Jennifer Lawless Lawless থেকে Libureng, Bone Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
A nonfiction entry that will work well for both pleasure reading and classroom use. "Trees are the oldest, biggest, and tallest living organisms on earth" and this book covers 14 of the most unique trees on the planet. From Methuselah, a 4,800 year old Bristlecone Pine, to Hyperion, the tallest tree, Celebritrees features record holders and curiosities. The acrylic, colored pencil, and watercolor illustrations have a simplified folk vibe that works well with the earthy subject matter. -T I finally got around to picking this up this past month and really enjoyed it! The trees are varied and unique and cover several different parts of the world (although there is a definite focus on US trees--half the celebritrees can be found here). The record holders are described in a way that at least tries to make their size understandable to young readers (General Sherman, the world's biggest tree, is as heavy as 10 blue whales, or three 747 jets!) Additional information includes a bibliography and websites for further reading, and a page of tips for helping to grow more celebritrees. ~s
I think this is my favorite Anita Blake book so far! I love how everything continues to fall into place. Old characters continue to be developed and new, exciting characters are introduced. Already on to the next book!
Honestly, I didn't finish the book. Reading about Shangri-La should have been interesting, but the first 50 or so pages of a small novel consist of mindless characters droning on and on about nothing. I'm sure it provides a lovely contrast to the idyllic setting we meet later, but it was terribly annoying. I just didn't see the point to all that nonsense when it didn't develop any characters or push the story along. Maybe I'll try reading this again in 10 years or so?