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ABC: A Child's First Alphabet Book
Alison Jay (2003), 32 pages
Illustrated by Alison Jay
Audience: Preschool - Preschool
Category: Picture Books
This may be my very favorite alphabet book. A page is devoted to each letter with a clear, easy to read upper and lower case letters and a big picture of an item beginning with the letter. As if that weren't enough, readers can search for other items in the illustration that also begin with that page's letter.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/28/2009
ISBN-10: 0525469516
ISBN-13: 9780525469513
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Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend)
Deborah Hopkinson (2008), 40 pages
Illustrated by John Hendrix
Audience: Preschool - 3rd Grade
This book introduces Abe's forgotten frontier friend Benjamin Austin Gollaher or Austin for short. Austin is ten, three years older than Abe, but they manage to get into trouble by being best friends and adventuresome. In 1816, after Abe finished carrying in wood for his mother, the two boys start off looking for partridges near the creek. Knob Creek, with high and rushing water, had to be crossed and was done so on a dare. What happened during the crossing keeps the story suspenseful. The artwork was fun and complimented the tale perfectly. Everyone has heard of Abraham Lincoln, but not many have heard of Mr. Gollaher. In 1865 Abe Lincoln apparently told a Kentucky visitor that he would rather see Austin Gollaher 'than any other man in Kentucky.'
Awards nominated: Monarch Award Nominee 2011
Reviewed by: cj
Date read: 4/5/2010
ISBN-10: 0375937684
ISBN-13: 9780375937682
Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Doreen Rappaport (2008), 48 pages
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Audience: 3rd Grade - 5th Grade
This beautifully illustrated biography of Abraham Lincoln has profound and not so profound words that he said on the bottom of each page. 'Abraham Lincoln is my name, and with my pen I wrote the same. I wrote in both haste and speed and left it here for fools to read.' Abe Lincoln's simple, understated ways that brought about profound national change are showcased in this book.
Awards nominated: Monarch Award Nominee 2011
Reviewed by: jb
Date read: 3/24/2010
ISBN-10: 1423104080
ISBN-13: 9781423104087
Eye-popping illustrations show just how big a crocodile's jaw really is or the size of a tooth of a great white shark. Or how small a dwarf goby fish is. Compare your foot with the foot of an African elephant. Additional interesting facts about the animals are at the back of the book.
Reviewed by: hap
Date read: 10/13/2010
ISBN-10: 0618375945
ISBN-13: 9780618375943
Aliens from Earth: When Animals and Plants Invade Other Ecosystems
Mary Batten (2003), 32 pages
Illustrated by Beverly J. Doyle
Audience: 1st Grade - 4th Grade
Aliens from Earth, When Animals and Plants Invade Other Ecosystems by Mary Batten is a beautifully illustrated book explaining the dangers of introducing animals, plants, and insects into ecosystems that are 'alien' to them. The reader learns how well-meaning scientists, farmers, and nature lovers have destroyed the sensitive balance that exists in nature by importing non-indigenous creatures into an existing ecosystem with catastrophic results.
Similar authors: David T. Suzuki; Greg Pyers; Suzanne Slade
Similar books: Topical rainforests by Seymour Simon;
You are the Earht by David T. Suzuki;
River Food Chains by Rachel Lynette
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 6/18/2012
ISBN-10: 156145236X
ISBN-13: 9781561452361
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