• Great book for kids!
• Nice change of pace
• Great pick for a "reluctant reader"
• If I Only Had a Brain
• Great & not so great brain

1. More Adventures of the Great Brain
2. Great Brain,The (Great Brain)
3. The Great Brain Is Back
4. The Great Brain Reforms (Great Brain)
5. The Great Brain at the Academy (Great Brain)

• The cost of being a swindler
• You'll Hate this Kid; You'll Love this Kid
• The Behavior that Drives Reform
• An Unforgettable Classic: A Must Read
• Trust me, he doesnt actually

1. The Great Brain Is Back
2. The Great Brain at the Academy (Great Brain)
3. The Great Brain Does it Again (Great Brain)
4. Me and My Little Brain (Great Brain)
5. More Adventures of the Great Brain

• Confusing People! Just plain confusing.
• One of my childhood favorites!
• Great Brain is just great
• !!THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ!!
• I read it until it fell apart

L'Occitan sens pena (coffret 3 CD)

Authors: Assimil - Collection Langues Régionales
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Media: CD audio
Release Date: 13 February, 2004
Publisher: Assimil
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1. La Pratique du Néerlandais
2. La Pratique du Néerlandais (1 livre + coffret de 4 CD)
3. La Pratique du Néerlandais (coffret 4 CD)
4. Le Basque de poche
5. Le Basque unifié : Initiation
6. Le Basque unifié : Initiation (1 livre + coffret de 3 CD)
7. Le Basque unifié : Initiation (1 livre + coffret de 4 cassettes)
8. Le Breton de poche
9. Le Breton sans peine, tome 1
10. Le Breton sans peine, tome 1 (1 livre + coffret de 3 cassettes)

ringtone88.com ooks involve stand-alone episodes in which Tom employs one scheme or another, this book has far more continuity, as Tom finds himself in an ongoing struggle with the academy administration, led by the harsh Father Rodriguez.

Partially because of this, the chapters deviate from the familiar formula of Tom extracting money from those around him. Instead, he has to use his wits to accomplish other feats, such as unlocking a locked door, for example, when he lacks the key.

This difference is generally a positive one, as we get more and more invested in the story as it develops. We are also treated to the inside of the religious academy, and we really get a sense of its inner workings and how students lived there.

As always, the language is engaging, filled with colloquialisms that are easily understood, even though they are far outdated. The books allow us to see a slice of American history while still being completely accessible to modern children.

Kids will love to place themselves in Tom's shoes, and imagine how they too can put one over on their peers and loved ones.

!!THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ!!.......2004-12-19

I read it until it fell apart.......2004-06-18

I still have the books; I ran across them when we moved recently and realized that I need to look for hardcover editions. They are all in bad shape, despite attempts at mending them over the years.

The books are still funny, and they still develop the important critical and analytical thinking skills needed to imagine a different time, place, and way of life.

I think that the books are well suited to the 9-to-12 age range that is usually recommended. Each chapter is typically a separate story, which makes the series ideal for the reader who struggles with longer works. They're officially "boys' books," but the publisher's notion of the primary market segment didn't stop me or my sisters from enjoying them.

(A slightly technical aside: what makes a publisher think of a book as a "boy's book" or a "girl's book" is not just the gender of the main characters (which are all boys here). It's also the style: boys usually buy action-oriented books, and girls usually buy books which invest more time in thought, dialogue, and emotion.

(To give one example of this phenomenon, Bridge to Terabithia, whose main character is a boy, is definitely a girl's book.

(While the Great Brain stories are almost always action-driven, there is a fair bit of thought analysis in these books, so I think they're a little closer to the midpoint of the gender spectrum than the typical "boy's book."

(For example, something will happen, JD (the narrator and the Great Brain's younger brother) will then analyze the situation: if I do this, my friends will think this, Papa will think this, and Mama will think this. If I do this other thing, then everyone except Mama will react this way. So I will do this other thing, and be prepared to give Mama this excuse for what I'm doing.)

I want to add for the sake of those who might have to listen to complaints (e.g., those on school library committees) that various bias and sensitivity organizations which review children's literature have occasionally rated books in this series as racist, sexist, materialist, individualist, and conformist.

That is, the various stories (many of which are at least semi-autobiographical) in the series depict things like:

* the horrible treatment of a new Greek immigrant boy at the hands of the town bully (as well as the silent compliance of most of the boys -- isn't that just like real life?), and the town people's shocking indifference to the welfare of an elderly Jewish man (thus the racist label: people behaved badly at times in the books -- just like they do in real life -- except that here, they're all sorry for it in the end);

* fairly run-of-the-mill girls-have-cooties themes and some historically accurate gender roles (and some historically accurate breaking of gender roles: for example, Mama is a crack shot with a rifle) (thus the sexist label);

* The Great Brain himself is tormented by his Money-Loving Heart and constantly scheming to get more money (thus the materialist label);

* The Great Brain has a me-first attitude (which is partly balanced by actions like whipping the bully for mistreating the immigrant boy) (thus this individualist label); and

* the boys in the story have an informal code of honor (you don't pick on kids younger than yourself, for example) that they all conform to, and social censure is applied by the whole group (none of the other boys will play with you any more if you break the code of honor) (thus the conformist label).

I was thinking of their code of honor the other day when I took a couple of neighborhood girls to the park and witnessed a (completely unsupervised) boy of about eight or ten annoying a couple of preschoolers. It sure made me wish for a time when boys thought that annoying little kids was dishonorable.)

Over all, I think these are excellent books which every child should have the opportunity to read -- and I'm searching now for a complete set of the books in hardback editions.

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Average customer rating: One of the best in the series master brain Heýs At It Again The Great Brain Does It Again Grea La Pratique du Néerlandais (1 livre + coffret de 4 CD) Authors: Assimil - Collection Perfectionnement Catalog: Book Media: CD audio Release Date: 13 February, 2004 Publisher: Assimil Rechercher des articles similaires par rubrique: Thèmes Boutiques - Assimil - Collections - Perfectionnement Boutiques - Assimil - Langues (langue maternelle française) - Néerlandais Livres: La Pratique du Néerlandais (coffret 4 CD) Le Basque de poche Le Basque unifié : Initiation Le Basque unifié : Initiation (1 livre + coffret de 3 CD) Le Basque unifié : Initiation (1 livre + coffret de 4 cassettes) Le Breton de poche Le Breton sans peine, tome 1 Le Breton sans peine, tome 1 (1 livre + coffret de 3 cassettes) Le Breton sans peine, tome 2 Le Breton sans peine, tome 2 (1 livre + coffret de 3 cassettes) ringtone88.com 5 stars" border="0"> Heýs At It Again.......2004-01-22 While the Great Brain aka TD was supposedly reformed two books back, he's at it again wheeling and dealing full force in this book. The Great Brain comes to the rescue in two to the chapters proving his worth to society. However, a couple other stories show his money-loving heart getting the best of him, but Papa manages to put TD in his place atleast once. This book and all the others ones in the series are super entertaining. I highly recommend this series to all ages. The Great Brain Does It Again.......2003-12-10 The book named "The Great Brain Does It" by John D. Fitzgerald is about two boys solving cases like thievery, stealing and so on.The main character is named Tom.Tom is a smart boy.He knew his alphabets, could write the numbers one thru one-hundred, and knew how to spell some words before going to school.He had help from his mama and papa though.The other character is Tom's brother which they don't mention his name,not until the middle of the book.He and Tom go solve a case which involves a stolen puppy,which by the way is theirs.They have alot of suspects and they're going to find out who stole the puppy.This is a very good book, and to make it better, I won't tell you what happens next. Great for any age.......2002-08-25 John Dennis Fitzgerald intended to chronicle his youth in Utah for adults, not children. His publisher thought otherwise and the result are these gems. I don't even call them children's lit gems because I find them just as enjoyable as an adult. Before I go on, you should know that Fitzgerald wrote one book about his youth that is for adults, called "Papa Married a Mormon". It is one of the most amazing books on the American west that I have ever read. Sadly, it is out of print, and you may, like me, have to pay an exorbitant sum to get a copy. Trust me, save up and do it. Now back to this book. Every single Great Brain book in the series is pure gold, and the entire set can be had cheaply, so I say buy them all at once. I "put my money where my mouth is" as Tom the Great Brain would say, and bought the lot. Average customer rating: The Great Brain Reforms Illustrated by Mercer Mayer John D. Fitzgerald Manufacturer: Dell Yearling ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: The Great Brain at the Academy (Great Brain) ASIN: B000GRYEE0 Authors: Fjellman, Stephen M. Flaubert, Gustave Flecker, James Elroy Fleming, Ian Fletcher, John Flint, James Floyd, E. Randall Flynn, Jack Fo, Dario Foix, J. V. Authors Authors