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Wanda Hears The Stars
I had not heard of Wanda Diaz Merced until I read this book and what an inspiring biography it is! Wanda lived in a small town in Puerto...

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Jun 6


We Leap Together
In this nonfiction picture book, Christopher Silas Neal cleverly shows how a whale mother and baby are so similar to a human mother and...

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May 26


Is It Real: The Loch Ness Monster
There’s a gap in good non-fiction chapter books for upper elementary and Candace Fleming once again hooks this group. Fans of her...

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May 20


Here Is A Book
Look what found its way all the way to the library in Singapore – and now in the hands of many many readers in the tiny red dot!...

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May 16


The Next Scientist
I discovered Kate Messner and Julia Kuo’s book “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵” in the library this week… Before they changed the...

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May 14


Meet The Mini-Mammals
While choosing a book for read-aloud, I often find reminding myself to give nonfiction an equal opportunity. However, I tend to gravitate...

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May 12


Janie Writes A Play
It is rare to find a child who has walked the halls of an elementary school but hasn’t read a creation from Jane Yolen. The writer of...

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May 8


You Stole My Name Tools
New book alert! The third book in the fascinating series “You Stole My Name” will be out in February 2025. “You Stole My Name Tools”...

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Jan 6


Life After Whale
Keep an eye on your non-fiction stack – one book that you cannot miss in 2024 is “𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙚 – 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜...

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Dec 24, 2024


There's No Such Thing As Vegetables
Chester needs vegetables to add to his salad, so he goes to the vegetable garden to get some. That’s when he is informed that there is in...

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May 17, 2024


What Makes Us Human
“𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗨𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻” is almost like a riddle and a poem, and you will play the guessing game right up to the end where...

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Apr 20, 2024


Butt Or Face? Revenge Of The Butts
If you and the little ones in your care have enjoyed Kari Lavelle’s “𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦?”, then this post is just for you! “𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁...

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Apr 1, 2024


The Book Of Turtles
Melissa Stewart, in her book “𝟱 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” challenges the assumption that children lean towards narrative...

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Feb 21, 2024


Crossings: Extraordinary Structures For Extraordinary Animals
For the World Read Aloud Day, why not read a non-fiction for a change? “𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆...

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Feb 8, 2024


The Mona Lisa Vanishes
Have you read this gem that was recently awarded the Robert Sibert medal? “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀” is beyond doubt one...

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Feb 5, 2024


And Yet You Shine
The Kohinoor diamond, one of the most famous in the world, was stolen from India and eventually went into the British hands as they...

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Oct 22, 2023


Your One And Only Heart
A lovely combination of science and poetry makes this nonfiction picture book about the heart come alive! The heart is indeed a...

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Oct 12, 2023


Butt Or Face
After a long wait, finally it was my turn to borrow this book – one look, and the reason for the long book reservation queue is obvious....

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Sep 25, 2023


A Family Like Ours
My copy of “𝗔 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝗿𝘀” is finally here! Celebrating families of every size and form, this latest addition to the...

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Sep 5, 2023


Honeybee: The Busy Life Of Apis Mellifera
I finally had a chance encounter with this bestseller. “𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗮” is a...

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Aug 22, 2023
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