Nancy Carlisle

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK

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Saving the Seas for the Purple and Green by Nancy Carlisle, is A Story of Cleaning Up the Ocean. It always amazes me when I hear about all of the things people find in the ocean. It is sad that people and companies think it is ok to dump whatever they don’t want into the ocean where there is sea life that die because of trash. Nancy Carlisle writes this Children’s book to make children and their families aware of Sea trash. There are tidbits captured throughout the book that highlight important things, like the trash from the ocean made into different objects to better enforce what the author is saying.

Even though much is being done about the trash thrown in the ocean, there is still a lot to be done. I hope this book will circulate around so it can be a valuable tool in teaching our children and adults too things we can do to eliminate as much sea trash as possible.

In the last several pages of the book you will find a wealth of resources to further your study about this critical subject. Thanks to Nancy Carlisle for this book. As well as the beautiful illustrations created by the author. I encourage you to grab a copy of this book for your child’s library, and while you are at it, pick up a copy for your child’s class at school.

A special thanks to the author/publisher for a copy of this book. I am not required to write a positive review, the opinions here are mine alone. I am disclosing this with my review in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.… (mehr)

Saving the Seas for the Purple and Green is a very informative book on a few ocean creatures and what they face when thoughtless acts of pollution occur.

The illustrations are very colorful. The landscape scenes are beautiful. However, I am not a fan of the abstract cartoonish character images. The rest was very well done.

The book was very informative but way beyond the attention level of the age group it was intended for. I would suggest it would be more appropriate for mid to upper elementary age children.

Although the information is interesting and well done, it would have been more effective at the end of the story with the main content centering on the young girls story.

All in all, I feel it earns a Four Stars rating.

*This book was gifted me with no pressure for a positive review. This is my honest review.… (mehr)

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK

Mia and the Hummingbird is not only a sweet children’s story, it is so much more. This book talks of Mia, who had no choice but to leave her county and move to the US. There are so many issues to deal with when you move to a different country. One very important issues is sometimes learning a new language. Then there is meeting new people and finding new friends, the foods are probably different. I felt so bad for this sweet girl. Then Mia saw a Humming bird outside her window as she is trying to build a nest for her babies, and as Mia watched, she learn a lot from this about her new move. This cute Hummingbird was full of great valuable lessons for Mia to learn and do. Mia sounds like a smart little girl and I know you would love reading this book to your child. This book deserves to be everywhere a child is. Whether it be a library, Schoolroom or library or daycare. This one is Four Stars for me.

A special thanks to the author/publisher for a copy of this book. I am not required to write a positive review, the opinions here are mine alone. I am disclosing this with my review in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.… (mehr)

Mia and the Hummingbird is three stories in one. One is of a young Mia, a climate refugee from the Caribbean, who is adapting to a new language, school, and lifestyle. Another aspect of the story contains the ins and outs of the life of a hummingbird and the similarities with Mia. And thirdly is an educational look at the similarities and differences of refugees and migrants, the importance of social justice, and more.

I like all three facets of this book, and the colorful line drawing illustrations are unique and engaging. I would prefer having each slice of the story more separated rather than enmeshed together, but that’s just my personal preference.

I especially enjoyed the informative hummingbird facts. I find these tiny, hardworking little birds fascinating, and loved learning how they build their nests, raise their young, and adapt to their surroundings.

This makes a three-part storybook cohesive and displays noteworthy parallels.

Little by little the bird makes its nest.
French proverb

Dɪsᴄʟᴏsᴜʀᴇ: I ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ᴄᴏᴘʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ. Mʏ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ.… (mehr)