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Nonfiction Monday: A Boy Called Dickens by Deborah Hopkinson

Travis Jonker, January 16, 2012 | Nonfiction, Reviews



A Boy Called Dickens By Deborah Hopkinson Illustrated by John Hendrix Schwartz & Wade (Random House) ISBN: 9780375867323 $17.99 Grades 2-5 In Stores Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library It seems like most picture books on famous subjects go one of two ways – a cradle-to-grave overview, or a sliver of life that […]

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Nonfiction Monday: Drawing From Memory by Alan Say

Travis Jonker, October 31, 2011 | *Best New Books*, Nonfiction, Reviews



Drawing from Memory By Allen Say Scholastic Press ISBN: 9780545176866 $17.99 Grades 5 and Up In Stores *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Can anyone tell their life story like an illustrator? The ability to use artwork as well as words adds a storytelling facet and element of interest that […]

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Nonfiction Monday: Big Wig by Kathleen Krull

Travis Jonker, October 2, 2011 | Reviews



100 Scope Notes is honored to host Nonfiction Monday this week. Add a comment with your review URL and I’ll include it in the bottom of this post. Big Wig: A Little History of Hair By Kathleen Krull Illustrated by Peter Malone Arthur A. Levine Books (Scholastic) ISBN: 9780439676403 $18.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores I […]

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Nonfiction Monday: Time to Eat by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page

Travis Jonker, September 5, 2011 | Reviews



Time to Eat By Steve Jenkins and Robin Page Houghton Mifflin ISBN: 9780547250328 $12.99 Grades K-3 In Stores You know what’s not exciting? What I eat. Unless, that is, you find my occasional switch between regular peanut butter crackers and the neon orange variety to be fascinating stuff. You know what is exciting? A bird […]

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Nonfiction Monday: America Is Under Attack by Don Brown

Travis Jonker, August 15, 2011 | *Best New Books*, Reviews



America is Under Attack By Don Brown Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan) ISBN: 9781596436947 $16.99 Grades 4-6 In Stores August 16, 2011 *Best New Book* This year is the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11. It’s hard to believe for many adults, but we now have elementary schools full of children who have […]

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Nonfiction Monday: Ask a Bug

Travis Jonker, July 11, 2011 | Reviews



Ask a Bug DK ISBN: 9780756672300 $9.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores If there’s one thing that kids have in spades (other than an undying love of Skittles) it’s questions. Even a parent in the midst of a seemingly endless “why?”-athon understands that this curiosity about the world is vital. The child is learning. Here’s the […]

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Nonfiction Monday: How Things Work in the Yard by Lisa Campbell Ernst

Travis Jonker, April 11, 2011 | Reviews



How Things Work in the Yard By Lisa Campbell Ernst Blue Apple Books (Chronicle) ISBN: 9781609050092 $14.99 Grades 1-3 In Stores Some nonfiction thinks big, covering iconic figures from history, complex concepts, and the world’s greatest, best, and most amazing. With her picture book How Things Work in the Yard, Lisa Campbell Ernst (Round Like […]

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Nonfiction Monday: Celebritrees by Margi Preus

Travis Jonker, March 28, 2011 | Reviews



Celebritrees: Historic and Famous Tree of the World By Margi Preus Illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon Henry Holt (Macmillan) ISBN: 9780805078299 $16.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores Not to get all “hippie” on you, but do you ever think about trees? Here are these massive plants, unmatched by anything on earth, and we walk around barely paying […]

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Nonfiction Monday: Case Closed? by Susan Hughes

Travis Jonker, November 22, 2010 | Reviews



Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science By Susan Hughes Illustrated by Michael Wandelmaier Kids Can Press ISBN: 9781554533626 $17.95 Grades 5-8 In Stores The nonfiction landscape is littered with books on unexplained phenomena. The Bermuda Triangle, the Loch Ness Monster, Big Foot – these sorts of real-life mysteries contain endless appeal for readers. […]

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Nonfiction Monday: The Secret Cave by Emily Arnold McCully

Travis Jonker, October 4, 2010 | Reviews



The Secret Cave: Discovering Lascaux By Emily Arnold McCully Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN: 9780374366940 $16.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores There is a little-known room in the famous cave of Lascaux. Never shown to the public, the secret chamber featured a painting so odd, the French government would never release photos. Until now: How these ancient […]

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