Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "shadow-the-deer"
"All About Turkeys", "Shadow the Deer" and "Imogene's Last Stand"
As the year seeps into fall, I'm reading more nature books. The other caught my eye with its cover.
All About Turkeys
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Jim Arnosky
We may think of domestic turkeys, but their wild forbearers are fascinating birds. These are about the wariest denizens of forest and field.
This nonfiction book is written for younger children. However, the extra notes make this a book book for older children as well.
The illustrations are great. Many show how turkeys live and interact. What's different are the ones drawn life size. Even though I've lived near and watched wild turkeys for years, I learned a lot from this book.
Shadow the Deer
5 stars
Author: Theresa Radcliffe
Illustrator: John Butler
Shadow is a doe with a three-day-old fawn. Hunger and thirst takes her away from her fawn. A red fox needs to feed her kits and a fawn will do. Shadow races to rescue her baby.
The illustrations are beautiful. They create the forest scene. The animals look touchable, realistic in the detail.
Imogene's Last Stand
5 stars
Author: Candace Fleming
Illustrator: Nancy Carpenter
Imogene is a history buff. She cleans up, renovates and reopens the local historical museum. No one notices.
The town wants to put a shoelace factory where the museum stands. Only Imogene wants to save the museum.
All through this book Imogene uses famous words from many historic people. Short biographies of them are in the front and back of the book.
The book is a fun way to learn some of these quotes. It is also a stretch of the imagination.
The illustrations are rough sketches with color. They look rough, but convey the story well.
All About Turkeys
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Jim Arnosky
We may think of domestic turkeys, but their wild forbearers are fascinating birds. These are about the wariest denizens of forest and field.
This nonfiction book is written for younger children. However, the extra notes make this a book book for older children as well.
The illustrations are great. Many show how turkeys live and interact. What's different are the ones drawn life size. Even though I've lived near and watched wild turkeys for years, I learned a lot from this book.
Shadow the Deer
5 stars
Author: Theresa Radcliffe
Illustrator: John Butler
Shadow is a doe with a three-day-old fawn. Hunger and thirst takes her away from her fawn. A red fox needs to feed her kits and a fawn will do. Shadow races to rescue her baby.
The illustrations are beautiful. They create the forest scene. The animals look touchable, realistic in the detail.
Imogene's Last Stand
5 stars
Author: Candace Fleming
Illustrator: Nancy Carpenter
Imogene is a history buff. She cleans up, renovates and reopens the local historical museum. No one notices.
The town wants to put a shoelace factory where the museum stands. Only Imogene wants to save the museum.
All through this book Imogene uses famous words from many historic people. Short biographies of them are in the front and back of the book.
The book is a fun way to learn some of these quotes. It is also a stretch of the imagination.
The illustrations are rough sketches with color. They look rough, but convey the story well.
