Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN It’s about time for an honest, open, factual, and focused discussion with older children about how animals suffer in our society. Rob Laidlaw, author of Wild Animals in Captivity and founder of Zoocheck Canada, recognized that and addresses his latest work, On Parade, on the subject of animals in entertainment. [...]
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On Parade
October 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Tags:Animals in Entertainment·Captive Wildlife·Carolyn M. Mullin·Circus·Older Elementary·Rob Laidlaw·Wild Animals in Captivity·Zoo
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling
April 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Good series are hard to come by. Here’s one for fans of the witty and spellbinding writing of Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket. Set in 19th-century England, the novel tells the story of 15-year-old Penelope Lumley, a Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females graduate and newly hired governess to Alexander, [...]
Tags:19th Century·Animal Welfare·Circus·England·Female Protagonist·Hunting·Maryrose Wood·Older Elementary·Series·Slaughterhouse
All the Wild Wonders: Poems of Our Earth
February 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN It never ceases to amaze me how poets are able to condense abstract and even concrete ideas into the simplest of phrases or pen a poem that can alter your mood 180 degrees. A few authors in the poetic anthology All the Wild Wonders are superstars when it comes to [...]
Tags:animal rights·Carolyn M. Mullin·Circus·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Illustration·John Milton·Older Elementary·Piet Grobler·Poetry·Tony Bradman·Wendy Cooling·Whales·William Blake·Zoos
Pippi Longstocking
January 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By ROBYN MOORE Pippi Longstocking is an adventurous 9-year-old girl who lives in Sweden. Her mother passed away when she was a baby, and her father was blown overboard at sea (but Pippi feels that he’s still alive), so she lives on her own in Villa Villekula (her Victorian house) with Mr. Nilsson (a [...]
Tags:1940s Childrens Literature·Astrid Lindgren·Circus·Classic Books·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Girls·Humor·Older Elementary·Preschoolers·Robyn Moore·Sweden
Rights for Animals?
October 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Now out of print, Rights for Animals? in the Viewpoints series provides a close-up, bi-focal look at the myriad of issues plaguing animals, us and our ethics. Thoughtfully including quotes from notable organizations, philosophers, campaigners, and historical figures on either side of the AR debate, each topic is covered over [...]
Tags:animal rights·Animal Rights Books for Kids·Carolyn M. Mullin·Circus·Deidre Rochford·Fur·Hunting·Older Elementary·vegan·Vegetarian·Vivisection·Zoo
Why Do People Harm Animals?
October 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Part of the “Exploring Tough Issues” series, Why Do People Harm Animals? is a great introductory look at animal rights issues, organizations striving to protect animals, and a few of the opposition’s arguments. Topics include animals used as companions, on farms, in circuses and other forms of entertainment, vivisection, and [...]
Tags:animal rights·Carolyn M. Mullin·Chris Mason·Circus·Companion Animals·Farmed Animals·Fishing·Hunting·Older Elementary·Vivisection
Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken
September 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Whoever uses the word “chicken” to mean cowardly has certainly not met Louise, the feathered heroine of Kate DiCamillo’s book. Louise longs for adventure and wanders off the farm to find it. She narrowly escapes pirates who want to eat her, spends time in the circus, and frees herself and other [...]
Tags:Animals in Captivity·Chickens·Circus·Early Elementary·Farmed Animals·Female Protagonist·Harry Bliss·Kate DiCamillo·Preschoolers
Deep in the Jungle
July 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR What happens when you take an arrogant jungle lion and put him in a circus? He finds that he much preferred life in the jungle, and he returns with a new, more refined attitude toward his animal neighbors. In Deep in the Jungle, author Dan Yaccarino takes a look at circuses through [...]
Tags:Animal Liberation·Circus·Community·Dan Yaccarino·Early Elementary·Jacqueline Bodnar·Lions·Preschoolers·Respect for Nature
Pete and Pickles
May 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL Pete is a “perfectly predictable… perfectly practical… and a perfectly uncomplicated pig.” A sad little widower, Pete’s life gets turned upside down by Pickles, an imaginative and adventuresome circus-escapee elephant. The two are so different in every way creating the age-old “opposites attract” conflict that makes for an exciting relationship and love story. Every page is [...]
Tags:Berkeley Breathed·Circus·Early Elementary·Elephants·Good for Toddlers·Humor·Huyen MacMichael·Interspecies Friendship·Pigs·Preschoolers
Horton Hatches the Egg
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY I’m just crazy about Dr. Seuss’s elephant Horton. Horton Hatches the Egg is quintessential Horton. He’s heroic, true to his word, and unwavering in his commitment to do good. When a momma bird needs a break from her nest, Horton reluctantly takes over, keeping her egg warm over the course of [...]
Tags:1940s Childrens Literature·Bravery·Circus·Compassion·Dr. Seuss·Early Elementary·Elephants·Horton·Hunting·Lesson Plans·Loyalty·Preschoolers
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