Nonfiction Monday Round-up
It’s our first Nonfiction Monday Round-up and I’m happy to say that there are quite a few posts to round-up! Both readers and writers sent in links to their posts about nonfiction.
First the readers…
Ah serendipity! In the “great minds thinks alike” department we have…
(1) Jules, Kelly and Anamaria all posted about Ox, House, Stick: The History of Our Alphabet by Don Robb and ill. by Anne Smith (published last year by Charlesbridge).
(2) Marcie and Susan both posted links to all of the 2008 Orbus Pictus books.
I’d also like to give a special thanks to Jill, who changed her nonfiction posting day from Wednesdays to Mondays so she could participate in Nonfiction Monday! Jill reviewed Don’t Squash that Bug! The Curious Kid’s Guide to Insects by Natalie Rompella.
And there’s more!
Tricia reviewed I, Matthew Henson: Polar Explorer on her new blog.
Amy (in Moscow!) profiled The Snowflake: Winter’s Secret Beauty by Kenneth Libbrecht (Voyageur Press, 2003). This book provides stunning photography of crystal creation and individual photos of complex snowflakes.
Andi reviewed Wings by Sneed B. Collard III, illustrated by Robin Brickman. Charlesbridge publishing, 2008.
Lori looked at Interrupted Journey: Saving Endangered Sea Turtles
Jen reviews a title from Bearport Publishing’s new World Series Superstars series: Manny Ramirez and the Boston Red Sox, by Michael Sandler. It’s a nonfiction picture book with vivid illustrations, containing biographical facts about Manny Ramirez, and information about the 2004 Red Sox World Series team. Although geared for younger children (early elementary school), the book is thorough in its treatment of facts, containing references, a glossary, and an index.
Becky reviewed What’s Eating You?: Parasites The Inside Story by Nicola Davies. Is What’s Eating You as ‘gross’ as it sounds? Yes. But it’s delightfully so in my opinion. The book is interesting. It is full of I-didn’t-know-that facts. It has some clever and not so charming illustrations by Neal Layton.
Kris looked at Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.
Abby reviewed an excellent title she read over the weekend: Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley by Sally M. Walker.
Faith and her kids read Beverly Cleary; She Makes Reading Fun.
Jama read Sun and Rain: Exploring Seasons in Hawai’i.
Wendy reviewed Kids Need to Be Safe by Julie Nelson, illustrated by Mary Gallagher. Free Spirit, 2006.
Anne shared Chris Barton’s CYBIL’s review of Lightship by Brian Floca on the CYBILS blog.
Anna reviewed After the Wall.
Ms. Yingling Reads The Great Fire.
Diane spreads the word about Nonfiction Monday at SLJ!
And the writers…
Linda introduced her new Creature Feature series (and talked about how she never thought she would be a nonfiction writer!)
Laura write about making your introductory cover letter to a nonfiction editor stand out in the sea of other cover letters.
Julie wants to know about Boys vs. Girls when it comes to reading. “Why does nonfiction appeal more to boys than to girls in so many cases?”
Becky asks What My Brain Looks Like when she writes…
Kerry sent in the first draft of a biography manuscript today!
Cathy explained Why I Write Nonfiction.
And then there are those of us who wear more than one hat!
Anastasia (that’s me!) reviewed 3-D ABC on this blog (and then I found out it was an Orbis Pictus Recommended Book … as was Tracking Trash, written by one of my former students Loree Griffin Burns! so I posted about that on my Children’s Book Biz News Blog. Loree, in the meantime, wrote about Walt Whitman, Word for America by Barbara Kerley and Brian Selznick … and how it helped her overcome her fear of poetry.
So here we are, on our first Nonfiction Monday, with one of the Orbis Pictus authors as a blogger! (I love the internet, it makes the world so small!)
This is amazing, Anastasia! Thanks for starting this, and for putting together such a wonderful resource. I think this only the beginning - Nonfiction Mondays will be a huge hit.
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Thanks, Jen! I hope so!
Go NonFiction Monday! This is a great idea Anastasia! I’m so happy to be a part of it and l will look forward to it every week! Thanks.
I’m glad you were a part of it, too, Lori! Send me a new post next week!
Hello! I’m late to the Nonfiction Monday party (both my kids were home from school today) with yet another post about Ox, House, Stick! It really is that good. Thanks again, Anastasia. I’m looking forward to a lot of good reading!
http://bookstogether.squarespace.com/blog/2008/1/28/nonfiction-monday-ox-house-stick.html
Wow this is a great roundup! I am looking forward to reading all these posts. Thanks for including me.
Anastasia, this is great! I love it!
This is fantastic…so many great nonfiction books out there! Thanks for organizing!
Thanks for rounding these up, Anastasia!
What an amazing “turn-out!”
I got some good, thoughtful responses on my post today. Fun!
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Anastasia,
What a neat Monday! Now I understand what nonfiction Monday feels like and hope to participate soon.
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Hello Anastasia:
If you are including blog from readers, please do add mine to it.
http://talkingofkidsbooks.blogspot.com/
I try to update it once a week, but have fallen behind this winter.
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you.
Rani
Hi Anastasia,
Wonderful stuff. Thanks for including us. I’ll get the hang of posting and comments and backlinks yet!
Thanks, Terry