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'The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: The Story of Maria Mitchell' , by Laura Alary and Ellen Rooney  Title: The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: The Story of Maria Mitchell Writer: Laura Alary Illustrator: Ellen Rooney Genre (s): Picture Book, Astronomy, Non-fiction Language: English Publisher: Kids Can Press Publication Date: 3rd May 2022 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 Link to buy the book! Thank you to Netgalley and Kids Can Press for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: The Story of Maria Mitchell is a lovely, fascinating picture book about women and astronomy . It talks about women's rights , desires and dreams and aspirations; bonds Maria had with her family; the environment she grew up in,... This book is written by Laura Alary , and is illustrated by Ellen Rooney . Maria Mitchell was an American astronomer that grew up believing she did not need someone else 一of authority一 to think for her, or telling her what to

'Anne of Green Gables: the manga' , by L. M. Montgomery Title: Anne of Green Gables Author: L. M. Montgomery Illustrator, adaptor, and lettering: Kuma Chan, Stacy King, and Daria Rhodes Genre (s): Historical Fiction, Manga  Language: English Publisher: Manga Classics Publication Date: 10th November 2020 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. This manga of Anne of Green Gables tells the story of Anne Shirley, an orphan girl that is adopted by the Cuthbert siblings, Marilla and Matthew. Anne is an efferverscent, vivacious redhead girl with a strong, dynamic imagination. I do find this character one of the most human characters I've ever read.  This book has beautiful and sophisticated illustrations that capture the very essence of all the characters and their own stories: Anne, Marilla, Matthew, Gilbert, Diana,... Both heart and feelings , emotions , are captured so well in this book.  In this book, we g

'The Lost Ages, Vol. 1: The Fort on the Moors' , by Jerôme LeGris Title: The Lost Ages I: The Fort on the Moors Author (s): Jerôme LeGris (writer), Didier Poli (illustrator) Genre (s): Fiction, Graphic Novel Language: English Publisher: Europe Comics Publication Date: 21st April 2021 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /4 Link to buy it! Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.  A tale of survival and bloodshed , and rival clans and unchanging cycles. 'The Lost Ages' is a graphic novel that tells a post-apocalyptic story about how the world fell in 999 (or at the beginning of 1000), and how humans are a few thousand years later. They need to relearn and to rebuild everything that was lost. But there are some of them that are not willing to change their way of life.  A powerful, brave female warrior is the main character of this story: Elaine . She loves her people, protects them in the best way she can and to the end. She is loyal and

'Iris Apfel' , by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara & Kristen Barnhart Title: Iris Apfel Author: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara Illustrator:  Kristen Barnhart Genre (s): Graphic Novel, Nonfiction, Children Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group Language: English  Publication Date: 24th August 2021 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. This new book in the collection Little People, Big Dreams talks about Iris Apfel , a vivacious and accidental fashion icon who grew up in New York . Iris grew up between fabrics and colors and patterns. She never dressed for anyone to see her, she dressed for herself, which is so important. The principal message in this biographical story is: be yourself just for yourself. Dress like you like, dress for you. Be you . She has a documentary, has written a book about herself,... "She dressed to express herself." She loves and admires her work . The illustrations are so fu

'Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of Astronomy' , by Sarafina Nance & Greg Paprocki Title: Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of Astronomy  Author: Sarafina Nance Illustrator: Greg Paprocki Genre (s): Graphic Novel, Children, Astronomy, Science Publisher: Gibbs Smith Language: English Publication Date: 7th September 2021 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you to the author , the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  Illustrative, interesting facts about the universe and celestial objects fill this book in a way so easy and so beautiful for children to understand and to learn more about this fascinating subject.  This book talks about how universe works , and what's inside it: planets , galaxies , stars , black holes, white dwarfs, moons , neutron stars,... Along with supernovae that happens when a bigger star dies, and light , and dark matter and dark energy , which is invisible to us. It shows you illustrations so full of color

'Collector of Things & Other Poems' , by Riya Aarini Thank you to the author Riya Aarini and Netgalley for accepting my request of this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  Illustrated, funny and fresh short stories written as poems for kids. It has funny and cute illustrations on the inside. It's a fresh and light reading , written in light verses with rhythm.  It talks about childhood , adulthood, friendship, food, and children topics .  I have to say that I haven't connected with its poems, but I really found them very beautiful and so well written. This book mixes general children topics with a humor so fresh and easy for children to understand .  It's perfect for children around ages 8-10!  You can find this book on Amazon .  This book comes out on 4th September 2021 , so stay tuned ! #CollectorOfThingsAndPoems #Netgalley

' Michelle Obama' , by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara (writer) & Mia Saine (illustrator) Thank you to the authors, Frances Lincoln Children's Books (Quarto Group) and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  In this new installment of Litte People, Big Dreams , written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara, we can read about Michelle Obama's life .  It's a short , and illustrated biography about her infancy, her college years, and adulthood.  I really enjoyed it because Michelle Obama is one of the public figures I want to know more about.  The illustrator, Mia Saine, did a great job with the illustrations , which are so beautiful and lovely. I loved them!  In this book, we get to know more about Michelle Obama's life: how she became one of the most influential public figures around the world.  We get to know about how she became a lawyer, how she met her husband, Barack Obama, and how she supported Obama's campaign to become President of the

' Ruth Bader Ginsburg ', by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara Thank you to the author, Frances Lincoln Children's Books and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  In this new installment of Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara's Little People, Big Dreams book Series, the author explores the life of the judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020). It is a beautiful, inspiring human story about a girl, a woman, who believed in herself , who never gave up. It is lovely, and it is so beautifully written, with illustrations. Ruth became one of the symbols for female lawyers. She fought for women's rights , for equality of gender. She spent all of her life fighting for it. She wanted to become the person her mother believed she could be. Her mother died before she graduated from high school.  Ruth and Martin's story is so sweet- how Martin cared for her, how he admired her and saw her as his equal. She became the leader of a feminist law group, and worked to e

'Lights Day and Night: The Science of How Light Works' , by Susan Hughes & Ellen Rooney Thank you to the authors, Kids Can Press and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. A funny, graphic and easy way for children to learn more about how light works. It talks how light travels from our star —the Sun — to us, and it gives glimpses of the rest of the stars out there in space, far away from us. It also explains some concepts in a easy way for kids : types of lights that exist, how the water cycle works —in a simple and illustrative way—, and how sunlight is so important to us, Earth and its children. It gives visual examples with beautiful details. It comments interesting facts for kids. At the last pages, we found a game/exercise for them. It is a detail that makes the book even better for them to digest if they're not into reading. Also, there is a glossary full of terms at the end. It helps them, and also makes them more curious about the top

  𝑺𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝟏: 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐬 𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨 ¡Hola!  ¡Esta vez os traigo una review de un libro de fantasía que me ha encantado! Os invito a quedaros leyendo hasta el final porque estoy segura que os va a llamar la atención tanto como me la llamó a mí en cuanto lo vi…  Una historia con unos personajes que no te dejarán indiferente, una historia que te enganchará desde el minuto uno , y venganzas que se cuecen, que estallan y que puede que no salgan bien... o sí. Un aura de magia rodea la escuela de la ciudad. Son los tres hermanos magos, los trillizos mágicos. ¿Estás preparado para conocerlos? Antes de comenzar con la reseña, me gustaría dar las gracias a  Edición Anticipada , a  Burakkuberi & Kumanakris  y a  Penguin Random House Editorial  por enviarme una copia física de este libro a cambio de una reseña honesta.  Lo que más he disfrutado del libro , debo decir, han sido los  personajes . Son tan fáciles de cogerles cariño que incluso cuando se ha aca