Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A Goby fishy tells you a story about their home

Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean by Maris Wicks

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I will start off with, this is a book about coral reefs, so how did they manage to add at least two fart jokes and a belch? Very ingeniously! Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean is the basics of coral reefs. We see how they have inspired human inventions and architecture by the size, shapes, forms, and even the creatures that live among them. While the images are almost basic, there is a lot of goodness packed in. However, most pages are not too crowded. […]

Come see what you can see

Wondering Around by Meg Fleming

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The story of Wondering Around by Meg Fleming was so-so for me. There is nothing wrong with it, but I was not “grabbed” by it. The story is simple, you travel around nature seeing and being curious. And when you do this, you will find how little things can connect with one big thing, making it something wonderful and grand. It is the illustrations of Richard Jones that I really liked. They are bold and soft. Brash and calm. They are colorful and well, they […]

The only book where a plant smells like dead critters

Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants Survive by Etta Kaner

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I will start my review of Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants Survive with the disclaimer I have officially not finished this book. The review copy I had only included about 25 pages. However, the overall concept was given, and I was able to appreciate the book. This book is a guide to how plants trick to survive. They trick the predators that would eat them by doing such things as playing “dead” and therefore the animal will not eat it. They trick bees, moths […]

not exaaaaactly what it says on the tin, but a good time none the less!

Fuzz by Mary Roach

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Honestly, Mary Roach could write a book about the paperwork filing systems for an auto dealership (my truest nightmare) and I would still roll up my sleeves and give it a go. Luckily, the topic  of animal criminals is NOT my nightmare, so I was eagerly anticipating another romp with my gal, Mary! As usual, I listened to this one, and if you are interested in picking it up I recommend doing the same as well! I almost always prefer a read-by-the-author piece of non-fic […]

Season of the Puddle

Hello, Puddle! by Anita Sanchez

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Ever wondered about the life of a puddle? What? You think it is empty? I thought so too, but then I read Hello, Puddle! by Anita Sanchez. Okay, I probably should not admit this but when I started reading, I thought, “That’s a small pond. The turtle is bigger than it!” Then, I went back and read “puddle” not “pond” in the title. But I can be forgiven (please) for thinking that as the puddle has a life as a mini pond. The tadpoles grow […]

I read some books and I want you to know about them

The Pack by Amanda Cley

A Perfect Spot by Isabelle Simler

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A surprise in the mail other day found its way to my desk. Two hardcover picture books from a publisher I do not remember asking for (but I am on publishers’ lists so it could be they cold-sent!) called The Pack by Amanda Cley and Cecilia Ferri and A Perfect Spot by Isabelle Simler. The Pack is spooky. Not in the usual sense of “creepy ghosts or goblins” but the tone is somber, and the sepia colors (with the hints of rare other colors just […]



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