Tag Archives: nature

How the World Works

One of the most special books I have seen recently is from the Pop-Up category. This is identified as “A hands-on guide to our amazing planet.” The book is loosely based on a series of questions young readers might ask. For example the first question is “What on earth happened?”And answers “astronomers think that 13.7 billion years ago the whole universe emerged from a tiny invisible dot.” (The Big Bang Theory) This leads to information about the planets, the sun, asteroids and comets.

Leaf Trouble

Every year we watch the leaves change from greens to vivid hues of orange, red and yellows. While enjoying this yearly panorama get out LEAF TROUBLE by Jonathan Emmett, illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church (Chicken House, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc, 2009, $16.99) and introduce the very young readers to Pip Squirrel.