This title is part of a series for elementary school age students. It is packed with information and photos on the 50th of the United States. The learning begins right from the first page when there is a guide to pronunciation and two grammatical symbols that many will not know. From here, find out the multiple meanings of the word Aloha. Keep going in this nicely illustrated title and by the end, know much about Hawaii and its culture.
Recommended for home and school libraries.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Norwood House Press for this title. All opinions are my own.
Do you read bedtime stories to young children? If your answer is yes, you may enjoy sharing this rhyming title with a child whom you know. The rhyming text describes where critters sleep from butterflies to squirrels and many more. The illustrations provide a lovely environment for each tired one of them. The book ends with a child in bed, right where adults want them to be at bedtime!
This title could make a nice addition to the bedtime story stash.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Kin Konnection LLC for this title. All opinions are my own.
An Illustrated Guide to the Natural Wonders of North America
by Nature Study Guild
This book will educate nature lovers. There are chapters on flowers, fruits & ferns; mammals & birds; the ocean, and the night sky. Throughout there are appealing drawings, along with maps and other resources like identification keys.
Each section of this book is quite detailed. For example, the section on trees is carefully broken down by regions as, for example, trees of the southwestern desert.
This title is absolutely packed with information. Readers may want to hone in on the area where they live or a place where they plan to travel for this book to be most helpful. It then provides an excellent resource for someone who seriously wants to know more about their environment. I especially enjoyed a section on birds of my area.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for this title. All opinions are my own.
Jacqueline Kennedy was one of the world’s most well-known and iconic women. Her life has been well documented for sure. However, in this title, Ms. Mah, recalls and imagines an earlier time in Jacqueline’s life, long before she was a Kennedy. Here, she is a young girl, a Vassar student, on a junior year abroad in Paris.
In the author’s imagination, Jacqueline had to fight to get to Paris. Her mother and stepfather needed to be persuaded to let her go. Jacqueline’s mother’s goal for her daughter was a good marriage. When she finally agreed, it was with caveats regarding some young men that her daughter should meet. J’s mother also makes special arrangements for J to live with an aristocratic family, not in a dorm.
The book opens as J is arriving in France and follows her experiences and growth. In an early chapter, J is brought up against the reality of the Bouviers and how the family was not so well established as she had been led to believe. This exemplifies the ways in which time away from home leads to new understandings and perspectives.
Readers follow Jackie in a post war France that is still recovering. They make their way around the city with J and, such is the author’s talent, they feel that they could be there. In addition, readers follow the stories of those with whom Jackie comes in contact, including the family with whom she lives, the aristocratic Paul and some purported Communists, to round things out.
Fans of historical fiction are pretty certain to enjoy this novel.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Mariner Books for this title. All opinions are my own.
This is a cute, rhyming title for young children. They will most likely enjoy the repetition and variation in the text as they learn the sounds that different animals make. Little ones are also encouraged to move like the different featured critters. The brightly colored illustrations add to the book’s enjoyment.
Recommended for young children and the adults who read with them.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Road Reef Press for this title. All opinions are my own.
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