Learning Crate April 2019 Review + Coupon

Lucy & Andy Neanderthal (Lucy and Andy Neanderthal) by Jeffrey Brown $11.00 My son enjoys comic books like DogMan and Captain Underpants. I am sure he will enjoy this one too.

Lucy and Andy are a sister and brother who get into trouble much like any sister and brother. Only difference? Lucy and Andy live in the Stone Age! Discover their laugh-out-loud adventures as the Paleo pair take on a wandering baby sibling, bossy teens, cave paintings, and a mammoth hunt. But what will happen when they encounter a group of humans?

Includes extra information about Neanderthal life that’s sure to appeal to future paleontologists and science phobes alike! And don’t miss Lucy and Andy’s next outing, Lucy & Andy Neanderthal: The Stone Cold Age — coming soon!

How Many Guinea Pigs Can Fit on a Plane?: Answers to Your Most Clever Math Questions (Bedtime Math Series) by Laura Overdeck $8.48

This book reminds me of the Guinness Book of World Records. It contains interesting facts about all kinds of questions that you never thought to ask.

How many bees does it take to make one jar of honey?

How many soccer balls would fit inside a hollow Earth?

How many pieces of gum would it take to stick you to a wall―and keep you there?

Believe it or not, you can find out the answers to these questions yourself―using math! Combining questions from real readers like you with surprising answers, Laura Overdeck’s How Many Guinea Pigs Can Fit on a Plane? proves that numbers can be fun―and that math is power.

The Day Eddie Met the Author Hardcover by Louise Borden $7.99 This book is about Eddie’s experience with meeting an author.  

A real author’s visiting Eddie’s school, and Eddie can hardly wait! After reading lots of the author’s books, he has an important question. It turns out he’s not the only one with a big question on the day of the assembly, though. It seems like everyone wants to ask something! So he waits. And waits. And when he finally gets his chance, Eddie gets an even better answer than he’d hoped for….

Flood Warning (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) by Katharine Kenah $6.25 My son has several books in this series. He likes reading about the weather, and he doesn’t have a book about floods yet.

You are lying in bed listening to the soft sound of rain. It has been coming down for hours. Now something is changing. The rain sounds harder and louder, and there is water running down the road, which looks like a small river. What is happening? You are hearing and seeing the start of a flood. Read and find out about the different kinds of floods, how they start, and how to stay safe. With colorful illustrations from Amy Schimler-Safford and engaging text from Katharine Kenah, Flood Warning is a fascinating look into a dangerous natural disaster.

Art of Coloring Star Wars: Rogue One Paperback by Disney Book Group $8.78 Star Wars is big in our household, so my son was thrilled to get this book. The book is filled with detailed pictures of various drones and Star Wars ships. You can leave the pictures as is, and trace them, or color them. 

John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy (Based on a True Story) by E. F. Abbott $12.99  This is the first book that my son wants to read. My son has read several books about war and my son enjoys real-life stories.

Would you ever run off to join the army, leaving your family behind? That’s what nine-year-old John Lincoln Clem does in 1861.

Determined to fight for his country, Johnny sneaks onto a train filled with men from the 3rd Ohio Union Regiment. Taken in by the older soldiers, Johnny becomes a drummer boy, and later, takes up his own musket. As the war rages on, Johnny experiences the brutalities of battle as well as the rampant illness and gnawing hunger in between. But the most dangerous part of Johnny’s journey is yet to come.

Based on a True Story books by E.F. Abbott are exciting historical fiction about real children who lived through extraordinary times in American History. This title has Common Core connections.