Draw 62 Magical Creatures/ Animals and Make Them Cute by Heegyum Kim

Kim’s Draw 62 Magical Creatures/ Animals and Make Them Cute is a simple little art book with easy to follow directions. There are certainly some creative ideas for making each creature ‘cute’. There is a good deal of variety among the 62, with critters from all over the world. Each one has a ‘make it cute’ section and a ‘you try it’ section. This was hit or miss with my cubs. Some liked the style. Others, like me, were not a huge fan of the style, but we all had fun trying them out. Good gift for budding cartoonists. 

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In Search of Dinosaurs by Dougal Dixon and Danielle Fabri

In Search of Dinosaurs by Dougal Dixon and Danielle Fabri looks at each of the major ages of dinosaurs and prehistoric critters- Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous- through the lens of a dig site. Kids are encouraged to identify the bones, footprints, and other fossils before opening foldouts to identify the creatures in question. Basic info is provided for each timeframe, and for each creature. Pop quizzes appear at the end of each section. This book is meant for rather younger readers than my cubs, and did not show well as a digital copy, for many reasons. I think this would be good for early elementary age children.

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From the distant past, to modern day, Super Scientists introduces young readers to forty scientists who helped shape the world. Among the are Pythagoras, Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Darwin, Curie, Hawking, and Tyson. Each of these illustrious personages has a two page spread with facts about their life and discoveries, along with historical context, and applications for their discoveries. The artwork was amusing, and the material clear and concise. I read this with my cubs and we all enjoyed it. I even learned some new things!

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Planet Fashion by Natasha Slee

Planet Fashion by Natasha Slee is a delightful history book for young readers. Over a century of fashions trends are presented via twenty-five different scenes packed with fashion factoids. My cubs and I read this together, and we all mostly enjoyed it. The facts did feel disjointed- random decadal-oriented collections, scattered over cluttered scenes. I did like that different parts of the world were explored. Recommended for kids interested in fashion history.

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The Dictionary of Difficult Words by Jane Solomon

The Dictionary of Difficult Words by Jane Solomon teaches young logophiles how to work out what new words mean and how to say them. There are 400 fun words to improve vocabulary. Each has a pronunciation and definition. Many of the words have cute little illustrations, and some get larger extra illustrations that further explain the definition. These are bubbled in colour. Some of my fave included bellwether, Clowder, defenestrate, frabjous, kakistocracy, petrichor, and thigmotropism. I was quite impressed with the breadth of the words collected here! My cubs also read this and most enjoyed it. Others are less interested in language. Haha.

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.