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> Genre: Non-Fiction

This elephant didn’t fly but did help save a village

Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue by William Grill

May 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue has a mixture of styles. I mean, while this is a non-fiction story about James Howard Williams and an elephant name Bandoola, it is also written as a fiction story. There are facts about elephants, what they eat, etc., as well as what is used and done of the teak plantation. The story is a bit controversial as it does depict the fact elephants in Myanmar were used to harvest the teak for sale around the world. It mentions some […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bandoola, Burma, Elephants, Environmental Conservation & Protection, James Howard Williams, lumber/teak, Military & Wars, Myanmar, Po Toke, William Grill, World War Two

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:262 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Bandoola, Burma, Elephants, Environmental Conservation & Protection, James Howard Williams, lumber/teak, Military & Wars, Myanmar, Po Toke, William Grill, World War Two ·
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Dream job?

Hey Ranger! by Jim Burnett

May 27, 2022 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I found Hey Ranger!: True Tales of Humor and Misadventure from America’s National Parks (2005) when I was looking for another audiobook to read. I love camping and backpacking and I’ve been to a number of national parks. Part of me wonders if I should have been a forest/park ranger–except the ignorant tourists who litter and feed animals would drive me crazy. Jim Burnett worked at a number of different National Parks during his career. He includes stories from the big parks, like Glacier as well […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Jim Burnett

Sophia's CBR14 Review No:23 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Jim Burnett ·
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She did a little singing

She Sang for India: How M. S. Subbulakshmi Uses Her Voice for Change by Suma Subramaniam

May 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you know who M. S. Subbulakshmi (Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi) was? She was a woman of India that broke gender barriers, had a powerful voice, and used it for justice and peace. Subbulakshmi was a young girl in India when girls had little options. A passion was signing, and she would sing whenever she could. And in She Sang for India: How M. S. Subbulakshmi Uses Her Voice for Change you see how she would use her singing to show her love of her homeland, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Asian - General, Biography & Autobiography, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, India, M. S. Subbulakshmi, Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, music, Peace, Shreya Gupta, Singers, Suma Subramaniam, women

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:254 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Asian - General, Biography & Autobiography, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, India, M. S. Subbulakshmi, Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, music, Peace, Shreya Gupta, Singers, Suma Subramaniam, women ·
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And this little Piglet came home

Piglet Comes Home: How a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy Found His Family by Melissa Shapiro

May 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When real Piglet the pup came home, they knew that the place was going to be their forever home. And unlike the humans of the picture book I read, the real-world humans, took a little more convincing. But either way, Piglet Comes Home: How a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy Found His Family was the result. Melissa Shapiro’s character bring homes a puppy. Well, at least the other dogs (all rescues) think it is a puppy. It is terribly pink, blind, and deaf. It looks more […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, dogs, Ellie Snowdon, family, Melissa Shapiro, puppies, rescue, Special Needs

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:253 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, dogs, Ellie Snowdon, family, Melissa Shapiro, puppies, rescue, Special Needs ·
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Double moon shot

Magical History Tour #10: The First Steps on the Moon V10 by Fabrice Erre

May 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have been reading several science-based books of late. I am not sure why, but I have found several books I have enjoyed. And one that I knew I would like before I ever read (as I have not found a book in the series I have not liked) was Magical History Tour #10: The First Steps on the Moon V10 by Fabrice Erre and illustrated by Sylvain Savoia. This time we follow our narrators Annie and Nico as they learn about the historic First […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: astronaut, Fabrice Erre, moon, space, Sylvain Savoia, technology

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:252 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: astronaut, Fabrice Erre, moon, space, Sylvain Savoia, technology ·
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I tried to make a plane joke, but it didn’t land

Flying Machines: Howe the Wright Brothers Soared. by Alison Wilgus

Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity. by Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd

May 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Learn about how we fly without wings through the voice of the Wright brother’s sister in Flying Machines: Howe the Wright Brothers Soared. The history of flight is introduced with, first a story presentation of the facts, and second with pages of the technical presentation. The use of color and details to separate these two sections helps alert you to the change. Part history and part science story, we meet not only the Wright brothers in this graphic novel by Alison Wilgus, but we also […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Aeronautics, Alison Wilgus, Anne Drozd, Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd, Astronautics & Space Science, flying, Jerzy Drozd, military, molly brooks, rockets, space, technology, Transportation, Wright Brothers

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:249 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Aeronautics, Alison Wilgus, Anne Drozd, Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd, Astronautics & Space Science, flying, Jerzy Drozd, military, molly brooks, rockets, space, technology, Transportation, Wright Brothers ·
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