Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I’m hooked on these books

Obsessive About Octopuses, by Owen Davey

Curious About Crocodiles by Owen Davey

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I will admit it, I am hooked on Owen Davey and their animal books. In Obsessive About Octopuses, I learned facts that I did not even know I needed to know about octopuses! All sizes, shapes, color, bone, no bone, deadly, mimics and more are covered. The pages are detailed, but not crowded. There is much going on, but it is also accessible for most ages. Each piece of information is presented to be educational and fun. I have found probably one of my new […]

Well hot beaver dam(n)!

Building by Henry Cole

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When you grow up in an area that is known for wildlife, you know all there is to know about most animals. Right? Not necessarily. Henry Cole added to my knowledge and confirmed some knowledge I already had about beavers in Building. While not an in-depth look into the critters of the dam building variety, it is a fun introduction. We follow a family of beavers building their home. We see from finding the location to having pups. We see the seasons changing, the dangers […]

Can Nature Heal Itself?

Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape by Cal Flyn

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Best for: Readers interested in climate change, abandonment, natural disasters, and nature. In a nutshell: Author Flyn explores a variety of places across the world where humans have left a space – either because of their own damage, or natural disaster, or change in the way of living – and looks at how the earth renews itself, sometimes coming back stronger than before. Worth quoting: “We weed out plants well suited to the ground and conditions, and insist on propping up expensive, ill-suited, ornamental ones. […]

A Goby fishy tells you a story about their home

Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean by Maris Wicks

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I will start off with, this is a book about coral reefs, so how did they manage to add at least two fart jokes and a belch? Very ingeniously! Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean is the basics of coral reefs. We see how they have inspired human inventions and architecture by the size, shapes, forms, and even the creatures that live among them. While the images are almost basic, there is a lot of goodness packed in. However, most pages are not too crowded. […]

Come see what you can see

Wondering Around by Meg Fleming

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The story of Wondering Around by Meg Fleming was so-so for me. There is nothing wrong with it, but I was not “grabbed” by it. The story is simple, you travel around nature seeing and being curious. And when you do this, you will find how little things can connect with one big thing, making it something wonderful and grand. It is the illustrations of Richard Jones that I really liked. They are bold and soft. Brash and calm. They are colorful and well, they […]

The only book where a plant smells like dead critters

Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants Survive by Etta Kaner

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I will start my review of Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants Survive with the disclaimer I have officially not finished this book. The review copy I had only included about 25 pages. However, the overall concept was given, and I was able to appreciate the book. This book is a guide to how plants trick to survive. They trick the predators that would eat them by doing such things as playing “dead” and therefore the animal will not eat it. They trick bees, moths […]



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