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November 28, 2019December 1, 2019 lockehardy

The Immortal Jellyfish

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 lockehardy

King and the Dragonflies

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A Stone for Sascha

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Corrie Locke-Hardy

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Hi everyone!! After a brief hiatus rallying votes furiously, we have the Best Books of 2019 list to reveal!! We want to extend the biggest thank you to all of the authors, illustrators, and publishers that have worked so incredibly hard over the course of the year to produce such fantastic content. The Tiny Activist is thrilled to be a part of the Read With River book club, on a mission to #findmestories_bestof2019 !! (The publishers were kind enough to send the books for consideration!) . Here are the amazing participants that allowed us to be able to take on this endeavor: @enchantedlion @macmillankidsbooks @bluemanateepress @bharatbabies @highwaterpress @simonkids @flyingeyebooks @sourcebookskids @capstone_pub @quartokids @mariaisabelsanchezvegara @barbaraalca @daria_solak_illustrations @elisapaganelli_illustration @susannaleonardhill @chiaraillu @hoffman.amalia @owendaveydraws @peachtreepublishing @jowithapencil @mattforsythe @natashadonovanillustration @thegitxsan @theartoffun @nidhiart @cleverbooks.us @dougcenko @cottagedoorpress @katiemcelligottauthor @jbellstudio @sageekere_ @aishacs @foxville_art @knopfkids @jsarconeroach @katzhangwriter @charlenedraws @noblemaillard @juanamartinezn @asun_amar @meegpincus @sophiagholz @areyouokfai @annick_press
This is an AWESOME graphic novel! Something we like about it very much is that while it very closely follows the life of the one and only powerhouse Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it also gives an amazing amount of historical context and vocabulary for the reader. We begin the book with Ruth’s birth and follow her trailblazing journey beyond her appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States. It was really cool to see Ruth grow up and be unafraid to be seen as smart, capable, and driven the entire time. The graphic novel was thorough and well-researched. We learned so much! Challenging sexism and higher education, RBG saw firsthand the tides of change. In fact, she was often the one strategizing. Undoubtedly, Ruth has inspired generations of young people already. This book is the next iteration, having a graphic novel about historical figures is really neat and brings a new dimension of learning into the equation. Link in bio for more information about the book as well as the author and illustrator 📚 This book was generously provided by @simonkids but all opinions are our own! . #notoriousrbg #trailblazer #feminist #historicalfigure #historicalevents #ruthbaderginsburg #graphicnovel #YA #YAlit #ireadya #weneeddiversebooks #unitedstates #supremecourt #womeningovernment #badasslady
This is the latest installment of Owen Davey’s animal series, and I bet if you’ve been reading our book reviews for a bit you can guess what we think about it. Davey has written & illustrated books in this series about beetles, sharks, monkeys, and cats! I’ll give you a hint: it starts with L and ends with -OVE! Davey has the incredible ability to give readers a huge amount of information but not have an overwhelming amount of text. Inside the book, the reader learns all about amphibian attributes and adaptations like specialized skin and feet since so much time is spent in the water! Something we really like about this particular book is that on some pages Davey has done life-size drawings of different species of frogs! There are all types of really cool frogs inside this book, and there is a wide range of topics covered. At the back are the few pages that make the series special too-a part about different mythology surrounding the animal as well as conservation efforts. This book was sent by @flyingeyebooks for consideration of the #findmestories_bestof2019 event that we are participating in, and we could not be more grateful. However, all opinions remain our own! . #science #scienceisforeveryone #STEM #frog #frogs #toads #amphibiansofinstagram #owendavey #owendaveydraws #picturebooksaremyjam #childrensbooks #secularhomeschool #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #librariansofinstagram #childrenslit #nonfiction
This is a beautiful book in both storyline and artwork. Our main character is a small boy who is told about a jellyfish that can revert back to the polyp stage and grow up again, thus being essentially immortal. The child wonders if people are immortal, and his grandfather says no. Then, the child doesn’t see his grandfather for a bit. His parents tell him that his grandfather died, and he won’t get to see him anymore. The child cries, and falls asleep thinking of his grandfather. Suddenly, his grandpa appears and the pair fly into the air on a mission to become immortal. A fantastical adventure ensues in which the pair end up at the Life Transfer City and meet some of the individuals there. We won’t spoil the ending, but do you think the young boy will see his grandpa again? The book is a beautiful take on grief and remembering a loved one that has passed on. The whimsical illustrations convey the dreamscape adventure that the protagonist goes on, and we can’t get enough! Grief is a difficult concept for young children to fully grasp, and this does a great job of explaining how a person can always be around in memories and dreams. We wanted to post this on World AIDS Day, a time when we remember and mourn for the generation we lost. They live on in our hearts, minds, and dreams. What we love about this book also is the way it tackles both losing a family member and the fact that everything ends up passing on, maybe at the Life Transfer Station! (This book was generously sent to us by @flyingeyebooks but all opinions are our own) . . #jellyfish #grief #family #loss #love #passing #passingaway #grandparents #worldaidsday #worldaidsday2019 #nature #naturalworld #socialemotionallearning #secularhomeschool #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #librariansofinstagram #death #mourning #childrensbooks #picturebooksaremyjam
This book is an emotional look into the story of Irene Couchie Dupuis and her forced residential schooling during her childhood.  Irene’s father was the chief of their First Nation community, yet Irene and several of her siblings are forced to attend a year of school away from home.  Irene’s mother tells her to never forget who she is, or anything about the life she had known before the residential school.  At the school, Irene and the other children are subjected to harsh rules and unkind nuns hellbent on erasing their culture. Their hair is cut, and their names are replaced with numbers.  Irene is burned after using her native Ojibway language, and after nearly a year with no familial contact the students are released for a summer at home.  Back at home, Irene tells her family what living in the residential school is like and her parents are outraged.  The Couchie family comes up with a plan to hide the children after the summer is over, horrified at the prospect of another year enduring more abuse at the hands of the nuns. This book is published by @_secondstory and it’s our favorite book they’ve published (so far!). While there are many books (and rightfully so) about residential school atrocities, this book is particularly important because it is not only Own Voices but told by Irene’s own family as well. It’s one of our favorite books about First Nations experiences, and always in the mix of books we set out for our guests to read when they come over (we’re really fun at parties). If you haven’t read this book, we highly recommend it! . . #ssp30years #ownvoices #firstnations #childrensbooks #weneeddiversebooks #indigenouspeople #indigenousvoices #childrenslit #diversekidlit #secularhomeschool #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #librariansofinstagram
A Mouse Called Julian is a very cute story with a plot twist! Julian likes being alone, just eating berries (we can relate with this!) but one evening in an attempted meal hunt, a fox gets stuck in Julian’s window! Eventually Julian helps him get out, but in the meantime the unlikely pair has become friends. Sometimes having friends isn’t so scary after all. We can make friends with people we never expect to be able to. This book has beautiful illustrations along with a beautiful message. Especially being a tortured introvert and grad student, Corrie likes to spend a lot of time alone when studying and reading. The book is a nice reminder that good things can happen when a person puts themselves out there and gets to know someone new, even if that someone is at first glance incredibly different from oneself. @flyingeyebooks sent us this as part of the #findmestories_bestof2019 project! All opinions are our own. #cozy #childrensbooks #friendship #fox #mouse #socialemotionallearning #education #kidsbooks #picturebooksaremyjam #picturebooks #childrenslit #secularhomeschool #teachersofinstagram #librariansofinstagram #introvert #flyingeye

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