I’ve been regaling my family with fascinating facts about flags these days, courtesy of a brilliant book on the subject that I recommend to you all, especially during this World Cup month. Flying Colors: A Guide to Flags from Around …
Tag: nonfiction
a myriad marvels
I love creative, nonfiction books. And here’s a tip: If you’ve got a kid that can’t sit still for stories, try checking out a juicy-and-true book, starting with something s/he already loves — boats or bats, dancers or daredevils, spaceships …
nonfiction gems recently read
The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the Piano, written by Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman published in 2017 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers Fascinating! The evolution of today’s piano from its ancestors the clavichord …
the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation…and a giveaway winner!
Business first: We’ve got a winner for last week’s mystery giveaway. Congrats to Jena Benton! Please contact me at jillswanson61@gmail.com with your mailing address and I’ll get that off to you pronto. This October marks the 500th anniversary of The …
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each little flower, each tiny bird…books to inspire delight and care for the Earth
In celebration of Earth Day, 2017… Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story, written by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Jessica Lanan published in 2017 by Sleeping Bear Press When I was homeschooling my children, a fat, …
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yes, Gracie, girls can be heroes, too!
A friend of mine recently related that she had been stopped cold one day when her four-year-old daughter declared, “Girls can’t be heroes. Only boys can.” This shocked young mama promptly sewed her daughter a cape and held a Hero …
be amazed by animals!…a list of five
Atlas of Animal Adventures, written by Rachel Williams and Emily Hawkins, illustrated by Lucy Letherland published in 2016 by Wide Eyed Editions Here’s another gorgeous atlas from Wide Eyed. What a shelf full of fabulous books they’ve given us! Explore the …
Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White
Some Writer: The Story of E.B. White, written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet published in 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 132 pages E.B. White. His name instantly evokes a response of warmth and nostalgia; of miracles and true friends; of …
worlds under water…worlds under earth
Under Water Under Earth, written and illustrated by Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski published in 2016 by Big Picture Press Brilliant book alert! The genius husband-wife team who brought us such elegant and enticing Maps (read my review here) have …
The Wolves of Currumpaw
The Wolves of Currumpaw, written and illustrated by William Grill published in 2016 by Flying Eye Books In 1898, Ernest Thompson Seton published his classic collection of stories, Wild Animals I Have Known. Seton was a gnarly outdoorsman, a British naturalist, …
