"Well, there’s so much to read, and I’m so far behind." Wallace Stegner
Non-fiction reads are usually a labour of love for me. I start them in a fit of passion and enthusiasm, that then waxes and wanes with my mood, time and other interests. I ask you to cast your minds back to a time before Covid. A world safe and secure from disease and disaster, when … Continue reading The Cloudspotter’s Guide | Gavin Pretor-Pinney #GBRnonfiction
Strong in the Rain: Surviving Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami and Fukushima Nuclear Disaster was not exactly what I was expecting.Before visiting Japan for the first time last year, I read Richard Lloyd Parry's Ghosts of the Tsunami. Parry, like his American counterparts, was (and still is) an (English) journalist based in Japan. His book focused on … Continue reading Strong in the Rain by Lucy Birmingham & David McNeill
Week 5: (Nov. 26 to 30) - New to My TBR Hosted by Katie @ Doing DeweyIt’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book.Before I get started on this year's final non-fiction November post I … Continue reading Non-Fiction November – Week 5
Before Thomas Thwaites dreamed up the idea of being a GoatMan and before Peter Wohlleben communed with the trees in Germany, Frances Hodgson Burnett gave us the original back to nature, talk with the animals, boy child, Dickon. Dickon is a kindred spirit to all the creatures that live on the moors. He mothers orphaned lambs and … Continue reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I adore snail and turtle, their friendship is so delightful.They display kindness, generosity and tenderness towards each other and Rainy Days continues this theme.Poor snail is unable to come out to play due to the rain. No matter what turtle says or does, snail refuses to come out of his shell.Turtle accepts snails situation and … Continue reading Snail and Turtle Rainy Days by Stephen Michael King
Desert Lake by Pamela Freeman and illustrated by Liz Anelli follows the dry/full life-cycle on and in Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre.It is possible to read Desert Lake as two separate stories. A descriptive narrative runs parallel to information text (in a different sized font) on each page.The non-fiction story takes us through the life cycle of … Continue reading Desert Lake: The Story of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre by Pamela Freeman
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