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What were you doing at age 15 and 16?

Our House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call to Save the Planet by Jeanette Winter

October 3, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was worried that Our House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg’s Call to Save the Planet by Jeanette Winter would be preachy. I was afraid it would get “controversial” and “too political” and lose the message in being “PC.” Honestly, I thought it might try to “push” an opinion on you one way or the other. However, it is a lovely and straight forward look at Ms. Thunberg and what she did and what she is doing. I have a feeling the text is as […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 21st Century, Biography & Autobiography, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Greta Thunberg, Jeanette Winter, Social Activism & Volunteering

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:404 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 21st Century, Biography & Autobiography, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Greta Thunberg, Jeanette Winter, Social Activism & Volunteering ·
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18 days, 13 trapped and 1 amazing rescue

Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team by Susan Hood

June 7, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I gave a five to Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team more for the illustrations by Dow Phumiruk and the several afterwards than the story itself. Not to say that it is a bad story, but the length of the text made it not an easy read and while I enjoyed it, it is not one of my absolute favorite stories that Susan Hood has created. Also, unlike her Ada’s Violin, I was familiar with the story whereas […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 21st Century, Asia, Dow Phumiruk, Patthana Sornhiran, Soccer, Sports & Recreation, Susan Hood

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:211 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 21st Century, Asia, Dow Phumiruk, Patthana Sornhiran, Soccer, Sports & Recreation, Susan Hood ·
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