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Tag Archives: nonfiction
The Undefeated
This picture book, The Undefeated, by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson, is profoundly beautiful. My library has it categorized under poetry, and it is that, too. Every word hits home, powerfully, meaningfully, the cadence spot on with the page turn. … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Love that art, Love that prose, Picture books, Poetry, Voice, Word choice
Tagged black history, nonfiction, picture book, poetry
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Drawn From Nature
This picture book about the seasons is unique in many ways. First, Helen Ahpornsiri focuses on the animals and their varying activities throughout spring, summer, winter and fall. Little known facts make it an interesting read. Second, Ahpornsiri’s illustrations are detailed collages of … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Nonfiction, Picture books
Tagged nonfiction, picture book, seasons
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How to Swallow a Pig
How to Swallow a Pig: Step by Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page is an animal guide in a spot-on deadpan tone that gives tons of information while managing to be a page-turner. Unexpected … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Picture books, Uncategorized
Tagged animals, nonfiction
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The Secret Subway
The Secret Subway is an interesting look at New York City in the 1860s, when the streets were clogged with horses, animals, people and dirt. Transportation was a big problem, and an inventor named Alfred Ely Beach had an idea. He … Continue reading
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Tagged historical, New York City, nonfiction, picture book, subway
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Julia Child: An Extraordinary Life in Words and Pictures
Julia Child was extraordinary in many ways. Even so, this biography shows how highly relatable Julia Child was, from her nonchalance about making cooking mistakes on TV to her dedication to keep trying until a recipe became perfect. Julia’s unique … Continue reading
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement is that rare book that packs nonfiction, biography, poetry and gorgeous layered artwork to tell the story of Fannie, whose community activism and singing earned her “the voice of … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Love that art, Nonfiction, Picture books, Poetry
Tagged fabulous illustrations, history, nonfiction, picture book
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Redwoods
Jason Chin‘s nonfiction picture book, Redwoods, takes us on one boy’s visit to the home of redwoods. Did you know that plants grow in the crevasses of redwoods? Did you know that a whole ecosystem exists in the redwood canopy, never touching or … Continue reading
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Tagged nature, nonfiction, redwoods
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Terrible Typhoid Mary: True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America
Before reading Susan Campbell Bartoletti‘s middle grade book about her, I did not know much about Typhoid Mary. In fact, I thought she was a fictional character. I was wrong. She was a real person, who cooked for many families in … Continue reading
Animal Facts to Make You Smile!
Each page in Grace Hansen‘s Animal Facts to Make You Smile! has one unique and strange fact about an animal with a close-up photograph to match. Some of the facts are laugh-out-loud; all are true and will boost any child’s trivia knowledge, … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, humourous, nonfiction
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14 Cows for America
14 Cows For America is about Kimeli’s journey back home to Kenya after being in New York City on September 11, 2001. He speaks to his Maasai elders and they choose to give fourteen cows, the symbol of life, to America to bring healing: … Continue reading
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