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Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #8

April 22, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments
#1. Hannah’s Night by Komoko Sakai Hannah wakes up one night to find her sister, mother, and father are all asleep.  She wanders through the house, takes a pee, helps herself to a snack, looks at the moon, and plays with her big sister’s toys before she falls asleep again…

BOOK REVIEW: American Spring by Walter R. Borneman

April 20, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Book: American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman Genre: Historical Nonfiction Most Americans are familiar with the general idea of the events that led to the American Revolution, at least from their poetic, though not strictly factual presentation by Henry Longfellow. Listen, my children, and…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #6

March 26, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
#1. Up, Down, and Around by Lisa Ayeres Have a toddler that is constantly asking where her favorite foods come from?  Up, Down, and Around goes through all our favorite veggies and talks about whether they grow up above the ground (corn, peppers, okra) or down under the ground (beets,…

BOOK REVIEW: The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel

March 20, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
Book: The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel Genre: Historical Nonfiction Description: As America’s Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. They had tea with Jackie Kennedy,…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #5

March 18, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments
#1. Space Song Rocket Ride by Sunny Scribens Sung to the tune of the “Green grass grew all around” children’s song, this is a cute, educational ditty about the solar system.  Since Sophia has been really interested in the idea of space, stars, and the moon, this was really fun.…

BOOK REVIEW: Partials by Dan Wells

February 22, 2015 Reading Life 1 Comment
Book: Partials by Dan Wells Genre: YA, Dystopian Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with Partials—engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America…