Today we’re journeying about the globe… by river, by sailing ship, by breakfast menu…discovering everything from peace-makers to parathas. Feed your curiosity with these fascinating books! Pancakes to Parathas: Breakfast Around the World, written by Alice B. McGinty, illustrated by …
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dive in!…six nautical ventures
Today I’ve got six beauties awash in the mysteries and splendors of all things ocean. Grab some ship’s biscuit and a mug of grog…or apple cider as the case may be…and enjoy the ride! Ocean: A Visual Miscellany, text by …
Women’s History Month…frailty, thy name is not woman!
So many misconceptions about the frailty of women’s judgement, stamina, intellect have been invalidated over the years. What fallacies do you still encounter? Here are five more biographies to help set the record straight: Elizabeth Started All the Trouble, by …
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Shackleton’s epic journey + award-winning illustrations
Shackleton’s Journey, written and illustrated by William Grill published in 2014 by Flying Eye Books Ahhhh. I’ve been waiting to get my hands on this gorgeous book, one of the esteemed winners of the NY Times Best Illustrated Books Awards …
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Shiver with Shackleton…in a graphic novel
Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey, a graphic novel by Nick Bertozzi published in 2014 by First Second Ernest Shackleton was a British explorer whose Antarctic expedition in 1914-1916 is one of the most epic examples ever of doggedly determined leadership amidst harrowing …
nonfiction nuggets…a grand adventure through the grand canyon
Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer, written and illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray published in 2007 by Frances Foster Books In 1869, John Wesley Powell and a small crew of men began a harrowing expedition on the …
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to boldly go where no one has gone before…five books about explorers
In honor of Columbus Day, this list of five is going exploring! Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air, by Stewart Ross, illustrated by Stephen Biesty Here’s a dream of a book by …
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