false 50 400 168 true 5677526 read 1 true 2568788 currently-reading 231 true 2568787 to-read <![CDATA[Estella is on page 80 of The Graveyard Book ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39337969 Estella is on page 80 of 307 of The Graveyard Book ]]> <![CDATA[Estella added 'Crazy Hair']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77168684 to: Crazy Hair (Hardcover) by Neil Gaiman
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The central purpose of the book is to be guide and reference to the worm compost owner (urban or rural, new or experienced), and that is why I got the book. There's even a chapter for the worm entrepreneur. However, I became impressed with the thoroughness of the scientific background and became further impressed with the information on worms in the agriculture of Cuba, because although I was vaguely aware of the agricultural benefits of keeping a worm compost, I was not expecting such a thoughtful and well-researched chapter on the subject in this short guidebook.

The book is not the best-written book, but the information is invaluable. Even if you're not into composting and worms, it is fascinating and necessary to know what is happening to our soil, and therefore our food supply and our earth, when we farm using artificial means instead of nature's own tillers and fertilizers. It's a win-win situation when worms are welcomed into the picture, but the chemicals are unfortunately rubbing them out. ]]> <![CDATA[Estella is on page 106 of The Worm Book: The C... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69304868 Estella is on page 106 of 152 of The Worm Book: The Complete Guide to Worms in Your Garden ]]> <![CDATA[Estella added 'The First Days Of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69304922 to: The First Days Of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher (Paperback) by Harry K. Wong
A must-read for teachers. I have some personal qualms with the book, but for the most part, it is a book I will want to read every summer before a teaching year. It is comforting and cheesy at once with its affirmations. I only wish I'd read it earlier.

Written like a textbook, with chapter summaries and all, it is a dense read to read cover to cover as I did. However, it can be used as a reference as well. ]]> <![CDATA[Estella added 'Where the Wild Things Are']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75638379 to: Where the Wild Things Are (Paperback) by Maurice Sendak
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