Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN The Curse of Akkad may seem like an ancient Egyptian legend, but it reflects the demise of another of the world’s greatest civilizations; the first one in fact, dating some 4,000 years ago. Due largely to changes in weather, this Mesopotamian city dissolved following a severe drought that eventually turned [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Climate Change'
The Curse of Akkad: Climate Upheavals that Rocked Human History
May 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Climate Change·Early Elementary·Environment·History·Mesopotamia·Nonfiction·Peter Christie
Animals that Changed the World
May 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN When I was a kid, I had no idea what the Silk Road was, much less the dramatic impact animals have had in shaping our world. In Animals that Changed the World, author Keltie Thomas brings to life not only the ancient travels along the Silk Road and other historical [...]
Tags:Animals·Animals as Food·Beavers·Captive Wildlife·Carolyn M. Mullin·Climate Change·Elephants·Farmed Animals·Fish·Guinea Pigs·History·Idioms·Keltie Thomas·Mosquitos·Older Elementary·Wildlife
Our Choice: Young Readers Edition
January 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Working through complicated problems calls for complex discussions and Al Gore’s Our Choice: Young Readers Edition is rich with challenging topics and potential solutions based on the myriad of issues presented by our changing climate. The bad news? The book is dense and busy. The good news? After describing specific challenges, each [...]
Tags:Al Gore·Alternative Energy·Climate Change·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Global Warming·Jennifer Gannett·Older Elementary·Solar Power·Wind Power
The Last Polar Bear
January 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Jean Craighead George and Wendell Minor, the team responsible for The Wolves Are Back, bring us an Arctic tale. The Last Polar Bear focuses upon young Tigluk, who encounters a polar bear in his Arctic village. Ignoring the warnings of the adult villagers, Tigluk has a close encounter with the bear, named Nanuq. Realizing [...]
Tags:Arctic·Climate Change·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Global Warming·Jean Craighead George·Jennifer Gannett·Native Peoples·Ocean·Older Elementary·Polar Bears·Tribes·Wendell Minor
Getting to the Bottom of Global Warming: An Isabel Soto Investigation
January 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Dr. Isabel “Izzy” Soto, respected historian, anthropologist and colleague of Max Axiom, makes a strong, female lead in her series of graphic-like novels that span the subject matter gamut: investigations into the paranormal, historical events, and other research undertakings. Utilizing a special stone found in Thailand, Izzy is able to [...]
Tags:Adventure·Carolyn M. Mullin·Climate Change·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Female Protagonist·Global Warming·Graphic Novels·Older Elementary·Terry Collins
The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge
November 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Climate change is not just a difficult problem, but difficult to understand as well. Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen attempt to make the causes and effects of global warming accessible to children in The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge. I have to admit that after reading this book, my [...]
Tags:Alternative Energy·Bruce Degen·Climate Change·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Global Warming·Green Living·Joanna Cole·Magic School Bus
Once I Was A Cardboard Box… but Now I’m a Book About Polar Bears!
October 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Once I Was a Cardboard Box … But Now I’m a Book About Polar Bears! is a clever book designed not only to inform children about the biology and status of polar bears but also give them a detailed look at what happens to some of our cardboard when it enters [...]
Tags:Climate Change·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Global Warming·Jennifer Gannett·Polar Bears·Preschoolers·Recycling
The Polar Bears’ Home
August 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY This little book by Lara Bergen and Vincent Nguyen introduces kids to the concept of climate change. When a little girl from the Arctic takes a canoe ride with her father, they spy two polar bear cubs alone on the ice. This provides an opportunity for the father to explain to [...]
Tags:Climate Change·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Green Publishing·Lara Bergen·Preschoolers·Vincent Nguyen
Hug Time
July 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT With Hug Time, Patrick McDonnell, longtime cartoonist and creator of “Mutts” (as well as the artist behind New Jersey’s animal friendly license plate), has crafted another winner. The sweet rhyming cadence and nicely balanced illustrations happily hook adults and children as they follow Jules the Kitten. Jules is feeling a little [...]
Tags:Climate Change·Jennifer Gannett·Kittens·Monkeys·Patrick McDonnell·Polar Bears·Preschoolers·Wildlife
Winston of Churchill
June 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW Pictures of polar bears clinging to small bits of ice have been a primary rallying symbol for the fight to stop global climate change. In Winston of Churchill: One Bear’s Battle Against Global Warming, the bears take matters into their own paws, thanks to the courage and foresight of Winston, who [...]
Tags:Climate Change·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Green Earth Book Award Winner·Jean Davies Okimoto·Marsha Rakestraw·Polar Bears·Respect for Nature·Wildlife·Winston Churchill·World War II
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