Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Ack! Why does something so sweet and well-intentioned have to be such a letdown? Suryia and Roscoe, in theory, is a perfect tale for preschoolers and early elementary students about a unique friendship between an orangutan and a rescued dog who live at the T.I.G.E.R.S. “Preservation Station” in South Carolina. [...]
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Suryia and Roscoe
November 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Tags:Bhagavan Antle·Books to Avoid·Carolyn M. Mullin·Dogs·Interspecies Friendship·Orangutan
Apples, Cherries, Red Raspberries
April 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In our house, we’ve really enjoyed a math-themed book by the author of Apples, Cherries, Red Raspberries: What is in the Fruit Group? and since it has been such a beloved read, so I was excited to see what this book all about fruit would be like. In general, it is [...]
Tags:Books to Avoid·Brian P. Cleary·Early Elementary·Fishing·Fruit·Fruits·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Jennifer Gannett
The Animal Rescue Store
February 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN “Let me root, root, root for the home team. If they don’t win it’s a shame.” Let’s just say I was rooting for this book, but with more than three strikes The Animal Rescue Store is awash. Based on and inspired by a “vagabond zoo” in New York City (more [...]
Tags:Anne Wilson·Books to Avoid·Carolyn M. Mullin·Elizabeth Swados·Poetry·Rats·Snakes
Harry by the Sea
November 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review by SANDI LANCASTER At first glance, I thought that Harry By The Sea would become a favorite in our house, but after reading it once with our daughter, I quietly stuck it in our basement storage, hoping that it would soon be forgotten. The story starts with Harry the dog going to the beach with his family. There’s [...]
Tags:Beach·Books to Avoid·Companion Animals·Depictions of Meat in Books·Dogs·Gene Zion·Sandi Lancaster
Big Bob and the Thanksgiving Potatoes
August 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY I decided to check out this older early-reader book because it was tagged as “vegetarian” on one of the major online book retailers (and other sites have similar synopses). Unfortunately, while it does deal with the issue of vegetarianism, author Daniel Pinkwater’s treatment of the subject is so superficial and silly [...]
Tags:Books to Avoid·Daniel Pinkwater·Early Elementary·Preschoolers·Thanksgiving·Vegetarian
Cow
July 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR The reality that most vegetarian parents face when it comes to the way cows are treated is that the vast majority of these animals don’t have it good, to put it mildly. Pumped full of growth hormone and antibiotics, and then hooked up to mechanical milking machines, they live a production-line [...]
Tags:Books to Avoid·Cows·Dairy·Dairy Industry·Early Elementary·factory farming·Farmed Animals·Farming·Jacqueline Bodnar·Malachy Doyle·Preschoolers
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