HolaHolaHola Beautifuls!
'Tis the season for gifts, and what better gift than the power and entertainment of libros? For this years choice of lifelong learning and love, Babushka shares some books from storytellers she's had the pleasure of writing about before. BB's sure you'll enjoy these.
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| La Princesa & Dr.J enjoying Miss Olive's adventure. |
The first is Miss Olive Finds Winter Wonderland.
BB wrote about the first 2 libros, and is so happy the tale continues!!
"Miss Olive Finds Her Furever Winter Wonderland continues the story of a little Italian Greyhound with three legs who is adopted by a loving family in the first book in the series, Miss Olive Finds Her Furever Home. Her adventures continue in Miss Olive Finds Her Furever Friends, where Miss Olive encounters bullying and learns that her superpower is kindness and finds true friendships. In the third book in the trilogy Miss Olive Finds Her Furever Winter Wonderland, Miss Olive wonders about the true meaning of the holidays, discovering the greatest gift of all is the joy of being with her “furever” family and friends and sharing the joy of the holidays with others. Miss Olive is delighted to discover that she not only has a “furever” home with “furever” friends, she also learns the true meaning of joy during the holidays."
"Recently recognized by the National Parenting Product Awards with a 2021 NAPPA Award, Miss Olive Finds Her Furever Winter Wonderland also won an award from Creative Child Magazine for 2021 Book of the Year Award in Kid’s Holiday Themed Books category.
Recommended for ages four through nine, Miss Olive Finds Her Furever Winter Wonderland with its message of kindness and love, shows children that the true meaning of the holidays is the joy of giving to others."
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| "I'm into making life easier." El Dr. enjoying Life Hacks. |
Because of prior posts, Babushka knows her Beautifuls enjoy NatGeoKids publications,
"A visually stunning book bursting with riddles, intrigue, and history..." (starred review). -- School LIbrary Journal
From mastering escape and evasion techniques, to crafting the perfect disguise, building a gadget on the fly or decoding secret intel, Top Secret: Spies, Codes, Capers, Gadgets and Classified Cases Revealed (ages 8-12, Hardcover, 192 pages) takes recruits beyond the page and into the shadow world of espionage and all things clandestine, where “all is not what it seems,” including:
- The ins and outs of international espionage
- Spy agencies across the globe
- Clandestine Dos and Don'ts (DO: Use Dead Drops, Think on Your Feet, Remember Everything! DONT: Break Cover, Trust Anyone, Admit to Anything!)
- Fascinating profiles of history-making spies, like, "The Limping Lady" -- World War II's most dangerous spy -- and an interview with Lindsay Moram, a real-life agent of espionage for the CIA
- Hands-on how-to's, including: a step-by-step guide to setting up your own spy network and detailed info on how to make your own disguises, create fingerprint kits, engineer a deck of cards with a secret compartment, design rearview spy glasses, and mix up some invisible ink for writing secret messages
- Bold secret missions -- like how the CIA stole a Soviet spacecraft -- and gave it right back!
- Gadgets, tools of the tradecraft and surveillance equipment
- Tips for uncovering secrets and hidden messages that are all around you -- in advertising, at amusement parks, in video games, on cash -- they are everywhere!
- Code-cracking of secret messages hidden throughout the book
- Cold cases and hidden places, cool disguises and wicked surprises, menacing mysteries, undiscovered histories, and so much more!
Suggested age to 12, pero Babushka KNOWS her son MAC and 15 yr old PicaPica will read this one over and over again.
101 Life Hacks: Genius Ways to Simplify Your World (ages 8-12, paperback) - Try these cool hacks! Turn ordinary into awesome with this fun book, jam-packed with science-inspired ideas kids can use to simplify, prettify, and eco-fy their lives at home, school, and on the go. Get tips and tricks for upcycling and reusing old stuff, as well as hands-on activities, fun facts, and insights from professional-grade life hacker
El Dr. literally took this book from BB's hands as soon as he read the title. He's 15 and "all about making life easier".
And there are some suggestions para literature for loved ones. From the sweet and sentimental to the secretive and stimulating, great gifts for lifelong learning. The wonderful publishers are feliz to be featured and are giving 2 of Babushka's Beautifuls their choice of libro to win. ESO! 👍
