By Nina Schuyler, The Children’s Book Review
Published: January 27, 2012

Coral Reefs

By Jason Chin

Reading level: Ages 5 and up

Hardcover: 40 pages

Publisher: Flash Point (October 25, 2011)

Source: Publisher

What to expect: Science, Nature, Biology, Marine life, Water

Jason Chin does something pretty wonderful in his nonfiction book, Coral Reefs: He hasn’t forgotten the wild imagination of a kid.

What makes Coral Reefs unique is that along with loads of interesting information, he’s included colorful watercolor illustrations that tell their own story. In a sense he is blurring the boundary between fiction and nonfiction. The result is something completely engaging. And this hybrid form dishes out just enough facts without overwhelming. So you learn that though coral reefs may look like plants, they’re actually animals; and at the same time, the pictures, which often take up more than half the page, tell the story of a girl who goes to the library and picks up a book about coral reefs.

Illustration copyright © 2011 by Jason Chin

You learn coral reefs are the largest structures built by an animal on earth! The Belize barrier reef is over 180 miles long!; and at the same time, the illustrations show the girl’s world transforming, with the library slipping away and turning into coral, along with sea plants and fish. “There are so many species living in reefs that they are often called the cities of the sea,” writes Chin. And the water whooshes into the library, and the girl is swept up on a wave that carries with it octopus, sea turtles, fish and more coral. Very quickly, the girl is floating underwater, exploring and learning about the city of the sea. It’s a city, Chin tells us, with “a complex web of relationships, and each has its own place in the system.”

“There are so many species living in reefs that they are often called the cities of the sea,”

After you’ve fallen in love with coral reefs and the teeming life that calls it home—“More than four thousand kinds of fish and thousands of other species have been discovered in coral reefs—more than in any other part of the ocean”—after he’s completely hooked you, Chin has bad news. The reefs, just like so many other living things, are threatened by pollution and over-fishing. Thankfully, he gives a list of things you can do to help. You can—and you’ll want to—form a relationship with the reefs.

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Nina Schuyler‘s first novel, The Painting, (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill/2004), was a finalist for the Northern California Book Awards. It was also selected by the San Francisco Chronicle as one of the Best Books for 2004 and a “Great Debut from 2004″ by the Rocky Mountain News. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of San Francisco and is working on a third novel.

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By Nicki Richesin, The Children’s Book Review
Published: November 8, 2011

Whether you prefer animals as loveable yet zany characters who talk or as a species that live in the natural world, these entertaining books teach children about both fantasy and science. You’ll have a beastly good time reading with these funny, furry creatures that might inspire a life-long interest in nature. Let the wild rumpus commence.

School for Bandits

by Hannah Shaw

School for Bandits by Hannah Shaw is a fun romp with a little raccoon who wants to be a fine scholar yet enrolls in a school plagued by ruffians where “no niceness is allowed.” Check out the trailer for a sneak peek at the high jinx that ensues. (Ages 5-8)

A Cat Like That

by Wendy Wahman

A Cat Like That by Wendy Wahman details all the many benefits of having a furry feline friend. Pay close attention to the traits a cat looks for in a devoted companion in this lovely trailer. (Ages 4-7)

The Incredible Life of Balto

By Meghan McCarthy

The Incredible Life of Balto by Meghan McCarthy is the true story of the heroic dog who braved the freezing journey from Nenana to Nome to deliver a serum for the diphtheria epidemic of 1925. See a video about his great Alaskan adventure and for everything you ever wanted to know about Balto, check out McCarthy’s tribute page to the famous pooch. (Ages 5-8)

A Zeal of Zebras: An Alphabet of Collective Nouns

By WOOP Studios

WOOP Studios has famously brought us all manner of Harry Potter graphic design, but they have something new in store: A Zeal of Zebras: An Alphabet of Collective Nouns. A winning combination of cool design and fun animal facts will make you shout a wild woop for this A-Z safari! (Ages 6-9)

The Pet Shop Revolution

By Ana Juan

Ana Juan’s Mina boldly leads The Pet Shop Revolution with a charge to aid the miserable animals caged by their cruel owner. Her illustrations are curiously inventive, just as in her earlier works Frida and The Night Eater. This picture book makes you feels as if you’ve entered another dimension, one where life imitates art. (Ages 5-8)

Around the World on Eighty Legs

By Amy Gibson; illustrated by Daniel Salmieri

The good-natured animals in Around the World on Eighty Legs (illustrated with great panache by Daniel Salmieri) shake their tail feathers with glee at Amy Gibson’s funny verses. With clever poems and lively pictures, this one comes highly recommended. (Ages 4-8)

The Pig Scramble

By Jessica Kinney; illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen

Sweetly inspired by her husband’s experience growing up on a dairy farm in Maine, Jessica Kinney wrote The Pig Scramble for him. Uncle Leon offers encouragement to his nephew Clarence, the youngest of three who often feels left behind by his older and more capable brothers. Sarah S. Brannen’s illustrations perfectly capture life on a New England farm. (Ages 5-8)

Curious Critters

By David FitzSimmons

David FitzSimmons’s truly impressive photographs of Curious Critters seem so real it’s as if you’re holding the animals in your hands. The white background and magnified dimensions will show children in stunning detail what these animals really look like- up close and personal. (Ages 4-8)

Who Has These Feet?

By Laura Hulbert; illustrated by Erik Brooks

Who Has These Feet? by Laura Hulbert and illustrated by Erik Brooks will fascinate little ones just learning about polar bears, tree frogs, parrots, geckos, and kangaroos. A wonderfully interactive selection especially recommended for squirmy, reluctant readers. (Ages 3-7)

Nicki Richesin is the editor of four anthologies,What I Would Tell Her: 28 Devoted Dads on Bringing Up, Holding On To, and Letting Go of Their Daughters; Because I Love Her: 34 Women Writers Reflect on the Mother-Daughter Bond; Crush: 26 Real-Life Tales of First Love; and The May Queen: Women on Life, Work, and Pulling it all Together in your Thirties. Her anthologies have been excerpted and praised in The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Redbook, Parenting, Cosmopolitan, Bust, Salon, Daily Candy, and Babble.

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By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: April 25, 2011

From seeing the stars to taking a tour of the moon, The Klutz Guide to the Galaxy is an educational, entertaining, intergalactic treat. The book comes with 6 tools, including a build-it-yourself telescope and a no-batteries-required sundial, to help kids ages 8 and up navigate their way through outer space. The design and layout is kid-friendly, making it easy for galactic explorers to digest information and ponder some of the greatest scientific discoveries of our universe, right from their backyards.

Is it possible you have a young galactic explorer at your house? If so, reach for the stars and enter to win one of two copies of The Klutz Guide to the Galaxy. Giveaway begins April 25, 2011, at 12:01 A.M. PST and ends May 23, 2011, at 11:59 P.M. PST.

Reading Level: 8 and up

Paperback: 67 pages

Book overview: THE KLUTZ GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Pat Murphy and the Scientists of Klutz Labs

Isn’t it time you discovered your place in the galaxy?

Explore the universe without leaving the comfort of your backyard. When the scientists at Klutz Labs tackle outer space, we not only ask questions like “Where’s the Big Dipper” but also “If I lived on planet Mercury, am I already old enough to drive?” Use the included telescope, red light for night use, sundial, and astrolab to start exploring our great galaxy.

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By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: April 6, 2011

Jim Arnosky, Author and Illustrator

Jim is self taught in writing, art and the natural sciences. He has written and illustrated 86 books on nature subjects and has illustrated 46 other books written by various authors. He has been awarded the Christopher Medal, Orbis Pictus Honor, ALA Gordon Award, and Outstanding Science book awards from National Science Teachers Associations.

TCBR: Your picture book, Man Gave Names To All The Animals, by Bob Dylan, was released last year—and may I just add, it’s beautiful. In your note to the readers, you said: “From the first time I heard it, the lyrics created pictures in my mind of a land of primeval beauty, where the sky and earth were new, where plants first grew, and the animals knew no fear. I thought this vision would make a dream of a book, and I asked for Bob Dylan’s permission to make this dream come true. Happily, he said yes.”  Can you tell us more about the process of receiving permission to illustrate a musician’s song? And, most importantly, exactly how you felt when the famous Bob Dylan said yes?

Jim Arnosky: I was fortunate in that my agent’s husband knows Bob Dylan and put us in touch with Mr. Dylan’s agent. I only had to wait my turn among all the requests for Bob Dylan’s songs for various uses and then send Bob Dylan a box of my books ( he was in Australia at the time) so he could see what I do. He must have liked what he saw because he gave me his permission to interpret his song in my own way. All during the process of permissions, I tried to learn more about Dylan, listening to his early songs, reading his autobiography “Chronicles”. We never met, but he saw everything I did and together we approved all the proofs, layouts, cover designs, ads, and catalog references. I am thrilled to have had this opportunity and forever grateful to Bob Dylan and his company for their help.

The wildly rich artwork for this book was prepared using pencil and acrylic paints. From where do you draw your inspiration for each painting?

Art from Man Gave Names to All the Animals ©2010 by Jim Arnosky, Sterling Children’s Books

This book was a departure for me since I am used to writing my own books. But, as in my Nature studies, I found inspiration in something small but significant. In this case it was the simple refrain “ In the beginning, a long time ago.”

That was enough to make me try to create a world lush with plants and deep with pristine vistas and to populate it with animals from all around the globe. I painted the pictures at my workplace in the Florida Keys surrounded by tropical plants and the beautiful turquoise sea. My daily wanderings influenced my palette and made the book very colorful.

Art from Thunder Birds ©2011 by Jim Arnosky, Sterling Children’s Book

What can you tell us about your latest book, Thunder Birds: Nature’s Flying Predators?

For Thunder Birds, Deanna, my wife, and I traced a good portion of Audubon’s trail from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, down the Eastern coast to Florida and Key West. We saw and photographed the same species of big powerful birds Audubon saw and in some of the same spots, many of which are now protected wild lands.

I measured captive birds, estimated the sizes of wild birds visually, and painted them life-size. It is one of my most ambitious books. The Audubon inspiration was just what I needed to make the book special to me. Since, like Audubon, I am also self- taught in the sciences and art and have learned most of what I know from my own observations and personal experiences in the wild.

I had read that you are self-taught in writing, art and the natural sciences. You have been described as a naturalist—and the many books you have created certainly represent this—to me, this is proof of how passion can truly take a person places. How would you describe your journey to becoming a published author and illustrator?

I had no formal art training in grade school or high school, and I didn’t go to college. My father who was a mechanical draftsman taught me to draw by teaching me how things worked, how things were made; such as a fence or a shed or the axles and wheels on a car. It was natural for me to apply this understanding of how the world works to Nature and my chosen wildlife subjects.

When Deanna and I were married, we were both 19 and I was selling little drawings for $5.00 a piece. Together we began to send out samples to children’s magazines and after 2 years of no answers, I got a job from jack and Jill magazine that led to other freelance assignments.

We moved to a one room cabin in Pennsylvania to keep our expenses low and Deanna made a good home with very little for us and our two girls while I studied every day, hiking 10 miles over the mountains each day. I began keeping journals of my wildlife encounters. I still keep a journal.

Art from Thunder Birds ©2011 by Jim Arnosky, Sterling Children’s Books.

Of all of the books that you have created or collaborated on, which has been the most personally rewarding for you?

The “Crinkleroot” books are special to me because they were the first. Of the 121 books I’ve written and illustrated, 14 are “Crinkleroot” books. I’ve just finished a 15^th that is due to come out in Spring 2012 (Putnam). The first “Crinkleroot” book “I Was Born In A Tree and Raised By Bees” began in my head on those long hikes over the mountains 40 years ago.

Which books do you remember most from your own childhood? And, which books did you read to your children in their youngest years?

I didn’t read much as a child. There were no books in our home except for a set of encyclopedias. I read them. Deanna read to our girls when they were young.  One was “Watership Down”. I remembered that well.  Years later, I read  “The Old Man And The Sea” to my three grandsons.

What are you working on now? Should we expect to see any more illustrated songbooks?

I am presently painting the great fish of the ocean along with other smaller sea creatures. The other day I was working on a painting of a puffer and I left the board to rest and fish the sunset. I caught the exact species of puffer I was painting and before I released it, I noticed it had brilliant yellow lips. I added that to my fish in the painting.

Art from I'm A Turkey ©2009 by Jim Arnosky, Scholastic

I’ve illustrated three of my own songs, “Rattlesnake Dance”, “Gobble It Up” and  “I’m A Turkey”. The last two are available with me singing the songs.  I’ve also written another song which I’m hoping to find a publisher for this year.

If you could offer one piece of advice to parents about raising children to enjoy and appreciate nature, what would it be?

To parents I say let their children experience Nature without too much worry instilled in them as they learn about the world around them. Don’t have them fear they will hurt or harm or bother some small creature by picking it up or holding it or even keeping it for a little while. Nature is resilient. It can stand a little child’s wonder while we learn more about it. Make sure they are gentle, careful and considerate about plants and animals, but do it in a way that encourages rather than reprimands. Keep them safe, but give them their freedom to enjoy and explore.

Is there anything else you would like to share with your readers?

Yes, remember, it is true that what we love, we protect. Teach yourself and your children to love wildlife and wild places. That’s even more important at their young age than instilling the idea of protecting wildlife and wild places.

On a parting note, if you, “Man,” were giving names to all the animals, is there one that you would like to go back and change?

If I were “Man” giving names to all the animals, I’d change anemone to something easier to pronounce and remember.

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By Tina Vasquez, for The Children’s Book Review
Published: December 5, 2010

Come See the Earth Turn: The Story of Léon Foucault

By Lori Mortensen (Author), Raul Allen (Illustrator)

Reading level: Ages 7-9

Hardcover: 32 pages

Publisher: Tricycle Press (September 14, 2010)

Source: Publisher

In Come See the Earth Turn we immediately learn that physicist Jean Bernard Léon Foucault was special from the very beginning, but not in the way you might think. He was a small, sickly baby who turned into an introverted, slow-moving boy and because of his rocky start in life, many were surprised by his talent for building clever and inventive contraptions. At the urging of his mother, Léon enrolled in medical school with the hope of fulfilling his mother’s dream for him to become a surgeon, but the profession did not sit well with Léon and he eventually dropped out. It wasn’t a total waste however, because it was in the labs at his school that the young man discovered his true passion: physics.

As young readers will learn in Come See the Earth Turn, there are many reasons Léon is an important part of history. Not only was he the first person to photograph the sun, but he was also the first to accurately measure the speed of light. His most important discovery; however, was the result of a happy accident in his laboratory and it once and for all proved that the earth spins on an axis, a claim that had been disputed for years by scholars, scientists, and other educated people of the time.

Part history lesson and part children’s book, Come See the Earth Turn puts complicated science into its simplest terms and sheds light on how Léon created his world famous Foucault pendulum, an invention that would prove to the general public and his critics that the earth rotated.

Young readers will find the realistic illustrations captivating, while also learning the story of  Léon Foucault, an unlikely genius.

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By Tina Vasquez, for The Children’s Book Review
Published: December 3, 2010

Cromwell Dixon’s Sky Cycle

by John Nez

Reading level: Ages 5-8

Hardcover: 32 pages

Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons (2009)

Source of book: Publisher

Unlike other non-fiction children’s books focused on historical events, Cromwell Dixon’s Sky-Cycle features bright and playful illustrations that lend a lighthearted feel to the events that unfold, making the story of a child soaring into the sky on an unreliable and homemade device more playful hat most parents would probably think possible.

Cromwell Dixon was a mechanical genius, even as a child. While most boys his age were playing with their friends and climbing trees, Cromwell was busying himself with inventive creations, like a rowboat for four rowers and a mechanical fish made entirely out of old windup clocks. When Cromwell was a teenager in the early 1900’s, the world was abuzz with what at the time was believed to be cutting edge technology: electricity, telephones, light bulbs, ocean liners, etc. Cromwell, on the other hand, was captivated by “flying machines and airships.”

So, like any good boy genius with a mechanical mind, Cromwell spent months creating what could only be described as a flying bicycle or “sky-cycle.” With the help of his devoted and supportive mother (and after suffering a few unfortunate setbacks), the sky-cycle was ready for its first flight in front of a large crowd of people.

Though Cromwell’s first flight on his new invention was technically a success, it wasn’t safe and young readers will be astonished to find out how the young boy wonder kept his wits about him despite encountering major problems and having to make an emergency landing. It’s definitely one for the record books.

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By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: November 12, 2010

This is a book list for sports enthusiasts, young Einsteins-in-the-making, myth busters, restless minds and grown men! From Potato Chip Science to The World’s Most Amazing Facts and Records, there is seriously something for everyone. And, while I would recommend most of these books to the most reluctant of readers—particularly boys—I would suggest that you don’t rule these suggestions out for girls. Young girls in particular have very curious minds and very much enjoy a good hands-on experiment—there’s also a beautiful and energetic baseball book which tells the inspiring story of Effa Manley.

The Science Books

Potato Chip Science: 29 Incredible Experiments

by Allen Kurzweil (Author), Max Kurzweil (Collaborator)

Reading level: Ages 8-12

Paperback: 96 pages

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (September 1, 2010)

Source: Author

The packaging of this kit (a “book & stuff”) alone has a ton of kid-appeal—it looks and feels like a bag of potato chips—but it’s not the cover from which we judge, it’s what is on the inside. Judge for yourself …

Add this book (and stuff) to your collection: Potato Chip Science: 29 Incredible Experiments

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The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science: 64 Daring Experiments for Young Scientists

by Sean Connolly

Reading level: Ages 9 and up

Hardcover: 205 pages

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (September 24, 2008)

Source: Personal collection

This is one that dad’s cannot resist working on with their kids.

Add this book to your collection: The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science: 64 Daring Experiments for Young Scientists

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Don’t Touch That Toad and Other Strange Things Adults Tell You

by Catherine Rondina (Author), Kevin Sylvester
(Illustrator)

Reading level: Ages 7-10

Hardcover: 96 pages

Publisher: Kids Can Press (August 1, 2010)

Source: Publicist

It offers entertaining explanations of why adults say the things they do. This is a very fun book for stuffing into a stocking. Why? Because I said so, that’s why.

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The Klutz Book of Inventions

by editors of Klutz

Reading level: Ages 8 and up

Hardcover-spiral: 197 pages

Publisher: Klutz; Spi edition (October 1, 2010)

Source: Publisher

Full color pages with photographs and pictures on every page. The hardcover makes this a nice choice for a gift, and the spiral binding makes it easy to flip and work through.

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The Inside Series

Reading level: Ages 9-12

Hardcover: 48 pages

Publisher: Sterling (October 5, 2010)

Source: Publisher

This is a brand new series: The Inside Series, published by Sterling Books. Each book has a focus: the human body, dinosaurs, hurricanes, etc.. The books are factual and have a great visual layout which helps with easier digestion of information.

Add this book to your collection: Inside: Human Body by Dr. Aron M. Bruhn MD

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The Sports Books

Sports Illustrated Kids All Access: Your Pass to Behind the Scenes Photos of Athletes, Locker Rooms, and More

by Editors of Sports Illustrated Kids

Reading level: Young Adult

Hardcover: 48 pages

Publisher: Sports Illustrated (October 26, 2010)

Source: Publicist

This books offers a brief-but-great look at some of the biggest names in sport and inside their locker rooms. Unique, clear page overlays offer quality visual effects of things such as basketball player Shaquille O’Neal’s hand measured over Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson’s.

Add this book to your collection: Sports Illustrated Kids All Access: Your Pass to Behind the Scenes Photos of Athletes, Locker Rooms, and More

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Roy Morelli Steps Up to the Plate

by Thatcher Heldring

Reading level: Ages 9-12

Hardcover: 240 pages

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (March 9, 2010)

Source: Publisher

It’s the classic tale of keeping up good grades to make it to the big leagues. An engaging story for baseball fans.

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She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story

by Audrey Vernick
(Author), Don Tate (Illustrator)

Reading level: Ages 5-8

Hardcover: 32 pages

Publisher: Collins (October 19, 2010)

Source: Publisher

An inspiring and well-written biography with lively painted illustrations—wonderfully executed.

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TIME For Kids That’s Awesome: The World’s Most Amazing Facts and Records

by Editors of Time for Kids Magazine

Reading level: Ages 9-12

Hardcover: 208 pages

Publisher: Time For Kids (October 5, 2010)

Source: Publicist

A pick-up-and-read-anytime kind of book that will interest both the science and sports enthusiasts. A menagerie of conversation starting facts.

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Extras

Moon In My Room

Company’s description: Turn your room into an authentically detailed 3-D lunar landscape. After your child is all tucked in for the night, Moon in My Room creates a peaceful, glowing effect for a night full of sweet dreams. Its whimsical effect is fun for adults, too! Ages 6 and up.

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Thames & Kosmos Alternative Energy and Environmental Science Wind Power

Company’s description: Renewable Energy Science Kit. Build a working wind turbine. Harness mechanical energy to lift weights. Generate electricity to light an LED and charge a battery. Learn the physics of wind turbines. Discover how wind occurs and why it is such a good energy source. Includes full-color, 32 page experiment manual. Ages 8 and up.

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By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: June 10, 2010

Douglas E. Richards, author of The Prometheus Project series (Ages 9-13), is giving away 3 sets of autographed books in celebration of the release of the third book in the series—Stranded (Book 3) releases in July. Each winner will receive a copy of the first two books, The Prometheus Project: Trapped and The Prometheus Project: Captured

The Prometheus Project is a science-fiction mystery series that has a lot to offer: mystery, adventure, action, suspense, team work, determination, problem solving, scientific facts, aliens and their well imagined city, and a little dose of humor. You can read what we had to say about the first two books back in early ‘o9: The Prometheus Project by Douglas E. Richards, as well as read an interview between Luisa LaFleur and Douglas E. Richards: Interview.

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• Leave a comment in the comments field below. If you are one of the lucky winners, you will be contacted via e-mail.

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• The contest will run June 9, 2010 – July 7, 2010, with the winners being drawn July 1, 2010.  Administrator’s computer is the official time keeping device for the Giveaway. Winners will be picked at random using a random sequence generator (your comments are numbered in the order they are received and the numbers are like raffle tickets drawn from a hat). Winners have 72hrs to claim their prize. Unclaimed prizes will be awarded to an alternate winner.

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Disclaimer: Books will be shipped directly from Douglas E. Richards, delivery of the giveaway item lies solely on the sponsor. Names, e-mail address and physical addresses of all winners will be shared with the sponsor for the purpose of fulfillment of the giveaway.

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