Review By JESSICA ALMY I tend to oppose zoos and zoo literature for children. As much as zoos try to replicate the natural habitats of exotic animals, an image from a childhood visit to a zoo is indelibly marked in my mind: the eyes of a nonhuman primate behind thick plexiglass looking blankly forward, seeming not [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Chimpanzees'
Mother to Tigers
July 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Tags:Animal Welfare·Biography·Books·Captive Wildlife·Chimpanzees·George Ella Lyon·Helen Martini·Tigers·Zoo
Me … Jane
June 27th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Two powerhouses team up to bring young readers a sweet and inspiring autobiography of one girl who made her dream a reality. Vegbooks contributors Jennifer and Jessica (not once, but twice!) have fawned over Patrick McDonnell’s work, but now they and you too can appreciate his artistic style and prose [...]
Tags:Africa·ALSC Notable Childrens Book·Animals·Biography·Carolyn M. Mullin·Charlotte Zolotow Award·Chimpanzees·Early Elementary·Eggs·Female Protagonist·Jane Goodall·New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2011·Patrick McDonnell·Preschoolers
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
Hurt Go Happy
September 26th, 2010 · Comments Off · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN It’s hard to sum up and analyze a novel in just a few short paragraphs, much less a work that is so perfectly complex and layered in its character development, plot, and thematic elements. Award-winning Hurt Go Happy is written for the middle school-aged crowd, but personally I think every [...]
Tags:Abuse·Animals in Research·Bush Meat·Carolyn M. Mullin·Chimpanzees·Communication·Community·Female Protagonist·Ginny Rorby·Older Elementary·Primates·Sign Language·Vivisection
A Chimpanzee Tale
June 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Books
Review by KAITLYN AIYANA ENSTICE* In this book, A Chimpanzee Tale, by Karen Young, Hoot, a chimpanzee, explains how happy chimpanzees live in the wild and why chimpanzees shouldn’t ever be in a city, zoo, movie, show, or circus. Hoot gives a lot of information about chimpanzees. Did you know that chimpanzees can’t swim? Or [...]
Tags:Animal Rights Books for Kids·Animals in Captivity·Chimpanzees·Kaitlyn Aiyana Enstice·Karen Young·Primates·Reviews by Kids·Tim Enstice
Chimpanzee Rescue
April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN I love children’s books that even I can learn from and Chimpanzee Rescue by Patricia Bow delivers and then some. Who knew there were four subspecies of chimpanzees, based on their location in Africa (eastern, central, western, and Nigeria/Cameroon)? Or that they have a red-blue-green color vision? In addition to these [...]
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Chimpanzees·Conservation·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Habitat Destruction·Older Elementary·Sanctuaries
Gorilla
January 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY If your kiddo likes Good Night, Gorilla, I suggest you freecycle (or maybe just recycle) the zoo propaganda and pick up a secondhand copy of Anthony Browne‘s Gorilla instead. This heartwarming picture book details the enchanted evening a little girl Hannah, somewhat neglected at home, experiences with her toy gorilla-turned-real. What [...]
Tags:1980s Childrens Literature·Anthony Browne·Children's Laureate·Chimpanzees·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Gorillas·Orangutan·Preschoolers·Primates·Zoo
Curious George
December 5th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Revisiting the original book about everyone’s favorite chimpanzee, Curious George by Margret and H.A. Ray, I was surprised by some of the details I’d forgotten as a child. Of course, The Man with the Yellow Hat baits and captures George, removing him from his African homeland and ultimately placing him in [...]
Tags:1940s Childrens Literature·animal rights·Chimpanzees·Margret and H.A. Ray·Monkeys·Zoo
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