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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Environmental Children’s Literature'
Uno’s Garden
September 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:Andrea Zollman·Conservation·Early Elementary·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Garden·Graeme Base·Preschoolers·Urban Sprawl·Wildlife
The Little Island
September 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY I love this book the way I love Goodnight, Moon. I love its simplicity. I love that it touches on the metaphysical, but does not dwell. And above all, I love its illustrations. Margaret Wise Brown wrote both books, and in each, her simple prose inspires calming, classical illustrations. Leonard Weisgard, [...]
Tags:1940s Childrens Literature·Caldecott Medal·Cats·Early Elementary·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Fish·Gulls·Islands·Leonard Weisgard·Lobsters·Margaret Wise Brown·Marine Animals·Natural History·Preschoolers·Seals
Swan Song
June 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY I can’t imagine a more ambitious project than creating a book of children’s poems and illustrations to pay tribute to species of animals now extinct — and yet, J. Patrick Lewis and Christopher Wormell have accomplished just that in Swan Song. Without speaking down to the reader or resorting to sing-songy [...]
Tags:Animals·Childrens Poet Laureate·Christopher Wormell·Early Adult·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Endangered Species·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Extinction·Illustrations·J. Patrick Lewis·Older Elementary·Parents·Poetry·Preschoolers·Woodcut
The Snail and the Whale
June 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL The Snail and the Whale was so entertaining that it helped my four-year-old and my friend’s active two-year-old stay seated and riveted during our lengthy lunch at a restaurant. Sure, I had to read between bites but the rhyming couplets were a succulent mouthful and the adorable illustrations were packed with [...]
Tags:Animal Rescue·Axel Scheffler·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environmental Children's Literature·Huyen MacMichael·Invertebrate Animals·Julia Donaldson·Marine Animals·Preschoolers·Snails·Whales
Operation Redwood
May 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Operation Redwood is a delightful, fast-paced and absorbing novel about twelve-year old Julian Carter-Li. Julian’s complicated family situation finds him living with his uncle, head of giant investment company, IPX, and his uncle’s family in San Francisco. One day, Julian reads an email not meant for his eyes, and an entire [...]
Tags:Early Adult·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Environmental Law·Forest·Old Growth Forest·Older Elementary·S. Terrell French·Trees
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
The People Who Hugged the Trees
February 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By ROBYN MOORE The People Who Hugged the Trees is a beautiful adapted tale from India about the importance of not only protecting the environment but also standing up for what you believe in. Amrita from a village in India, visits—and hugs—her favorite tree in the nearby forest each day. She is very wise; [...]
Tags:Courage·Deborah Lee Rose·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Female Protagonist·India·Older Elementary·Robyn Moore·Trees
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
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
Flush
July 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Carl Hiaasen is probably best known for his beach-worthy page turners, which combine the environmental ethics of Edward Abbey with the fluff of a novel you might pick up in an airport bookstore. Happily for eco-minded kids, in recent years Mr. Hiaasen began writing novels for the older elementary crowd, including the [...]
Tags:Carl Hiaasen·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Fish·Fishing·Green Earth Book Award Winner·Older Elementary·Pollution
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