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From dump to park

Once a Wasteland: From Toxic Dump to National Park by Diane Muldrow and Amy Jindra Hodgson

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Starting off almost poetically, Once a Wasteland: From Toxic Dump to National Park moves into the facts quickly. Everything is laid out in simple, but not simplistic terms. The overall tone is good, it allows you to access a piece of history and the extras allow the book to grow with the reader. However, “points” are lost due to the fact environmental stories are not new, it was not necessarily told in a new manner and I had questions that were not answered, such as […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Amy Jindra Hodgson, Diane Muldrow, Diane Muldrow and Amy Jindra Hodgson, environmental, natinal parks, nature, science, United States

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:482 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Amy Jindra Hodgson, Diane Muldrow, Diane Muldrow and Amy Jindra Hodgson, environmental, natinal parks, nature, science, United States ·
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Last Little Golden Book, I promise.

December 17, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

Next time, there will be no reviews of small children’s books from me.  Due to expecting a baby next summer, I’ll only be doing a half-cannonball.  That’s all I’ll be able to manage with a newborn and a 3-and-a-half-year-old.

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Diane Muldrow, Fiction, How Do Lions Say I Love You?, Kids books, Little Golden Books, Robyn Robotron

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Diane Muldrow, Fiction, How Do Lions Say I Love You?, Kids books, Little Golden Books, Robyn Robotron ·
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