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While on his nightly wanderings, a young armadillo has a narrow escape with death. ... Read more

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To Dana Elliot, success meant impressing the right people, going to the right places and possessing the right things. She had a prestigious job, a fabulous car and the extraordinary attitude to go along with all the trappings of her idea of the American Dream. Anyone who couldn't understand this was, well, ordinary.

But when she is deserted by her husband and left in debt up to her eyebrows, Dana's world crumbles. Forced to move from her luxury high-rise in the city, she accepts the offer of help from her quirky co-worker, Helen, and moves into Helen's guest room in the quiet town of Bradbury, Indiana.

With backyard barbecues replacing social soirées, Dana discovers that "ordinary" lives can be fulfilling and even a touch mysterious. In Bradbury, life is without pretense;neighbors know and care for each other. It is a world apart from corporate mergers, late-night dinner parties and skyscrapers and no one is more surprised than Dana at how easily she adapts. She has made true friends and found the courage to reconnect with her estranged family. At age 42, Dana has finally found the place she wants to call home
But even the best of dreams must end. There are sorrows lurking in the homes of her neighbors, secrets behind the doors, hurts that haven't healed in Helen's home, and Dana's own past cruelties that must be relived. The ultimate wake up call: the grind of the wheels of progress that are coming to run over Bradbury. Powered by the laws of eminent domain and led by a fleet of bulldozers, corporate expansion intends to pave right over the town.
To save her last chance at life, Dana must stand in the way of everything for which she had once lived. Her only hope for success is, well, unusually ordinary. ... Read more

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excellent novel
Deanne Devine captures your imagination and your heart in this coming of age novel that all professional young women should read.I'm sure we'll be seeing more of her work in print, and perhaps on the large screen.

The awakening of Dana E.
This is the story of Dana Elliot, a successful executive who didn’t feel the need to be nice to anybody who couldn’t advance her up the social or business ladder.Nose permanently in the air, she didn’t smell a rat until her trophy toy-boy husband ran off with his secretary to parts unknown, but not before systematically cleaning Dana out financially.

Faced with bankruptcy, Dana gets another rude awakening when she realizes that she’s not the hot shot financial whiz that she ought to be, given her job in the Budget department, and that she has no one to fall back on, or to confide in, about her problems.

Still trying to maintain her aloof façade while facing eviction and mounting bills, she reluctantly clutches at her last straw, an offer from an almost complete stranger, a co-worker named Helen, who had extended an invitation to her home.Helen herself is not quite sure why she made the offer, but is very surprised when Dana accepts and moves to the tiny town of Bradbury with its largely geriatric neighborhood.

Obviously this calls for some soul searching and difficult adjustments for both women, both of whom are reluctant to give up their past shadows, but gradually they come to an understanding.As life would have it, the small town has a secret or two of its own, and just when the dust seems to have settled, the developers move in with plans to flatten their little community to pave the way for progress.

This is a well told tale, richly descriptive of human character and life in a small closely knit neighborhood, but tends to ramble in places, coming to a rather abrupt ending with everything falling into place a little too conveniently.Entertaining, and easy to read, but needing a little editing.




Amanda Richards, November 29, 2005
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Ray the armadillo embarks on a quest to understand why the moon can have so many shapes, in a tale that features an explanation of the moon's phases, a look at the world's moon legends, and beautiful oil pastel illustrations. IP. ... Read more

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A wonderful book with beautiful interesting illustrations
Borrowed this from the library and am now buying it for our collection. The illustrations are so different and interesting. And the story is sweet, fun, and unique.

Reviewers missed the point
This beautifully illustrated book is the PERFECT introduction or supplement to a science lesson for primary or intermediate elementary-age children. The point of the book is simple: introduce children to a lesson on the Earth's moon.The actual explanation, listed at the end of the book, is purposely not included with the story, so that the teacher or parent can read it and guide the child into the scientific explanation.It also offers legends of the moon from other cultures which can also lead a child into a literature lesson - composing their own original folktale. The book will naturally lend itself to art interpretations after a child sees how gorgeous and simple the illustrations are. This book leads to creativity and knowledge!

A beautifully illustrated book with a simple story line
The illustrations carry this book along in its simple story of a little armadillo asking his desert friends about the moon.The pictures are bright, vivid, and appealing.The story line is simple, with the different desert animals offering their ideas of what is the moon, much as different cultures have different myths of the moon as well.The scientific explanation at the end is not too long for this age group.I would have liked for the text to have more about the desert life of Armadillo Ray, or his feelings, as the one shortcoming is that the text is not quite as involving as the illustrations. ... Read more

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Contents: Are armadillos in your backyard? What are armadillos? What do armadillos look like? How big are armadillos? What do armadillos feel like? What do armadillos eat? What is something special about armadillos? How do armadillos stay safe?

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Armadillo," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Armadillo in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Armadillo when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Armadillo, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Appalachian Folklore/Humor. Visit www.buck-dog.com ... Read more

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Discusses the three remaining examples of edentates: Armadillos, anteaters, and sloths. ... Read more

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Archer Armadillo refuses to leave his secret room when the rest of his family moves to a new burrow. ... Read more

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Rhyming text discusses the dinosaurs and the resemblances between them and modern-day armadillos. ... Read more

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Heaven Bound shares letters from Donnie Foster on Texas Death Row to Annie Wampler. Reading these letters, one can witness how God took the heart of stone belonging to a man known as Stoney Armadillo and turned it into a heart of flesh. The book also gives a personal glimpse inside the walls of Death Row and into the heart of a man who eventually is executed--a changed man. ... Read more

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Written by actress Zienia Merton, with Robert E. Wood, "Anecdotes & Armadillos" is a diverse, entertaining and frequently laugh-out-loud funny collection of anecdotes and stories from throughout her life and career. Zienia Merton is most well-known worldwide for her portrayal of 'Sandra Benes' in the 1970s science fiction series "Space: 1999". The book also features numerous photos from Zienia's career on television, film and stage. A huge hit with readers, this book is sure to entertain! ... Read more

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Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of this prehistoric relative of modern-day armadillos. ... Read more

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When a creeping, peeping tattler gets caught, it's bittersweet sorrow.Especially if the tattler happens to be an armadillo with ears as tall a jackrabbit's and as wide as a steer's horns--an armadillo who can hear anything and everything with his fabulously useful ears. Armadillo Tattletale loves nothing better than eavesdropping on other animals and telling tales about what he hears. Then one fine day Armadillo's friends give him the how-come and why-not of tattle-telling that leaves Armadillo promising never to cause such a ruckus again.Spanish title: Armadillo, el chismoso ... Read more