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A Goby fishy tells you a story about their home

Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean by Maris Wicks

April 29, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

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. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: animals, Coral Reefs, Maris Wicks’, nature, oceans, Randi Rotjan

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:183 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: animals, Coral Reefs, Maris Wicks’, nature, oceans, Randi Rotjan ·
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Call her The Doctor

The Whale Who Swam Through Time: A Two-Hundred-Year Journey in the Artic by Alex Boersma and Nick Pyenson

January 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have read other stories about whales who have lived for centuries, as I am sure you have, too. But what makes The Whale Who Swam Through Time: A Two-Hundred-Year Journey in the Artic so wonderful is the illustrations. The story is nice, not overly pushy but gets the point across. You know this is a story not just about a whale that could live up to over 200 years-old, but an environmental book as well.  Yet, when it comes to the art, that is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History Tagged With: Alex Boersma, Alex Boersma and Nick Pyenson, enviorment, enviormentalism, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Environmental Science & Ecosystems, mamals, Nick Pyenson, oceans, whales

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:21 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: Alex Boersma, Alex Boersma and Nick Pyenson, enviorment, enviormentalism, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Environmental Science & Ecosystems, mamals, Nick Pyenson, oceans, whales ·
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Finding the right book but maybe wrong time

Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps by Charlotte Watson Sherman

January 18, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am probably the only person who is not going to be or is jumping up and down and shouting the praises of Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps. It is not because I disliked Charlotte Watson Sherman’s picture book, it is just that something was off for me. The story is sweet: a young girl named Kenzie wants to be swim in the ocean, say hello to the animals and be a mermaid. But one day she cannot swim freely as there is more […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Charlotte Watson Sherman, enviormentalism, Geneva Bowers, oceans, Recycling & Green Living, science and nature

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Charlotte Watson Sherman, enviormentalism, Geneva Bowers, oceans, Recycling & Green Living, science and nature ·
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Clean up your mess

The Mess That We Made by Michelle Lord

August 31, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I entered to win several titles from the publisher that does The Mess That We Made by Michelle Lord. I was not a winner, but as a consolation price I was able to get a free digital copy (that I was able to access!) of the is picture book from about a year ago. It seems familiar, as I might have read it before, even reviewed it. Yet is possible that it just like other conservation titles and feels similar with its presentation and tone. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: conservation, Julia Blattman, Michelle Lord, nature and science, oceans, pollution

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:268 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: conservation, Julia Blattman, Michelle Lord, nature and science, oceans, pollution ·
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