A book review of How Do You Spell Unfair? MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford Stars: **** Candlewick Press (2023)Picture Book40 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: In 1936, eighth grader MacNolia Cox became the… Read More »
Canada Year By Year
August 28, 2023 by ·
A book review of Canada Year By Year by Elizabeth MacLeod Stars: ***** Kids Can Press (2016)Children’s Nonfiction96 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains paid links. Summary: Award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod’s year-by-year tour of Canada’s fascinating history highlights a single milestone for every… Read More »
Empire of the Scalpel
April 10, 2023 by ·
A book feature of Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery by Ira Rutkow Scribner (2022)History of Medicine416 pages Summary: From an eminent surgeon and historian comes the “by turns fascinating and ghastly” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice) story of surgery’s development—from the Stone Age to the present day—blending meticulous medical research with… Read More »
Canada’s Wars: An Illustrated History
July 29, 2022 by ·
A book review of Canada’s Wars: An Illustrated History by Jonathon Webb Stars: **** Scholastic (2010)Children’s Nonfiction>History128 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Canada has fought in many wars, and the war in Afghanistan has brought young people a new… 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 »
Can You Survive the Schoolchildren’s Blizzard?
March 26, 2022 by ·
A book review of Can You Survive the Schoolchildren’s Blizzard? (You Choose: Disasters in History) by Ailynn Collins Stars: *** Capstone Publishing (2022)Children’s American History112 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: “It is January 12, 1888, and you are caught… Read More »
The Year That Changed The World
January 6, 2022 by ·
A book review of The Year That Changed the World (2020) by Naomi Watasa Lumutenga Stars: *** Clink Street Publishing (2020)History/Current Events60 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: This easy-to-follow informative book brings to the fore why 2020 will be… Read More »
