science

When you have Yeti Crabs

Sea Creatures by Seymour Simon

Elephants by Seymour Simon

December 31, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Seymour Simon is a genius. I have been recommending him for years without really having read a book cover to cover. The other night I found two reader copies just laying around, waiting to be read. I figured I had a few minutes to skim them. I have no idea how many hours later I have not only read Elephants and Sea Creatures, but I am sharing an online video of a Vampire Squid. I will also be checking out Yeti Crabs as well. Simon’s photographs are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. I am not sure how he was able to get so deep […]

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12/31/2018 BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:491 |

Two different stories that tie into each other

Fur, Feather, Fin All of Us Are Kin and Mapping Sam by Joyce Hesselberth and Diane Lang

December 27, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Fur, Feather, Fin All of Us Are Kin and Mapping Sam are two science books that are not dull science. While Fur is more traditional science, it is written so it reads as a story. And Sam is a story that has information in it. Mapping Sam was my favorite out of the two. Joyce Hesselberth creates a story of a cat that puts their family to bed then goes out into the night on their nightly adventures. They explore all sorts of areas, climb their tree, make sure that the town looks right from the construction of the new […]

12/27/2018 BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:476 |

Here Comes the Rain Again (CBR10Bingo)

Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia Barnett

August 26, 2018 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

We humans share a fascination with the weather, and more often than not, with rain. I’m an eastern seaboard American; I’ve lived both in the northeast and in the Caribbean climate of South Florida. Each location has its own particular type of rain – and I love the rain in all its forms. I love rainy weather and I love listening to rain fall against windows and plopping into puddles. As a Cannonballer I love reading books near an open window on a rainy day catching the new, clean smell the rain leaves behind while devouring the words in front […]

8/26/2018 faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:36 |

I’m Freaking Indifferent Towards Science

What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

August 11, 2018 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read for CBR10 Bingo: Genre I don’t typically read. I feel like Ron Swanson in his famous commercial for Parks and Recreation… “Read ‘What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions.’ Or do not. I am not a beggar. (checks watch) Review over.” Ach, but I have 100 words left to go. Okay, here’s the deal. I’m not a science guy. I’m not anti-science. Though I am a Christian, I subscribe to the theory of evolution. Climate change keeps me awake at night. But I just don’t have an interest in reading about science for enrichment or leisure. However, since […]

8/11/2018 Jake's CBR10 Review No:5 |

Heredity and its Tangles

She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity by Carl Zimmer

August 5, 2018 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

I actually finished this book a few weeks ago, but I have been slow to pick up on the review. I think the main problem I’ve had to deal with here has been breadth. I generally try to pick up a thread or a narrative to follow for a review, but this book is just so broad and all-encompassing that I’ve had some real trouble picking just one thing to focus on and write about. To write a book that so thoroughly goes through the concept of heredity is no simple task. This isn’t an easy topic for newcomers to […]

8/5/2018 LittlePlat's CBR10 Review No:20 |

Cece Loves Science Experiments

Cece Loves Science by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes

July 17, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cece Loves Science is the first picture book in a new series. Cece is a clever girl who asks questions. She loves science and she cannot wait to find out the answer to the question, “Do dogs eat vegetables?” Cece and her best friend, Isaac, tackle this question for their school project. Using the steps of science (brainstorming, asking questions, experimenting, and more) the answer soon is clear. Or is it? Cece learns that sometimes your first answer is not the only one. Overall the book is a lovely book with a STEM theme. Yet, for this adult, it fell […]

7/17/2018 BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:266 |

Dancing Among the Stars

Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmend

July 6, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Inspired by the life of Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel in space, Mae Among the Stars is a fictionalized story of her childhood. Focusing on the highlights as well as her mother and fathers support, along with her own determination to dance in the stars, Roda Ahmend and Stasia Burrington created a new gem to read. The afterwards gives more of a broader view of who Jemison was and the time frame of when these things were happening. Beautifully illustrated, they are more realistically whimsical with hints of a poetic nature. The rich colors are deep purples […]

7/6/2018 BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:249 |

“The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

July 5, 2018 by crystalclear 1 Comment

So, this is a book of of words. And science. It is actually full of science words. And I understood most some of them! This is supposed to be a summary of astrophysics. A Sparknotes, if you will. A little taste to see if it’s to your liking, and if it is, you can pursue more on your own time. First we start out with a very tiny condensed ball of all of the stuff ever. Then it expands. Our man Neil (deGrasse Tyson) explains the expansion in terms of time, such as a millionth of a […]

7/5/2018 crystalclear's CBR10 Review No:1 |

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