Archimedes Notebook

The Oddball Book of Armadillos  by Elizabeth Shreeve ; illus. by Isabella Grott  40 pages; ages 7-10 Norton Young Readers, 2024   theme : ar...

The Den That Octopus Built  by Randi Sonenshine; illus. by Anne Hunter  32 pages; ages 4-8 ‎Candlewick, 2024 theme: ocean, octopus, homes T...

Today I offer a banquet of books to feast your eyes on while contemplating leftovers…  The Themes are: food, animals, cooking The Sun Shines...

Today I’m sharing two new books about mysterious and inspiring animals written for the 8-12 year old crowd. The first is about animals that ...

On a Flake-Flying Day: Watching Winter's Wonders by Buffy Silverman 32 pages; ages 4-9 Millbrook Press, 2023 theme: winter, nature, ani...

Nature's Rule Breakers: Creatures That Don't Fit In by Jessica Fries-Gaither 32 pages; ages 5-9 Millbrook Press  (October 3, 2023) t...

The Upside-Down Book of Sloths by Elizabeth Shreeve; illus. by Isabella Grott  40 pages; ages 7-10 ‎Norton Young Readers, 2023 Theme: anima...

Giraffe Math by Stephen Swinburne; illus. by Geraldo Valério  40 pages; ages 4-8 Christy Ottaviano Books (Little, Brown & Co), 2023 them...

 Nothing’s cuter than a basket full of kittens – unless it’s a basket filled with books about curious and amazing critters! So this week I p...

 A Shell Is Cozy   by Dianna Hutts Aston; illus. by Sylvia Long  ‎ 40 pages; ages 5-8 Chronicle Books, 2023 theme: shells, mollusks, nature...

Peculiar Primates: Fun Facts About These Curious Creatures  by Debra Kempf Shumaker; illus. by Claire Powell  32 pages; ages 4-8 ‎Running Pr...

For the past two weeks, I've been buzzed by hummingbirds as I worked in my garden. Perhaps it's my pink hat? Aside from the bunch of...

  photo by Yanka Photography As a kid who grew up on a dairy farm, the natural world fascinated me. From spotting bugs, frogs, and other cre...

 April is National Poetry Month, so I’m sharing two books that are filled with the movement and flow of poetry. They also highlight nature, ...

This is the spring for Fox books! My first post of the year was a book about foxes. And today I’m sharing a couple more. theme: foxes, natu...