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Ocean! Waves for All? by Stacey McAnulty

Our Planet! There’s No Place Like Earth? by Stacey McAnulty

Earth! My First 4.54 billion Years by Stacey McAnulty

Sun! One in a Billion? by Stacey McAnulty

Mars! Earthlings Welcome by Stacey McAnulty

May 20, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Stacey McAnulty has caused me great stress. I cannot decide which of her books I liked best in the Our Universe series. Was it Ocean! Waves for All? Or was it Our Planet! There’s No Place Like Earth? Or even Earth! My First 4.54 billion Years (the first in the series)? Or the Sun! One in a Billion? Or even Mars! Earthlings Welcome. Each one is a lovely, funny, and educational way to learn about the planets, stars and more. Each subject tells their own […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: David Litchfield, earth, mars, moon, ocean, planets, science and nature, Stacey McAnulty, Stevie Lewis, sun

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:242 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: David Litchfield, earth, mars, moon, ocean, planets, science and nature, Stacey McAnulty, Stevie Lewis, sun ·
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Two books, two ways of telling the same story

Ocean! Waves for All by Stacy McAnulty

The Sea Knows by Alice B. McGinty

July 8, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr12bingo How-To How does a person who likes children’s books find a “how-to book” that is not dull or confusing? I have found several “how to” books or even science or craft kits, and thought, “I’m college educated, and I have no idea what is going on here, how is a kid supposed to figure it out?” But I put my thinking cap on and while waiting for those few minutes at the end of the day to go by (that 10 minutes you can’t […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Alan B. Havis, Alice B. McGinty, cbr12bingo, David Litchfield, Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans/Lakes.Etc.), Marine Life, ocean/sea, Oceanography, Opposites, Rhyme, Science & Nature, Stacy McAnulty, Stephanie Laberis

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:230 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alan B. Havis, Alice B. McGinty, cbr12bingo, David Litchfield, Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans/Lakes.Etc.), Marine Life, ocean/sea, Oceanography, Opposites, Rhyme, Science & Nature, Stacy McAnulty, Stephanie Laberis ·
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