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Tag Archives: environment
You’re Snug With Me
Here’s a cozy story for winter. You’re Snug With Me by Chitra Soundar and illustrated by Poonam Mistry is a warm-hearted story about polar bears and their arctic environment. The illustrations are an intricate tapestry of yellows, purples and blues, and the text … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Love that art, Picture books
Tagged arctic region, environment, picture book, polar bears
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Life
A philosophical and hopeful picture book, Life, by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel, honors life, growth and change. The book starts with a small plant, and a small elephant, and takes us on a journey through days and … Continue reading
Posted in Love that art, Love that prose, Picture books
Tagged animals, environment, philosophy, picture book
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Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
There is a lot to look forward to in Autumn: the chill in the air, the leaves falling, the colours. Kenard Pak‘s Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn follows a girl on her walk through the transition between summer and autumn. She notices … Continue reading
Posted in Love that art, Picture books
Tagged environment, fabulous illustrations, nature, picture book, quiet book
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Flashlight
Wordless picture books can say so much, and Flashlight is a perfect example. First, the illustrations are exquisite, mostly glowing white on black paper except where the flashlight’s beam falls and a few other choice spots. The story: A boy … Continue reading
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
Listen up all of you Six Plus One Traits people: This is your book for voice. And it’s a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. The scouts are two raccoons, J’miah and Bingo, who live in … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, environment, family, high interest, swamp, vocabulary
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
An inspiring tale of William Kamkwamba and how he upcycled trash to make his community’s first windmill. During 2001 and 2001, Malawi suffered from severe drought. William’s village didn’t have electric lights, much less crop irrigation, so William studied at … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, biography, environment, fabulous illustrations, Malawi, nonfiction, picture book, renewable energy
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Blueberries For Sal
It’s old, I know. As much as I love new books, I love old ones too. Published in 1948, Blueberries for Sal has a parallel plot structure which is perfect for drawing comparisons. I see charts comparing bears to humans and charts … Continue reading
Dogsled Dreams
Adventure. Dogs. Snow. Terry Lynn Johnson‘s Dogsled Dreams has it all. Twelve-year-old Rebecca has to convince everyone, most of all herself, that she’s a good enough musher for a real dog sled race. While friends and family throw a few problems in … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, children's books, country setting, environment, nature
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House Held Up By Trees
A quiet and compelling picture book, House Held Up By Trees features a little house and the changes it goes through over the years, first being surrounded by closely cropped grass and finally being abandoned by its people yet held up … Continue reading
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny–Detectives Extraordinaire!
If you are against non-union lettuce and for clothing made from used dental floss, this is your book. Polly Horvath has written a fantastical kidnapping plot with a zany cast of characters including The Marmot, Madeline, a hooman (in fox-speak) … Continue reading
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