proseandkahn: What's New? Stacking the Shelves

Saturday, February 4, 2017

What's New? Stacking the Shelves

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. Hop on over there to ogle what other bloggers got this week.

Quiet week this week, and thank goodness! I am drowning in books to read!

For review: Thanks to Time Inc. for these cuties:

Animal Planet Adventures: Dolphin Rescue by Catherine Nichols. Illustrated by Bryan Langdo. 112 p. Liberty/ Time Inc., February 14, 2016. 9781618931696.

Publisher synopsis: Siblings Maddie and Atticus love living by the sea. Their dad traps lobsters off the coast of Maine. They love helping with the family business and volunteering at the local aquarium. The summer is shaping up to be a super one, for sure. Then one day they spy a pod of dolphins in the cove looking distressed. How will the kids use their knowledge of animals and their awesome problem-solving skills to help the dolphin family get safely back to sea?

Perfect for reluctant, challenged, and newly fluent readers, the Animal Planet Adventures chapter book series combines fun animal mysteries with cool nonfiction sidebars that relate directly to the stories, bringing the best of the animal world to young readers. With full-color illustrations and photographs throughout.

Animal Planet Adventures: Farm Friends Escape! by Gail Herman. Illustrated byBryan Langdo. 112 p. Liberty/ Time Inc., February 14, 2017. 9781618931689.

Publisher synopsis: During summer vacations, cousins Luke and Sarah help out at their grandparents' petting zoo. But what happens when the animals get loose overnight's Can Luke and Sarah use their knowledge of animals and their awesome problem-solving skills to get the animals back to safety?

That's what's new with me. What's new with you?