South Sound Book Review Council http://www.southsoundbrc.org Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Box, The http://www.southsoundbrc.org/box-the/ http://www.southsoundbrc.org/box-the/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:25 +0000 Gail Blake http://www.southsoundbrc.org/?p=7446 This is a cute story about using your imagination.  Many children use boxes to play with and make many this from a box.  In this story a boy named Kenny has a box that becomes many different things.  Even better than a new bike.

A great story about using your imagination.

]]> http://www.southsoundbrc.org/box-the/feed/ 0 The Golden Door http://www.southsoundbrc.org/the-golden-door/ http://www.southsoundbrc.org/the-golden-door/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:09:14 +0000 Carol Hahn http://www.southsoundbrc.org/?p=7443 Emily Rodda is a master at characterization and the making of a hero.  Her heroes are not beautiful, strong people, but someone who is ordinary, like you and me.  In reading her first book of her newest trilogy, The Golden Door, you connect with Rye, her new hero.  Rye lives in Weld, a walled city . . . → Read More: The Golden Door]]> http://www.southsoundbrc.org/the-golden-door/feed/ 0 Little Chick and Mommy Cat http://www.southsoundbrc.org/little-chick-and-mommy-cat/ http://www.southsoundbrc.org/little-chick-and-mommy-cat/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 21:54:48 +0000 Carol Hahn http://www.southsoundbrc.org/?p=7441 This is the story of a cat who couldn’t have kittens and a chick whose mommy couldn’t take care of her.  They took care of each other.  People would always comment of how different they were and wondered what is was like to be so different.  The lesson to be learned is that it’s okay . . . → Read More: Little Chick and Mommy Cat]]> http://www.southsoundbrc.org/little-chick-and-mommy-cat/feed/ 0 Hoop Genius: How a desperate teacher and a rowdy gym class invented basketball http://www.southsoundbrc.org/hoop-genius-how-a-desperate-teacher-and-a-rowdy-gym-class-invented-basketball/ http://www.southsoundbrc.org/hoop-genius-how-a-desperate-teacher-and-a-rowdy-gym-class-invented-basketball/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 21:45:26 +0000 Carol Hahn http://www.southsoundbrc.org/?p=7438 The hoop genius is James Naismith, a high school gym teacher, with a class of rowdy boys that no one wanted.  Naismith tried all sorts of games but to no avail.  His boys were beat up and bandaged from the physicality of the games.  Until one day he remembered a game from his own childhood . . . → Read More: Hoop Genius: How a desperate teacher and a rowdy gym class invented basketball]]> http://www.southsoundbrc.org/hoop-genius-how-a-desperate-teacher-and-a-rowdy-gym-class-invented-basketball/feed/ 0 The Last Tiger http://www.southsoundbrc.org/the-last-tiger/ http://www.southsoundbrc.org/the-last-tiger/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 21:25:19 +0000 Carol Hahn http://www.southsoundbrc.org/?p=7436 The Last Tiger is a treat to both your eyes and your soul.  The story is about the last tiger left in the world, a world in which there no longer existed animals or trees or flowers.  The environment was dirty and cluttered, filled with castoffs.  People no longer cared.  But Luka cared, and he  . . . → Read More: The Last Tiger]]> http://www.southsoundbrc.org/the-last-tiger/feed/ 0 Barry http://www.southsoundbrc.org/barry/ http://www.southsoundbrc.org/barry/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:04:20 +0000 Carol Hahn http://www.southsoundbrc.org/?p=7432 Colin Thompson is so clever and has a vivid imagination and gift of storytelling.  Barry is an alien-made robot who came to planet earth with his makers, but got left behind.  He doesn’t look like much, mostly put together from recycled cans and odds and ends.  But he has a huge brain which is back . . . → Read More: Barry]]> http://www.southsoundbrc.org/barry/feed/ 0 Tricky Tarantulas http://www.southsoundbrc.org/tricky-tarantulas/ http://www.southsoundbrc.org/tricky-tarantulas/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 19:31:51 +0000 Julie Hitt http://www.southsoundbrc.org/?p=7429 Divided into 2 sections, this book on unusual pets begins with basic facts.  Because there are often laws about owning unusual pets, the reader is advised to check state laws.  Facts include details about preferred environments, food, and care.  The second section is atypical of most animal fact books.  This section is a rhyming short . . . → Read More: Tricky Tarantulas]]> http://www.southsoundbrc.org/tricky-tarantulas/feed/ 0 Tales for Very Picky Eaters http://www.southsoundbrc.org/tales-for-very-picky-eaters/ http://www.southsoundbrc.org/tales-for-very-picky-eaters/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 19:21:44 +0000 Julie Hitt http://www.southsoundbrc.org/?p=7427 What a fun book!  James is a very picky eater – most families have one.  Dad needs to get inventive to entice his son to try meals.  Divided into 5 chapters, in the first, James is encouraged to eat broccoli or choose between the finest dirt, walked on by only the best chefs wearing deluxe . . . → Read More: Tales for Very Picky Eaters]]> http://www.southsoundbrc.org/tales-for-very-picky-eaters/feed/ 0 Kisses for Daddy http://www.southsoundbrc.org/kisses-for-daddy/ http://www.southsoundbrc.org/kisses-for-daddy/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 19:07:17 +0000 Julie Hitt http://www.southsoundbrc.org/?p=7425 Grumbly little Baby Bear does not want to give his parents a kiss before taking a bath before bed.  Daddy gets inventive and asks if Baby Bear would like to give a giraffe kiss as he holds Baby Bear up high.  Baby refuses.  As he carries Baby Bear upstairs, Daddy asks if he would like . . . → Read More: Kisses for Daddy]]> http://www.southsoundbrc.org/kisses-for-daddy/feed/ 0 Mountain Rescue http://www.southsoundbrc.org/mountain-rescue/ http://www.southsoundbrc.org/mountain-rescue/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 02:33:02 +0000 Mary Pong http://www.southsoundbrc.org/?p=7422 “Hikers, mountaineers, rock climbers, skiers, and forest workers all play and work in the mountains. They need to be rescued if they get lost in weather, trapped on a cliff, injured in a fall, or become sick.” (page6) 13 factual 2 page spreads briefly describe the why, who, and how of mountain rescues. Mention is . . . → Read More: Mountain Rescue]]> http://www.southsoundbrc.org/mountain-rescue/feed/ 0