Sticks 'n Stones 'n Dinosaur Bones by Ted Enik

Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Emily Sutton One fun discovery from this book was learning that The Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville by Robert Doisneu was staged! Grasshopper and Sensei is really starting to get serious about photography, so I thought this books which is like a “Sister Wendy ” treatment of the most famous photos would give her a nice background in the history of famous photographs. Photos Framed: A Fresh Loook at the World’s Most Memorable Photographsby Ruth Thomson Note that this book is a gateway drug to a telescope! Use this to guide the direction your child wants to explore as you search the skies in wonder and awe. īright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story by Karl Beckstrand, illustrated by Luis SanzĪ young astronomer will enjoy this astronomy story that lightly touches on astronomy terms, concepts and discoveries. When scientific discovery goes bad, it erupts into a war of words and scandal but the benefactors are the museum goers because this “Gold Rush” for dinosaur fossils during American’s Gilded Age (1865 to 1890s) sparked the general public’s interest in paleontology that continues today. I didn’t realize that the war of the dinosaur bones got so personal as to be an all out vendetta between two scientists, Edward Drinker Cope and O. Sticks ‘n’ Stones ‘n’ Dinosaur Bones by Ted Enik, illustrated by G. (He got to “P” and plans to finish the book first thing tomorrow!) For my gamer 9-year-old son, this is the first alphabet book he’s read since he learned to read where he stalled for as long as he could in order to finish the book. If this makes no sense to you either, the Gamer’s Alphabet will come in handy. “This open beta game is in third-person but first-person is unlockable if you know the cheat code or install this mod, but either way, for the best attack on the boss on this level, try to grab that power-up…” Īttack! Boss! Cheat Code! A Gamer’s Alphabetby Chris Barton and Joey Spiotto It’s written in prose that reads like a poem with a compelling “What If?” message that shows the connection of wild things from plants and habitat to animals. Plant a Pocket of Prairie by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Betsy Bowen This non fiction picture book would work for an Earth Day theme, but I chose it simply because I fell in love with the beautiful illustrations and the hopeful message that it’s possible to save our wild plants and places by simply doing our own small part as best we can. New Non Fiction Picture Books Non Fiction Picture Book of the Day I’ve picked books that I thought my kids would like and a few others that I like that I hope they, and you, will too.

The thing about non fiction, in my humble opinion, is that it really does need to match the reader’s interest in a very specific way. I wanted to share some new non fiction picture books with you today.

Sticks 'n Stones 'n Dinosaur Bones by Ted Enik