Non Fiction Reviews from Nosy Crow

Everything You Know About Sharks Is Wrong! by Nick Crumpton

Everything You Know About Sharks Is Wrong! (Everything You Know About… Is Wrong, 3)
by  Nick Crumpton, Gavin Scott (Illustrator)

Do sharks kill a lot of people? Are sharks always really big? Do sharks have no predators who eat them? Do all sharks live in shallow seas? Do all sharks lay eggs? Are sharks dumb? Do sharks die if they stop swimming? This book gives you all the answers about everything you have heard about sharks.

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Book Reviews for Nube Ocho books in Spanish and English

Triángulo (Somos8) by Mac Barnett

Triángulo (Somos8) (Spanish Edition)
by  Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (illustrator)

Triangle walks a long way over to Square’s house to play a trick on him. He stands outside Square’s door and hisses like snakes, because he knows that Square is scared of snakes. At first, Square is really scared, but then he hears Triangle laughing, so he chases Triangle back to Triangle’s house. He can’t get in the triangle-shaped door, so he gets stuck there blocking the door. But now it is Triangle’s turn to get scared. Square is blocking out all the light from the door, and it is very dark inside the house. Triangle is afraid of the dark! Triangle gets a taste of his own medicine.

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Picture Book: What’s Hiding Under There?

What's Hiding Under There? by Daniela Drescher

What’s Hiding Under There?: A Magical Lift-the-Flap Book
by  Daniela Drescher

5 out of 5 stars

In this lift-the-flap picture book we explore the fairy wood, discovering hidden animals and elfin folk. The bear cubs look for raspberries to eat, the squirrel has misplaced her nuts, the little dormouse can’t find her baby brother. They are all looking for something hidden in the leaves and plants of the forest. The owl tells a story and several animals gather around to hear. A little wild piglet has gone missing, and we can find him, maybe hiding under a pile of leaves or beside a fairy’s toadstool.

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Picture Books: Yikes! Discovery Series

What Dwells in the Deep by Kelly Ward-Wills

What Dwells in the Deep (Yikes! Discovery Series)
by  Kelly Ward-Wills, Steve James (Illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

We dive deeper and deeper into the ocean, and the further we go, we discover more and more weird creatures. First we follow a leatherback sea turtle that can dive further than any other turtles. Then we see giant oarfish “as long as a school bus”, and a little vampire squid, and a goblin shark whose jaws jut out from its body. Diving really deep we encounter a sperm whale that is hunting for giant squid. We see anglerfish with its lightbulb glowing off its forehead, and little dumbo octopus, and finally a snailfish. All these creatures have adapted to live in the deepest parts of the ocean!

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Picture Books: First Feelings Series

Cuando Me Siento Triste/When I Feel Sad (Spanish Edition) (Fi... by Child's Play

Cuando Me Siento Triste/When I Feel Sad (First Feelings (Spanish/English)
by Child’s Play, Paula Bowles (Illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

A little child shares about how they feel when they are sad and fed up with everything. They don’t want to play or be around people. But if they share their feelings with someone and realize that people care about them, they start to feel better!

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Picture Book: Close Up and Far Out

Close Up and Far Out by Mary Auld

Close Up and Far Out
by  Mary Auld, Adria Meserve (illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

Two great scientists in history have looked close up in microscopes or far out into space with telescopes. In this book we learn about Galileo and van Leeuwenhoek who developed their own lenses to make new scientific discoveries. Their discoveries were not always well received in their time, but they kept on learning and trying new experiments.

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Book Review: The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe

The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe by Shannon Hale

The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe
by  Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author), Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

Duchess Wigtower is fed up with her new kitten. It claws and scratches and destroys everything in sight. The Duchess leaves the kitten at the doorstep of Princess Magnolia, and the princess tries to make the kitten comfortable and happy. Princess Magnolia must disguise herself as the Princess in Black to battle against an evil monster who is threatening the goats. While she is away, the kitten gets bored and starts scratching at the wallpaper and clawing the pillows and tearing the curtains. Can the princess discover why the kitten and monster are both behaving so badly, and find a way to stop them?

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Picture Book Review: Mr. Fox’s Game of NO!

Mr. Fox's Game of No! by David LaRochelle

Mr. Fox’s Game of No!
by  David LaRochelle (Goodreads Author), Mike Wohnoutka (Goodreads Author) (illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

Mr. Fox has a game to play with the reader. Whenever he asks a question, you must say NO! No matter what it is, you have to say NO. Even if he offers you a big ice cream sundae, you have to say NO! Even if he invites you to a beach party with baby dolphins, you have to say NO.
Are you stronger than a baby? Do you like pizza? Do you live on planet Earth? NO!
Hopefully you can make it to the end of the book, without saying yes to any questions.

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Picture Book Review: Red Rover, Red Rover, Send a Vowel Over (Familius)

Red Rover, Red Rover, Send a Vowel Over by Kimberlee Gard

Red Rover, Red Rover, Send a Vowel Over: A Picture Book about Vowel Sounds (Language Is Fun)
by Kimberlee Gard (Goodreads Author), Sandie Sonke (Illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

The vowels are nervous to join in the alphabet games on the playground. They know they are different from the consonants and they don’t want to be teased. But Y encourages the vowels to join in and celebrate their differences. After all, consonants can’t make any words without a vowel to help!

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Picture Book Reviews: Classic Little Golden Books

Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton

Scuffy the Tugboat
by Gertrude Crampton, Tibor Gergely (Illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

Scuffy the Tugboat wants to go on an adventure out in the world. Although he is just a toy tugboat, he thinks he can sail anywhere. He sails down the creek, to the river, and to the big sea, but realizes that maybe he prefers a bathtub instead of such big adventures.

I remember loving this book when I was a little girl! So cute!

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