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A tour of the solar system in prose, poetry, and prosody (from Kirkus Reviews (03/01/2024))

A Planet Is a Poem by Amanda West Lewis

June 3, 2024 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

I will start with, unfortunately I did not finish A Planet Is a Poem by Amanda West Lewis and illustrated by Oliver Averill. Not because it is a bad book, but because it is a fantastic book. It is just a difficult read via an online copy for me. Also, the subjects (planets and poetry) are not something everyone would be into. Plus it is really not in a format that one expects when talking about space, planets or poetry. It is not pure science […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: Amanda West Lewis, astronomy, nature, Oliver Averill, science, space

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:260 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: Amanda West Lewis, astronomy, nature, Oliver Averill, science, space ·
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What You Need in a Mountain Hike Guide

Day Hiking in the North Georgia Mountains by Jim Parham

May 31, 2024 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Minor irony: I ended up getting two local trail/hiking guides at the bookstore, and it turns out the impulse grab (on sale) one was the more useful. Go figure. So, now for Day Hiking the North Georgia Mountains. This book is as the title suggests a description and guide for the various hiking trails in the norther third or so in the state of Georgia. I need this for seeing how much trouble I’m getting myself into for a trail race in soCA in about […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Day Hiking in the North Georgia Mountains, fitness, guidebook, hiking, Jim Parham, nature, travel

CoffeeShopReader's CBR16 Review No:30 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Day Hiking in the North Georgia Mountains, fitness, guidebook, hiking, Jim Parham, nature, travel ·
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I’m not cold, just my habitat

Cold by Tim McCanna

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cold is different for everyone. Poetry is different for everyone. And in Tim McCanna’s picture book, Cold, we get a lovely, lush illustrated book that has a story within the art as well as complimenting the text that deals with both subjects. The poetry is how the rhyming text with each page gives us a short burst of poetic information about how in cold there is life and how the cold itself is a character that moves about, leading us to the different places the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Cold, Concepts, habitat (ecology) animals, nature, Ramona Kaulitzki, science, seasons, Stories in rhyme, temperatures, Tim McCanna, Weather

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:212 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Cold, Concepts, habitat (ecology) animals, nature, Ramona Kaulitzki, science, seasons, Stories in rhyme, temperatures, Tim McCanna, Weather ·
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Another way to view nature

Birds of the West by Molly Hashimoto

May 12, 2024 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

Over the past twenty years, I’ve become a fairly avid birder. More recently, I’ve begun to re-cultivate the interest in drawing I first developed as a young teen. During the pandemic, I started watching online tutorials about nature journaling and, more specifically, drawing birds. Molly Hashimoto’s Birds of the West, an Artist’s Guide, is a wonderful source of inspiration. It’s a combination field guide, art book, and how-to manual. Hashimoto specializes in block prints and watercolors, though she also shares some etchings and images she […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, birds, CBR16, KimMiE", Molly Hashimoto, nature

KimMiE"'s CBR16 Review No:10 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: art, birds, CBR16, KimMiE", Molly Hashimoto, nature ·
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Jackson and Irwin the Thylacine: Adventures! Mystery! Gross Foods!

Jackson's Wilder Adventures Volume 1 by Sarah Davidson

May 1, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Jackson’s Wilder Adventures Volume 1 by Sarah Davidson is probably my favorite book read this week. Or even this year. Now, granted it is not because it was some elaborate affair of great worldly writing, but because it was a simple book that was a great introduction for the science reader. This fantastic science book works for the younger reader aged 6 to young 9. You are exposed to a situation (“gross food” or “scared of moving”) and then how animals can have a similar […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: animals, Environment, friendship, nature, Sarah Davidson, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:189 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: animals, Environment, friendship, nature, Sarah Davidson, Social Themes ·
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Owls are fan favorites

What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman

April 12, 2024 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

It seems to me that even people who are lukewarm about birds get excited about owls. Whether you associate them with wisdom (thanks to their connection with the goddess Athena), stuffy know-it-all-ness (à la Winnie the Pooh’s pal), or as messengers (everything from Native American folklore to Harry Potter), you have undoubtedly encountered stories about owls in some area of your early life or education. Perhaps it’s their large, all-knowing eyes, or their stillness, or the way they swoop in almost without a sound that […]

Filed Under: Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: biology, birds, CBR16, Jennifer Ackerman, KimMiE", nature, ornithology

KimMiE"'s CBR16 Review No:5 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: biology, birds, CBR16, Jennifer Ackerman, KimMiE", nature, ornithology ·
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