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No, really I liked this book

Hawai’i Sea Turtle Rescue by Fabien Cousteau

July 12, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If Mark Trail met Jeff Corwin met Steve Irwin met Fabien Cousteau, you would have Hawai’i Sea Turtle Rescue. Fabien Cousteau is the grandson to the famous Jacques Cousteau, and he seems to have an equal passion for wildlife and the ocean. He also seems to have a high opinion of himself, and the first few pages of this fiction formatted non-fiction graphic novel talks about the wonderful things he has accomplished (working with sharks, finding new species of piranha). With that humble bragging aside, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: explorers, Fabien Cousteau, Fabien Cousteau Expeditions, hawaii, Jacques Cousteau, James O. Fraioli, Joe St. Pierre, Marine animals, ocean, Recycling & Green Living, Scientists, sea life, Turtles

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:364 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: explorers, Fabien Cousteau, Fabien Cousteau Expeditions, hawaii, Jacques Cousteau, James O. Fraioli, Joe St. Pierre, Marine animals, ocean, Recycling & Green Living, Scientists, sea life, Turtles ·
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Halloween, Kangaroos and Dolphins

No Such Thing by Ella Bailey

One Day on Our Blue Planet: In the Ocean by Ella Bailey

One Day On Our Blue Planet: In the Outback by Ella Bailey

June 10, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Georgia, one late October day, notices that things are moving about. They are even disappearing. Of course, our gal knows that this has a very logical explanation. Unlike others (especially at that time of year) who think things were moved about by something (or someone) spooky, she knows that ghouls are not mischievous, but the squirrel, the shadows, the cat, and dog all have something to do with it. Yet, maybe, juuuuust maaaaybe something else is going on? Afterall, Ella Bailey’s text is saying on […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, dolphin, Ella Bailey, halloween, kangaroos, ocean, Science & Nature

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:295 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, dolphin, Ella Bailey, halloween, kangaroos, ocean, Science & Nature ·
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Meet the friends of, and Planet, you are standing on

Ocean! Waves for All? by Stacey McAnulty

Our Planet! There’s No Place Like Earth? by Stacey McAnulty

Earth! My First 4.54 billion Years by Stacey McAnulty

Sun! One in a Billion? by Stacey McAnulty

Mars! Earthlings Welcome by Stacey McAnulty

May 20, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Stacey McAnulty has caused me great stress. I cannot decide which of her books I liked best in the Our Universe series. Was it Ocean! Waves for All? Or was it Our Planet! There’s No Place Like Earth? Or even Earth! My First 4.54 billion Years (the first in the series)? Or the Sun! One in a Billion? Or even Mars! Earthlings Welcome. Each one is a lovely, funny, and educational way to learn about the planets, stars and more. Each subject tells their own […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: David Litchfield, earth, mars, moon, ocean, planets, science and nature, Stacey McAnulty, Stevie Lewis, sun

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:242 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: David Litchfield, earth, mars, moon, ocean, planets, science and nature, Stacey McAnulty, Stevie Lewis, sun ·
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Let’s go to the twilight zone

Curious Creatures Glowing In The Dark by Zoe Armstrong

May 12, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

From Wales, to Japan, to South Africa and more, you with find wonderful glowing creatures. You will find out the how and why they glow. You will see how this is not only for protection, but for capturing food, and more.  From under the sea to scurrying in the trees you will see the likes of angelfish, new world flying squirrels and scorpions and how they all use “glowing” to in their everyday going on. You will even learn the differences between bioluminescence and biofluorescence. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Anja Susanj, biofluorescence, bioluminescence, ocean, world animals, Zoe Armstrong

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:216 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Anja Susanj, biofluorescence, bioluminescence, ocean, world animals, Zoe Armstrong ·
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Oh, you’re the best friend that I ever had (and not bad of a book either)

Crab and Snail: The Invisible Whale by Beth Ferry

Sir Ladybug by Corey R. Tabor

August 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The new reader copies are coming in and Fall 2021, Winter 2022 and Spring 2022 are looking good. Two of them are below. Or the adult reader they were a lunch time read, for the age aimed at, you can take your time reading a few pages at a time. Crab and Snail: The Invisible Whale is due Spring 2022. Author Beth Ferry and illustrator Jared Chapamn have created a book that is a fun story about the ocean and about friends and friendship. However, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: adventure, Beth Ferry, bugs, Corey R. Tabor, crabs, friendship, Jared Chapamn, knights, ocean, snails, whales

Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: adventure, Beth Ferry, bugs, Corey R. Tabor, crabs, friendship, Jared Chapamn, knights, ocean, snails, whales ·
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Get your Wild Kratts here!

Wild Sea Creatures: Sharks, Whales and Dolphins by Kratt Brothers

April 23, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This is not your parents Kratt Brothers. Or more likely, your Kratt Brothers. Chris and Martin Kratt took their love of animals and nature and turned it into various television shows and books. Here in the Wild Kratts (based on one television series) the brothers, in their cartoon style illustrations, created a level two reader about the critters of the sea. Very basic information can be found in Wild Sea Creatures: Sharks, Whales and Dolphins. The aged aimed for (like many level twos, but not […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: animals, Chris Kratt, Marine Life, Martin Kratt, ocean

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:138 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: animals, Chris Kratt, Marine Life, Martin Kratt, ocean ·
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