Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Authored by humane educator extraordinaire Zoe Weil, Claude and Medea traces the compassionate awakening of two twelve year olds. Both students at a prestigious private school in Manhattan, Claude comes from a background of wealth and privilege while his classmate Medea’s background is working class. The two are not friends at [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Animal Rescue'
Claude and Medea
February 2nd, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Tags:Animal Rescue·Animal Research·animal rights·Dogs·Humane Education·Jennifer Gannett·Older Elementary·Portrayal of Vegetarians in Books·Rats·Vegetarian Protagonist·Zoe Weil
Born to Be Wild
January 20th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Movies
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT “Born to Be Wild” is an IMAX film focusing on the conservation efforts of two women working a world away from each other in different conditions but with aligned goals. Both have set up systems of caring for and ultimately releasing orphaned wild animals back into the wild. Daphne Sheldrick, who [...]
Tags:Animal Rescue·Biography·Birute Galdikas·Conservation·Daphne Sheldrick·Early Elementary·Elephants·IMAX·Indonesia·Jennifer Gannett·Kenya·Morgan Freeman·Older Elementary·Orangutans
Go, Diego, Go!
January 14th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Movies
Review By JENNIFER KALI Dora’s cousin Diego is also an adventurer, but Diego is a boy with a mission. At the beginning of each episode, Diego announces, “Hi! I am Diego and I am an animal rescuer!” Then he goes on to exclaim, “I love animals!” With his team, made up of his sister Alicia and Click [...]
Tags:Adventure·Animal Rescue·Animal Welfare·Early Elementary·Good for Toddlers·Jennifer Kali·Preschoolers
Christmas Kitten, Home at Last
December 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By ROBYN MOORE Christmas Kitten is a sweet book for kids to enjoy during the holidays. It has the typical Christmas cast of characters including Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, elves, and reindeer, but it also has a kitten, which adds to the cute factor. While making deliveries Santa Claus finds a homeless kitten. [...]
Tags:Animal Adoption·Animal Rescue·Cats·Christmas·Companion Animals·Early Elementary·Holiday Books·Holidays·Kittens·Preschoolers·Robin Pulver·Robyn Moore·Santa Claus
A Christmas Horse Named Cairo
December 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By MOLLY FRISINGER A Christmas Horse Named Cairo: A Rescued Palomino from Sunny Day Farms is a fundraiser book for Sunny Day Farms Animal Sanctuary. Using photographs and a simple storyline, the book tells the true story of rescued horse Cairo through the eyes of a little girl who lives on the farm. The [...]
Tags:Animal Neglect·Animal Rescue·Animal Sanctuaries·Betty Buckley·Brooke Chavez·Christmas·Holiday Books·Holidays·Horses·Molly Frisinger·Photography
Maggie’s Second Chance
November 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT As soon as a review copy of Maggie’s Second Chance: A Gentle Dog’s Rescue arrived, I looked through it and knew that Gryphon Press had another wonderful title with the release of this fantastic book. However, the true test is that of the intended audience, and in this case, the book [...]
Tags:Animal Adoption·Animal Rescue·Animal Shelters·Books that Teach Character·Books that Teach Empathy·Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary·Illustration·Jennifer Gannett·Joe Hyatt·Nancy Furstinger
Walter the Farting Dog
July 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER KALI Betty and Billy and their parents rescue Walter from a shelter. He stinks and no one else wants him. They soon learn that he has a stink that doesn’t wash out – he’s a chronic farter. No matter what he eats, no matter what he’s doing, he can’t stop farting. Betty and Billy don’t mind, [...]
Tags:Animal Rescue·Animal Shelters·Dogs·Early Elementary·Humor·Jennifer Kali·Preschoolers·William Kotzwinkle
The Snail and the Whale
June 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL The Snail and the Whale was so entertaining that it helped my four-year-old and my friend’s active two-year-old stay seated and riveted during our lengthy lunch at a restaurant. Sure, I had to read between bites but the rhyming couplets were a succulent mouthful and the adorable illustrations were packed with [...]
Tags:Animal Rescue·Axel Scheffler·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environmental Children's Literature·Huyen MacMichael·Invertebrate Animals·Julia Donaldson·Marine Animals·Preschoolers·Snails·Whales
Necks Out for Adventure!
May 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY If you’re ready for a quirky adventure story told from the perspective of a clam, then Necks Out for Adventure! by Timothy Basil Ering is the book for you. “For as long as anyone could remember, the wiggleskins would not leave the mud. While the currents flowed back and forth over [...]
Tags:Adventure·Animal Rescue·Animals·Animals as Food·Best Books for Vegetarian Kids·Clams·Early Elementary·Invertebrate Animals·Marine Animals·Mollusks·Preschoolers·Timothy Basil Ering·Vegetarian Kids Books
The Chimpanzee Kid
May 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT The Chimpanzee Kid is the story of seventh grader Harold Pinto. Harold is a sensitive kid with a history of taking up causes that other kids in his school are uninterested in hearing about, and consequently is somewhat of a lonely young guy. His parents have divorced not long ago and [...]
Tags:Animal Liberation·Animal Rescue·animal rights·Chimpanzees·Divorce·Grief·Grieving·Jennifer Gannett·Laboratory Animals·Older Elementary·Primates·Vivisection
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