Ava in Code Land by Jess Hitchman
Ava in Code Land is obviously, from the cover and title, a modern story about computers and coding. It is also a classic story about not giving up and trying even if all seems hopeless. This is all wrapped up with a girl main character called Ava. Jess Hitchman, Gavin Cullen and Leire Martin put together a picture book that is set in a computer game. A game that Ava loves living in as all she has to do is hit a few keys […]
Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik
This book is meant to make you think about all the stuff that surrounds you. Not the clutter, but the stuff that that clutter is made of. The metal in your chair, the cloth of your clothes, the paper of the book you’re reading. We take the materials in our world largely for granted, but there was a lot of time and effort put in to discovering and inventing all of the materials that we encounter in our daily lives. The book is divided into […]
A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs by Ben Garrod
Ok, so I just finished listening to this today (when I wrote this review, which is actually being posted months later). These are the things I remember from the audiobook. To be fair, I was listening on my commute to work, so some distraction from listening is to be expected, you know, because I was driving a vehicle. Thing 1: Part of what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur has to do with the hips. Dinosaurs evolved to have their hips configured in a way […]
Frog Meets Dog: An Acorn Book (A Frog and Dog Book #1 by Janee Trasler
Sadiq and the Desert Star by Siman Nurrali,
Books that grab the young reader are always a treat to read. You never know what you might find. However, the adult reader actually might miss things that the child reader will enjoy. Therefore, two books that had a great start, but fell short for me, is the subject of this review. This very easy reader by Janee Trasler (Frog Meets Dog: An Acorn Book (A Frog and Dog Book #1) is good for the just starting out sight reader. However, the story itself is weak. […]
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
The lovely faintingviolet thrust this upon me a few days ago, and since I still hadn’t found something for my Science square, this little book was perfect. Faintingviolet’s a huge fan of Becky Chambers, and really enjoyed her first book, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. As I’m not so much in the sci-fi end of the speculative world, I’d never come across Chambers’ work before, but I was pleasantly surprised at how wonderful this novella was. Chambers builds an entire world in a […]
Sea Bear: A Journey for Survival by Lindsay Moore
Sea Bear: A Journey for Survival is a lovely illustrated picture book. It is also an easily accessible story for almost any age. Lindsay Moore has a quaint story about a bear and the day to day activities it must do to survive. And while the life of a polar pear is not easy, she shows the world, so it is not too dark. It does mention that the bear eats the seals and such but does not show you this in any graphic detail. […]
