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  <date_added>Thu Aug 20 19:24:55 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 20 19:28:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok...so reviewing this book would be like reviewing Little House on the Praire!  What more could I say that hasn't already been said?  <br/><br/>Sarah read this several years ago and thought it was good.  Mark read this last week and couldn't put it down!!!!  I had to give up a half a bottle of ru...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68274529">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have had an interest in buying this book for many years. It is recommended in virtually every reputable catalog. It just always seemed like when essential schoolbooks were purchased, it didn't make sense to purchase a book about just ONE person. Well, that was a gigantic mistake on my part. The ac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27863182">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My 5-year-old daughter and (especially) 9-year-old son are eating this up. Great introduction to dozens of scientific and mathematical principles, in biographical/historical context. Drawings, diagrams, and experiments to try as you read. I wish there were more books like this!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ha! I kind of swiped this off 'Michelle's' list ... I haven't actually read this the entire way through - but I have quizzed several boys on this book through the years and graded book reports about it, that I am familiar with this title. I appreciate how this great little book helped to open the mi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32405398">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Oct 26 18:10:44 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was really a fantastic overview of Archimedes' contributions to science and math.  Easy to read and understand, quirky (in a good way) illustrations.  Well-indexed.  Highly recommended for kids and adults as an introduction to mechanics, geometry, hydrostatics and conics.<br/><br/>I'm reading...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27900940">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="58660682">
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Jun 06 12:11:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book!  It's amazing that the scientific discoveries that the ancient Greek Archimedes made are still being used today.  (Highly recommended)]]></body>
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    <review id="51415897">
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The kids and I read this aloud.  It was really good.  Fun little math problems.  An interesting read.  Kids really liked it too!]]></body>
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    <review id="71661122">
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Basic book about Archimedes and his discoveries. Written in an easy to read story format.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jun 30 21:19:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked up this book again and began reading it aloud to Brigham.  It kept his interest, and now the younger children are listening in.  Lisa even hollered from the next room, &quot;I'm still listening,&quot; when I noticed no one was in the room I was reading in anymore.  I guess I'll continue... ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38425428">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[great introduction to archimedes!  the publishers have indicated a fifth grade audience, but my math is so poor i enjoyed much of it, and will use it when my daughter goes back through ancient classics in fifth grade.  lots of simple pictures, fun facts, and great storytelling to flesh out facts of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18931627">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22712444">
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  <date_added>Wed May 21 16:28:54 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 21 16:31:01 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[SO I read this when I was in 4th grade and I completely loved it!!  The pictures were awesome and the explanations of Archimedes' science contributions were really easy to understand.  I think I mostly liked it because I learned so much from it.  Plus it made me feel like a complete nerd.  Great boo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22712444">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="27623707">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone interested in history]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 18 10:18:12 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 18 10:20:05 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved this book!  I need to go back now and read it with my little ones and build some of Archimedes simple machines.  This will be a fun unit study for us!]]></body>
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    <review id="17509537">
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[pretty awesome, Archimedes was a little weird though]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Our family loved this book.]]></body>
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