Thank you!

This project was started with a LOT of support from Kickstarter.com. It's a relatively small project, but it has not only helped financially, but also provided the motivation needed to continue and finish the project. I'd like to thank the following people for helping me through Kickstarter (in no particular order).

Tetsuya Yoshida

Mark Masutomi

Vanessa Race

Marina & Teague Vowell

Matt, Pam, & Shaun Inake

Takeuchi Ohana

Randall and Kelly Yeung

As well as all of the people who wanted to remain anonymous.

With the support given for this project, I have been able to finish this book, and hope to finish at least 2 more by the end of the year.

Book Preview - C

These are cacti from our school garden. They probably get overwatered, but still seem to weather the moisture.
I know that cacti is the more commonly used plural form of cactus, but cactuses (according to the dictionary) is also acceptable. I decided to use this form because I needed the extra syllable. I thought using cacti might be confusing, but now in hindsight, I feel I might have done a disservice to parents who might not like the term cactuses. I think of this situation with the confusion with dice and die. I hear a lot of people saying "one dice", when it should be "die", but in the end, it doesn't really hurt anyone.