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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2021 Science and Nature Books
2021 turned out to be a remarkably strong year for Nonfiction in general and science/nature in particular. From biologists to topography to the life cycles of clouds and smoke, there's a little of someone for everyone here.
Review of the Day: Mars Is by Suzanne Slade
Want to instill Mars fever? Then you gotta catch this book.
Review of the Day: The Snail With the Right Heart by Maria Popova, ill. Ping Zhu
Today we discuss a book that takes risks, makes mistakes, and comes out memorable in the end. The right snail with the right heart in the right book for the right reader.
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Review of the Day: 13 Ways to Eat a Fly by Sue Heavenrich, ill. David Clark
Funny and gross, this book is an honestly inventive way of spelling out how the simultaneously disgusting and delicious (eh?) fly is an integral part in not only the food chain but also the world as we currently know it.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Science & Nature Books
Whether it's plants that resemble toilets, seemingly psychic horses, deer eating pythons, or the sheer scope of the universe itself, there's something in here for everyone.
Review of the Day: Honeybee by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann
Great writing for kids, when you encounter it, reminds you that there is always a new way to look at this old, familiar world of ours. If you buy only one bee book for the rest of your life, make it this one.
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Science and Nature Books
I always forget how much I enjoy this particular topic. From animals to space to germs and more, enjoy this lovely long list for the scientifically inclined.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2018 Science and Nature Books
Today we applaud books that have science and nature at their very core. Great books. Important books. Fun books. Beautiful books. Books that deserve your attention. Enjoy!
Review of the Day: Beavers – The Superpower Field Guide by Rachel Poliquin and Nicholas John Frith
Beavers: The Superpower Field Guide By Rachel Poliquin Illustrated by Nicholas John Frith $18.99 ISBN: 9780544949874 Ages 9-12 On shelves December 4th Here, sit down a sec. I wanna tell you a story about this beaver I once knew. So I’m at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, which, if anyone asks, is my favorite […]
31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Twenty-Four – 2017 Science & Nature Books
Someday I long to see a breakdown of what kinds of nonfiction children’s books win the ALA Youth Media Awards. How many books that win are biographies? How many cover STEM topics? How many are about math? (I kid – those never win) But science and nature are awfully popular topics and with good reason. […]
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