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Good as the BBCgets

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...who also loves it. The BBC really does produce great quality products. As a kid you are always unforgiving, especially of the adaptation of a beloved book, thankfully this does not fall short. After the movies the interest in the book has risen, there is nothing that replaces the book experience but for anyone who can't cope with reading this format allows you to use your imagination, Frodo looks differant to ever reader, as do the Orcs or the wizards ...

hooligan854321 03.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Lord Of The Rings: BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation (Audio Book) - J.R.R. Tolkien

Farmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R.Tolkien

Advantages: Magical Story
Disadvantages: None

...nature of fairy stories. Farmer Giles of Ham:The book I'm Reviewing. The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth:A moving lament for the death of Beorhtnoth at the battle of Maldon in the year 991. Smith of Wooton Major:Tells of the preparation of the great cake to mark the Feast of Good Children. The Father Christmas Letters. Roverandom:About a dog whos adventures take him to the moon and under the sea where he mets many fabulous and dangerous creatures. ...
...81. ~The Story~ Farmer Giles of Ham is a fairy story about a farmer, his horse and his dog. In this story there is also a wily dragon;Chrysophylax of imperial line. And a giant, because of course no fairy story is complete without the odd dragon and a giant or two. Farmer Giles is rather fat, he has a red beard and he lives in the village of Ham. He has a dog called Garm. Late one night the giant goes out for a walk and ends up at farmer Giles's ...

debmercury 18.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Farmer Giles of Ham: Complete & Unabridged - J.R.R. Tolkien

A true classic, one of very few masterpieces

Advantages: fantastic reading and a great story line
Disadvantages: a very long audio book

The finale to the lord of the rings trilogy ends with the return of the king this stunning audio book read by rob inglis and spread over 12 tapes with approximately 18 hours straight off running time is a masterpiece. Rob inglis brings the story to life with his wonderful expression and tone of voice, the soundtrack also complements the story brilliantly and the fighting scenes are fantastic. Thsi book is the culmination oif frodo's quest to destroy ...
...Gollum to try and regain the one ring. Aragorn enters the valley of the dead and their mines in order to recruit the cursed army to fullfill their oathe and fight for the king of men at their time of need. Whilst Theoden readies the Rhohirrim for battle. The book culminates in the battle at gondor and the fate of the rings is in frodo's hands. This tape is suitable for all ages and would be brilliant to listen to as a bedtime story with children ...

milesy19912007 27.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Return of the King - Audio CD - J.R.R. Tolkien

A hobbits begining

Advantages: protable and eay to folow
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...are new to Tolkien's world the Hobbit is the most obvious choice to make for beginning on this adventure. Even if you have read the book over and over as I have many times it is still good to recount Bilbo's journey. The audio book makes doing all of this very easy. The biggest advantage I can see from listening the audio book is that you take it almost anywhere you go. Have a spare moment and you can be in the Shire in seconds flat. The cast and ...
...You can hear all the images you have when reading the book around you. I have two copies on audio, one on cassette tape(showing my age now) and the other on cd. Without a doubt the cd is far better. No time wasted changing tapes and mutilble places to be used. Plus the clarity of sound. I got my copy at the local bookstore for $29.99 ...

paintman384 10.10.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The Hobbit (Complete Unabridged Audio Book) - J.R.R. Tolkien, Rob Inglis (Narrator)

"Hop, Skip and Sing Spanish" - learn Spanish with your baby!

Advantages: A good help for parents with poor Spanish to start teaching their children Spanish from young age.
Disadvantages: The book is a black and white, soft cover script of the CD - no use for children.

I always wanted to teach my children Spanish from a very young age (even from birth). But my own Spanish leaves much to be desired. That is why I could never start in the right direction until I came across Ana Lomba's books. My older son was 2 years old when I purchased "Hop, Skip, and Sing Spanish." The first excercise from the book was the game when the child has to "walk... walk fast... walk slowly... run... jump... jump very high" all in Spanish ...
...(I was doing the exercise with him and it was very fun). After that we were eager to learn some other action songs and finger games in the book. Ana Lomba selected some rhymes and songs from the Spanish folklore, translated some of the English ones and also wrote some of her own and organised them in the order to build up children's vocabulary and practice over and over the words in different situations. The CD is brilliant even for babies. There ...

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Review of Hop, Skip, and Sing Spanish (Hop Skip & Sing) - Ana Lomba