A PLACE FOR DELTA - Melissa Walker, Illustrated by Richard Walker

From the inside flaps of the book: Joseph felt safe with Chipic, but with active volcanoes threatening to erupt and a monster moose next to the trail, he was really ready to go. As he boarded the helicopter, Joseph felt butterflies in his stomach. Soon he would meet Delta.

Joseph can hardly believe what he has been asked to do. His aunt Kate is waiting for him at a research station and needs help taking care of an orphan polar bear cub only a few months old. He will leave his friends and family and venture to the farthest northern town in the United States: Barrow, Alaska.

As the adventure unfolds, Joseph and his newfound Eskimo friend Ada find mysteries wherever they look. The bear cub, Delta, remains in danger. Who would want a polar bear dead? Joseph will have to look to the North Georgia woods and his family to save Delta.

When his parents were kids, they too embarked on an excursion into the unknown. Their encounters with the wilderness beyond their backyard have moldedthe future for Joseph and Delta. A PLACE FOR DELTA is about one family's journey--a passage born in the Appalachian Mountains and leading to the Arctic seas.

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I like to think of myself as young at heart, but maybe not so much. At least not young enough to get as much as I'd have liked from A PLACE FOR DELTA. I really wanted to enjoy it, the premise was superb with the story of a little boy getting to go on the adventure of a lifetime: flying to Barrow, Alaska to help his aunt to care for an orphaned polar bear cub. There are mysteries to be had and as much as I love mysteries (and you know how much I dig mysteries), I could not get into the story.

I will pass this one on to my nephew who loves animals and loves mysteries almost as much as I do and he is actually young at heart since he's ten.

I received this from OnlinePublicist...

Three wish I were more young at heart beans......

THE HANDY LAW ANSWER BOOK: Understanding the Law Navigating the Legal System - David L. Hudson Jr

From the back of the book: Navigate the Law, the History, the Theory, the Cases...the System

Everyday we encounter the rules of law--from the time we decide to get married, or perhaps divorced, to making purchases with our credit cards or dealing with bankruptcy. Who couldn't use a legal primer that answers hundreds of questions related to the history and practice of law in the United States? Let THE HANDY LAW ANSWER BOOK help you navigate the system.

You'll learn how to find a lawyer; what happens when you file a lawsuit or are sued by someone; what your rights in the workplace are; and what you can expect when you have your day in court. Plus, you'll get tips on how to read those legal citations, as well discover some fascinating--and quirky--legal cases.

Combining practical legal tips with an exhaustive overviewof the law in the United States, THE HANDY LAW ANSWER BOOK provides a history of the US legal system, including the personalities who shaped it. You'll get an introduction to various laws, important cases, court opinions, and how they all might affect you.

You'll find answers to more than 800 questions, including....

Where did the word "tort" come from?

How are state court judges selected?

Where did the first U.S. Supreme Court meet?

How does the law define "marriage"?

What should you do if facing too much debt?

What is a "wobbler"?

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p146 answer to what is a wobbler?

p271-272 legal definition of marriage

p 90 where that first US Supreme Court met

There are 394 pages in this big ol' book of law. I especially enjoyed the history of law. I like history of a lot of things and this one is chock full.

It's an especially helpful book for questions and answers. There is a guide of online resources for state constitutions, a really excellent glossary, The Constitution of the United States...

This is going on my shelf with my gardening indexes, medical guides, Consumer Reports books, all of my go-to guides.

Thank you OnlinePublicist for letting me have the book to review!

Five big ol' legal eagle beans.....

THE HANDY ANSWER BOOK FOR KIDS (& PARENTS) - Gina Misiroglu

From the back of the book: Kids ask the darndest things....and here are the answers -- all in one helpful book!

Anyone who has ever been a kid, raised a kid, or spent any time with kids knows that asking questions is a critical part of growing up. Kids have curious minds and they come up with some very interesting questions. But the truth is adults don't always know the answers. THE HANDY ANSWER BOOK FOF KIDS (AND PARENTS) comes to the rescue. It addresses nearly 800 questions with enough depth and detail to both satisfy the curiosity of persisitent young inquisitors and provide parents with a secure sense of a job well done.

Written with a child's imagination in mind, this easy-to-understand book permist kids to help themselves because it's organized by simple topical chapters: Outer Spaces; Planet Earth and Our Moon; Creatures Big and Small; Plant Life; People Around the World; Politics and Government; How Things Work; Math, Measurement and Time; All About My Body; and Daily Life. Each question posed is given a complete and satisfying answer, going beyond "because" and "it just is" and "I don't know."

First question: All about my daily body: How do my lungs breathe? How do people breathe in and out? The answer in the book made sense to Lady K. (p207)

Now plants....do all plants smell? Answer sort of confirmed what she thought (p 88)

Okay, then how do you know which mushroom is poisonous? No answer in the book other than why are some mushrooms called toadstools (p 95)...okay, Lady K decided to stay away from picking her own mushrooms except at the store...

How hard is my skull? (p 197) Basically answered the question to Lady K's contentment. She thought it was pretty cool that enamel on her teeth was harder than any bone in the body.

Overall, a five bean review due to the wide variety of questions that can be answered. Makes a person go do some more research for thorough answers if need be, but it helps get the questions and answers flowing between child and parent.

I received this from Lisa on OnlinePublicist to review with Lady K. Thank you Lisa!!

THE WOODSTOCK STORY BOOK - Linanne G Sackett, Photographs by Barry Z Levine

As reviewed and seen through the eyes of 6 1/2 year old Lady K:

"Mommie, this is a great storybook! WOW! Look at all those people! Holy COW! That stage is HUGE! HEY! Those people are NEKKID! I see his BUTT! OHHHHH! Now they're KISSIN'! GWOSSSS! ACK! Turn the page!

Oh! I like the poetwee. That's Janis Joplin? Do we like her? We do? Oh good. Jimi who? Hendwix? Is he good? They both died? Oh, that's sad. I like the fwinge on Jimi's jacket.

How do you say that name? Swami Satchi.....huh? That Country Joe and Fish song is good. OOOOOO! Carlos Santana? He's on my Dora the Explorer CD! I like him! Hey! Those boys are nekkid! Playing drums! Can I play drums nekkid someday? OH! More nekkid people taking a bath in the river! No bathtubs?

We received this from OnlinePublisher to review. We had a lot of fun looking this great photo filled book. Lady K is using it as a teaching book for her dolls and stuffed animals (aka, her students).

Five Lady K diggin' it beans!

DON'T CALL ME A CROOK: A Scotsman's Tale of World Travel, Whisky, and Crime

" It is a pity there are getting to be so many places that I can never go back to, but all the same, I do not think it is much fun a man being respectable all his life."
So begins the tale of Bob Moore, a man from Glasgow, Scotland in the 1920's. Bob was a marine engineer by trade and a thief, womaniser, diamond smuggler, gunrunner, liar, drunk ne'er do well by choice. He seized opportunities as they came and generally came up smelling semi-rose like from almost all altercations. He traveled the world and never seemed able to go back where he'd been due to misunderstandings or broken hearted women or mugs who would like to see him dead.
I'd like to think I'd hate to be around this guy, but I have a weakness for Scottish accents and charm, so I would likely have been suckered into something by Bob. He was able to 'justify' all of his actions as they happened, never being feeling at fault for the most part, even when murder occurred. It was always justifiable in his mind and seemingly casually mentioned to the reader.
I wish I knew what caused Bob to write his 'true autobiography' as he calls it. Was it suggested or did he feel the need to expound and boast of his adventures and reminiscences.

Four 'blameless' scoundrel beans.....