Who's in My Family?: All About Our Families (Let's Talk about You and Me) by Robie H. Harris My review: 3 of 5 stars If you need a book to teach about diversity, this is not a bad choice. But, there was a lot of information here for a child to take in and not all families are reflected, despite the title. But perhaps that would be impossible. I asked myself how my grandson … [Read more...] about Book Review: Who’s In My Family?: All About Our Families (Let’s Talk about You and Me) by Robie H. Harris
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Book Review: The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison Winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize My review: 4 of 5 stars Empathy is a quality I admire and of which I wish I possessed considerably more. Often confused with sympathy which is pity or concern, empathy is more about the ability to walk in another person's shoes. I scored low on the empathy vs sympathy test. The score … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
Book Review: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer My review: 4 of 5 stars Into the Wild is a gripping and heartbreaking story told with a journalist's attention to fact but with an attempt to understand and explain what seems unfathomable. I didn't want to put it down even though I already knew the outcome. As an avid outdoors-man and adventurer, Krakauer was the perfect man to tell the … [Read more...] about Book Review: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Book Review: In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson My review: 4 of 5 stars Bill Bryson is my favorite travel writer and an excellent storyteller. In a Sunburned Country starts with uncommonly known facts and arrests the reader with tidbits of knowledge and Bryson's characteristically droll observations. Bryson goes out of his way to discover the essence of the people and the places of … [Read more...] about Book Review: In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Book Review: The Mercy of the Sky by Holly Bailey
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="052542749X" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41HW0RtOgUL.jpg" width="331"][simpleazon-link asin="052542749X" locale="us"]The Mercy of the Sky: The Story of a Tornado[/simpleazon-link] by Holly Bailey My rating: 4 of 5 stars A personal accounting by a Moore, Oklahoma native and reporter that creates a … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Mercy of the Sky by Holly Bailey