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Latest tagged entries for 'NONFICTION'



The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom

Wednesday, 1 October 2008 4:01 P GMT-05
The Surrender Tree (Henry Holt & Company)ISBN: 9780805086744Hardcover: 169 p. List Price: $16.95**** (4 out of 5 stars: very good; without serious flaws; highly recommended)Slavery all day,and then, suddenly, by nightfall – freedom!*Can it

Emergency Vehicles (Seemore Readers)

Saturday, 3 June 2006 11:59 P GMT-05
Review of SeeMore Emergency Vehicles pb (Seemore Readers)

Skunks (Kids Can Press Wildlife)

Thursday, 25 May 2006 10:00 P GMT-05
Review of Skunks (Kids Can Press Wildlife)

I'm a Pill Bug

Sunday, 23 April 2006 8:21 P GMT-05
Review of I'm a Pill Bug

Honey: A Gift from Nature

Sunday, 23 April 2006 7:32 P GMT-05
Review of Honey: A Gift from Nature

Cool Science series

Saturday, 28 January 2006 12:01 P GMT-05
Review of Cool Science series

Big Bang! The Tongue-Tickling Tale of a Speck That Became Spectacular

Friday, 9 December 2005 5:26 P GMT-05
A book that you can read so many ways is an amazing achievement.

Strong at the Heart : How It Feels to Heal from Sexual Abuse

Saturday, 26 November 2005 4:57 P GMT-05
If every parent, teacher librarian and child in America read this book, perhaps we could put a stop to the largely silent epidemic of sexual abuse of our children.

Tsunami: Helping Each Other

Saturday, 26 November 2005 2:07 P GMT-05
Like a human interest newspaper story, this nonfiction picture book recreates the story of what happened in southeast Asia in December 2004

Worlds Beyond (series review)

Saturday, 26 November 2005 2:00 P GMT-05
Three new titles in the award-winning Worlds Beyond series are informative astronomy books for middle and high school students.

Oh No! Not Another Problem

Wednesday, 19 October 2005 12:38 P GMT-05
self-published self-help book

Amazing Athletes series

Sunday, 16 October 2005 4:59 P GMT-05
reviews 4 titles: Dale Earnhardt Jr, LeBron James, Micahel Vick and Tom Brady

Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

Saturday, 17 September 2005 9:58 P GMT-05
Review of Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

Finding Serenity : Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly (Smart Pop series)

Sunday, 14 August 2005 10:17 P GMT-05
OMG brilliant. And I'm not just saying that because Joss Whedon is God (Not Clapton). Ok, maybe I am. My admittably biased review follows.

Fantasy! Cartooning

Sunday, 14 August 2005 8:38 P GMT-05
Former Marvel Cartoonist Caldwell delivers just the right mix of instruction, basics and background for creating memorable characters in comic book style.

The Superhero Handbook

Friday, 29 July 2005 10:00 P GMT-05
The Superhero Handbook is -slap-your-knee funny -- if you get the in-jokes.

Hey Kidz! Buy This Book: A Radical Primer on Corporate and Governmental Propaganda and Artistic Activisim for Short People

Sunday, 10 July 2005 2:31 P GMT-05
Stop what you are doing RIGHT NOW and go buy multiple copies of this book for your libraries.