Ultimate Survival guide for Kids by Rob Colson, Marshall Editions, Irvine, California, 2014.
Some kind of survival guide should be in every reference collection. This book is Tony's. It gives ideas for surviving many emergencies. These include animal emergencies, natural disasters and human hazards. It also has a section on basic survival skills.
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Showing posts with label reference. Show all posts
Saturday, August 5, 2017
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Book Review: Bugs of Northern California
I am mentioning this book because I have been going over some of the reference books in our library. Every family should have a book about bugs. Not necessarily bug of Northern California but local bugs where you live. You can find a lot of creepy pictures in a bug book. I am glad bugs aren't large, because then they would really be creepy. This book is by John Acorn with illustrations by Ian Sheldon. I guess Acorn is really into bugs as he mentions in the introductory chapter. Lone Pine Publishing, Renton, WA, 2002.
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Book Review: all color book of Birds
all color book of Birds, Octopus Books, London, 1972.
I think every house needs a good picture book of the National Parks, other wonder, animals, birds, plants and insects. This is our picture book of birds. It has many fine pictures. Of course it does not have every bird, but it does have a good representation. The most impressive pictures are those of the cranes as far as I am concerned. I also like penguins, and this book as a good shot of Fairy, Little or Blue Penguins. These were Caleb's favorite. The pictures of the Osprey, Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle are also very impressive. I wasn't much into reading this book, except for the captions. This is a look at the pictures book.
I think every house needs a good picture book of the National Parks, other wonder, animals, birds, plants and insects. This is our picture book of birds. It has many fine pictures. Of course it does not have every bird, but it does have a good representation. The most impressive pictures are those of the cranes as far as I am concerned. I also like penguins, and this book as a good shot of Fairy, Little or Blue Penguins. These were Caleb's favorite. The pictures of the Osprey, Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle are also very impressive. I wasn't much into reading this book, except for the captions. This is a look at the pictures book.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Book Report: Complete National Parks of the United States
Complete National Parks of the United States by Mel White, National Geographic, Washington, D.C., 2009.
Every home needs to have a book that details the National parks. This is a reference book. This is a collection of not only the national parks, but also the monuments, historic sites, memorials, seashores etc. The subtitle says, "Featuring 400+ Parks, Monuments, Battlefields, Historic Sites, Trails, Recreation Areas, and Seashores. This is a reference book. For us it replaces the National Park from Grolier Book, which had become dated, and then moldy. However it was a larger size, and consequently had larger and better pictures. That book only featured the National Parks. This included much more.
This book is organized into regions. Each regions is about four or five states. So to find the park you want, you have to first find the region it is in, and then look further from there. There is no index to make searching quicker. The pictures are generally good, but usually small. There are some two-page pictures which are very nice. This book only gives an overview of the parks. After finding the park you want to visit, more research would be needed. However it is good to spark an interest in a particular area.
Every home needs to have a book that details the National parks. This is a reference book. This is a collection of not only the national parks, but also the monuments, historic sites, memorials, seashores etc. The subtitle says, "Featuring 400+ Parks, Monuments, Battlefields, Historic Sites, Trails, Recreation Areas, and Seashores. This is a reference book. For us it replaces the National Park from Grolier Book, which had become dated, and then moldy. However it was a larger size, and consequently had larger and better pictures. That book only featured the National Parks. This included much more.
This book is organized into regions. Each regions is about four or five states. So to find the park you want, you have to first find the region it is in, and then look further from there. There is no index to make searching quicker. The pictures are generally good, but usually small. There are some two-page pictures which are very nice. This book only gives an overview of the parks. After finding the park you want to visit, more research would be needed. However it is good to spark an interest in a particular area.
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