Friday, January 9, 2026

*Wake Up, Woods (2019)

*Wake Up, Woods by Michael Homoya and Shane Gibson (2019) has a copyright by the Indiana Native Plant Society. The beautiful illustration on the cover by Gillian Harris fooled me into thinking this was a story for very young children. This is actually a book for the budding botanist in elementary school. Each plant featured takes up a two-page spread that includes its common name, scientific name, a rhyme, and detailed descriptive text. The fine art pictures are essential in this kind of nonfiction. There’s a glossary, appendix, and several pages of additional information at the end of the book. This book belongs in every elementary school science room! 


Snowball The Bear Who Saved Christmas (2012)

Snowball The Bear Who Saved Christmas by Jerry Gamache (2012) is written in Spanish and English. The Spanish translation is by Silvia and C...