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PIKA–Life in the Rocks

PIKA

Life in the Rocks

By Tannis Bill

Photographs by Jim Jacobson

Boyds Mills Press, 2010

ISBN #978-1-59078-803-5

Nonfiction

Picture book

Grades K-3

Sorry this post is late. I put the wrong date in the schedule! Here's this week's book.

 "High in the Rocky Mountains, a loose pile of rocks lies at the base of a cliff. Soaking up the sunshine is a pika. His colors blend with the rocks."

 It's not a rodent! The pika, a relative of rabbits and hares, lives in the talus piles at the foot of cliffs and...

Hurricanes

Hurricanes

By Mari Schuh

Capstone Press, 2010

ISBN #978-1-4296-3433-5

Nonfiction

Grades Pre-K-2

"Hurricanes are huge, strong ocean storms. They can bring big waves, strong wind, and heavy rain to shore."

Told in simple language, this book explains hurricanes on a beginning reader's level. It follows the definition of a hurricane with an explanation about how it is formed, how meteorologists follow it (using that term), and how to stay safe and prepared for a hurricane. A section in the front matter ...

Are You Ready for Summer?

Are You Ready for Summer?

By Sheila Anderson

Lerner Publishing, Lightning Bolt Books

Series—Our Four Seasons

ISBN #978-0-7613-4585-5

Grades K-2

Nonfiction

"Crack! Listen to the sounds of children playing baseball in the park. Summer is here. Warm sunshine and clear, blue skies invite people to play outdoors."

Big, bright headings and large photographs invite the reader into the summer season. One of four in the series, Our Four Seasons, the text follows the summer activities, weather, staying cool...

Are You Ready for Summer?

Are You Ready for Summer?

By Sheila Anderson

Lerner Publishing, Lightning Bolt Books

Series—Our Four Seasons

ISBN #978-0-7613-4585-5

Grades K-2

Nonfiction

"Crack! Listen to the sounds of children playing baseball in the park. Summer is here. Warm sunshine and clear, blue skies invite people to play outdoors."

Big, bright headings and large photographs invite the reader into the summer season. One of four in the series, Our Four Seasons, the text follows the summer activities, weather, staying cool...

CAN AN OLD DOG LEARN NEW TRICKS?

 

Can An Old Dog Learn New Tricks?

By Buffy Silverman

Illustrations by Colin W. Thompson

Lerner, 2010

Is That A Fact? series

ISBN # 978-0-8225-9083-5

Grades 4-6

Nonfiction

"Perhaps you've heard these common syaings about animals:

You can't teach an old dog new tricks!

If you touch a baby bird, the mother will abandon it!

But are these sayings true? Is there any science behind stories?"

This book has tons of kid appeal! I read it straight through myself. The straightforward approach and snappy writing...

A PLACE FOR FROGS

A Place For Frogs

By Melissa Stewart

Illustrated by Higgins Bond

Peachtree, 2010

ISBN #978-1-56145-521-8

Grades 2-5

Nonfiction picture book

"Frogs make our world a better place. But sometimes people do things that make it hard for them to live and grown. If we work together to help these special creatures, there will always be a place for frogs."

This book is the third in a series of A Place For books from Peachtree Publishers. Short, narrative text describes the general topic along the top of the...

ALL AROUND THE SEASONS

All Around the Seasons

By Barney Saltzberg

Candlewick Press, 2010

 ISBN #978076363694-4

Ages 2-5

"Spring.

Chicks are hatching;

Cool melting snow.

Digging a garden,

Seeds in a row."

Vivid colors in the art match the snappy rhymes in this book about the seasons. Highlights of the activities that take place in each season are depicted in energetic pictures that will attract the interest of toddlers and yet leaves room for imagination and opens up discussion about what we do in each season. The book...

Crazy Deadline

Hey Everybody,

I'm on a crazy revison deadline for a scienc book and I'm working long hours. It's due tomorrow. I"ll get the new post up by Thursday.  Thank you for joining me! I hope you'll come back then. Visit me Thursday for a fun new book.

Shirley

INSECT DETECTIVE

Insect Detective

By Steve Voake

Illustrated by Charlotte Voake

Candlewick Press, 2010 (US), 2009 (England)

ISBN #978-0-7636-4447-5

Nonfiction

Grades K-3

"Right now, all around you, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things. But you can't always see them right away. Sometimes you have to know where to look.

This beautiful, sparely-worded book takes the reader on an investigation of different insects in their natural habitats in beautiful language. The insects include common and less ...

DINOSAURS EYE TO EYE

Dinosaurs Eye to Eye

By John Woodward

Digital Sculptor Peter Minister

DK Publishing, 2010

ISBN #978-0-7566-5760-4

Nonfiction

Grades 3-7

"The age of dinosaurs began some 230 million years ago, near the beginning of the Mesozoic era. Dinosaurs went on to dominate life on Earth for 165 millions years—a vast span of time that permitted the evolution of a dazzling variety of species."

This oversized, information-packed book holds a fascinating look at dinosaurs, their evolution and demise, and their...