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Black Beauty, Beverly Jones Dec 2018

Black Beauty, Beverly Jones

Children's Book and Media Review

Anna Sewell's famous story Black Beauty was published in 1877. This retelling by Ruth Brown is an adaptation that mimics Sewell's classic story in an abridged version. This story is unique because it is told from a horse's point of view. Black Beauty's life was not always a happy one. The horse was passed from owner to owner and they were not always kind. This book brings awareness to the proper treatment of animals.

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A World Of Her Own: 24 Amazing Women Explorers And Adventurers, Leah Christopher Dec 2018

A World Of Her Own: 24 Amazing Women Explorers And Adventurers, Leah Christopher

Children's Book and Media Review

Join twenty-four women explorers and adventurers as they dive into the deep sea, summit Mt. Everest and other peaks, discover new plants and animals, cross the world in a yacht, explore the Amazon River, catch venomous snakes, save endangered species, and venture through forest canopies. These women are diverse, coming from various countries, ethnicities, family situations, age groups, time periods, and career fields. Although each woman’s path is different, they share a love for nature and discovery—and they all have to overcome others’ doubts about their abilities. These motivating accounts can transform readers’ thinking about the great potential women have …

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A Lion Is A Lion, Sydnee Burr Dec 2018

A Lion Is A Lion, Sydnee Burr

Children's Book and Media Review

Is a lion still a lion if he wears a hat? And what about if he carries an umbrella? Readers follow this silly lion, once fierce, through a series of funny what-ifs, making the lion seem positively innocent and friendly. However, once he's come into your house, danced, sang, and sat down for lunch, he might remember he's a lion, and suddenly his smile turns sharp and scary! So if a lion is still a lion, no matter how it's dressed or how it's acting, you do not need to be polite, you do not need to invite him in, …

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A House In The Sky: And Other Uncommon Animal Homes, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

A House In The Sky: And Other Uncommon Animal Homes, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

This is a stunningly illustrated non-fiction picture book about where animals live. The picture and images share facts about various mammals, fish, birds, and more. Each page has a general description that parents could use to read through the book quickly with younger readers. It also has more detailed information on the pages as well as in the back of the book, making it interesting to beginning and more advanced young readers as well.

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A History Of Travel In 50 Vehicles, Emilee Bell Dec 2018

A History Of Travel In 50 Vehicles, Emilee Bell

Children's Book and Media Review

Explore the history of ingenuity at its most dynamic through A History of Travel in 50 Vehicles. Spanning hundreds of millennia, Grey tackles the ins and outs of transportation from cultural, economic, social, and environmental perspectives. The book discusses the ethics of human, animal, motor, and elemental powered vehicles. It also considers the ramifications of international communities and unchartered spatial territories in new developing technologies. From rickshaws to jet-packs, bicycles to segways, the ingenuity of mankind is celebrated in this book of fifty milestones in human transportation.

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10 True Tales: Surviving Sharks And Other Dangerous Creatures, Erica Sonzogni Dec 2018

10 True Tales: Surviving Sharks And Other Dangerous Creatures, Erica Sonzogni

Children's Book and Media Review

In 10 True Tales: Surviving Sharks, children have crossed paths with different creatures around the world and have traumatic experiences with each. The first chapter explains how fatal incidences with animals are extremely rare compared to everyday accidents or fatal encounters with the domesticated dog. Even so, this chapter explains that allowing animals to roam free in the wild, without being disturbed or harassed by humans, will ensure that these incidences occur less frequently. Each chapter thereafter describes a different animal and a story about how a child was badly hurt by that animal and the events that occurred before, …

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Where's The Baby? A Spotting Book, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Where's The Baby? A Spotting Book, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

This great little book that is full of animals and has a hidden animal baby on each page. Each search begins with a rhyming paragraph about the animal followed by another rhyming paragraph that challenges the reader to find the hidden infant, sometimes with a clue. On the last page the reader's challenge is to find two, twins!

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The Truth About Hippos, Hannah Webb Dec 2018

The Truth About Hippos, Hannah Webb

Children's Book and Media Review

How much do you know about hippos? After reading Maxwell Eaton III’s fun and factual picture book, The Truth About Hippos, you’re guaranteed to know a whole lot more. This book teaches young readers all about the majestic hippopotamus: what they eat, where they live, and some seriously silly facts about their unique habits (including information about hippo poop, which is sure to be a hit with the kids). The facts are accompanied by clever commentary from kids, hippos, and other animals.

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The Truth About Dolphins, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

The Truth About Dolphins, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Filled with facts about dolphins, The Truth about Dolphins presents information about this popular mammal in an entertaining and engaging manner. In this book readers learn how dolphins breathe, have babies, and echolocate—plus so much more. This has everything you want to know about dolphins in a kid-friendly, funny book!

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Speediest! 19 Very Fast Animals, Megan Hall Megan Hall Dec 2018

Speediest! 19 Very Fast Animals, Megan Hall Megan Hall

Children's Book and Media Review

Speediest! 19 Very Fast Animals gives a snapshot of some of the world’s fastest animals. From cheetahs to green basilisk lizards, there are animals all around the world that are different kinds of fast. Each of the fast animals in this book have a description, fun facts, a picture of size relative to a human, and a map of where they live in the world. The book also includes a graph that compares the relative speeds of all the animals. It is perfect for children (or adults) that want to learn about some of the most interesting animals on earth.

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Norman, Speak!, Katherine Martin Dec 2018

Norman, Speak!, Katherine Martin

Children's Book and Media Review

A young boy’s parents take him to the animal shelter to pick out a pet dog. Norman, a brown-and-white dog with a stumpy tail, joins their family. They take him home and try to teach him to sit, come, and speak. However, Norman does not seem to understand anything they say to him. Deciding that Norman must not be very smart, they love him anyway. One day, while at the park, a man calls to his dog in Chinese and Norman follows. Now that they know Norman speaks Chinese, the young boy and his parents decide to take Chinese classes …

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Love, Mama, Hannah Webb Dec 2018

Love, Mama, Hannah Webb

Children's Book and Media Review

Everyone misses their mom sometimes, even baby penguins. Love, Mama tells the story of Kipling the penguin and his beloved mother. When Kipling’s mama goes away, Kipling wishes with all his might that she could just be home with him. Just when he needs it most, he receives a package of his favorite things from his mama and learns that love can travel and transcend any distance. The love he feels carries him through the rest of the day, and leads him to a beautiful reunion with his mama.

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Good Morning, Grizzle Grump!, Kristie Hinckley Dec 2018

Good Morning, Grizzle Grump!, Kristie Hinckley

Children's Book and Media Review

It’s spring and all of the animals have awoken from their winter slumber, except for one. Squirrel wakes Grizzle Grump, a hibernating bear, from his sleep. Grizzle Grump is grumpy because he’s hungry and goes in search of some food. He finds berries, fish, and bugs, but just in time for squirrel’s forest friends to snatch them away. He gets pretty upset, until he comes across those forest friends with all of the food compiled in a “1st Annual Rise and Surprise Bear Fair” for Grizzle Grump! They eat all the food and are ready for a nap.

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Crow Smarts: Inside The Brain Of The World's Brightest Bird, Kristie Hinckley Dec 2018

Crow Smarts: Inside The Brain Of The World's Brightest Bird, Kristie Hinckley

Children's Book and Media Review

Crows are usually thought of as dark, creepy animals, but the findings of Gavin Hunt, a scientist who studies New Caledonian crows, give a different picture. Crows are actually the world’s brightest birds. They use tools, like humans, and creatively capture their prey. The author and photographer make readers feel like they’re in New Caledonia studying crows. Next time readers hear crows communicating, they might think twice about their obnoxious sound, and more about what it might mean.

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Bravelands: Broken Pride, Kathryn Page Dec 2018

Bravelands: Broken Pride, Kathryn Page

Children's Book and Media Review

Titan, a large pride-less male lion, killed Fearless's father when Fearless was a cub to try and gain control of the pride. Fearless was forced to run away to a baboon troop. When the leader of the troop is killed by a hyena, Fearless goes off to force the hyena's group from the area in an attempt to prove himself to the troop. The hyena's gang is much larger than he had expected, and as they overrun him, he is saved by lionesses from his old pride, including his sister. Still unable to return to his pride, Fearless returns to …

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Bad Kitty: Camp Daze, Mavanee Farnsworth Dec 2018

Bad Kitty: Camp Daze, Mavanee Farnsworth

Children's Book and Media Review

Kitty doesn’t want Puppy to go to a dogs-only camp without him. Kitty decides to stow away in Puppy’s bag. Upon Kitty’s arrival, the camp director isn’t convinced that Kitty is a dog. After several impressive attempts, Kitty fools the director into thinking that he is a dog. On a camp hike, Kitty runs into trouble. He sniffs catnip and his true identity comes out. The camp director chases after him until the two are lost together. They run straight into a bear! Kitty distracts the bear, allowing himself and the director to run away. When they find the rest …

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Wolf Hollow, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Wolf Hollow, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Some life lessons sink deep. This is true for Annabelle who is eleven, almost twelve. Until now her life has been about chores, family, school, and animals but this year, things become more complex. Betty Glengarry moves in with her grandparents and immediately begins bullying Annabelle. Annabelle decides to handle the situation by herself. But Betty is a bigger problem than Annabelle can handle on her own, especially when Betty and the school bully, Andy, combine forces. Annabelle's little brother is injured by a wire stretched between two trees on the path to the school house and her friend, Ruth, …

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Where Do Rivers Go, Momma?, Kylee Hackney Dec 2018

Where Do Rivers Go, Momma?, Kylee Hackney

Children's Book and Media Review

When a young girl and her mother take a nature walk, the girl begins asking questions about the wonders of rivers, rocks, and other topics relating to earth science. The mother teaches her young daughter of how rainbows are formed, how clouds produce rain, how erosion takes place, and so much more.

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We Were Never Here, Meagan Andrus Dec 2018

We Were Never Here, Meagan Andrus

Children's Book and Media Review

Lizzie Stoller collapses at summer camp unexpectedly, and her life is never the same after that. During her stay in the hospital, she meets Conner and his dog, Verlaine. Conner is sweet, cute, and funny, all the qualities that the boys who never like Lizzie back have. But somehow, Conner and Lizzie connect in a mutual understanding that isn't always clear to them. Lizzie is suffering from physical pain and anguish, while Conner is suffering from emotional and mental turmoil. As Lizzie starts to heal, Conner seems to get worse, and both are unsure about how to proceed. Lizzie eventually …

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Unicorn (And Horse), Taylor Harris Dec 2018

Unicorn (And Horse), Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Meet Horse and Unicorn. Unicorn makes rainbows, eats pink cupcakes, and makes everything cheery! Other animals love him. Horse, well… Horse does not. In fact, he envies Unicorn more than a little bit. When evil men kidnap Unicorn, Horse is the only one who can save him. He runs as fast as he can and with his help, Unicorn again walks free. Now, Horse and Unicorn are best friends who love to do things together. Even though they’re different, Horse has realized that you don’t have to be someone to get along with them, it’s enough to just be yourself.

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Tractor Mac: Worth The Wait, Ellen Mccarty Dec 2018

Tractor Mac: Worth The Wait, Ellen Mccarty

Children's Book and Media Review

Stony Meadow Farm has a great watermelon patch, and Farmer Bill is excited to grow a big melon to enter in the Fruit and Vegetable Show. But watermelons take a long time to grow. Pete, the pig, and his brother, Paul, want to make them to grow faster and try to help. By the time they finished, most of the patch was ruined. With the encouragement of Tractor Mac and the other animals, the pigs find a small melon plant and learn how to care for it and to be patient while it grows. Their melon turns into a real …

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There's A Tiger In The Garden, Nicole Clark Dec 2018

There's A Tiger In The Garden, Nicole Clark

Children's Book and Media Review

Nora is bored at Grandma’s house. That is, until Grandma claims that her garden houses a tiger, giant dragonflies, and a grumpy polar bear. At first she is skeptical and thinks that Grandma is just playing a game of make-believe. Nora decides to venture into the garden and prove Grandma wrong. What she sees surprises her—especially when she comes face-to-face with a friendly tiger!

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The Nightmare Club: Help! My Brother’S A Zombie, Haley Cook Dec 2018

The Nightmare Club: Help! My Brother’S A Zombie, Haley Cook

Children's Book and Media Review

It’s the annual Halloween sleepover, which means it’s time to share the scariest story ever. Annie Graves hosts a yearly sleepover where her friends get together and try to scare each other. "Help! My Brother’s a Zombie" is the second story of the night, told by Jack. Jack’s brother Stephen was a great older brother, teaching him fun things like making slingshots and giving Indian burns. Then, as Stephen becomes a teenager, he begins to change, no longer the fun easy going older brother. He's mean, stays up late, and smells funny. Eventually he is shipped off to a boarding …

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The Bat Can Bat, Sam Whitaker Dec 2018

The Bat Can Bat, Sam Whitaker

Children's Book and Media Review

When Bat hits a home run for a baseball team, the president of the United States decrees that all animals should be allowed to play sports with humans. After this announcement, animals are playing all sorts of sports. Then, when humans are asked what they think about this new announcement, the answers vary from, "It's a good idea!" to, "It's not such a good idea after all." In the end of the book, readers will find out that the humans elected an animal Seal as president, which is why the decree came out.

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Science Comics: Sharks: Nature's Perfect Hunter, Olivia Hales Dec 2018

Science Comics: Sharks: Nature's Perfect Hunter, Olivia Hales

Children's Book and Media Review

Science Comics: Sharks: Nature’s Perfect Hunter is a brief yet in depth exploration of sharks with topics ranging from shark biology to behavior, evolution to biodiversity, and even folklore. The facts are woven into a story featuring a marine biologist. Sharks are helpfully compared and contrasted to each other, animals, and humans, emphasizing their stunning diversity and unique adaptations. Scientific explanations of how a shark’s body works are illustrated in great detail.

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One Day A Dot, Kylee Hackney Dec 2018

One Day A Dot, Kylee Hackney

Children's Book and Media Review

One Day a Dot tells the story of the universe, and how it came to it. Beginning with a tiny dot that burst to form light and color and eventually resulting in the creation of species. The evolution of species then leads to the rise of mankind and technological advancement. It scientifically answers the questions of how the Earth and its inhabitants came to be. In the end, the most difficult question remains unanswered… where did that first tiny dot come from?

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Libby Wimbley Goat Trainer, Kelly Garcia Dec 2018

Libby Wimbley Goat Trainer, Kelly Garcia

Children's Book and Media Review

Libby is a little girl enthralled with the idea of pets doing tricks. After she attends a pet show where different animals are showing off their tricks, she wants her pet goat to learn some of the cool tricks as well. But when Libby and her friends try to get Elvis, her goat, to do cool tricks, he will not do them. Libby then realizes that Elvis is really good at making friends and making people laugh. He is a really nice goat and she decides she wants to take him to a retirement home, the hospital, and to school …

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In The Past: From Trilobites To Dinosaurs To Mammoths In More Than 500 Million Years, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

In The Past: From Trilobites To Dinosaurs To Mammoths In More Than 500 Million Years, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Poems of prehistoric creatures are combined with watercolor illustrations to take the reader on a wonderful walk with extinct animals both large and small. A combination of clever, humorous poetry about dinosaurs and mammals from ancient history and stunning illustrations create a passage to the world from ages past.

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Freckles The Pig, Kati Penovich Dec 2018

Freckles The Pig, Kati Penovich

Children's Book and Media Review

It’s Fall Cleanup Day at Storm Cliff Stables! Freckles the pig is determined to be a good friend and help with the cleanup. His first attempt just leaves a big, muddy mess. Luckily, Freckles has good friends who help him create colorful paintings to hang up in the barn. Aunt Jane and the other humans find themselves wondering who could have created such talented paintings, because everyone knows pigs can’t paint...right?

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Easy & Fun Paper-Folding Projects: Origami Zoo Animals, Kylee Hackney Dec 2018

Easy & Fun Paper-Folding Projects: Origami Zoo Animals, Kylee Hackney

Children's Book and Media Review

Origami Zoo Animals contains a variety of helpful diagrams and pictures that walk the reader through the creation of each paper animal step by step. Ranging from the ‘friendly fox’ to the ‘silly seal’, there are six zoo animals to create in all. Projects are designed with the beginner in mind, but all origami lovers will find this book helpful and fun as they continue their paper-folding talents. The contents of the book include basic folds, origami symbols, bases, tips and tricks, and a glossary to support the reader in their quest of creating these adorable paper zoo animals.

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