Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

She made sure it was not a silent night

Rachel Carson's Wonder-Filled World : How the Scientist, Writer, and Nature Lover Changed the Environmental Movement by Kate Hannigan

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This poetic biography of Rachel Carson covers the basic facts, but also gives a romantic twist to how her personality, adventures and contributions were. There are multiple sections where the five senses come into play and we learn what she sees, hears, smells, feels, and tastes. They could be literal but mostly metaphorical.  Rachel Carson’s Wonder-Filled World : How the Scientist, Writer, and Nature Lover Changed the Environmental Movement by Kate Hannigan and illustrated by Katie Hickey (which I read via an online reader copy […]

Cracked crockery is a thing of the past!

Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine : Josephine Cochrane's Bright Invention Makes a Splash by Kate Hannigan

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As mentioned in a previous review(s) I have been going through my online reader copy links.  And I was picking out the older ones (those from mid and late 2022 to about four or five months ago), and I found Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine : Josephine Cochrane’s Bright Invention Makes a Splash Kate Hannigan and illustrated by Sarah Green. Currently available, as said, I read online. The book report part of this review is that while the woman inventor has been seen before, I […]

The Real Gamer

Blips on a Screen: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession by Kate Hannigan

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CBR15Passport, Different genres (A non-fiction book/biography in picture book format not “novel”) My reading of Blips on a Screen: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession made me realize that, well duh someone had to invent video games, but as a very much non-gamer (I mean, my Mario Cart went into the water! My friend I was with didn’t even realize you could do that) I had no idea who that person would be. Kate Hannigan’s picture book biograph of […]

Nelly and Elizabeth took a little trip

Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race Around the World by Kate Hannigan

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Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists’ Breakneck Race Around the World by Kate Hannigan and Rebecca Gibbon  on illustrations is a fun story about two very different women, but who found a way to make history. Nellie is Nellie Bly. Outgoing and willing to go three extra miles for the story. Elizabeth is Elizabeth Bisland. Shy and enjoys a good book. But both decided that to make news, they would have to go out and make it themselves. And since a little book by a […]

Not all heroes wear capes, but some do!

Cape by Kate Hannigan

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I picked this up mainly for the cover.  It is bright and makes me think the story inside is going to be exciting.  And it is! Our story follows Josie O’Malley, an Irish-American (I think she’s an immigrant, but she might be first-generation.)  She spends her time working at a diner to help out with the household expenses, which is a big help since her father is fighting in WWII.  She is also trying to control her temper while trying to fight the injustices she […]

Speak Out for Women’s Rights

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A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women’s Rights. But that was not the end of her story. It was the middle of Lockwood’s journey to be one of the first women lawyers and to present a case at the Supreme Court. Kate Hannigan and illustrator Alison Jay tell the story of Lockwood in picture book format. Jay’s unusual style of illustrating can be a little awkward for this subject, but it is still amazing. The “cracked paint look” gives you a […]



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