Buzzing about, kitty cat prowls, and storing the nuts for the winter, is what this book is touting. If you like rhymes and cats that purr and climb, bumbles that buzz and pollinate, this would be a great selection for you or any child’s library.

Children will love the magnificent vivid, pop off the page illustrations by Elizabeth Koenig. Each picture is more inviting than the last.  Children will delight in these full color pages that are sure to entertain.

Margot Finke has written yet another book of rhythmic verse for children. She is well known for her rhyming books and her ability to delight and amuse children with her entertaining and educational stories and facts of not only the down under, but also other parts of the world.

Squirrels can’t Help Being Nuts offers vocabulary words at the end of each page.  Great book, fun for kids, excellent read!

This book has been reviewed by Susan Hornbach, author of children’s literature.

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October 2013 Guardian Angel Kids ezine

                       Down on the Farm

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 BOOK FEATURE

The Odd Chick

POEM

Life on the Farm by Jennifer Buchet

Tractor Tour by Tracy Helixon

SHORT STORIES

Tractor goes to the City by Wendy Klein

Allie’s Farm by Felicity Nisbet

The Pig who did not want to be pink by Savannah Hendricks

NON-FICTION ARTICLE

Old MacDonald had an Alpaca by Shari L. Klase

ACTIVITY FOR KIDS

So you want to be a Farmer? by Sharon Stanley

Down on the Farm Word Search Puzzle by Tanja Cilia

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A Story of Harship, Grit and Survival

This is a story about a boy named Tommy who lives on a farm with his family. Disaster strikes one day, and him and his brother find themselves shackled on a ship with many other young boys.  They are made to work and fight battles that are not theirs to care about.  They suffer abuse at the hands of scallywags and scruffy men of the sea. 

Powder Monkey will keep you turning the page, as what comes next is always more devastating than the last.  The young boys suffer excruciating treatments, and some are bound to not make it.  The ship becomes home and a young boy who toted black powder bags for battle becomes a…….. Find out what happens to Tommy and his brother.

This is not a book for those who wish for a happy ending, but rather a true grit story about the survival of the fittest. It’s a well written book by Donna McDine, with brilliant illustrations by K.C. Snider.  I give this book five ***** stars.

This book was reviewed by Susan Hornbach, Author of children’s literature. 

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August 2013 Aviation

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BOOK FEATURE

Wicky Wacky Things that GO! Hot Air Balloons by Lynda S. Burch

POEM

Dream Flight by Lynda S. Burch

SHORT STORIES

Let Your Imagination Soar by Debra M. Daugherty

Weedpatch Pilot by Shari L. Klase

ARTICLES FOR KIDS

Sisters with Wings by Trisha Faye

Flying Through The Air by Marion Tickner

ACTIVITY 

The Study of Aviation Enhances Classroom Curriculum

by Kathy Stemke

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