Lori Keating reviews Laura K. ZImmermann's beautiful STEM book, Mushroom Rain.
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ARMANDO'S ISLAND: A Picture Book Review, Author Interview, and Giveaway
From the publisher:Armando's home is the rainforest—he knows its sights, smells, tastes, and sounds. He even knows its moods. From the bottom of the forest floor to the top of the emergent layer, the trees are also home to a multitude of creatures. When outsiders begin laying claim to and destroying the surrounding landscape, the… Continue reading ARMANDO'S ISLAND: A Picture Book Review, Author Interview, and Giveaway
A POEM IS A FIREFLY: A REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW, and A GIVEAWAY
As I mentioned in a previous post, the summer issue of Talking Story is on wordplay. Today and in my next blog I will share two books written by Charles Ghigna, our author-expert for that issue. (Spoiler alert: In the next blog I'm reviewing his newest anthology THE FATHER GOOSE TREASURY OF POETRY and in the… Continue reading A POEM IS A FIREFLY: A REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW, and A GIVEAWAY
DOWN TO EARTH: A Middle Grade Book Review by Guest Blogger, Elliot Kurta and a Giveaway
As a freshman in high school, Elliott Kurta, one of my first student guest bloggers, is pretty busy with his academic workload and volunteer work at the library. But he returns to my blog today with a book he genuinely enjoyed, Down to Earth by Betty Culley. REVIEWIn Down to Earth, Henry Bower, an aspiring scientist, and water dowser,… Continue reading DOWN TO EARTH: A Middle Grade Book Review by Guest Blogger, Elliot Kurta and a Giveaway
Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature- A Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Clara Gillow Clark who won Finding Home: My Arc-O-Biography on last week's blog. Note: In the next two weeks I'm going to try and post extra book giveaways so you have a chance to win a holiday gift for someone special. REVIEW When I saw on Margriet Ruurs Facebook page that she had a… Continue reading Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature- A Review and Giveaway
Two Nature Picture Books and Two Giveaways!
Congratulations to Jan Brent for winning the ARC of Jo Hackl's debut novel, SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF MAYBE. ******** NATURE'S FRIEND: The Gwen Frostic Story Like myself, you might not have heard of Gwen Frostic, a 20th century Michigan artist. Author Lindsey McDivitt and illustrator Eileen Ryan Ewen have produced a beautiful tribute… Continue reading Two Nature Picture Books and Two Giveaways!
Be Light Like a Bird: A Review and ARC Giveaway
Congratulations to Connie Saunders and Karen White who won copies of AIM from last week's blog. Thanks to everyone who left comments. ****** In August I featured Susan Campbell Bartoletti, a faculty member at Highlights Foundation Summer Camp. Her keynote was so packed with information that it was impossible to give you everything she said. In… Continue reading Be Light Like a Bird: A Review and ARC Giveaway