Category: For the Kids
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Southern Plantation Cooking
Southern Plantation Cooking Gunderson 2000 Submitter: I recently came across Southern Plantation Cooking in my high school library’s cookbook section. It’s part of a series that includes titles called Civil War Cooking: The Confederacy, Civil War Cooking: The Union, and Cooking on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. [Read on for more] Holly: This was published…
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Carpentry for Kids
Carpentry for Children Walker 1982 My general rule of thumb for kids nonfiction is that it shouldn’t be older than the age of the kid. Please don’t write us about all your examples of the exceptions. I get it. There are probably thousands of exceptions. But I digress… This book…
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How about some cheese with that “whine”?
A Children’s Book About Whining Berry 1988 Gotta hand it to Joy. She is so optimistic that kids might reconsider their behavior after a moment of self reflection. I am of the mind that many adults haven’t quite mastered this skill. More than once I have faced off with a…
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TV of the late 1970s
TV Time ’78 Herz 1978 We have featured many of Peggy’s books here on the site. She generally writes pop culture type stuff for youth. Probably not the most glamorous of writing gigs, given the parameters. Totally appropriate for the time and probably was good for those reluctant readers looking…
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Science Fun!
Fun With Science Easy Experiments for Young People Freeman and Freeman 1956 This little gem from the 1950s is CLEARLY past its “sell by” date. The cover was in bad shape and there was some yellowing. This came from a university collection, not a public library. (There was one public…
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Supermarket Sweep
Supermarket Baugh 1965/1970 Submitter: While I give this cute book props for having a diverse cast of kids, the book is rather old, and the spine is gone. Time to find something new. Holly: It’s definitely old! 19 cents a pound for whatever it is those kids are looking at…
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