The extraordinary life of Joy Adamson is told in this remarkable adventure story. A modern day 'Renaissance woman,' she was also an accomplished pianist and artist whose detailed drawings of nature hang in museums across the world. During her forty years in Kenya, she sheltered and studied many wild animals, including cheetahs and leopards. Her biggest and most well-known accomplishment is proving to the world that once a wild animal has been domesticated, it can be successfully returned to the wild, as she did with Elsa, the lioness in Born Free, with whom she shared a remarkable bond. All the royalties from her books go to support animal orphanages and national parks in Africa. Her efforts led to raising world consciousness about humane treatment of animals and the importance of saving endangered species.

Reviewed by: ewl

Date read: 2/10/2011

ISBN-10: 0152013687

ISBN-13: 9780152013684

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A true story of the wild horses of the American West, the moors of England,and the Australian Outback. In this book, you will learn all about how horses were introduced into the regions and what became of them. It is a perfect book for any horse lover.

Similar books: Mustangs and Wild Horses by Gail B. Stewart Wild Horses by John Bonnett Wixo Wild Horses I Have Known by Hope Ryden

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 6/29/2009

ISBN-13: 9780375844386

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Did you know that words and phrases like puppy-dog, 'to be or not to be,' 'knock knock - who's there?' and puke were all invented by the same man? William Shakespeare was a famous poet, and playwright, in 17th century England. He wrote many famous plays, like Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Twelfth Night. Shakespeare's plays are still being performed. The Globe was a theatre Shakespeare, and others, built so they could perform their plays. The Puritans closed all the theatres in London after William Shakespeare died. In 1988, a man named Sam Wanamaker, began building an exact replica of The Globe in London, and now, we can see Shakespeare's plays performed just like he did long ago.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/14/2009

ISBN-10: 0060278218

ISBN-13: 9780060278212

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This Sibert Award winning book takes a look at the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. It details the events chronologically and we learn about all the characters: the accused, the accusers and the judges, as well as the puritan mindset that made all the outrageous accusations believable. As we are informed in the preface: 'Anyone could be a witch ' your own mother or father, your best friend, your tiny baby brother, or even your dog. And you might never know who was in league with the Devil until it was too late.' With stylized black-white-and-red scratchboard illustrations and powerful quotations direct from the trial transcripts, this is an historical non-fiction book that is as riveting as a novel.

Awards won: Robert F Sibert Informational Medal 2012

Reviewed by: jcooper

Date read: 2/21/2013

ISBN-10: 1426308701

ISBN-13: 9781426308703

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Tom Edison was always into something. In the book, 'Wizard from the Start: The Incredible Boyhood and Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison' by Don Brown you get to know Thomas as a young boy in Michigan up until his invention of the light bulb in 1879. Thomas Edison's thirst for knowledge, adventurous spirit, and his nack for getting into mischief led him on an amazing journey of discoveries.

Similar authors: David A. Adler; Haydn Middleton; Ellen Dolan

Similar books: A Picture Book of Thomas Ava Edison by David A. Adler; Thomas Edison: Inventor, Scientist, and Genius by Lori Mortensen; Hurray for Inventors by Marcia Williams; Inventions: Inventors and Ingenious Ideas by Peter Turvey; Brainstorm: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors by Tom Tucker; 10 Inventors who Changed the World by Clive Gifford

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/23/2010

ISBN-10: 0547194870

ISBN-13: 9780547194875

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