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19 Jul 2021 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+ Tags: activism, environment, First Nations, grandparents, indigenous peoples, nature, pollution, river, strong girls, water
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 2021
text by Carole Lindstrom, illustrations by Michaela Goade
Age: 5+ (for full engagement)
Interests: environmentalism, nature, water, activism, pollution, indigenous people, first nations, strong girls
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17 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: boats, family, history, jobs, lighthouse, loneliness, nature, occupations, ocean, storms, weather, work
written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Age: 4+
Interests: ocean, lighthouses, ships, history, storms, weather, nature, occupations
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15 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+, Uncategorized Tags: animals, bravery, nature, snow, storms, wilderness survival, winter, wolves
text and illustrations by Matthew Cordell
Ages: 3+
Interests: bravery, wilderness, survival, snow, wolves, animals
03 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: coming of age, country life, family, family history, mountains, nature, superstition
by Virginia Hamilton
Age: 9 +
Interests: nature, family history, mountain life, superstition, coming of age stories
26 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in books 2+, Uncategorized Tags: animals, birds, family, friendship, nature, word play
by Lane Smith
Age: 2+
Interests: nature, animals, word play, family
17 Oct 2017 4 Comments
in Books, books 5+, books 7+, Classics, Uncategorized Tags: animals, community, country life, farm, nature, rabbits
written and illustrated by Robert Lawson
Age: (read to) 5+, (independent reading) 7+
Interests: animals, rabbits, farms, country life, community
17 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Uncategorized Tags: insects, nature, poetry, theatre
by Paul Fleischman
illustrated by Eric Beddows
Ages: 8 +
Interests: insects, poetry, performance, nature
13 Dec 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, Uncategorized Tags: American history, desert, First Nations, history, nature, Navajo, religion, spirituality
by Laura Adams Armer
Age: 10+
Interests: American history, First Nations, Navajo spiritualism, life in the desert, religion
11 Mar 2015 7 Comments
in Books, books 8+ Tags: animals, birds, Christmas, dolls, nature, religion, seasons, toys
by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
illustrated by Ruth Gannett
Age: 8+
Interests: toys, dolls, nature, animals, birds, seasons, Christmas, religion
15 Sep 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: community, country life, depression, family, farming, nature, seasons
by Virginia Sorensen
Age: 7 +
Interests: country life, seasons, farm life, family, community, nature
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