Marsupials

I have to rave about an amazing photographer—Nic Bishop! His photography has been featured in over 20 dazzling non-fiction picture books, focusing on animals, insects, arachnids, and nature. I previously highlighted his book Chameleon, Chameleon. Nic Bishop is both author and photographer of three books on vertebrate animals—Frogs, Lizards, and Marsupials. The illustrations alone are worth the price of the book! Mr. Bishop captures amazing shots of animals in their natural habitats. The text is engaging and fascinating. Facts about each animal’s diverse habitat, diet, life cycle, and habits are captivatingly revealed. As I read them, I was in awe of God’s staggering creativity. I thoroughly enjoyed each of these books.

Marsupials

I learned there are over 200 different marsupials, many with unique characteristics. There are gorgeous pictures of koala bears, wombats, and kangaroos. Lesser known marsupials are included like a numbat, Tasmanian devils, a quoll, a fat-tailed dunnart, and a bilby. Witness frame-by-frame in a double-page pull out as a sugar glider leaps from a branch, soars through the air, and lands safely. View kangaroos wrestling and a baby koala resting on her mother’s back as she sleeps. Every page is a wonder!

Purple Little Bird

Purple Little Bird loves everything purple. His house is purple.  His fence, his garden, and his mailbox are all purple. Purple little bird works hard to keep his house perfect, but no matter what he does, something isn’t right. So he goes looking for that just right place. He tries bear’s house. It is nice and cozy, but it is too dark.  He goes to a bunch of other animals’ houses.  They all are not perfect to him.  Will he find that perfect place or will he give up? Read the book and find out.  

Purple Little Bird is written by Greg Foley. The pictures are very artistic and colorful.  The story itself amazed me because Purple Little Bird is an interesting character.  He isn’t content what he has, but he learns an important lesson.  I recommend this book for ages 6-10.

UFOs from the Unexplained series by Scholastic

The Unexplained UFOs

“Something strange happened in Roswell, New Mexico on July 14, 1947.”  People saw a glowing object from the sky. They also heard a loud noise. The next morning a local villager found some of the ruins. This area became known as Area 51!  

Some people believe it is a wrecked UFO, unidentified flying object.  Others think it is more than just a wrecked UFO. They think there are aliens’ bodies there too.  UFOs, part of the Unexplained series by Scholastic, tells about the mystery of the history of these sightings.  The author is David Wencel.  This book is very interesting. 

       Other books in the Unexplained series are Bigfoot, Haunted Houses, ESP, and Ghosts. 

This post is linked to NonFiction Monday at 100 Scope Notes.  

Monkey & Elephant’s Worst Fight Ever!

One evening, Monkey sets out to Elephant’s house. When he notices Elephant is having people over, he thinks it’s a costume party.  Monkey is sad he isn’t invited because they do everything together, and they are best friends.  Monkey gets him back by freezing Elephants toys, so Elephant gets him back by giving the bunny family the key to Monkey’s house. Will they keep fighting, or will they make up?   

Monkey & Elephant’s Worst Fight Ever! is a very amazing  book by Michael Townsend.  People will like the humor and silliness and the way the illustrations say more than the text.   The illustrations are just fabulous because many pages show different events, kind of like a comic strip, but some have one event so not exactly like a comic strip.  I recommend this book for ages 8-12.