisitive look about her. The tale includes a wonderful lesson on mixing paint colors. It is written simply so a preschooler can understand.

Covers more than the basics.
I recommend it in my latest parenting book, "Kindergarten Simplified," for several reasons.It is an easy way to cover learning the primary colors (and more) prior to kindergarten screening, it introduces the concept of how we can manipulate our environment (scientific), and the story in general will encourage the joy of reading.

Great Book when learning about colors
I loved this book and so did my son. it's really nice when your trying to teach your toddler colors. the pages are very bright

Great for recognizing colors and learning to mix colors
This is such a cute story.SHORT with simple text and great images.The rabbit hops into various tubs of colors and even mixes a few.Cute story that keeps my kids interested.My 2 year old is learning about colors and my 4 year old finds the mixing of those colors to create new ones to be very interesting.Really has triggered their imaginations and creativity.Fun little book.It gets requested here often. ... Read more

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One inquisitive hop, and splash! goes White Rabbit into a bucket of yellowpaint. Soon the little rabbit is jumping from bucket to bucket and learning all about colors and how they mix. Quivering with excitement, Brown Rabbit nudges open a square gift box and finds five balloons which take on all sorts of shapes. Gray Rabbit and Black-and-White Rabbit have their own adventures as they discover numbers and the alphabet.Toddlers will have fun and learn with these concept books, warmly illustrated with meticulous detail by Alan Baker. ... Read more

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ok for toddlers
This is the only rabbit book that my son is not quite crazy about. The storyline is great just that some of the drawings are kind of scary. My son refuses to look at the frogs and the snakes page and he would quickly flip to the next number every time we reach those two. It's an alright number book for toddlers. I prefer the other books in the rabbit series.

Another Alan Baker Hit!
The illustrations are colorful, yet simple. The text consists of catchy rhymes making the book educational and, at the same time, enjoyable for young children. ... Read more

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From early morning to bedtime, Brown Rabbit enjoys a fun-filled, lively day with his friends, as he sends invitations, prepares treats to eat, enjoys snacktime, plays hopping games, and bids his friends good night. For children under three. ... Read more

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Don't buy a Jell-O advertisement
A book about a rabbit that makes Jell-O (purple, yellow, green, and red, to be exact).Most pages of the story talk about Jell-O.Give me a break.Why would I ever read this to my kids?Why use my precious time with my kids to fill their minds with garbage about brand-name sugary junk?I threw the book away.

More of a Story.
BROWN RABBIT'S DAY is the first book in Baker's rabbit books that I have read that is more of a story than a book used to teach a concept. I guess the book does illustrate the concept of time somewhat since in almost every scene, Brown Rabbit's alarm clock can be seen showing the passage of time. But, the clock really doesn't have anything to do with anything else in the story. Basically Brown Rabbit is having a party for his friends and he has to get everything set up. He makes some jello. Then his friends arrive. They play some games and then they go home. Then Brown Rabbit lays down and goes to sleep. End of story. Children will enjoy looking through this book, but since it doesn't really have any lesson or concept to teach, I find that the book isn't quite as good as some of the other ones in the series. But, it's still one children enjoy. ... Read more

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Brown Rabbit nudges open a square gift box and finds five balloons which take on all sorts of shapes. Toddlers will have fun and learn with these concept books, warmly illustrated with meticulous detail by Alan Baker. ... Read more

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Introduce shapes with this fun, engaging picture book!
See what happens when a mysterious package, a big yellow box, arrives for Brown Rabbit.Page by page, Brown Rabbit discovers, as will your child, all sorts of interestingly shaped objects inside such as a rectangle, a circle, a square and so on. Beautifully illustrated, this deceptively simple book delivers. Highly recommended for preschool children.Eugenia Francis, author of Teach Your Child the Multiplication Tables.

Teach Your Child the Multiplication Tables: Fast, Fun & Easy with Dazzling Patterns, Grids & Tricks!

Shape Book
This is a great book!It has simple pictures and words and presents shapes in a fun way!

For this and all the rabbit books
I am a Developmental Specialist and do Early Intervention with children 0-3 who have delays and disabilities.Some of my older 2's on the Autism Spectrum really enjoyed Gray Rabbit's 1-2-3! for it's simple language and counting concepts.After each reading, one boy enjoyed looking at the other books on the back cover so much that I started collecting them.Changing books can be hard on some children who prefer the familiar only.With the Rabbit series I was able to bring in many more concept books and they were readiliy accepted by my toughest listeners.Plus, as an educator who has to read/work with the books over and over and over, I find them charming and adorable and I never get tired of seeing them!

Discover Shapes With a Brown Bunny!
For a toddler's book about shapes, this book packs a lot!There are bright colors, a clever discovery story in which our rabbit hero finds packages inside packages, and words that are fun to say (e.g., "Whoosh" and "Curly-wurly").There's even some droll humor as Rabbit is described as "rabbit-shaped!"Along the way, kids will see examples of a rectangle, an oval, a circle, a square, as well as a tube and other interesting shapes. Nice bright colors and a warm, soft-looking bunny make this 21-page book a winner!

great little book
I bought six of the paperback rabbit books for my 22 month old
daughter and she loves them.The little rabbits are so cute
and the author is very creative in the way he integrates learning
concepts into the plot of the stories.These books are definite
winners at a reasonable price. ... Read more

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With suggestions for simple activities and a helpful note for parents, this is a great book to share with young children and a terrific early learning resource. The text, alive with animal noises and so much fun to read aloud, is packed with themes and ideas to explore. ... Read more

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The forest seems like a dark and creepy place to a brave little mouse on Halloween eve until he realizes that the spooky shapes that frighten him are really his friends--or are they? Die-cut pages reveal surprise after surprise in this sweet Halloween picture book just right for young trick-or-treaters. Full color. ... Read more

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3-year old son loves this book!
We couldn't put this book down! The illustrations are excellent...there are hidden woodfairies to find on each page. Lots of Halloween ghosts and goblins, witches and creatures. Not scary, in fact, teaches you that thingsmay not always be what they seem...or are they. Great book for Halloweenfanatics, like my son. ... Read more

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Take "a lively, voyeuristic glimpse into the ancient world" of the gladiator (Publishers Weekly).

Condemned and yet feared by emperors, almost certain to be slaughtered and yet adored by the masses, the gladiator was the superstar of his day. His existence was invariably short and violent, improved only faintly by the prospect of honor, wealth, and public attention. Yet men gave up their freedom to become gladiators, noblewomen gave up their positions to elope with them, and Emperors risked death to fight them.

This thrilling popular history of ancient Rome's gladiators charts the evolution of the games; introduces us to the legendary fighters, trainers, and emperors who participated in the violent sport; and re-creates in gripping detail a day at the bloody games. Alan Baker reveals the techniques of the training school, then sets us ringside to witness the torturous battles between bulls, lions, jaguars, and battle-hardened human beings. With each breathtaking scene, the complex culture of world that created and adored these bloody games between man and beast comes into clear focus. A work of history that reads like fiction, The Gladiator brings to life Spartacus, Commodus, Caligula, and all of the other memorable players of the nearly thousand-year-long gladiatorial era. ... Read more

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Secret History?
As a Latin student in high school I knew most of what the author has to say about gladiators, so what kind of "Secret History" can this be?

I agree with previous reviewers that the writing, organization, and production of the book are poor.Much of the book rambles onto subjects that are related primarily by being Roman.

The chapter on a day at the circus starts with a gratuitous piece of sexual sadism and continues with gore, cruelty, and bloodlust.Lurid is too pale a term.

If you know nothing about gladiators and want to learn, find a different book.

Good for young readers, bad for well-read ones
This book reads like an undergraduate's thesis. The prose isn't terrible, but it isn't enthralling, either. The book is broken up into 13 chapters, each chapter beginning with gigantic, bodled, ugly-looking Roman numerals that take up half of the page.

In the introduction lies this tidbit which I wish I knew before I bought the book: "Since this book is intended as a popular account of gladiatorial combats, rather than an academic or scholarly study, i have not included numbered footnotes in the text..." The author then states that there is a bibliography and suggested futher reading page in the back of the book for interested readers. The bibliopgraphy and suggested reading page is lumped together, meaning that it is impossible to figure out which books were used in the making of this text, and which sources are there as suggestions for further reading, and may not have been looked at by the author. Along with the 16 book sources are half a dozen websites...ugh. I dunno, I guess this is good for young readers looking for a fun history book. There are some good passages here and there.

Intimacy of the Fighters in Ancient Rome
Since I was in my teens, movie pictures like "Spartacus", "Demetrius the gladiator" and "Quo Vadis?" inspired me with an inextinguishable thirst to know facts about Gladiators & Roman Circus.

I was able to find more than one book about Spartacus and his revolt (notably Howard Fast's "Spartacus"), but on gladiator's everyday life, origins, evolution among other issues, I was unsuccessful. Worst of all, the recent movie "Gladiator", renew my interest.

Finally I found this book at Amazon's Store (where else?).
It is at the same time an oasis for my thirst and a let down in some aspects.

First the bright side: Mr. Baker has done a very interesting research and shows his findings in a very amenable way.
All the main issues are addressed: origin of gladiatorial institution, organization, evolution and extinction. Weaponry, different kinds of fights, ceremonies, circus emplacement and a glossary of terms are included. A vivid reconstruction of what Circus was like is done in the chapter "A day at the Circus" and some other interesting items about these ancient warriors are also addressed.

The shadowy side: the edition and typography of the book is poor, it looks as it was given to press in a hurry (trying to catch with film success?). Some side stories are well known, other are not directly related with the main object of the book. Bibliography is scarce and no reproductions are shown.

Balancing pros & cons the book is a fairly good read for anyone interested in this particular subject.
Reviewed by Max Yofre.

Adequate, entertaing and oft shockingintroduction to the subject
My reading of "The Gladiator" was begun with a mote of lowered expectations. However, after reading the preface where the author clearly outlines that this is not meant to be a flawless historical tome, one can sit back, read , and enjoy this entertaining, lurid, and oft informative piece.

The world of the gladiators is often glorified; its virtues extolled where little attention has been paid to the societal motivations, public melieu of the time that fostered the growth of these "munus". The public's view of gladitorial events is rife with dichotomy. On the one hand, adoration is showered upon the contestants/slaves/prisoners, yet on the other, they are scorned, and sentenced to the most horrific of ends. It is this clearly outlined duplicity that personified the Roman Republic's transformation to Empire. Cities were stripped of their freedom; the last being Rome once the famed Rubicon was crossed by Gaius Julius Caesar, individuals subjugated themselves to the will of the state, and a people's bloodlust was satisfied. Rome's supremacy over nature and foe was best exemplified within the confines of the ring. To die under such circumstances was met with fickle resolve, even honor.

Yes, this book is often perfunctory, and written with the novice in mind. But it is at the task of introducing a casual reader to the period that it excels. Precious few books that aim for loftier goals achieve them in such fashion.

Enjoyable Read
I picked this book up with a passing interest in the subject matter. My knowledge on gladiators was basically limited to viewing movies such as Spartacus and Gladiator. So, I was interested in gaining at least a little deeper insight into galdiatorial contests.On that note this book did not disappoint me. It was written in a style and manner that kept my attention and allowed to get a broad overview on the subject without getting bogged down in detail.

If you are looking for a serious scholarly work, then you may be a bit disappointed (at least that seems to be the concensus from reading a few of the other reviews). However, if you are looking for a general overview and easy read, then I think you will find yourself happy with this purchase. ... Read more

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What really happened at Roswell in 1947? Has actual contact been made? From Area 51 to the Philadelphia Experiment, Quantum Theory to Cattle Mutilations, its all in The Encyclopedia of Alien Encounters. This highly engaging and informative collection offers an authoritative and objective account of key events, places, people, theories and myths of extraterrestrial lore. An excellent resource for both long-time UFO followers and those just making contact, this book concentrates solely on the field of alien or non-human encounters, resulting in the most complete and comprehensive resource available. Easy-to-read entries, in A-to-Z format, delve into various aspects of alien contact, including: UFO sightings and alien abductions; black helicopters, the unmarked helicopters frequently seen in connection with UFO/alien activity; conspiracy theories, such as those associated with cattle mutilation; Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI); works of fiction inspired by encounter reports and how they mirror society's and the media's reactions to such encounters; and the phenomenon's influence on the popular mythology of the twentieth century. ... Read more

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Four stories featuring rabbits learning about the alphabet, colors, counting, and shapes. ... Read more

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Wonderful book
I love reading this to my daughter-- the pictures are so colorful yet simple, and she is learning about numbers, shapes, and colors in the process! ... Read more

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'Tick-tock, it's 8 o'clock. Wake up, Little Rabbits!It's time for breakfast.Rise and shine!'White Rabbit, Brown Rabbit, and Black and White Rabbit can't waste any time this morning. Their good friend Gray Rabbit is coming to visit and there's plenty to do! Will the Little Rabbits have time to clean the house, do the shopping, and make a special surprise dinner all before Gray Rabbit arrives?Young children will enjoy moving the hands on the clock on every colorful spread as they learn to associate the time of day with each of the Little Rabbits' activities. The Little Rabbits' busy schedule - getting up, having breakfast, and going shopping - is reassuringly familiar to young children and gently introduces the concept of time into their world. Alan Baker's lively art includes dozens of brightly colored everyday objects for children to point to and talk about with their parents. On each spread, clear instructions explain how to move the clock hands to match the time shown on both traditional and digital clock faces, while simple questions help parents reinforce newly learned skills, and build confidence in every child. ... Read more

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Great Time Keeping Tool!
Wonderful book that teaches, in an interactive way, timekeeping to a child in a fun way. The sample clocks in text show digital and analog time.I highly recommend it! ... Read more

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Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. Addresses techniques that are popular in multidisciplinary neuroscience research. For basic and clinical neuroscientist researchers. ... Read more

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An engrossing examination of diverse historical mysteries and unsolved enigmas ... Read more

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Alan Baker considers locational geographies and spatial histories, environmental geographies and environmental histories, landscape geographies and landscape histories, and regional geographies and regional histories. Seeking to bridge the "Great Divide" between history and geography, Baker identifies basic principles relating historical geography not only to history but also to geography, a reworking which signifies a "new beginning" for this scholarly hybrid. ... Read more

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Number theory has a long and distinguished history and the concepts and problems relating to the subject have been instrumental in the foundation of much of mathematics. In this book, Professor Baker describes the rudiments of number theory in a concise, simple and direct manner. Though most of the text is classical in content, he includes many guides to further study which will stimulate the reader to delve into the great wealth of literature devoted to the subject. The book is based on Professor Baker's lectures given at the University of Cambridge and is intended for undergraduate students of mathematics. ... Read more

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Fields Medalist
My copy of this book is worn out. It's hard to explain it's charm, perhaps it's the way it covers so much ground so quickly and fluidly (without leaving everything as an exercise for the reader). A particular emphasis on quadratics: residues, forms, class field - not surprising since the author himself won the Fields Medal for his work binary quadratic forms in 1970 and previously in 1966 proved a long-standing conjecture of Carl Gauss: The only imaginary quadratic fields with unique factorization are d = -1, -2, -3, -7, -11, -19, -43, -67 and -163.

apt title
This book packs in as many concepts as number theory books five times its length (divisibility, arithmetical functions, congruences, quadratic residues and forms and fields, and diophantine equations andapproximations) and is still (surprisingly) very clear.There are evenexercises to keep you busy. ... Read more

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In this fun and educational book White Rabbi t turns herself into different colours with the help of thre e pots of paint. It is a perfect introduction to colour and how to mix colours. ' ... Read more