Nonfiction Monday

Welcome to Nonfiction Monday at books together! My contribution is Me, Frida by Amy Novesky, illustrated by David Diaz (Abrams, 2010), which won a Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor this year. Please comment with a link to your Nonfiction Monday post (and a brief description if you'd like), and I'll round them up here throughout the day.  Thanks for participating in this edition of Nonfiction Monday!

Amy at Hope is the Word reviews Martin Jenkins's new book about endangered species. I've read Can We Save the Tiger? and agree that it is gorgeous.

The Coelocanth is in the news again! Robin of Bookmuse knows where to find more information about this mysterious fish.

Alex as The Children's War reviews a workbook for teaching World War II using primary sources. Be sure to check out Alex's other reviews of World War II-themed books for children and young adults, too.

Roberta at Wrapped in Foil has a glowing review of the newest book by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long, A Butterfly is Patient.

Jennifer at Jean Little Library reviews Puppet Play, a craft book that would be great for a teen puppet program.

Jeff at NC Teacher Stuff reviews an Augmented Reality book about dinosaurs from DK.

And Lori at Lori Calabrese Writes! reviews National Geographic's Dinosaurs for emerging readers.

Shirley at SimplyScience reviews Hummingbirds by Jeanette Larson and Adrienne Yorinks, which offers an interesting combination of facts and folklore about hummingbirds.

Roll up your sleeves for Nonfiction Book Blast's projects from Explorers of the New World by Carla Mooney.

Tammy at Apples with Many Seeds is looking at all kinds of animal eggs.

Brenda at Proseandkahn writes about forces of nature.

Carol at Rasco from RIF features an ABC book that tells a story.

Paula at Pink Me is in with a review of Flesh and Blood So Cheap by Albert Marrin, a middle grade book about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that took place one hundred years ago this year.

At Bookends today Cindy and Lynn review Meadowlands by Thomas F. Yezerski.

Heidi at Geo Librarian reviews Tom Thumb: The Remarkable True Story of a Man in Miniature by George Sullivan.

Jeanne at True Tales and a Cherry on Top reviewed a picture book biography of artist Josef Albers specifically for books together.  Thank you, Jeanne! N.b., Jeanne's next picture book, My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden's Childhood Journey (illustrated by Elizabeth Zinon, will be out in September.

And Anastasia Suen is in with Spiky, Splimy, Smooth: What is Texture at Picture Book of the Day and The Story of Oil: How it Changed the World at Chapter Book of the Day.

Thanks, everyone!

Comments

[Amy @ Hope Is the Word]

http://www.hopeisthewordblog.com/2011/06/13/can-we-save-the-tiger-by-martin-jenkins/

I reviewed Martin Jenkins' beautiful new book about endangered species, linked above. Thanks for hosting!

[Robin Gibson]

http://bookmuse.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/mysteries-of-the-deep/ - the Coelacanth in the news again!

[Alex Baugh]

Hi Anamaria,
It was great to meet you at BEA and I have gotten and received the book you recommended to me (The Romeo and Juliet Code). Thanks, review coming soon.

For non-fiction Monday I have a workbook for teaching World War II called Primary Sources Teaching Kit World War II by Sean Price at http://thechildrenswar.blogspot.com/2011/06/primary-sources-teaching-kit-world-war.html

Thanks for hosting non-fiction Monday this week.

[Roberta]

Frida is so amazing, especially given all the physical struggles she had. I'll look for this one.

My Nonfiction Monday post is a glowing review of the newest book by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long, A Butterfly is Patient at http://blog.wrappedinfoil.com/2011/06/a-butterfly-is-patient-the-book-is-spectacular/ What a team they are.

[Jennifer]

http://jeanlittlelibrary.blogspot.com/2011/06/nonfiction-monday-puppet-play-by-diana.html

can't think of anything to say...too busy with summer reading!

[Jeff]

Thank you for hosting today! I have a review of 3-D Dinosaur which is an augmented reality book from DK Publishing:

http://ncteacherstuff.blogspot.com/2011/06/nonfiction-monday-3-d-dinosaur.html

[Lori Calabrese]

Me, Frida reminds me of In Her Hands: the Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage. I really enjoyed that one, so I'll have to be sure to check out Me, Frida.

Today at Lori Calabrese Writes!, I review National Geographic's Dinosaurs for emerging readers.

Have a great week!
Lori

[Shirley]

Thanks for hosting. At SimplyScience, I have Jeanette Larson's and Adrienne Yorink's Hummingbirds.

http://simplyscience.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/hummingbirds/

It's filled with facts and folklore about these fascinating birds.
Shirley

[Shirley]

Nonfiction Bookblast has Roll Up Your Sleeves by Carla Mooney about her Exploreres of the New World.
http://nonfictionbookblast.wordpress.com/

[Brenda Kahn]

Hi Anamaria,

Thanks for hosting today's event and for the heads up on another book about one of my personal favorites. The book I chose for today is called Forces of Nature. Unfortunately, while the book has much going for it, there were flaws. I'm not sure if NF Monday is only supposed to highlight good/ great books only. Let me know. TIA.

brenda

[Tammy Flanders]

Thanks for looking after today's event.
At Apples with Many Seeds, I'm looking at a science book, Animal Eggs: an Amazing Clutch of Mysteries and Marvels.
Tammy
http://applewithmanyseedsdoucette.blogspot.com/2011/06/eggs-not-just-for-breakfast.html

[Brenda Kahn]

Oops, the link to Forces of Nature is: http://proseandkahn.livejournal.com/229636.html

Thanks!

bk

[Rasco from RIF]

APPLE PIE ABC is a great, fun book and not the usual ABC book! http://bit.ly/lils9N

Thank you for hosting!

[:paula]

Hi Anamaria, Pink Me is in with a review of Flesh and Blood So Cheap by Albert Marrin, a middle grade book about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, one hundred years ago this year.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap by Albert Marrin - review

[Lynn Rutan]

At Bookends today we review Meadowlands by Thomas F. Yezerski. Check it out at http://bookends.booklistonline.com. Thanks for hosting!

[Heidi @ Geo Librarian]

Today, I've reviewed Tom Thumb: The Remarkable True Story of a Man in Miniature.

Here's the link: http://geolibrarian.blogspot.com/2011/06/nonfiction-monday-tom-thumb.html

Thanks for hosting.
Heidi :)

[True Tales & A Cherry On Top]

Thanks so much for hosting today! I'm sorry I'm so late ... I specifically wrote this post for your site, and then I forgot to post on your site. I love your connection to the museums, and I love Me, Frida! I'll let her Amy about your post -- she's a writer friend who lives nearby. We're both doing a reading at SFMOMA for upcoming Family Sundays.

[Anastasia Suen]

Hi Anamaria,

It was so good to see you at BEA! Thanks for hosting today. I'm in with Picture Book of the Day: Spiky, Slimy, Smooth: What Is Texture? http://wp.me/pWySC-dM and Chapter Book of the Day: The Story of Oil: How It Changed the World http://wp.me/p1fHyF-5P

[Janet Squires]

Thanks for hosting.
My selection is "2030: a day in the life of tomorrow's kids" by Amy Zuckerman and James Daly with illustrations by John Manders.