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I’m not gonna lie. I came for the “monsters.”

Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovations at the Dawn of Modern Medicine by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

July 16, 2023 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR15 BINGO: North America, because Thomas Dent Mütter was an American physician, and his museum is located in Philadelphia, PA. When I heard there was a book about Thomas Mütter, I knew I had to read it. Some years ago I visited the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, which is a museum of medical history that “displays its beautifully preserved collections of anatomical specimens, models, and medical instruments in a nineteenth-century ‘cabinet museum’ setting.” A quick walk through the museum’s site should give you an idea […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, cbr15bingo, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, history of medicine, KimMiE", medicine, Philadelphia, science

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: CBR15, cbr15bingo, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, history of medicine, KimMiE", medicine, Philadelphia, science ·
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Just because I’m physically an adult doesn’t mean I don’t like kids books.

Copy That, Copy Cat!: Inventions Inspired by Animals by Katrina Tangen

July 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am an adult. Okay, I am physically an adult. Mentally I am the perfect audience for Copy That, Copy Cat!: Inventions Inspired by Animals. Or at least the part about peeking into cutouts and opening the flaps. The idea of biomimicry might be a little over my head, yet, somehow a board book introduced the subject perfectly. Due to the board book format, this might turn off some of the older readers who would be able to “get deeper” into things, but if in […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Giulia Orecchia, Inventions, Katrina Tangen, science

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:501 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Giulia Orecchia, Inventions, Katrina Tangen, science ·
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Living up to your infamous family heritage

Shelley Frankenstein! V01 CowPiggy by Colleen Madden

July 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you want a book where your main character has a “loud personality” and is a big sister, and is a person who does not realize that people do not like to be scared (not even a little bit) most of the time (if not all the time)? Then you probably want to read the graphic novel, Shelley Frankenstein! V01 CowPiggy by Colleen Madden. There is a cute sister/brother relationship, and the historical aspect is amusing (yes, THOSE Frankenstein’s are the ancestors of Shelley and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Brothers and sisters, Colleen Madden, family, Frankenstein family, friendship, monsters, school, science, Scientists, siblings

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:493 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Brothers and sisters, Colleen Madden, family, Frankenstein family, friendship, monsters, school, science, Scientists, siblings ·
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A genius scientist and her evil nemesis some aliens, a talking goat and a toilet weasel

Billie Blaster and the Robot Army from Outer Space  by Laini Taylor

July 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr15bingo On the air:  Spaceship in space because a signal from an old robot friend is sent back to Earth that starts Billie’s adventures  Billie Blaster and the Robot Army from Outer Space  is a good solid 3.5 rating. It was not “OMG Best book ever!” but I enjoyed it. The humor is typical kid, there is a message (though maybe slightly glossed over), and there is a fun premise (though I really really wish there was a particular room on the spaceship….) Overall, ages […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Aliens, cbr15bingo, family, friendship, Jim Di Bartolo, Laini Taylor, robots, science, technology

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:466 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Aliens, cbr15bingo, family, friendship, Jim Di Bartolo, Laini Taylor, robots, science, technology ·
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Rising above

Follow the Flyway: The Marvel of Bird Migration. by Sarah Nelson

Rose Spoke Out: The Story of Rose Schneiderman by Emma Carlson Bene

July 3, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr15bingo Take Flight: The first book has birds literally migrating and the second a young girl flies above her “lot in life” I was in the mood for something different the other day and I found a science and history selection in the picture book format. There is a lot going on, therefore one future publication (though I did have a physical reader copy) and one current book will need to have multiple reads. August 2023 is a busy month for books. And one of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: birds, cbr15bingo, Emma Carlson Bene, enviornment, Giovanni Abeille, Maya Hanisch, Migration, Rose Schneiderman, Sarah Nelson, science, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:445 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: birds, cbr15bingo, Emma Carlson Bene, enviornment, Giovanni Abeille, Maya Hanisch, Migration, Rose Schneiderman, Sarah Nelson, science, Social Themes ·
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Mind? Blown.

The Tree by Colin Tudge

June 14, 2023 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

Well, I started this book knowing very little in the way of botany, and I feel compelled to point out the process of placing plants into various families is Seriously Bonkers, to use the scientific term.  The two biggest families are, in layman’s terms, the roses and the daisies.  But the roses also include grape vines, cabbages, oak trees, and rubber trees, while the daisies have carrots, coffee, ash trees, and olive trees for relatives.  Apparently it all has to do with DNA, but wow.  […]

Filed Under: Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #botany, Amazing stuff, Colin Tudge, Do tres have a brain or what? I'm thimking yes., science, Trees

elderberrywine's CBR15 Review No:17 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: #botany, Amazing stuff, Colin Tudge, Do tres have a brain or what? I'm thimking yes., science, Trees ·
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