Category Archives: Exploration

Bound By Ice: A True North Pole Survival Story by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace

Bound By Ice: A True North Pole Survival Story by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace. Calkins Creek/Astra Books for Young Readers, c2017, 2022. 9781635928341 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Paperback What did … Continue reading

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Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Ocean – written by Mary Batten, illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez

Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Ocean – written by Mary Batten, illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez, Peachtree, 2022. 9781682631522 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like … Continue reading

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Giant Island by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Doug Keith

Giant Island by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Doug Keith. Flashlight Press, 2022. 9781947277182  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Picture Book What did you like about the book? Layers of intrigue surround this fun book … Continue reading

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Spineless by Samantha San Miguel

Spineless by Samantha San Miguel, Union Square Kids, 2022. 9781454937623 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover Genre: Eco Mystery/Adventure/Historical Fiction What did you like about the book? In a time before the internet, … Continue reading

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The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party by Allan Wolf

The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party by Allan Wolf. Candlewick, 2020. 9780763663247 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? This … Continue reading

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Flying Deep: Climb Inside Deep-Sea Submersible ALVIN – written by Michelle Cusolito, illustrations by Nicole Wong

    Flying Deep: Climb Inside Deep-Sea Submersible ALVIN – written by Michelle Cusolito, illustrations by Nicole Wong, Charlesbridge, 9781580898119, 2018 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about the book? … Continue reading

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