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Plant a seed watch it grow

The Pumpkin Seed's Secret: A Life Cycle Poem by Hannah Barnaby

September 13, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The autumn season is upon those of us in those regions. We get to have cool nights, crisp days, wind, rain, sun and sometimes within a 15 minute time frame! And there are changing colors of the leaves, crazy squirrels and the thought of pumpkins. And in this review we learn about the pumpkin in a way that allows us not to be scientifically bombarded with just the facts. When you read a book and the title (The Pumpkin Seed’s Secret: A Life Cycle Poem) […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Cédric Abt, Concepts, Flowers & Plants, Hannah Barnaby, holidays, Life cycles, nature, plant life cycles, pumpkins, science, seasons

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:447 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Cédric Abt, Concepts, Flowers & Plants, Hannah Barnaby, holidays, Life cycles, nature, plant life cycles, pumpkins, science, seasons ·
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Ten sticky frog eggs cling to a leaf

One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival  by Tony Piedra

September 13, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival  Tony Piedra and Mackenzie Joy (read via an online reader copy; due mid-late September 2024).   This book is about the life cycle of a tree frog as well as also being a counting book. Starting with the number 10 and going down to zero, we follow a tree frog’s life from eggs to tadpole to adult. We also see the rainforest and the animals in it. The reason for the countdown happening is a bit on the darker […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Concepts, Costa Rica, counting, Environment, Environmental Science & Ecosystems, Life cycles, Mackenzie Joy, nature, Numbers, Rain forest animals, Red-eyed treefrog, Tony Piedra, tree frogs

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:444 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Concepts, Costa Rica, counting, Environment, Environmental Science & Ecosystems, Life cycles, Mackenzie Joy, nature, Numbers, Rain forest animals, Red-eyed treefrog, Tony Piedra, tree frogs ·
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