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Rock Star: How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites by Sandra Neil Wallace and Nancy Carpenter

July 17, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Ursula Marvin didn’t have rocks in the head, but she had rocks on the brain! And meteorites and all sorts of neat science things. She was a girl who was told “learn to cook.” And instead, she decided to cook up some good trouble by finding moon rocks, meteorites and more in the harsh Antarctic landscape. This picture book biography, Rock Star: How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites by Sandra Neil Wallace and illustrator Nancy Carpenter is a fun introduction to a woman […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: antarctica, cbr18bingo, cbr18bingo Traveling, cbr18bingo Wheel, Earth Sciences, Geologists, Lunar petrology, Meteorites, Nancy Carpenter, nature, Rocks & Minerals, Sandra Neil Wallace, Sandra Neil Wallace and Nancy Carpenter, science, technology, Ursula B. Marvin, Ursula Marvin, Ursula Marvin (1921-2018), Vermont, Women geologists, women in science

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:197 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: antarctica, cbr18bingo, cbr18bingo Traveling, cbr18bingo Wheel, Earth Sciences, Geologists, Lunar petrology, Meteorites, Nancy Carpenter, nature, Rocks & Minerals, Sandra Neil Wallace, Sandra Neil Wallace and Nancy Carpenter, science, technology, Ursula B. Marvin, Ursula Marvin, Ursula Marvin (1921-2018), Vermont, Women geologists, women in science ·
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Wrapping up my Cannonball, while I’m wrapping up presents

Highest Mountain, Smallest Star by Kate Baker, Ill by Page Tsou

National Geographic's Rocks & Minerals Sticker Activity Book by National Geographic for Kids

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects & Other Man-Made Catastrophes by Lenore Look, Ill by LeUyen Pham

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, & Other Natural Disasters by Lenore Look, Ill. by LeUyen Pham

Yum Yum Baby by Rosealee Wren, Ill by Kat Uno

Babies Love Puppies by Scarlett Wing, Ill Jessica Gibson

There's A Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher, Ill by Greg Abbott

There's An Elf in Your Book by Tom Fletcher, Ill by Greg Abbott

Lego Build Christmas Fun by AMEET Publishing

My Best Friend is A Unicorn by Rachael MacLean

Science Comics: Dogs: From Predator to Protector by Andy Hirsch

December 18, 2021 by NTE 5 Comments

Can I help you guys finish up a little bit of your last minute book shopping, if you’re still doing some? Here’s a rundown of the books I wrapped for my niblings today, in case you’re looking for some books for the young people in your life. For my 8-yr-old, fact obsessed, recently graduated to chapter books nephew, we’ve got Highest Mountain, Smallest Star, by Kate Baker, ill by Page Tsou. With its historical scientific illustrations vibe & it’s plethora of facts, I admit it […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Alvin Ho, Ameet Publishing, Andy Hirsch, Babies Love Puppies, Greg Abbott, Highest Mountain, humor, Illustrations, Jessica Gibson, Kat Uno, Kate Baker, Ill by Page Tsou, Lego Build Christmas Fun, Lenore Look, Lenore Look, Ill by LeUyen Pham, LeUyen Pham, My Best Friend is A Unicorn, National Geographic, National Geographic for Kids, Picture Books, Rachael MacLean, Rocks & Minerals, Rosalee Wren, Rosealee Wren, Ill by Kat Uno, Scarlett Wing, Scarlett Wing, Ill Jessica Gibson, Science Comics: Dogs, Smallest Star, There's A Dragon in Your Book, There's An Elf in Your Book, Tom Fletcher, Tom Fletcher, Ill by Greg Abbott

NTE's CBR13 Review No:61 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alvin Ho, Ameet Publishing, Andy Hirsch, Babies Love Puppies, Greg Abbott, Highest Mountain, humor, Illustrations, Jessica Gibson, Kat Uno, Kate Baker, Ill by Page Tsou, Lego Build Christmas Fun, Lenore Look, Lenore Look, Ill by LeUyen Pham, LeUyen Pham, My Best Friend is A Unicorn, National Geographic, National Geographic for Kids, Picture Books, Rachael MacLean, Rocks & Minerals, Rosalee Wren, Rosealee Wren, Ill by Kat Uno, Scarlett Wing, Scarlett Wing, Ill Jessica Gibson, Science Comics: Dogs, Smallest Star, There's A Dragon in Your Book, There's An Elf in Your Book, Tom Fletcher, Tom Fletcher, Ill by Greg Abbott ·
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