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Category: Children / Science & Nature

The Big Island: A Story of Isle Royale by Julian May

victor July 10, 2022 February 28, 2022Children / Science & Nature Isle Royale, Julian May 0

Review by Hannah Brinza Julian May’s children’s book The Big Island: A Story of Isle Royale was originally published in 1968 but the timeless tale continues to educate and inspire young minds today. Isle Royale is considered one of the most remote National Parks and is located off the coast…

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All Aboard! Great Lakes By Keven and Haily Myers

victor March 10, 2022 February 2, 2022Children / Science & Nature 0

Review by Deborah K. Frontiera Board books are designed for the very youngest children who sit in an adult’s lap being read to, children who may still chew on and rip pages. So, they have few pages and few words on each page. All Aboard!  Great Lakes has 18 pages…

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A Sock Is Born by Emily C. Cote

victor April 20, 2021 February 3, 2021Children / Science & Nature Emily C. Cote 0

Review by Deborah K. Frontiera Children rarely think about where anything comes from or how it is made. Most of them, if asked, will say, “From the store.” Where anything was before that is far from their minds. And yet, it is important that children know a thing or two…

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I Spy… Isle Royale, by Susanna Ausema

victor April 1, 2020 October 8, 2020Children / Science & Nature Isle Royale, Susanna Ausema 0

A colorful and educational romp in Michigan’s National Park I Spy… Isle Royale, by Susanna Ausema, is a colorful and educational romp through the flora, fauna and geology of Michigan’s only remaining national park. Isle Royale is unique in so many ways it’s hard to list them all. The island…

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A Field Trip to the Alpaca Farm by Kathy Kuczek

victor November 2, 2019 October 8, 2020Children / Science & Nature alpacas 0

Alpacas of the Upper Peninsula! Reviewed by Victor R. Volkman Get ready for a great day out with  A Field Trip to the Alpaca Farm (Stinky Sneakers Media, 2018), written and illustrated by Kathy Kuczek. This “field trip” is a large-format, hardcover, professionally produced children’s book with edge-to-edge full-color illustrations,…

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Great Odyssey with Louis and Louise by Stephen T. Schram

victor November 1, 2019 December 10, 2020Children / Fiction, Children / Science & Nature Stephen T. Schram 0

A Fish Story as Big as the Great Lakes Itself Review by Victor R. Volkman Parents and youth with a love for nature should check out A Great Lakes Odyssey with Louis and Louise by Stephen T. Schram (Orange Hat Publishing, 2018). Although this book is technically the second in…

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