Non-fiction picture books
I've been lucky enough to get my hands on some really terrific non-fiction lately, thanks to CYBILS and Netgalley! My students really love non-fiction so it's great to get some new things for my library! The first one is called "Tortuga Squad: Kids Saving Sea Turtles in Costa Rica" by Cathleen Turnham. It's about a group of kids who live on a small island just off the coast of Costa Rica. It's a fairly poor island, but the kids and some of the adults are trying to help save the native animals. It gives a really nice description of the strategies they use-protecting the eggs and the babies as well as advocating to the fishermen to try to change their nets to help keep turtles from drowning. The text is fairly simple (it feels like it's aimed at 6-9 year olds) and has a somewhat narrative format. There are some terrific diagrams that will help the reader understand some of the ways that people can keep fishing but still help turtles. There is a...