Boomtown: Chang's Famous Fireworks
($4.99) by Nowen N. Particular. Be aware that it is in the Topaz format. There is a picture plate just after the cover that is entirely unreadable on the K1 and the letters are both larger and fuzzier than the standard mobi formatted text. After switching to one font size smaller, though, it was quite readable and I didn't see any formatting problems in the sample. Switching to the DX, the picture plate turned out to be a list of sponsors from Boomtown (and was still quite hard to read, obviously it was scanned in and the resolution isn't that high). But the fuzziness of the fonts went away on the DX (so I suspect isn't a problem on the K2, either, as they have the same screen, just in different sizes). The two pictures in the first chapter that I could see in the sample were also considerably better (not to mention, so much bigger on the DX).Book Description
Imagine a place where everyone's favorite thing to do is blow stuff up . . . that's Boomtown.
This is a humerous mystery and adventure story that kids (especially boys) will love to read! Boomtown is the home of Chang's Famous Fireworks factory, the Slush Olympics, the "Fighting Slugs" football team, rocket reindeer, and flying barber chairs. Boomtown is a humorous tall tale about a fictional town and its odd residents, written to capture the attention and inspire the imagination of intermediate readers. It's a fun read. However, underneath the humorous veneer, Boomtown asks and answers the question, "What does a healthy community look like?" The main characters struggle as they learn to trust their neighbors.
Visit the Web site www.visitboomtown.com for more information on the book, author, free teacher guides, and more! But stay away from the chickens!
The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America ($9.99) by William J. Bennett (Author), John Cribb looks like an interesting read - a devotional/reader that has a different US history lesson for each day. The Hardcover
is selling for $21.77 and the info there says it is 608 pages. Even at $9.99, the Kindle version is a bargain, whether you measure in cost per page, total discount. Makes me wish this one had been in their reviewers program, as I'd definitely have signed up for it.Book Description
365 reasons to love America!
The fife and drum of history mark the time of each passing day. And within their cadence, personalities, conflicts, discoveries, ideas, and nations peal and fade. American history is no different. From the starving time of Jamestown during the Winter of 1609, through the bloody argument of the Civil War, and to today, the United States is a tale best told one day at a time.
Best-selling author and educator Dr. William J. Bennett is a master of the story that is the United States. And in The American Patriot's Almanac, Bennett distills the American drama into three hundred sixty-five entries-one for each day of the year. Fascinating in its detail and singular in its grasp of the big themes, Bennett's Almanac will make anyone a fan of history, assembling even some of the most obscure details. Even better, it will make of everyone a patriot.
