Nonfiction Monday: Happy Anniversary!

Welcome to Nonfiction Monday and our One-Year Anniversary Giveaway! This is our way of saying thank you for following our blog, commenting and helping to spread the word over this last year.
Three winners will receive a copy of one of the following nature related picture books:

Paws, Claws, Hands and Feet by Kimberly M. Hutmacher
In Arctic Waters by Laura Crawford
Marsh Music by Marianne Berkes

Enter times three:
1. Leave a Comment on this post.
2. Scroll down the right side of the screen to where it says Fans of Wild About Nature and become a Follower of our blog.
3. Post a blog entry of your own directing your readers to our contest. Leave a link to your post in the Comments section of this post.
*Be sure to leave your email or a link to your email in your comment, so that we are able to notify you if you should happen to win.

This contest will run from Monday, February 1, 2010 thru Saturday, February 13, 2010. On Valentines Day, Sunday, February 14, 2010 we will randomly draw our three winners and notify them via email. Winners will need to respond with their mailing addresses by Saturday, February 20, 2010. Any winners who do not respond with their mailing addresses by Saturday, February 20, 2010, will be disqualified.

Dear readers thank you for all you have done to help grow our blog and share our passion for the written word and nature. We are grateful to each and every one of you!

And now, without further ado, we present this week’s Nonfiction Monday Round-Up. If you have a post that you would like us to add to the Round-Up, please leave a link to it in the Comments. We’ll be checking in throughout the day and adding more links.

Heidi Bee Roemer reviewed Counting in the Oceans by Frederick L. McKissack Jr and Lisa Beringer McKissack.

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.Robin reviewed Redwoods by Jason Chin over at The Booknosher blog.

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. In Need of Chocolate blog has written up an annotated list of the prehistory books they are using for homeschooling.

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. Mandy is ceebrating with Groundhog Day by Gail Gibbons at Enjoy and Embrace Learning blog.

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. Share the treasures of Yellowstone with your children. Great Kid Books reviews Yellowstone Moran, by Lita Judge, and The Wolves Are Back, by Jean Craig George.

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. Natalie posted a review of Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride by Andrea Davis Pinkney at This Purple Crayon blog.

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. Anastasia Suen talks about the six traits of writing and the book Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson at Picture Book of the Day blog.

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. Abby (the) Librarian, has a review of The Champ: The Story of Muhammad Ali by Tanya Bolden.

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. Shirley has a review of A Desert Food Chain at SimplyScience.

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. Bookends Blog is celebrating fun with nature and poetry in a post about A Whiff of Pine, a Scent of Skunk: A Forest of Poems by Deborah Ruddell.

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.For Nonfiction Monday, Lori Calabrese Writes! reviews Skin: The Bare Facts by Lori Bergamotto.

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. Mama Librarian reviews Eleanor, Quiet No More by Doreen Rappaport.

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. Roberta was inspired by Little Black Ant on Park Street at Wrapped in Foil blog.

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. Pink Me blog reviewed The Robin Makes a Laughing Sound: A Birder's Journal by Sallie Wolf.

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. Shelf-Employeed blog takes a look at books about Hurricane Katrina.

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. Becky, from Zero to Eight blog shares a review of Open the Door to Liberty by Anne Rockwell.

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. Becky's Book Reviews has a review of Almost Astronauts by Tanya Lee Stone.

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. Jen Posted a review of Which Way to the Wild West!

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. Jennifer at Jean Little Library has reviewed Liberty or Death by Margaret Blair.

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. Kelly has posted a review of 14 Cows for America.

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. Anna posted about "Doomed Queens" by Kris Waldherr at Lost Between the Pages blog.

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. Moms Inspire Learning blog just started a series relating to Chinese New Year, and wrote about 4 different related nonfiction picture books today.

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. Jeannine Atkins wrote about Sanctuaries and The Secret World of Walter Anderson, a lovely picture book about art and nature.

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. MacLibrary blog is reviewing : Minty by Alan Schroeder.

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. Amanda has a review up of Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride at A Patchwork of Books.

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. Sally Apokedak, at Whispers of Dawn, posted a review of a newly released picture book for middle-graders---Birmingham Sunday, by Larry Dane Brimner.

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. Prose and Kahn blog has a review of Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins.

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. Wendie Old is featuring her own book about Groundhog Day at Wendie's Wanderings blog.