WOOL by Guinevere Healy-Johnson; FARMS by Adele Richardson. Creative Education Press has published a multitude of non-fiction books under the Let's Investigate series about commodities, economics, transportation, all in brightly-illustrated, well-written books. Adele Richardson's book about farming records a brief history of farming along with information about different kinds of farms. Interesting tidbits of farm lore line the margins (e.g., some farms now use computerized scarecrows; the largest bales of hay are made by the Hesson 4800 baler). Guinever Healy-Johnson's Wool follows suit with information about how many different animals produce wool, and where the best wool on a sheep can be found. Fascinating and short, these books provide an excellent introduction
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs By Mo Willems New York: Balzar + Bray, 2012. Picture Book. "Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur . . . and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day--for no particular reason--they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then--for no particular reason--they decided to go . . . someplace else. They were definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl. Definitely not!" --Editor Smart Vs. Strong! Written by Jill Esbaum Illustrated by Miles Thompson New York: Simon Spotlight, 2021. Easy Reader. 64 pages. "When Thunder gets stuck in quicksand, Cluck uses his smarts to free his friend." --Editor How Dinosaurs Went Extinct Written by Ame Dyckman Illustrated by Jennifer Harney New York: Brown and Company, 2023. Picture Book. "When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad co
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