Bibliography: Hertzberg, Jeff, and Zoe Francois. (2007). Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. New York: Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN: 978-0312362911 Review: While I am a fairly accomplished cook, and a very good baker, one thing I never conquered in the kitchen was the making of yeast bread. When I was very small, my mother [...]
Hatkoff, Isabella, Craig Hatkoff, P. Kahumbu, and Peter Greste. 2006. Owen & Mzee: the true story of a remarkable friendship. New York: Scholastic Press. Plot Summary: After the disastrous tsunami in the Indian Ocean in December of 2004, a baby hippopotamus was stranded on the coast near a Kenyan town called Malindi. Villagers helped to [...]
Fritz, Jean. 2001. Leonardo’s Horse. New York: Putnam. ISBN: 0399235760. Plot summary: This book begins with the story of Leonardo da Vinci and his lifelong mission to complete a bronze horse statue. The famous artist became busy completing other masterpieces for which he is well-known, but he continued to work on his idea for the [...]
Bibliography: Freedman, Russell. 1987. Lincoln: A photobiography. New York, N.Y.: Clarion Books. ISBN: 0899193803. Plot Summary: This award winning biography covers the life of one of the most important figures in American history with high-resolution mid-19th century photography and reprints of handwritten documents composed by Lincoln. The life of the sixteenth president is covered from [...]
Bibliography: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing up in Hitler’s shadow. New York: Scholastic Nonfiction. ISBN: 0439353793. Plot Summary: Much is known about the events leading up to and throughout World War II, but little focus is placed on the young Germans who pledged strong allegiences to Hitler and their Motherland. These allegiances led many [...]
