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 [...]
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Born to Be Wild
January 20th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Movies
Tags:Animal Rescue·Biography·Birute Galdikas·Conservation·Daphne Sheldrick·Early Elementary·Elephants·IMAX·Indonesia·Jennifer Gannett·Kenya·Morgan Freeman·Older Elementary·Orangutans
Uno’s Garden
September 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By ANDREA ZOLLMAN With a story reminiscent of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax and Bill Peet’s The Wump World, Uno’s Garden features the vivid illustrations of Graeme Base (Animalia) and a story of how plants, animals and humans can either live in harmony or not, depending on the choices those humans make. While hiking one [...]
Tags:Andrea Zollman·Conservation·Early Elementary·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Garden·Graeme Base·Preschoolers·Urban Sprawl·Wildlife
Making Good Choices About Renewable Resources
June 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In Making Good Choices About Renewable Resources, author Jeanne Nagle provides a comprehensive overview of renewable energy: solar, geothermal, wind, hydro and biomass. Each type of power source is discussed in detail, and related issues such as sustainability and conservation are defined and explained. This book is very thorough and it is [...]
Tags:Alternative Energy·Conservation·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Energy·Environment·Jeanne Nagle·Jennifer Gannett·Older Elementary·Renewable Energy
Recycle This Book
May 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In Recycle This Book, one hundred children’s book authors offer their suggestions and personal stories on the subject of green living. Each vignette or essay is short, merely a page and a half or two long. The effect is busy but not overwhelming. It is fun and inspiring to hear how others [...]
Tags:Conservation·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Jennifer Gannett·Meat·Older Elementary·Recycling·Vegetarian·Water
Grover’s 10 Terrific Ways to Help Our Wonderful World
April 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL I have no idea where we picked up this 1992 paperback, but my daughter and I love reading this story over and over. An enthusiastic Grover introduces and lists the simple things we can all do to save energy, conserve water, and clean up our environment and the lovable Muppet crew [...]
Tags:Conservation·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Energy·Environment·Good for Toddlers·Huyen MacMichael·Preschoolers·Tom Leigh·Water
Mardy Murie Did!: Grandmother of Conservation
March 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By ANDREA ZOLLMAN I had never heard of Mardy Murie before reading this book, but after reading Jequita Potts McDaniel’s account of this pioneering conservationist, I now have an appreciation for the woman whose work influenced the Wilderness Act of 1964 as well as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the expansion of the Grand [...]
Tags:Andrea Zollman·Biography·Caribous·Conservation·Dogs·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Female Protagonist·History·Jequita Potts McDaniel·Mardy Murie·National Parks·Preschoolers·Wilderness·Wolves
The Misadventures of Ori Tang
February 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY As a parent, I find myself grappling with how to talk to my daughter about the serious issues our world faces. Sometimes books can help start the conversation in an age-appropriate, nonthreatening way. The Misadventures of Ori Tang by Sandra F. Stern and Alex Walton broaches the issue of the pet [...]
Tags:Alex Walton·Conservation·Early Elementary·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Illustration·Issues Facing Wildlife·Orangutan·Pet Trade·Sandra F. Stern·Wildlife
Love Your World: How to Take Care of the Plants, the Animals, and the Planet
October 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN For the growing preschooler and early elementary student is this introductory look at adopting green habits and keeping green promises. A perfect mix of multicultural kids, colorful photographs, and enchanting cartoons lures young readers into the myriad of ways to help the world, including buying secondhand, turning off the lights, [...]
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Conservation·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Gardening·Green Living·Natural Living·Preschoolers·Recycling
Keeping Water Clean
October 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Note: To honor Blog Action Day 2010: Water, Vegbooks is reviewing a book on water conservation and related issues. The scarcity of clean water has particularly harsh consequences for children — some estimates suggest that four thousand children die every day due to a lack of clean water or adequate sanitation. Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Keeping Water [...]
Tags:Blog Action Day·Conservation·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Issues Facing Children·Jennifer Gannett·Preschoolers·Water
Michael Recycle
September 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN “…And then something happened that none could explain. It wasn’t a bird and it wasn’t a plane. A green-caped crusader soared through the air, with a colander hat on top of his hair.” As so we’re introduced to the Captain Planet-like hero, Michael Recycle, who is in the midst of [...]
Tags:Alexandra Colombo·Carolyn M. Mullin·Conservation·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Ellie Bethel·Environment·Litter·Pollution
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