Tag Archives: nonfiction

All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Kathy Hoopman has created a touching book with adorable photographs of cats and text that relates to Asperger Syndrome. This book illuminates similarities between the two: “He likes to be near those he loves, but doesn’t want them to hold him, preferring … Continue reading →

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A Book About Color: A Clear and Simple Guide for Young Artists

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Fun and simple, Mark Gonyea‘s book covers primary, complementary and analogous colours, as well as saturation, value and the colour wheel. There are six short chapters with only a few sentences per page and all pages are brightly illustrated. Chapter … Continue reading →

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An Edible Alphabet: 26 Reasons to Love the Farm

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

Let’s start the new year with an ABC book for more than just the very young.  It’s a hybrid  nonfiction book with a bit of poetry and a few narrative anecdotes rounding out the lush information.  For the very young, … Continue reading →

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Trapped

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Trapped:  How the World Rescued 33 Miners From 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert by Marc Aronson is a fascinating read about the San José Mine in northern Chile and the teamwork that enabled the thirty-three miners to survive seventeen days … Continue reading →

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Fun with Roman Numerals

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

Some kids don’t learn Roman numerals in school, and that’s a shame.  Here’s the book to rectify that:  Fun with Roman Numerals by David A. Adler and illustrated by Edward Miller III, who conveniently has Roman numerals after his name. … Continue reading →

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A Cool Drink of Water

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Around the world, people drink water.  Nuanced photographs highlight people drinking water from a burlap bag in the Simpson Desert, Australia to collecting glacier run-off in the Rocky Mountains, Canada.  With her simple, lyrical text, Barbara Kerley weaves our different … Continue reading →

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Art for Kids: Drawing

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

For a comprehensive drawing book for upper elementary and middle schoolers, pick up Kathryn Temple’s Art for Kids: Drawing, The Only Drawing Book You’ll Ever Need to Be the Artist You’ve Always Wanted to Be.  Included among the many great … Continue reading →

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A River of Words

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

The passion for words is evident in this picture book about poet William Carlos Williams who doctored by day and wrote by night.  Beautiful collages with lines of poetry are interspersed throughout the book while full poems inspire on the … Continue reading →

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