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The wild world of wildlife

Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution by Jonathan Tweet and  Karen Lewis

Don't Eat the Cleaners!: Tiny Fish with a Big Job by Susan Stockdale

The Search for Carmella by Chloe Savage

March 17, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Education, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge One Monday morning I get into work smidgen later than usual, so my whole system is just off. During a moment of situating myself, I see that there are some books on the cart for the children’s floor. On top of a pile was a book of a red colored fish. It said “Grandmother Fish” and I thought, “Well it could be a cute story.” However, I only saw the first part and not the whole title: Grandmother Fish: A […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, biology, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Chloe Savage, Education, evolution, fish, Jonathan Tweet, Jonathan Tweet and  Karen Lewis, Karen Lewis, Marine Life, mythology, nature, science, Sea Creatures, Susan Stockdale, zoology

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:155 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, biology, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Chloe Savage, Education, evolution, fish, Jonathan Tweet, Jonathan Tweet and  Karen Lewis, Karen Lewis, Marine Life, mythology, nature, science, Sea Creatures, Susan Stockdale, zoology ·
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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 […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: animals, Elephants, science, Sea Creatures, Seymour Simon

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:491 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: animals, Elephants, science, Sea Creatures, Seymour Simon ·
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