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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Humane'
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
June 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Tags:Animals·Candace Fleming·Conflict·Conflict Resolution·Early Elementary·G. Brian Karas·Garden·Gardening·Humane·Humor·Huyen MacMichael·Preschoolers·Problem Solving·Rabbits·Urban Wildlife
Madeline and the Bad Hat
January 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL Madeline is a familiar and popular series to many so I thought I would introduce the stories to my daughter. We picked out this particular one by chance thinking it was about a hat, of course. But we were surprised to find Ludwig Bemelmans refers to the idiom of the bad [...]
Tags:Activism·Animal Abuse·animal rights·Cats·Change of Heart·Compassion·Dogs·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·France·Humane·Huyen MacMichael·Kindness·Ludwig Bemelmans·Madeline·Paris·Preschoolers·Transformation
ASPCA: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
November 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT ASPCA: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is part of Reading Power’s Helping Organizations series. It is a great little book, providing very comprehensive information on the history of America’s oldest humane organization. While many adults may be familiar with founder Henry Bergh and his legacy, not all of [...]
Tags:Anastasia Suen·Animal Welfare·ASPCA·Early Elementary·Henry Bergh·Humane·Humane Organizations·Jennifer Gannett·Preschoolers
What If There Were No Bees?
November 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN This bug’s eye view of life as a grasslands honeybee illustrates the paramount role they play in an ecosystem, as pollinators of wildflowers and crops and sources of food for creatures higher up in the food chain. As many Vegbooks readers may know, there has been a significant decline in [...]
Tags:Bees·Carolyn M. Mullin·Early Elementary·Ecosystems·Food Choices·Honey·Humane·Insects·Preschoolers·Suzanna Slade
Wright on Time, Books 1 & 2
June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Roadschooling (v.): a nomadic form of homeschooling. For the Wright Family, this educational path calls for a cross-country adventure – RV style – that will eventually span 50 chapter books, authored by Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley and illustrated by Tanja Bauerle. Sister Nadia and her animated brother Aidan learn about the [...]
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Homeschooling·Humane·Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley·Older Elementary·Tanja Bauerle·Vegan Childrens Books·vegan kids
Duck at the Door
May 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Jackie Urbanovic‘s lighthearted Duck at the Door is sure to tickle readers who love animals. When there’s a knock at the door late at night, all of the furry and feathered inhabitants of the house wake their person Irene to see what to do. She graciously takes in a duck who’s [...]
Tags:Animal Rescue·Ducks·Early Elementary·Humane·Humor·Migration·Preschoolers·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids·Wildlife Rehabilitation
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