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I wanna be her when I grow up!

Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe by Amy S. Hansen, Wanda Diaz Merced and Rocio Arreola Mendoza

January 8, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Of course astronomers are not people we see a lot in biographies for children and especially women astronomers. But when you find a book called Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe you think, “Did I see that right? A female astronomer?”  Then you see the word “blind” and realize she was also blind. What the fudge…..????? And, yes, we read that right. Amy S. Hansen with Wanda Díaz Merced, and illustrated by Rocio Arreola  Mendoza created a book about Merced. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Amy S. Hansen, Amy S. Hansen, Wanda Diaz Merced and Rocio Arreola Mendoza, astronomers, astronomy, blind astronomers, Computer sound processing, disabilities, Hispanic & Latino, puerto rico, Rocio Arreola Mendoza, Scientists, Wanda Diaz Merced, Women astronomers

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:22 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Amy S. Hansen, Amy S. Hansen, Wanda Diaz Merced and Rocio Arreola Mendoza, astronomers, astronomy, blind astronomers, Computer sound processing, disabilities, Hispanic & Latino, puerto rico, Rocio Arreola Mendoza, Scientists, Wanda Diaz Merced, Women astronomers ·
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What does your garden grow?

Logan's Greenhouse by JaNay Brown-Wood

November 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It happened again! I was clicking on a link for book A and book B showed up. This time the book B was Logan’s Greenhouse by JaNay Brown-Wood and illustrated by Samara Hardy. And while the book is from 2022 this online link was still fresh and ready for reading. I figured I might as well give it a shot, especially since a second book I tried had the same wrong link and I figured the universe was telling me something. Now, Logan’s Greenhouse is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health Tagged With: animal, Concepts, disabilities, friendship, gardens, JaNay Brown-Wood, Samara Hardy, Science & Nature, seasons

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:575 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health · Tags: animal, Concepts, disabilities, friendship, gardens, JaNay Brown-Wood, Samara Hardy, Science & Nature, seasons ·
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A dog is a dog

My Name is Jem: a tale of a guide dog superstar by Olivia Muscat

November 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My Name is Jem: a tale of a guide dog superstar is a delightful introduction to the subject of a guide/service dog. In a child friendly (but slightly “talk down” to adults at times), and through the eyes of Jem themselves, we see the things a guide/service dog does. Such as how they help their handler or how they became a guide dog and so forth. We also learn that a dog, regardless of their job, is a dog and likes downtime, playtime, pets and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Allison Colpoys, animals, disabilities, dogs, Olivia Muscat, service animals

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:556 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: Allison Colpoys, animals, disabilities, dogs, Olivia Muscat, service animals ·
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The other first Radio City Rockette

She Kept Dancing: The True Story of a Professional Dancer with a Limb Difference by Sydney Mesher and Catherine Laudone

October 26, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Years ago, my dad (who was a painting contractor) had a client who noticed the t-shirt he was wearing. It was my (knock-off) Rockette t-shirt (my mom did the laundry and didn’t pay attention to the fact that it was not one of my dad’s shirts and put it with his work clothes. I was a bigger teen; my dad a smaller guy). The client informed my dad that A) it was not official and B) did he know she was a Rockette herself? Well […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: arts, Catherine Laudone, Dance, disabilities, Natelle Quek, Performing Arts, Radio City Rockettes, Sydney Mesher, Sydney Mesher and Catherine Laudone

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:777 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: arts, Catherine Laudone, Dance, disabilities, Natelle Quek, Performing Arts, Radio City Rockettes, Sydney Mesher, Sydney Mesher and Catherine Laudone ·
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Painting makes her fly

Woodpecker Girl by I-Tsun Chiang and Chingyen Liu

October 3, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A while back I found a book from Reycraft Books that (at the time) was a future publication. And since I enjoyed it and the person I was dealing with was so delightful to work with (I had asked for a reader copy and we conversed via email for a bit), I have found myself wanting to read more Reycraft Books. I found the title Woodpecker Girl in my research. Locating an online sample of the book, I realized that was not enough. I said, Pretty Please Library Loan Please, to […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: art, Artists with disabilities, cerebral palsy, Chingyen Liu, disabilities, Emotions & Feelings, I-Tsun Chiang, I-Tsun Chiang and Chingyen Liu, painting, Social Themes, Special Needs, Taiwan, Yipei Huang

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:716 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: art, Artists with disabilities, cerebral palsy, Chingyen Liu, disabilities, Emotions & Feelings, I-Tsun Chiang, I-Tsun Chiang and Chingyen Liu, painting, Social Themes, Special Needs, Taiwan, Yipei Huang ·
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Gee, thanks for hitting me with a rock of emotions!

The Sea in You by Jessi Sheron

August 24, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sadly, I hated the ending of The Sea in You. And the boyfriend deserved more than a punch in the jaw (I’m with Skylla, hit him with a rock)! I start my review out with such strong feelings because that is what this originally webcomic now full book (but I read via an online reader copy on Edelweiss) did to me. Gave me strong feelings. I had all the emotions from liking Corinth to not liking her to liking her… ; from liking Skylla to […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: disabilities, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Jessi Sheron, Mermaids & Mermen, Physical & Emotional Abuse, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:616 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: disabilities, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Jessi Sheron, Mermaids & Mermen, Physical & Emotional Abuse, Social Themes ·
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