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Big Bertha: How a Massive Tunnel Boring Machine Dug a Highway Under Seattle by Amanda Abler

October 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

History is not just the people on top of the Earth, but what we do below it as well. And Big Bertha: How a Massive Tunnel Boring Machine Dug a Highway Under Seattle does a fantastic job of showing us both. But especially below. When the earthquake hit, damages were numerous, and the city had to find a way to stop the highway from collapsing again. It would take several years to find a way, but between the different sciences and global assistance, the drill […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Amanda Abler, Cars & Trucks, City & Town Life, diggers, Katy Wu, Transportation

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:484 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Amanda Abler, Cars & Trucks, City & Town Life, diggers, Katy Wu, Transportation ·
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An adventure of a life time (or at least for one red stroller)

The Little Red Stroller by Joshua Furst

May 28, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Little Red Stroller is a unique idea for sharing, caring, learning about community and diversity. Joshua Furst takes us on an adventure of a life time. Or at least, the life time of one special red stroller. We first see a mother holding her young baby and off in the background, a red stroller that will take mom and baby on many adventures. Then one day, they meet another family in need of a stroller, and that now-not-so young baby, tells them to take […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: caring, community, diversity, Joshua Furst, Katy Wu, sharing

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:184 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: caring, community, diversity, Joshua Furst, Katy Wu, sharing ·
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