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The Nonfiction Detectives: Summer Reading 2015
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Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children. Monday, June 8, 2015. It's that time of year when schools are letting out for the summer, and public libraries are welcoming children and their families for summer reading programs. Here is a list of nonfiction books we recommend for pleasure reading during summer months. We've linked our reviews to each book if you want to read more about the titles. Little Melba and Her Big Trombone. By Katheryn Russell-Brown and Frank Morrison.
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The Nonfiction Detectives: Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
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Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children. Friday, September 26, 2014. Little Melba and Her Big Trombone. Little Melba and Her Big Trombone. Illustrated by Frank Morrison. Lee and Low Books, 2014. The reviewer received a copy of the book from the publisher. Little Melba Doretta Liston was something special.". Little Melba and her Big Trombone. Would make an excellent read aloud for a range of ages. Be sure to play Liston's music for readers. An afterword provides reade...Visit...
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The Nonfiction Detectives: Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall
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Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children. Monday, July 13, 2015. Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall. Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall. Foreword by Jane Goodall. National Geographic Kids, 2015. The reviewer received a copy of the book from the publisher. In the first chapters, Silvey describes the primatologist's love of the natural world as a child. Fans of the picture books Me, Jane. And The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life With the Chimp. Jane had never "dreamed of se...
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The Nonfiction Detectives: Tommy: The Gun That Changed America
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Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children. Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Tommy: The Gun That Changed America. Tommy: The Gun That Changed America. On shelves June 30, 2015. The reviewer received an electronic galley from the publisher. Karen Blumenthal, author of Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine and the Lawless Years of Prohibition. Has written another intriguing history story for teens. In Tommy: The Gun That Changed America. Read an excerpt from the book on the publisher's site.
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The Nonfiction Detectives: The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps
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Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children. Saturday, July 16, 2011. The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps. The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps. Schwartz and Wade, 2011. Review copy provided by the publisher. To the Southern Maine Library District. Usually the first time a child ventures into the biography section of the library it's because of a class assignment. Luckily, there are picture book biographies like The Watcher. Subscribe in a reader. Hurric...
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The Nonfiction Detectives: Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans
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Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children. Monday, August 3, 2015. Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans. Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015. Grades 5 and up. The reviewer received a copy of the book from the publisher. Upper elementary and middle school readers should read Drowned City. For historical context before reading fiction titles such as Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere. Zane and the Hurricane,.
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The Nonfiction Detectives: The Octopus Scientists
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Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children. Thursday, July 23, 2015. The Octopus Scientists: Exploring the Mind of a Mollusk. Scientists in the Field series). Photographs by Keith Ellenbogen. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015. Grades 5 and up. The reviewer borrowed a copy of the book from her local library. Sy Montgomery has a gift for crafting nonfiction texts that transport readers into the world of scientists on location. In The Octopus Scientists. We are always at risk of pun...
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The Nonfiction Detectives: enormous SMALLNESS
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Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children. Monday, July 20, 2015. Enormous SMALLNESS: A Story of E.E. Cummings. Illustrated by Kris Di Giacomo. Enchanted Lion Books, 2015. The reviewer borrowed a copy of the book from her local library. Using a style all his own,. Ee put lowercase letters where capitals normally of,. And his playful punctuation grabbed readers' attention. His poems were alive with experimentation and surprise! With Love That Dog. July 21, 2015 at 9:21 AM.
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The Nonfiction Detectives: The Founding Fathers! by Jonah Winter
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Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children. Friday, June 12, 2015. Those horse rider; fiddle-playin’, book-readin’, gun-totin’, gentlemen who started America. By Jonah Winter; Illustrated by Barry Blitt. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 2015. I borrowed a copy of this book from my local public library. It’s a very moving piece and well-worth reading. And the documentary film, The Fog of War. As I read the article by Hersh, devoured McNamara’s book, and watched the docume...
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The Nonfiction Detectives: Review Policy
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Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children. Our goal is to review quality, nonfiction books for children (ages 5-18). Publishers may send us copies of nonfiction books. We accept galleys, ARCs and ebooks. We are selective about which books we review, therefore not all books received from publishers will be reviewed and posted on the blog. Please contact us if you are a publisher interested in sending us books to review:. Cathyandlouise (at) gmail (dot) com. Subscribe in a reader.