Steven James Petruccio

This book... Well, it may be a little bit of a stretch to say it changed my life, but damn near. I'm not really sure WHY, exactly, but this book has been very very dear to me since before I was even able to read. It's a cute little book about a vet trying to enjoy her day off with her daughter, but emergencies keep coming up and they have to go help the animals. A dog, a cat, a horse... And it's so sweet because they had this great day planned, but they put the animals first and it turns out show more to be a great day anyways. For a long time I thought I had lost this book, and searched all over the internet but couldn't figure out the title. I found it a few weeks ago in an old trunk I have, and all the memories came flooding back. This is one of the few "special" books I *know* I'll keep until I die. show less

Great series about different baby animals in their first year. Very informative stories, and there is additional information about the animal in question in the back. Appealing, realistic artwork. This one about dolphins has particularly beautiful colors and scenes. There is one scary incident with a shark, be prepared for questions!

This book did not win any awards. This book would be good for grades first through third because there is a lot of information that this book covers and the text is simple enough for a first grader to understand and it's interesting enough to grab a third grader's attention. This book informs the reader about the sun, the stars and the moon. It tells us little details about each topic. For the sun it talks about which side it rises and sets and why the sky is blue. For the stars it talks show more about constellations and how they are trillions of miles away from earth. And for the moon it discusses the phases of the moon. This book deals with space and science related terms. Before reading this book we would write some space terms on the board to get their minds going about space. Then I will bring in my astronaut puppet to help me read the book for the first graders and I don't know if I would bring him in for the upper grades. After reading we can talk about the constellations and the stars since that's a fun topic. They can draw a night sky and we can talk about all the different types of constellations. show less

A book about the movie 'Congo' that tells the story of a female gorilla that learns sign language and succeeds to communicate with humans. It also tells about other gorillas who succeeded learning sign language