A book review of You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Gaming! by Jim Pipe Stars: ***** Scholastic (2018)Children’s Nonfiction32 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Learn about the many uses and positive effects of video games: how they can be a teaching aid, exercise our bodies and brains, stimulate our creativity, and bring… Read More »
Deep Sky Wonders
May 21, 2022 by ·
Deep Sky Wonders: A Tour of the Universe with Sky & Telescope’s Sue French Stars: *** Firefly Books (2020)Astronomy320 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Sue French writes the popular column “Deep-Sky Wonders” for Sky and Telescope magazine and also teaches deep… Read More »
365 Days of Gutsy Women
May 13, 2022 by ·
A book review of 365 Days of Gutsy Women by Rosemary Roenfanz Stars: **** Rosemary Roenfanz (2021)Women’s History426 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: 365 Days of Gutsy Women reveals hidden stories of fearless females from the beginning of time. Traditionally women were kept out of… Read More »
5 Butterflies
May 13, 2022 by ·
A book review of 5 Butterflies by Carol Pasternak Stars: **** Fitzhenry & Whiteside (2022)Children’s Nonfiction>Insects64 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: 5 Butterflies is a fascinating account of the life cycles of Monarch Butterflies, Eastern Black Swallowtails, American Ladies, Question… Read More »
Save the Crash-Test Dummies
May 6, 2022 by ·
A book review of Save the Crash-Test Dummies by Jennifer Swanson Stars: **** Peachtree (2019)Children’s Nonfiction109 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Jump in the driver’s seat for this entertaining, STEM-filled tour of the history of car production and the… Read More »
The Girl Who Loved Giraffes
May 3, 2022 by ·
A book review of The Girl Who Loved Giraffes and Became the World’s First Giraffologist by Kathy Stinson Stars: ***** Fitzhenry and Whiteside (2021)Children’s Nonfiction>Animals56 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: When Anne Innis Dagg saw her first giraffe in… Read More »
The Secret Galaxy
April 16, 2022 by ·
A book review of The Secret Galaxy by Fran Hodgkins, Photographs by Mike Taylor. A Tilbury House Nature Book Stars: ***** Tilbury House Publishers (2020)Children’s Nonfiction Picture Book>Astronomy32 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: A lyrical narrative voice (the voice… Read More »
