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Science, but fun

Angela’s Glacier by Jordan Scott

Climbing the Volcano by Curtis Manley

October 23, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Science was never my thing growing up. However, maybe if I was exposed to/had more science based stories, that mixed effortlessly fact and fiction, I might have gotten into things more. The titles (both due January 2024 and read via online reader copies) Angela’s Glacier and Climbing the Volcano would be the first two I would want to read.  Jordan Scott’s Angela’s Glacier is a unique way of telling us to “stop and smell the glacier.” Or for most of us, to stop and smell […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Sports Tagged With: Camping, coming-of-age, Curtis Manley, Diana Sudyka, Environment, family, Jennifer K. Mann, Jordan Scott, Outdoor Activities, parents, Science & Nature, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:766 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Sports · Tags: Camping, coming-of-age, Curtis Manley, Diana Sudyka, Environment, family, Jennifer K. Mann, Jordan Scott, Outdoor Activities, parents, Science & Nature, Social Themes ·
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In the 19th Century she was first

What Miss Mitchell Saw by Hayley Barrett

March 30, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A simple, but not simplistic look at Maria Mitchell and all the amazing things she saw comes to life in What Miss Mitchell Saw. Hayley Barret created a biography that reads as fiction about the first professional female astronomer. Yet, it is not just about what she saw (as what was out there had already been seen by others in the past) but the one very important find in the sky that made her world famous and respected by her peers and even a King. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 19th century, astronomers, comets, Diana Sudyka, Hayley Barret, Hayley Barrett, Maria Mitchell, Massachusetts, Science & Technology, Women astronomers

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:127 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 19th century, astronomers, comets, Diana Sudyka, Hayley Barret, Hayley Barrett, Maria Mitchell, Massachusetts, Science & Technology, Women astronomers ·
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Here Birdie, birdie bird!

How to Find a Bird by Jennifer Ward

January 21, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

How to Find a Bird is a great non-fiction book presented as a traditional picture book story. Jennifer Ward’s text is about an all-knowing narrator taking you (and the characters of the book) on a journey throughout almost all the known birds. Some will be familiar due to your own area, while others might not be. There are even a few pages dedicated to birds that have gone extinct. Each page has facts or pieces of information on birds, how to see and hear birds […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, birds, Diana Sudyka, Jennifer Ward, nature, science

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:28 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, birds, Diana Sudyka, Jennifer Ward, nature, science ·
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