Buzz Words: Tardigrades Nature’s Toughest Survivors

Buzz Words: Tardigrades Nature’s Toughest Survivors: Tardigrades Nature’s Toughest Survivors (CSIRO) Anne Morgan & Jennifer Falkner PB RRP $24.99 9781486316052 Reviewed by Karen Hendriks ...

 

Kids' Book Review: Review: Satin

Kids' Book Review: Review: Satin: Satin is one of those powerful, magical picture books that demands a re-read as soon as you reach the end. It calls you to go back and dive...

 

Buzz Words: Tearaway Coach

Buzz Words: Tearaway Coach: Set during the Victorian Gold Rush,  Tearaway Coach  by Neridah McMullin, illustrated by Andrew McLean, is a story about a journey from Ball...

 

 

Nonfiction Fest: POETRY AND NONFICTION: HOW DOES THAT WORK?

Nonfiction Fest: POETRY AND NONFICTION: HOW DOES THAT WORK?: By Lindsay H. Metcalf So you want to write a poetic and/or rhyming nonfiction book. How do you balance a factual, compelling story, with l...

 There are some great tips, here!

Nonfiction Fest: RECYCLE YOUR RESEARCH

Nonfiction Fest: RECYCLE YOUR RESEARCH: By Bonni Goldberg One of the best pieces of writing advice I’ve read (so long ago that I can’t remember who wrote it) that applies to non-...

Bonni Goldberg has great ideas!
 

Picture Book Den: Illustrating the night in children's picture books...

Picture Book Den: Illustrating the night in children's picture books...: In 1914, Kay Neilson illustrated East of the Sun, West of the Moon As the nights grow longer and darkness arrives too soon, my though...

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen and illustrated by John Schoenherr (Philomet Books, 1987) is also discussed along with many other children's picture books containing night-time or dark scenes.