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ArecRain (8 KP) rated The Crocheter's Skill-Building Workshop in Books
Jan 18, 2018
I appreciated this book for its thoroughness. It walks you from beginner to expert, all while doing it in an easy to read manner. There are many chapters in here that are great resources whether you are learning or reintroducing yourself to the skill. As someone who has problems translating written instruction to action, I appreciated the simplicity of the text and visual aids in the form of beautifully clear images.
Erika (17788 KP) rated The Complete Chi's Sweet Home Vol. 1: Vol. 1 in Books
May 26, 2018
This first volume of Chi's Sweet Home is absolutely adorable. It's no secret, I love cats. Basically, it's a kitten, doing kitten things, learning stuff, and making friends with a fat black cat. Throughout this volume, Chi's new family is hiding the fact they have a kitten in a no-pets-allowed apartment. I've been through that before, so I could relate. I smiled the entire time while reading it.
SunnyD (6 KP) rated The Greatest Showman (2017) in Movies
Jun 19, 2018
Beautiful movie
I wanted to watch this after learning that it was based off of a true story. Even if you don't care for musicals, this has a pretty good storyline and, of course, great actors to support it. I could have done without a couple of the songs but there were a couple I thought were actually great. All in all, it's a beautiful movie and I'd watch it again.
BPiehl (1 KP) rated Wonder Woman (2017) in Movies
Jul 11, 2018
Visual effects (1 more)
Story
A step in the right direction
Honestly, DC did well with this movie. Easily their best movie since the Dark Knight trilogy. You get to see Diana learning about humanity and finding that everything isnt as cut and dry as she learned back home. The supporting cast does a great job to help teach her and bring a bit of comedy to their dire mission.
Leslie Odom Jr. recommended The Autobiography of Malcolm X in Books (curated)
Great reading for those interested in early years
Great book and easy reading while providing information which may not be common knowledge to those in Early years. I used this book within my BA BA dissertation and it was a vital source of knowledge however it doesn't feed neurology learning and development into what theorists believe.
Luke (278 KP) rated Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) in Movies
Jul 10, 2017
Credit Scenes (3 more)
Tom Holland Is A Great Spider
So Funny
Not A Ready Made Superhero
SpiderSence (2 more)
The Shocker
Not Quite Enough Witty Comebacks In Fight Scenes
The Spider Has Come Home To The MCU & He Fits In Perfectly... Not Like The Wierd Uncle
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I loved this film, and as spiderman is my favourite hero im glad that this was done great.
Iron man didnt steal the show, it only added more depth and created more space for story telling.
I love that he is not straight away brilliant with his powers, just like the rest of the MCU with there new powers comes a learning curve.
If the learning curve is falling through the roof as ironman, or falling through a shop window as captain america. spider man nails this with his swing into the floor.
I would like to see some more villians, spidermans villians are the most creative that it would be interesting
Iron man didnt steal the show, it only added more depth and created more space for story telling.
I love that he is not straight away brilliant with his powers, just like the rest of the MCU with there new powers comes a learning curve.
If the learning curve is falling through the roof as ironman, or falling through a shop window as captain america. spider man nails this with his swing into the floor.
I would like to see some more villians, spidermans villians are the most creative that it would be interesting
Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated Human Body: Discover the inner workings of the human body! in Books
Jun 14, 2018
Inside Out Human Body: Explore the World's Most Amazing Machine! by Luann Columbo is a fantastic book full of facts and diagrams which enables us to begin to understand the human body in all its glory. Each section has a layered model which illustrates some of the facts presented. The book is extremely informative.
This book gives the reader information about our muscular system, skeletal system, joints, digestive system, urinary system, respiratory system, and nervous system. Pronunciation tips for more advanced words like pulmonary are provided and there are some simple experiments kids can do to demonstrate what they’re learning, such as looking at the underside of their tongue in a mirror to see their blood vessels.
I recommend this book to any kid or kids and heart who loves learning about the human body.
Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and becker&mayer kids! for this ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book gives the reader information about our muscular system, skeletal system, joints, digestive system, urinary system, respiratory system, and nervous system. Pronunciation tips for more advanced words like pulmonary are provided and there are some simple experiments kids can do to demonstrate what they’re learning, such as looking at the underside of their tongue in a mirror to see their blood vessels.
I recommend this book to any kid or kids and heart who loves learning about the human body.
Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and becker&mayer kids! for this ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated Kid Artists: True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends in Books
Jun 18, 2018
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Kid Artist: True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends by David Stabler is a fun nonfiction book! It's perfect for middle school age, but can be enjoyable to older readers. The book shares childhood stories of famous artists.
The book is divided into three sections and within each section the artists have similarities. I loved the illustrations by Doogie Horner, it really brought the stories to life. I knew about most of the featured artists, but I was not aware of all. I enjoyed learning about the artists childhood. The facts are all very intriguing This is a great book to learn about these amazing artists. It shows how other people went about learning to paint, draw, sculpt, and more and it could really inspire kids to try their hand at what they are interested in!
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Kid Artist: True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends by David Stabler is a fun nonfiction book! It's perfect for middle school age, but can be enjoyable to older readers. The book shares childhood stories of famous artists.
The book is divided into three sections and within each section the artists have similarities. I loved the illustrations by Doogie Horner, it really brought the stories to life. I knew about most of the featured artists, but I was not aware of all. I enjoyed learning about the artists childhood. The facts are all very intriguing This is a great book to learn about these amazing artists. It shows how other people went about learning to paint, draw, sculpt, and more and it could really inspire kids to try their hand at what they are interested in!
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Sara Tickanen (6 KP) rated Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in Video Games
Jan 3, 2018
I haven't yet finished this game, but the story and the characters are top notch! My only complaint is that the controls really are complicated in terms of learning how the combo systems and such work at their optimal levels. You get tutorials one time and then have no way to revisit the information without going to Google, so pay attention when the game teaches you something new!
Definitely worth playing!
Definitely worth playing!