Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Ivory isn’t always an easy subject to broach with children, but author Juanita Havill, in retelling the true story of a Japanese carver, does so beautifully and eloquently. Sato was trained by his father, a master ivory carver who died while Sato was still a young boy, and was infatuated [...]
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Sato and the Elephants
September 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Tags:Black Market Trade·Carolyn M. Mullin·Elephants·Endangered Species·Illegal Trade of Animal Parts·Ivory Trade·Juanita Havill·Use of Animals
I Heard It from Alice Zucchini
July 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT I Heard It From Alice Zucchini: Poems About the Garden spans the course of all four seasons. The poems are narrated by various garden denizens at different places and times in their growing grounds, and the book offers the opportunity to contemplate gardening from a perspective other than that of a [...]
Tags:Early Elementary·Garden·Gardening·Jennifer Gannett·Juanita Havill·Natural Living·Preschoolers
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