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“The greatest lie that humans ever told is that the earth is ours, and at our disposal.”

Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell

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“We live in a world of such marvels. We should wake up in the morning and as we put on our trousers, we should remember the seahorse, and we should scream with awe and not stop screaming until we fall asleep, and the same the next day and the next. Each single seahorse contains enough wonder to knock the whole of humanity off its feet, if we would but pay attention.” Did you know that Greenland sharks can live for five hundred years? Or that […]

When you are interested in one book by the author, but find this one instead

A Perfect Spot by Isabelle Simler and Vineet Lal

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A Perfect Spot by Isabelle Simler and Vineet Lal (translator) is a poetic and informative look at how a ladybug lays their eggs in a seemingly quiet world, yet it is one that is a lot busier than one might think. The extras at the end allow the story to grow with the child. That is pretty much it. The facts are easy to understand and  learn. There is not a lot to it in the way of an action story. The action is simple: […]

Natural curiosity made her the first

Foote Was First!: How One Curious Woman Connected Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change by Jen Bryant and Amy June Bates

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While a bit more academic than many picture book biographies, Foote Was First!: How One Curious Woman Connected Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change by Jen Bryant and Amy June Bates (illustrator), is well written and illustrated, presenting highlighted events in the life of Eunice Foote.  That is a simplified (and not exactly grammatically correct) description of the book. I can’t really say a lot about the book other than it is oddly simpler with the illustrations and yet there is a complexity to them. The […]

The not-so-lady with the creepy a$$ doll who did more than just Marlene Dietrich

Joe the Pirate by Hubert and Virginie Augustin

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Joe the Pirate by Hubert and Virginie Augustin is about a totally and completely scandalous individual. Born Marion Barbara Carstairs (later known as Tuffy), she would become Joe Carstairs. She didn’t want to be a man, just had fun pretending to be one. This started when she was young and having a swinging time in the early 1900’s. The flapping 1920s would see her have affairs with such people as Dolly Wilde, Tallulah Bankhead (who liked to take her dress off and jiggle it in […]

Not just a Native American Rock Band

Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler, Sonia Paoloni, and Thibault Balahy

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Several weeks ago I was looking for books in the young adult graphic novel section of my local library. I was in a mood that told me to just grab a few. I know when I’m in that kind of mood, I can find something amazing or something less than ideal (afterall there is a reason it was on the shelf and not checked out). One of those was Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler, Sonia Paoloni, and […]

For the right reader this will sizzle!

What We Buried by Caitlyn Siehl

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What We Buried by Caitlyn Siehl is descriptive poetry that has both elements of modern and traditional formats. Things are (word wise) straight forward, but sometimes meaning can be a bit less so.  It is a book where you need to be be comfortable, relaxed and need to be able to just sit back and enjoy thoughtful words I was not able to finish the book before writing this review, not because it was bad, in fact, pretty much the opposite. Except occasionally it felt […]



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