Tag Archives: children

Book Review: My First Bilingual Book: A Day / Um Dia

Posted on September 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

My First Bilingual Book: A Day / Um Dia, by Milet Publishing It is fascinating to read this book because the intense simplicity of what is said tends to make all the more obvious the assumptions that are being made … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Being Good / Serbonzinho

Posted on September 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

Being Good / Serbonizho, by Hakan San Borteçin This book is a very short one, indeed, it is a picture book aimed at toddlers in encouraging them to be proficient in both English and Portuguese.  Admittedly, the subject is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Oregon (MyReportLinks.com)

Posted on September 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

Oregon (My ReportLinks.com), by Ron Knapp There is something almost endearing about this book and the primitive way it seeks to incorporate the web in its designs. The book makes what it thinks to be an audacious claim about promising … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Oregon (The United States)

Posted on September 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

Oregon (The United States), by Julie Murray What is it that people thought about Oregon fifteen years ago or so, and that they wanted to convey to others? This is the sort of question that this book answers in an … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Pregnant And Praying

Posted on September 6, 2020 by nathanalbright

Pregnant And Praying, by Elaine Tomski [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Adams PR Group in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.] As a single and childless man, this is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity | Tagged | 1 Comment

Book Review: Anna Carries Water

Posted on September 2, 2020 by nathanalbright

Anna Carries Water, by Olive Senior, with illustrations by Laura James It is unclear exactly what nation inspired this particular book but since the author is of Jamaican heritage and the illustrator is an Antiguan (both of which are lovely … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: A High Wind In Jamaica

Posted on August 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

A High Wind In Jamaica, by Richard Hughes This book is marketed as a story with no sympathetic point of view, but it’s not hard to see the complexity that is involved in the author’s perspective when it comes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Jamaica (Country Explorers)

Posted on August 18, 2020 by nathanalbright

Jamaica (Country Explorers), by Michael Capek This particular book was perhaps the most superficial of the ones I read about Jamaica, but that is not necessarily a bad thing.  It covers what other books do, but with less detail and … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Great Migration: Journey To The North

Posted on August 15, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Great Migration:  Journey To The North, by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist This is not a very good book.  Or at least this is not a book that I have any particular reason to care about personally.  … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Songs In The Shade Of The Olive Tree

Posted on August 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

Songs In The Shade Of The Olive Tree: Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes From The Maghreb, collected by Hafida Favret & Magdelaine Lerasle, arranged by Paul Mindy, and illustrated by Nathalie Novi It is very telling what sort of material one … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Music History | Tagged , , | Leave a comment