The Happy Hippo Readers

  First off, I want to start by saying that I do not like science. Last year it was probably one of my least favorite classes and I definitely did not read this book by choice. Even taking this into account, I surprisingly never got bored reading this book, and I believe someone who truly does like science will find it even more interesting. ANTHROPOCENE A Very Short Introduction (I will call it Anthropocene from now on) is a scientific book about how humans have affected Earth with global warming, animal and plant extinction, and terraforming. The book provides multiple different possibilities for moments in time when humans had affected the Earth so much that it could be considered a new epoch (a period of time significantly different to the previous epoch) and along the way explains in detail many ways humans have changed Earth, for the better and the worse. Anthropocene finds the perfect balance between providing the reader with all the information they need and explaining...

In the year 2016, Dav Pilkey, the author of Captain Underpants, released the book, Dog Man. The graphic novel became a bestseller for many years and was quickly turned into a hit series. When I was younger, I quickly became attached to these books and read them all throughout third and fourth grade. In this blogpost, I will be rating all the Dog Man books from 2016-2018. Before we start, what is Dog Man ? Dog Man used to be two people. A police officer and his police dog, named Greg. While Greg and his owner were trying to diffuse a bomb, the two were blown up. At the hospital, the doctors concluded that the police officer's head was dying, and Greg's body was dead too. The doctors then devised the idea to sew the police officer's body and Greg's head together. Thus, being born; Dog Man. The books that were released from the year 2016-2018 were Dog Man, Dog Man: Unleashed, Dog Man: The Tale of Two Kitties, Dog Man and Cat Kid, and Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas. 5: Dog...