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A list of books are fun titles

Click V02 Camp by Kayla Miller

One Wish: Fatima Al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University by M.O. Yuksel

Invasion of the Unicorns by David Biedrzycki

The Last Straw by Zoe Matthiessen

November 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This list of books are fun titles that I am unable to write a full review of. Therefore, I am giving highlights of one graphic novel and three picture books. After you say, “a fun story of friends and summer camp” you have pretty much said it all about Click V02 Camp by Kayla Miller. I should add it is a graphic novel with the cover giving you pretty much all you need to know about the illustrations. They are colorful and funny. There is […]

No ifs ands or butts about it, I like to toot my own horn and say I like these science books!

Battle of the Butts: The Science Behind Animal Behinds by Jocelyn Rish

Does It Fart? A Kid's Guide to the Gas Animals Pass by Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti

November 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This review will give you two science books for the humorous side of your reader interested in nontraditional facts about animals. However, I focus more on the first as it was my favoirte of the two. Battle of the Butts: The Science Behind Animal Behinds by Jocelyn Rish and illustrated by David Creighton-Pester is a humorous and educational picture book that gives you the poop on farts, butts and the animals that have them. From killer posteriors to beach building tushes, it is all here. […]

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Frankenslime by Joy Keller

November 10, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

To understand my feelings on Frankenslime by Joy Keller you must understand a personality quirk: I can “taste” the words. Not physically of course, but I like to chew on them in my mind. And they started out dry. Very dry. Where was this obviously Frankenstein (and later you will see The Blob references) spoof going? When the dog named Igor is the best thing, you hope it picks up. When I realized that the ending was going to be an almost pee-your-pants funny, I […]

“‘The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new respectability to uninformed opinion.’ Veteran reporter John Lawton, 68, speaking to the American Association of Broadcast Journalists in 1995.” #CBRBINGO – Machinery

Airframe by Michael Crichton

October 27, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

This is the epitome of a three star read. I liked it overall, but it was very dated, and has that signature Crichton lack of character development in favor of extreme technical detail. About 200 pages from the end, though, the tension really picked up, and I did end up enjoying it. This is essentially a book about the aftermath of an airplane disaster in which there are fifty-six casualties, and three deaths. The incident comes at a very bad time for Norton Aircraft, who […]

Who Would Win?

Ultimate Bug Rumble by Jerry Pallotta

Jaguar vs. Skunk by Jerry Pallotta

Killer Whale vs Great White Shark by Jerry Pallotta

Rhino vs. Hippo by Jerry Pallotta

October 13, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have reviewed others in the Who Would Win? Series. This time around I found four titles that had a few animals you do not normally see in a children’s book as well as surprise upsets in the battle of the best. Each book gives facts, oddities and quirky information about each bug, mammal, or fish. A solid argument is given to why the author thinks the one that wins would win. All the facts are in front of you; and therefore, you can make […]

Entangled but also Incomplete

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

August 29, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

Bingo 17: The Wilds I’ll be honest: I was planning to use Entangled Life for the ‘flora’ square except that the author pointed out that fungi and some related things are not actually plants exactly; they are essentially their own thing. That’s actually a major part of the book, just how diverse fungi, lichens, and yeasts are. Anyways, a significant amount of the book is about fungi in their natural habitats (ie- outdoors) and just how little is known, and just how much could be […]

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