Category: Book of the Day

Book of Day – The Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

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The Polar Bear Scientist by Peter Lourie

I was sent a copy of The Polar Bear Scientists (Scientists in the Field Series) by Peter Lourie The Polar Bear Scientists (Scientists in the Field Series) by Peter Lourie Release Date: 2012-01-10 Follow scientists as they scan the Alaskan wilderness for these magnificent creatures. It is springtime on the North Slope of Alaska, and the U.S. Geological Survey team—the polar bear biologists Kristin Simac and Mike Lockhart—is gearing up for polar bear capturing. During a capture, all information is collected on the sea ice. The scientists locate bears from…

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Book of the Day – An Uncertain Choice by Jody Hedlund

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An Uncertain Choice by Jody Hedlund

I was sent a copy of An Uncertain Choice by Jody Hedlund An Uncertain Choice by Jody Hedlund Release Date: 2015-03-03 Due to her parents’ promise at her birth, Lady Rosemarie has been prepared to become a nun on the day she turns eighteen. Then, a month before her birthday, a friend of her father’s enters the kingdom and proclaims her parents’ will left a second choice–if Rosemarie can marry before the eve of her eighteenth year, she will be exempt from the ancient vow. Before long, Rosemarie is presented…

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Book of the Day: Camouflage by Gloria Miklowitz

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Camouflage

I was sent a copy of Camouflage by Gloria Miklowitz Camouflage by Gloria Miklowitz Release Date: 2015-02-03 Kyle’s summer is shaping up to be just like he’d hoped. He’s finally getting to spend two months at his father’s cabin in Michigan, learning how to shoot guns, drive trucks, and be a real man. But he can’t help but wonder what’s really going on in his dad’s gun club. He doesn’t start getting uneasy until he finds out the gun club is really a militia preparing for war with the federal…

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Book of the Day: Dear Life, You Suck by Scott Blagden

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Dear Life You Suck

I was sent a copy of Dear Life, You Suck by Scott Blagden Dear Life, You Suck by Scott Blagden Release Date: 2015-02-03 Irreverent, foulmouthed seventeen-year-old Cricket is the oldest ward in a Catholic boys’ home in Maine—and his life sucks. With prospects for the future that range from professional fighter to professional drug dealer, he seems doomed to a life of “criminal rapscallinity.” In fact, things look so bleak that Cricket can’t help but wonder if his best option is one final cliff dive into the great unknown. But…

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Book of the Day: Dearest by Alethea Kontis

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I was sent a copy of Dearest (The Woodcutter Sisters) by Alethea Kontis Dearest (The Woodcutter Sisters) by Alethea Kontis Release Date: 2015-02-03 “A fabulous fairy-tale mashup that deserves hordes of avid readers. Absolutely delectable.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review of award-winning series debut Enchanted Readers met the Woodcutter sisters (named after the days of the week) in Enchanted and Hero. In this delightful third book, Alethea Kontis weaves together some fine-feathered fairy tales to focus on Friday Woodcutter, the kind and loving seamstress. When Friday stumbles upon seven sleeping brothers…

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Book of the Day – Madeleines: Elegant French Tea Cakes to Bake and Share by Barbara Feldman Morse

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I was sent a copy of Madeleines: Elegant French Tea Cakes to Bake and Share by Barbara Feldman Morse Madeleines: Elegant French Tea Cakes to Bake and Share by Barbara Feldman Morse Release Date: 2014-10-21 The petite shell-shaped cakes known as madeleines are versatile, pretty, and absolutely delicious. Made famous by Marcel Proust in his novel In Search of Lost Time, this classic French treat is now loved the world over. Beautifully illustrated and lovingly researched, Madeleines features recipes for an incredible variety of flavors and combinations, including such decadent…

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Book of the Day – Sprinkles! Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts by Jackie Alpers

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I was sent a copy of Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts by Jackie Alpers Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts by Jackie Alpers Release Date: 2013-10-15 Here’s a guide to baking delicious desserts with a colorful twist: sprinkles! Of course you can scatter them over cakes and pies. But did you know that you can swirl sprinkles into waffles, “embroider” them on cookies, and bake them into pretty pie crusts?! Inside this book you’ll find dozens of creative, colorful, super-fun recipes, plus quick-and-easy projects (ideal for little…

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Kidlit Book of the Day: Miss Patch’s Learn-to-Sew Book by Carolyn Meyer

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I was sent a copy of Miss Patch’s Learn-to-Sew Book by Carolyn Meyer Miss Patch’s Learn-to-Sew Book by Carolyn Meyer Release Date: 2014-12-16 Sewing is a skill that’s both fun and functional, and there’s no better way to get started than with jolly Miss Patch! She learns how to thread a needle, cut patterns, and sew a fine seam by hand. With the help of Miss Patch, and the book’s many diagrams and amusing drawings, beginning sewists can learn to make a pillow, a bag, a patchwork quilt, an apron,…

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Kidlit Featured Book of the Day – Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from America’s Presidents by David Stabler

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I was sent a copy of Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from America’s Presidents by David Stabler Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from America’s Presidents by David Stabler Release Date: 2014-10-28 The kids who grew up to be president were like a lot of other children. Some struggled with schoolwork and got into fights; others pranked their teachers and infuriated their parents. William Howard Taft was forced to take dance lessons. Gerald Ford struggled with dyslexia. Teddy Roosevelt had a bedroom “museum” full of dead animals. Kid Presidents…

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Kidlit Book of the Day: Pug in a Truck by Nancy Coffelt

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I was sent a copy of Pug in a Truck by Nancy Coffelt Pug in a Truck by Nancy Coffelt Release Date: 2015-01-06 Pug and his friend travel far and wide. They deliver goods in their big red truck. They see all sorts of things on the road that catch Pug’s attention, but he loves seeing other trucks most of all!     So hop in—they’ve got a load to deliver! And make sure to buckle up, because when you’re on the road with Pug, there’s plenty of trucker talk and adventure…

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