Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "sea-mammals"
"Manatee Winter", "Find the Magic" and "Minnow and Rose"
These sounded interesting and were.
Manatee winter
5 stars
Author: Kathleen Weidmer Zoehfeld
Illustrator: Steven James Petruccio
Manatees are big and found in waters around Florida, both salt and fresh. This book follows a mother and her calf as they go up a river to a warm spring for the winter. It mentions many of the challenges they face as well as how they live.
The illustrations reflect their size and gentleness. They are a bit strange looking.
Minnow and Rose
5 stars
Author: Judy Young
Illustrator: Bill Farnsworth
Set in the early days of pioneers heading west, the Indians still help them. This is the story of an Indian girl and a pioneer girl who meet for one day at a river crossing changing both their lives.
The illustrations are done in oil. They convey the setting and the people well.
Find the Magic: A Rip Squeak Book
5 stars
Author: Lee Cohen
Illustrator: Julia Harnett Harvey
The familiar characters are back. Rip and Jesse are having problems, one of which is boredom. Euripides takes them to a book shop, a place of magic adventures.
The illustrations are well done. The settings and characters are endearing. The mice don't have quite the same furriness as in the original books.
Manatee winter
5 stars
Author: Kathleen Weidmer Zoehfeld
Illustrator: Steven James Petruccio
Manatees are big and found in waters around Florida, both salt and fresh. This book follows a mother and her calf as they go up a river to a warm spring for the winter. It mentions many of the challenges they face as well as how they live.
The illustrations reflect their size and gentleness. They are a bit strange looking.
Minnow and Rose
5 stars
Author: Judy Young
Illustrator: Bill Farnsworth
Set in the early days of pioneers heading west, the Indians still help them. This is the story of an Indian girl and a pioneer girl who meet for one day at a river crossing changing both their lives.
The illustrations are done in oil. They convey the setting and the people well.
Find the Magic: A Rip Squeak Book
5 stars
Author: Lee Cohen
Illustrator: Julia Harnett Harvey
The familiar characters are back. Rip and Jesse are having problems, one of which is boredom. Euripides takes them to a book shop, a place of magic adventures.
The illustrations are well done. The settings and characters are endearing. The mice don't have quite the same furriness as in the original books.
