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The only book where a plant smells like dead critters

Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants Survive by Etta Kaner

April 7, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Ashley Barron, earth science, Etta Kaner, nature, plants

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:151 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: Ashley Barron, earth science, Etta Kaner, nature, plants ·
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I used 266 words to describe a wordless book

Whirl by Deborah Kerbel

March 4, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One hundred eighty-seven words are what the publisher description includes. If you wish to read about the title Whirl by Deborah Kerbel, this is your introduction.  Yes, it deserves to be talked about, but I find it amusing that a wordless picture book (except for the description at the end about maple seeds) has that many words to describe it. The result of that description is to tell you the whole story. You do not get to experience it fresh. I was lucky enough to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: Deborah Kerbel, Josee Bisaillon, maple seed, nature, plants, science

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:87 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: Deborah Kerbel, Josee Bisaillon, maple seed, nature, plants, science ·
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Andy Hirsch how do you know so much about so many different subjects?

Trees: Kings of the Forest by Andy Hirsch

September 4, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

First Second publisher is my kryptonite. It does not matter if I have just read one of their Science Comics, I must read another. And this time, it was the fault of my library that I picked up Trees: Kings of the Forest in this series. You see, I was looking for another book and they did not have it, and since you can check out five books at a time, I figured better find another one. And with its big, cheesy grin, Acorn told […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Andy Hirsch, plants, Richard Karban, Science & Nature, Trees

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:269 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Andy Hirsch, plants, Richard Karban, Science & Nature, Trees ·
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Gardens in pots

Container Theme Gardens by Nancy J. Ondra

March 7, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’m not much of a gardener. I grew up with a garden in the back yard, but I think that because that was all in a very different climate than where I now live, that I no longer have a good grasp on the details of how to work with what when etc. I have managed a few things though, including several pots around my front steps. That’s why I was hoping that Container Theme Gardens would be something I could use in a the […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Container Theme Gardens, Gardening, Nancy J Ondra, photography, plants, pots, Rob Cardillo

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Container Theme Gardens, Gardening, Nancy J Ondra, photography, plants, pots, Rob Cardillo ·
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Different colors “talk” to different pollinators

Flower Talk by Sara Levine

February 5, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The cover to Flower Talk was a bit off-putting at first. I had picked it up to process it for an order a customer had placed, but my curiosity got the better of me (I admit it, I look at customers books. I have found a few interesting things that way). A few minutes later I found a new book to enjoy. Sara Levine will now be on my radar for authors to watch for. Flower Talk is an amusing, factual and gorgeously illustrated picture […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Animal-plant relationships, biology, flowers, insects, Marsha D'Yans, plants, Sara Levine, science

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:61 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Animal-plant relationships, biology, flowers, insects, Marsha D'Yans, plants, Sara Levine, science ·
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