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7 reviews
Charlotte Zolotow

HarperTrophy, 1994

A Lovely, Lyrical Book!
I bought this book for my children shortly after we spent the summer in a beach house on Hatteras Island, NC. This book completely captures the essence of a day there . . . or on any seashore for that matter. It immediately became one of my children's favorite books as the prose is so evocative and the illustrations so lovely. Seven years later, it is still one of their all-time favorites. Mine, ...

Scratching the Woodchuck: Nature on an Amish Farm

6 reviews
David Kline

University of Georgia Press, 1997

Antidote for institutionalized scizophrenia
Scratching the Woodchuck, Nature on an Amish Farm by David Kline sits on my credenza at work. I reach for it when I need an antidote for institutionalized schizophrenia. Scratching the Woodchuck is a collection of about 60 short essays. They are organized into four catagories: The Farmstead, The Fields, The Woods, Creeks and Sky and The Community. The essays are rich in adjectives and read ...

America the Beautiful

4 reviews
Katharine Bates

Putnam Juvenile, 2003

Great depiction of the song!
This book is an excellent depiction of the song. We have been reading it with our daughter since she was 2 years old, and now she is quite familiar with the words of the song as well as with many areas of the country, major landmarks, and significant events. This is a great addition to your library.

Pumpkin Heads

6 reviews
Wendell Minor

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2007

Cool Pumpkins
Review: Pumpkin Heads is a really good book. It has the best illustrations I have ever seen. The book is all about pumpkins and what people do with pumpkins. I really recommend this book.

Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art

6 reviews
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Philomel, 2007

A must for young and old
I love this book. I had gotten it with my children in mind but being an artist myself, found great joy in reading it.

Julie

33 reviews
Jean Craighead George

HarperCollins Publishers, 1994

Amazing Sequel!
This book is very amazing, it is just as good as it's original, 'Julie of the wolves'. I really loved reading this book, and I'm sure you'll love it too, if you love animals. Don't waste your time on another 'tundra imitation' book, get Julie of the wolves, Julie, and Julie's wolf pack now!

Heartland

4 reviews
Diane Siebert

HarperCollins, 1989

Heartland -a must have for any midwesterner
My son absolutely loves this book, the illustrations are gorgeous and it is written like a long beautiful poem. The rhythm lulls my son to sleep. "I am the Heartland, Shaped and lined By rivers, great and small, that wind Past farms, whose barns and silos stand Like treasures in my fertile land." My son is fascinated by tractors and anything that has to do with farms so this book has definately ...

Everglades

4 reviews
Jean Craighead George

HarperTrophy, 1997

A 5th Grade's Class Review
We just finished reading EVERGLADES by Jean Craighead George. The storyteller was a great idea. His words really caught our attention. This book, even though it was about real life, read like a fictional story. We especially liked the way Ms. Craighead George used various synonyms to express just how many creatures were in the Everglades in the beginning. In addition to the colorful ...

Julie's Wolf Pack

50 reviews
Jean Craighead George

HarperCollins Children's Books, 1997

Compelling
Though this was a third book in a series, it was a wonderful read as a stand- alone novel. It is about an older girl who had lived with a wolf pack for seven months when she was lost in the Alaskan tundra. This is the story of Kapu, Julie's half brother in the pack and his reestablishing the pack after the loss of his father. It is also the coming of age love story of Julie and Peter and ...

Abe Lincoln Remembers

2 reviews
Ann Warren Turner, 2008

Remembering Lincoln
It is April, 1865, the Civil War has just ended and Abe Lincoln is sitting in the White House waiting for his wife, Mary, to finish dressing. This is a happy night and the Lincoln's are going to Ford's Theater to see a play. As Lincoln patiently waits, he thinks back over his life, his simple upbringing and how he made his way to the presidency...from the small log cabin in Kentucky with only ...

Into the Woods: John James Audubon Lives His Dream

1 review
Robert Burleigh

Atheneum, 2003

A Lovely Tribute to the Father of American Bird Conservation
This beautiful picture book is a real treat for any admirer, young or old, of nature and the work of John James Audubon. From first page to last, it is a tribute to an extraordinary man who had a passion for America's wilderness, as well as to the wilderness itself. Robert Burleigh tells the story of the pioneering environmentalist through an imaginary rhyming letter to his father, with ...

Grand Canyon: Exploring a Natural Wonder

2 reviews
Wendell Minor

Tandem Library, 2001

Looking Carefully
This is a thoughtful look at the wonders of the Grand Canyon as seen by a noted American illustrator who took his time to look carefully at and sketch some of that space. The gorgeous watercolors painted from his sketches convey the beauty and the color of the Grand Canyon and the accompanying text from his journal help put the images into perspective. Minor makes the spaces come alive.

Cat, What Is That?

2 reviews
Tony Johnston

HarperCollins, 2001

Beautiful verses and wonderful pictures
This book is a wonderfully written poem that answers the question "Cat, what is that?". It has become one of my favorite books to read to my daughter because of the dramatic, thought-provoking lines. My daughter loves the pictures of cats. This book is a piece of art and we will love it for a long, long time.

The Moon of the Owls (The Thirteen Moons Series)

1 review
Jean Craighead George

HarperCollins Publishers, 1993

The Thirteen Moons Series
I thought I'd take this space to review not only THE MOON OF THE OWLS but the whole Thirteen Moons series, rather than all thirteen books in different areas. Jean Craighead George is the author of the JULIE OF THE WOLVES books, the MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN trilogy, and more than eighty other spectacular nature books for young readers. With the Thirteen Moons series, she introduced the worlds of ...

A Lucky Thing

2 reviews
Alice Schertle

Harcourt Children's Books, 1999

A Lucky Thing is wonderful to explore with a child.
A Lucky Thing is a wonderful book to share with your favorite elementary children. The crisp and seemingly 3-dimensional pictures will reel these children in and hold them long enough to discover the gentle, thought-provoking poems. The 14 poems use a clear voice to share with the reader common sights on a farm. The poems are often funny without being silly. What do chickens think when ...

The Wolves Are Back

1 review
Jean Craighead George

Dutton Juvenile, 2008

Richie's Picks: THE WOLVES ARE BACK
"The pup watched his father eat. Then he, too, tore off a bite. Two ravens stuffed themselves. A golden eagle carried off food for her eaglets. A grizzly bear sat nearby waiting for the wolves to leave so she could eat in peace. Three magpies snatched quick bites. Mice chewed on calcium-filled antlers. Two sexton beetles buried a piece of meat to eat later. The valley was sharing food again. ...

Wendell Minor Art for the Written Word

2 reviews
Wendell Minor

Bayside Entertainment Dist

Spectacular collection of award-winning cover art
I first fell in love with the art of Wendell Minor while I was reading books by the children's nature writer Jean Craighead George. Spectacular watercolor art added a new dimension to Ms. George's stories about the Arctic (like ARCTIC SON and SNOW BEAR), the Everglades (EVERGLADES), great horned owls (THE MOON OF THE OWLS), and wildlife throughout the country (MORNING, NOON, AND NIGHT). In each ...

Yankee Doodle America: The Spirit of 1776 from A to Z

1 review
Wendell Minor

Putnam Juvenile, 2006

An American Treasure!
While Yankee Doodle America: The Spirit of 1776 from A to Z would be an excellent purchase for a child, it is also a book of such high quality that adults will adore it. It's a perfect coffee table book. If you love the story of the American Revolution, this book belongs in your library. Arranged in alphabetical order, a series of truly magnificent illustrations take the reader down a ...

Arctic Son

1 review
Jean George

Hyperion Book CH, 1999

A splendidly written and illustrated story
This is a gorgeous book, from the author of the Julie books (JULIE OF THE WOLVES, JULIE, JULIE'S WOLF PACK, and NUTIK, THE WOLF PUP). Jean Craighead George, writer of more than eighty books for children, naturalist, and expert on Eskimo culture and the Inupiaq language, does an excellent job with this recent addition to her works. Not to mention the illustrations by Wendell Minor, who has ...

Crutches

1 review
Peter Hartling

HarperCollins, 1988

This Book is wonderful!
This book is one of the best books. It tells about two people's lives in worn torn Austria. It is great for the reading level that it is at and I have read it about 5 times. if you want a good book please take this book into consideration.

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