Akuluk, a young girl living in the Northwest Territories of Canada, travels to Nunavut to visit her grandparents. She travels through the tundra of the Arctic and learns about her grandparents’ traditions. In this peaceful book, she grows to understand the customs and rules of egg collecting in the Arctic and grows closer to her family heritage. Beautifully illustrated pages show the natural landscape and intricate egg shells encouraging readers to look closely at the painting as they follow the story. amo |
| Title: Wild Eggs: A Tale Of Arctic Egg Collecting Author: Suzie Napayok-Short Illustrator: Jonathan Wright Publisher: Inhabit Media Copyright: 2015 Original Language: English ISBN: 978-1-77227-025-9 Hardcover pages: 32 Age range: 5-7 Genre: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book Book setting: Nunavut, Canada Author’s ethnicity: Canadian Author’s residence: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada Illustrator’s ethnicity: Canadian Illustrator’s residence: Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada Subjects: Arctic, Canada, Eggs |
Tag Archives: Nature
Under Water, Under Earth
In this information picture book, readers are taken inside the earth and deep underwater. With two main topics, the book is split in the middle so readers can pick which area they’d like to explore first. In the colorful, digitally created images, thousands of interesting facts are unveiled as each page brings the reader further under water or under earth. You’ll want to spend hours looking through each detail from facts about the deepest caves to information about the first submarines. amo |
| Title: Under Water, Under Earth Author: Aleksandra Mizielińska and Daniel Mizieliński Illustrator: Aleksandra Mizielińska and Daniel Mizieliński Publisher: Big Picture Press Copyright: 2016 Original Language: Polish Translator: Antonia Lloyd-Jones Original Title: Pod ziemią, pod wodą Original Publisher: Wydawnictwo Dwie Siostry Original Copyright: 2105 ISBN: 978-1-78370-364-7 Hardcover pages: 112 Age range: 7-9 Genre: Information Picture Book Book setting: Earth Author’s ethnicity: Polish Author’s residence: Poland Illustrator’s ethnicity: Polish Illustrator’s residence: Poland Subjects: Animals, Deep Sea Vents, Geology, Inventions, Marine Life, Pipelines, Submarines, Tunnels, Titanic, Tectonic Plates, Volcanos |
The Princess And The Warrior: A Tale Of Two Volcanoes
Fabulous Frogs
In this brightly colored, mixed-media picture book, readers will discover new facts about unique frogs from around the globe. All frogs start as tadpoles, but they grow into a large variety of shapes, sizes, and colors that are shown in the book. Readers learn about frog habitat and adaptations the frogs have in order to survive. This non-fiction book will inspire readers to learn about the frogs in the pages such as goliath frogs, striped rocket frogs, poison arrow frogs, and the frogs mentioned in the back along with the index. amo |
| Title: Fabulous Frogs Author: Martin Jenkins Illustrator: Tim Hopgood Publisher: Candlewick Press Copyright: 2015 Original Language: English ISBN:978-0-7636-8100-5 Hardcover pages: 32 Age range: 5-8 Genre: Non-Fiction, Picture Book Author’s ethnicity: English Author’s residence: Cambridge, England Illustrator’s ethnicity: English Illustrator’s residence: York, England Subjects: Food, Frogs, Habitat, Tadpoles |
Absolutely One Thing: Featuring Charlie And Lola
The Big Book Of Animals Of The World
Young explorers are exposed to the several animals that live on Earth. The board book’s cartoonish animal illustrations are eye-catching and accurate depictions of animals around the world. Each animal, object, and building are labeled in this board book. Moreover, maps and the labels help expose readers to global terms and vocabulary.Readers who enjoyed this book should also check out the author’s other books The Big Book of Words and Pictures, Anton Can Do Magic, Anton and the Battle, and You Can Do It, Bert!. ema
Title: The Big Book Of Animals Of The World
Author: Ole Könnecke
Illustrator: Ole Könnecke
Publisher: Gecko Press
Copyright: 2015
Original Language:
Translator: Jan Michael
Original Title: Das große Bilderbuch der ganzen Welt
Original Publisher: Carl Hansen Verlag München
Original Copyright:2014
ISBN: 978-1-776570-12-6
Board book pages: 20
Age range: 4-8
Genre: Board Book, Nonfiction
Authors’ ethnicity: Swedish
Authors’ residence: Germany
Illustrator’s ethnicity: Swedish
Illustrator’s residence: Germany
Subjects: Animals, Continents, Countries, Maps, World
Professor Astro Cat’s Atomic Adventure
Readers are taken on a scientific journey in this retro art style picture book. In this book, Professor Astro Cat returns with his friend Astro Mouse to talk about physics. Topics that this well-researched book covers includes: gravity, the scientific method, electricity, the laws of motion, energy, magnetism, light, atoms, and more. The language and excellent explanations make blowing concepts easily accessible to young scientists. Those who enjoy the book’s fun graphics, charming humor, and fascinating facts should pick up Professor Astro Cat’s other book, Professor Astro Cat’s Frontiers of Space. ema
Title: Professor Astro Cat’s Atomic Adventure
Author: Dr. Dominic Wallman
Illustrator: Ben Newman
Publisher: Flying Eye Books an imprint of Nobrow Ltd.
Copyright: 2016
ISBN: 978-1-909263-60-4
Hardcover pages: 56
Age range: 7-11
Genre: Picture Book, Nonfiction
Authors’ ethnicity: English
Authors’ residence: United Kingdom
Illustrator’s ethnicity: English
Illustrator’s residence: London
Subjects: Forces of motion, Math, Physics, Science, Space
How Love Was Born
Alone In The Forest
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions Of Trees
The Bear And The Piano
A curious bear cub finds a peculiar object in the forest. He discovers that he can make strange noises by pressing his paws on it. The bear continues to come back and play around with the object. He eventually is a master at making beautiful sounds. One day, as he plays for his bear friends, a group of humans ask him to come with them to their city to play the piano. The bear agrees and becomes famous. As time goes on, the bear feels homesick. He longs to see his friends again, but he worries they are angry that he left them. The book’s multilayered-mixed media illustrations of woods, bears, and cityscapes are absolutely beautiful. Everyone of all ages will enjoy the message of friendship and pursuing your dreams. ema
Title: The Bear And The Piano
Author: David Litchfield
Illustrator: David Litchfield
Publisher: Clarion Books
Copyright: 2015
Original Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-544-67454-7
Hardcover pages:
Age range: 4-7
Genre: Picture Book
Authors’ ethnicity: British
Authors’ residence: United Kingdom
Illustrator’s ethnicity: Israelis
Illustrator’s residence: United Kingdom
Subjects: Bears, Famous, Forests, Music, Musician, Piano, Woods
Awards: 2016 Winner of Waterstones Children’s Book Prize:Best Illustrated Book, 2016 Nominated for ‘Read It Again’ Cambridgeshire Libraries Children’s Picture Book Award

Akuluk, a young girl living in the Northwest Territories of Canada, travels to Nunavut to visit her grandparents. She travels through the tundra of the Arctic and learns about her grandparents’ traditions. In this peaceful book, she grows to understand the customs and rules of egg collecting in the Arctic and grows closer to her family heritage. Beautifully illustrated pages show the natural landscape and intricate egg shells encouraging readers to look closely at the painting as they follow the story. amo
In this information picture book, readers are taken inside the earth and deep underwater. With two main topics, the book is split in the middle so readers can pick which area they’d like to explore first. In the colorful, digitally created images, thousands of interesting facts are unveiled as each page brings the reader further under water or under earth. You’ll want to spend hours looking through each detail from facts about the deepest caves to information about the first submarines. amo
In this brightly colored, mixed-media picture book, readers will discover new facts about unique frogs from around the globe. All frogs start as tadpoles, but they grow into a large variety of shapes, sizes, and colors that are shown in the book. Readers learn about frog habitat and adaptations the frogs have in order to survive. This non-fiction book will inspire readers to learn about the frogs in the pages such as goliath frogs, striped rocket frogs, poison arrow frogs, and the frogs mentioned in the back along with the index. amo



