Entries Tagged as 'Melissa Stewart'

Summertime Sleepers: Animals that Estivate

April 24th, 2021 · 1 Comment · Books

SUMMERTIME SLEEPERS: Animals that Estivate by Melissa Stewart will introduce readers to animals that sleep all throughout the summer. Including butterflies, crabs, fish, snails, and even a hedgehog, the variety of animals that choose to chill out during the hot summer months is varied and surprising. Did YOU know that ladybugs estivated? Well, now you […]

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Seashells: More Than a Home

April 15th, 2019 · No Comments · Books

SEASHELLS: MORE THAN A HOME by Melissa Stewart is a detailed and informative picture book appropriate for reading aloud and for children who enjoy learning about nature and science on their own.  As the title suggests, the pages share the myriad ways seashells serve the creatures that live within them. With two sets of text, one […]

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Feathers: Not Just for Flying

April 24th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Books

Review By HEATHER CLARK Did you know that in addition to their use in flying and for body warmth, feathers can be used to make noise, dig, act as sunscreen, help a bird sink, swim or slide, even function as snowshoes or a scrub brush?! Kids can learn all there is to know about feathers […]

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No Monkeys, No Chocolate

September 17th, 2013 · No Comments · Books

Review by CAROLYN M. MULLIN No Monkeys, No Chocolate is a children’s book about the web of life repackaged for a new generation. Who wouldn’t want to read about some adorable monkeys and chocolate? Who knew there was even a connection? Authors Melissa Stewart and Allen Young team up to deliver a multi-level story about how […]

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