Review By HOMA WOODRUM Billie the Unicorn by Brianne Brouhard is a vividly illustrated story set in what we learn is a world where unicorns grow plants and flowers. Billie is a little blue unicorn who seems to continually long for different pastures. She tends a cornfield but ventures into the forest to learn from her cousins [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Gardening'
Billie the Unicorn
January 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:Animals in Captivity·Brianne Brouhard·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Garden·Gardening·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Unicorn
Grow It Yourself!
January 6th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Capstone now has a new wonderful imprint, Heinemann-Raintree, that’s solely dedicated to publishing curriculum-driven nonfiction “that encourages inquiry and satisfies curiosity” for students in grades PreK-8. In their “Grow It Yourself!” series, children are challenged to cultivate something with a tangible result – catnip for a cat toy, tomatoes for [...]
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Classroom Books·Early Elementary·Garden·Gardening·Homeschooling·John Malam·Natural Living·Nonfiction
Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story
July 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT If you are looking for a pleasing picture book about the ins and outs of composting, Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story is a great choice. This book is not long but it covers all of the basics of composting in an engaging way that makes the process seem [...]
Tags:Composting·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Garden·Gardening·Jennifer Gannett·Linda Glaser·Preschoolers
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
June 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL My daughter and I enjoyed reading about Mr. McGreely’s gardening enthusiasm and battle with the bunnies over his vegetables. G. Brian Karas (whom I recognized from My Crayons Talk and Baby Bug) creates cute little bunnies to accompany Candace Fleming’s cute bunny sounds as the moochers munch away on Mr. McGreely’s [...]
Tags:Animals·Candace Fleming·Conflict·Conflict Resolution·Early Elementary·G. Brian Karas·Garden·Gardening·Humane·Humor·Huyen MacMichael·Preschoolers·Problem Solving·Rabbits·Urban Wildlife
Too Many Turkeys
April 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT After visiting Catskill Animal Sanctuary some time ago and meeting a rescued turkey named Ethel and her cohort, I became enamored with turkeys in a way that I hadn’t known was possible. They are so cool! So when I came upon the book Too Many Turkeys, I held my breath with each page I [...]
Tags:Compassion·Early Elementary·Farmed Animals·Garden·Gardening·Jennifer Gannett·Linda White·Problem Solving·Thanksgiving·Turkeys
All the World
February 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee teamed up to create All the World, a book so beautiful that it received the Caldecott Honor last year. (The Caldecott Medal went to The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney.) Capturing the magic of everyday moments , this book boasts several scenes that [...]
Tags:Beach·Bedtime·Caldecott Honor·Cooking·Depictions of Dairy in Books·Early Elementary·Family·Garden·Gardening·Honey·Liz Garton Scanlon·Marla Frazee·Nature·Preschoolers·Shore·Summer
The Cabbage Soup Solution
January 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL This is such a beautiful and peaceful tale that it was a joy to read. I absolutely adore the soft and colorful watercolors, the well-rounded characters with such expressive faces and bodies, and the gentle humor infused throughout the story. My daughter was not immune to the magic of the story [...]
Tags:Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards·Cabbages·Cats·Companion Animals·Early Elementary·Erika Oller·Friendship·Garden·Gardening·Humor·Huyen MacMichael·Illustration·Preschoolers·Vegetables
Vunce Upon a Time
December 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Ready for a quirky, silly, veggie read? Then dig your fangs, I mean teeth, into J.otto Seibold and Siobhan Vivian’s picture book Vunce Upon a Time, starring a gentle soul named Dagmar who just so happens to be a vegetarian and a vampire. When we borrowed this Halloween-themed book from the [...]
Tags:Early Elementary·Gardening·Halloween·Humor·J.otto Seibold·Preschoolers·Siobhan Vivian·Vampires·Vegetarian·Vegetarian Protagonist
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth
November 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR While many of us know that composting is an environmentally friendly thing to do, most of us are yet to do it. Many more don’t even know what goes into composting. In Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth, Mary McKenna Siddals gives the reader a crash course, ABC [...]
Tags:Composting·Early Elementary·Earth·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Garbage·Gardening·Jacqueline Bodnar·Mary McKenna Siddals·Preschoolers
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
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