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Lisa Von Drasek recommends informational books from National Geographic in Part 1 of our 2018 Summer Reading recommendations on Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Libraries that have these books
The libraries below have these books in their collection, but, depending on demand, you may have to wait to check them out.
Almanac 2019
Brain Games
Extreme Records
Explore My World: Lions
About Lisa Von Drasek and Read This Book!
Von Drasek is host of Read This Book and the curator of the University of Minnesota’s Children’s Literature Research Collections. She also writes a blog on children’s books called The Blue Ox Review.
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Lisa’s The Blue Ox Review podcast.
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Host Lisa Von Drasek and guests review books from various genres: including children's literature, cookbooks, science, mysteries, and popular literature. This audio podcast also includes episodes from the video podcast, Read This Book!, also hosted by Lisa Von Drasek.
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