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Sixty-six million years ago or Ya know the other day

One Cosmic Rock: The Story of the Asteroid that Changed Our World by Julia Vasileva

November 25, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid hurtled through space toward an ancient Earth that looked very different from the one we know today. And in One Cosmic Rock: The Story of the Asteroid that Changed Our World by Karen Krossing we see how that came to be in poetic language for the picture book crowd.   Good for ages five and up, this book is a simple, but involved, non-fiction story that has interesting illustrations by Julia Vasileva. They are neither realistic or abstract, but a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: disasters, history of science, Julia Vasileva, nature, prehistoric, science, space

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:520 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: disasters, history of science, Julia Vasileva, nature, prehistoric, science, space ·
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Man makes our art story

Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art by Hannah Salyer

January 3, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Though currently available, I read via an online reader copy. And I have rounded up my rating to a 4 from a 3.5. This is because there was some repetition), or a few “bumps” while I was reading. Of course, each reader will take something different from it.  And as said, I read via online, so I am not sure the exact dimensions, but I am assuming it is a larger than usual picture book.  But regardless,  Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Africa, animals, art, Australia & Oceania, cave paintings, europe, Hannah Salyer, Middle East, people, Polar Regions, prehistoric, United States

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:4 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Africa, animals, art, Australia & Oceania, cave paintings, europe, Hannah Salyer, Middle East, people, Polar Regions, prehistoric, United States ·
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You don’t look like a scientist

The Clues Are in the Poo: The Story of Dinosaur Scientist Karen Chin by Karen Chin and Jane Kurtz

November 8, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was recently given a paperback copy of The Clues Are in the Poo: The Story of Dinosaur Scientist Karen Chin. I was excited because I am a fan of teaching kids science in a fun way and seriously, don’t most kids like poo? Now, maybe I wouldn’t have been all that “into poo” back in my younger years, but I know most kids are. And granted, as an adult, I have learned many things by taking a humorous or less traditional format (and yes […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Francisco Riobolos III, Jane Kurtz, Karen Chin, Karen Chin and Jane Kurtz, paleontologist, prehistoric, Science & Nature, Scientists, women

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:802 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Francisco Riobolos III, Jane Kurtz, Karen Chin, Karen Chin and Jane Kurtz, paleontologist, prehistoric, Science & Nature, Scientists, women ·
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Baby it’s cold outside (for a couple thousands years) now

What Was the Ice Age? by Nico Medina

August 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One of the nice things about a subject and not a person is, while you can contest some facts or you are always adding to the knowledge at hand, a theme like The Ice Age is not necessarily controversial (compared to someone like Walt Disney, Michael Jackson, Helen Keller, or even Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.). Therefore, when I was reading this addition to the “Who/What” series I was really reading it and not wondering, “Are they going to mention X?” Or “Will they get […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: David Groff, dinosaurs & prehistoric animals, earth science, Ice Ages, Nico Medina, prehistoric, science and nature, Weather

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:252 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: David Groff, dinosaurs & prehistoric animals, earth science, Ice Ages, Nico Medina, prehistoric, science and nature, Weather ·
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When T-Rex honked

Everything Awesome about Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Beasts! by Mike Lowery

October 29, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I could not finish Everything Awesome about Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Beasts! by Mike Lowery not because it was bad, but because it was awesome and I had to go back to work and not sit and read. Also, (long story, please get comfy) this was part of a set of books we received that were free from an online event at work. I decided to do the nice thing and give them to some people who had some other free swag coming to them. Therefore, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animlas, dinosaurs, fun facts, Mike Lowery, prehistoric

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:332 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: animlas, dinosaurs, fun facts, Mike Lowery, prehistoric ·
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