Rapping about the Air Around Us by Bobbie Kalman is a very basic introduction to the science of air. The author engages the reader by setting facts and information about air to verse, making this an easy read for the beginning reader.

Similar authors: Julia Vogel; Chana Stiefel ; Steve Parker

Similar books: Let it blow! Learn about air by Julia Vogel; Forces of nature by Chana Stiefel; Air is All Around You by Franklyn Branley; The Science of Air: Projects and Experiments with Air and Flight by Steve Parker

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 6/20/2012

ISBN-13: 9780778727972

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All over the world, people are trying to save animals from becoming extinct. This book tells the story of four successful attempts, in four chapters. Learn how 60 years ago, there were only 21 whooping cranes in the world, and now there are over 400, due to the efforts of the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership. They collected eggs, incubated them to hatch, raised the birds, and even used ultra-light airplanes to teach them to fly. The book also has interesting stories about seals, elephants, and polar bears. The stories may inspire you to make your own efforts to conserve wildlife.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/13/2009

ISBN-10: 0516246070

ISBN-13: 9780516246079

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Sailors of old told stories of sea monsters that came out of the sea, grabbing ships whole, and taking everyone on them down into the depths; or of mermaids that sang a song so sweet they lured sailors off their ships and to their deaths in the sea. Read about real creatures from the deepest parts of the ocean, like giant squid that can be 57 feet long, or 18-foot-long oarfish. Read also about Jenny Green Teeth, said to be a mermaid that used to drown children. This book will help you separate fact from fiction about a part of our earth we still know very little about.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/13/2009

ISBN-10: 0822567504

ISBN-13: 9780822567509

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A girl who lives in Alaska tells about having recess even though it is 20 degrees below zero. She shows the many layers of clothes she puts on, the games she plays with her friends, and the way her eyelashes and hair freeze from the cold. The only things that keep the class from going outside are temperatures lower than 20 below or a moose in the school yard. The beautiful photographs make you want to join the fun.

Reviewed by: hap

Date read: 5/19/2009

ISBN-13: 9781439512296

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The book cutely starts out with a boy finding a copy of this very book lying on a subway bench. The facts about redwood trees literally come alive as the boy reads them in the book. My favorite example of this is when the boy comes face to face with a real redwood tree at the bottom of the subway steps. This book truly conveys how amazing these trees are. Did you know that plants that grow on redwoods are called epiphytes? 'In one tree, researchers found a mass of ferns weighing more than 1,600 pounds-that's heavier than a full-grown bear!' Many more intriguing facts about redwood trees are presented in this book.

Awards nominated: 2013 Bluestem Nominee

Reviewed by: jb

Date read: 5/2/2012

ISBN-10: 1596434309

ISBN-13: 9781596434301

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