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Entries Tagged as 'Lesson Plans'

How to Heal a Broken Wing

May 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN “High above the city, no one heard the soft thud of feathers against glass.” And so begins this literary and pictorial short story for little ones. In the drab bustling city no one notices nor stops to help an injured bird, except young Will, who is partly the source of [...]

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Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type

April 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Introduce little ones to the ideas of worker’s rights, justice and compromise through the 32 funny and colorful pages of Click, Clack, Moo. The cold farm cows are on strike until they receive electric blankets and they let Farmer Brown know through type-written memos. Brown is agitated by the typewriter-using, [...]

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Hey, Little Ant

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Hey, Little Ant, written by father-daughter duo Hannah (then nine-years-old) and Phillip Hoose, is by far my favorite children’s book. Honestly! It has everything you could possibly wish for – inviting artwork, relatable scenarios, quick, upbeat writing, and a prompting message that leaves the reader with an ethical quagmire. Kid [...]

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Perfect the Pig

August 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY Before Granny Gomez and Jigsaw, vegetarian and vegan families had Susan Jeschke’s book Perfect the Pig. Celebrating porcine intelligence and the human-animal bond, Ms. Jeschke’s storybook also deals with animal cruelty and the problems that arise when we use animals for our own purposes rather than allow them to simply be [...]

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Horton Hatches the Egg

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY I’m just crazy about Dr. Seuss’s elephant Horton.   Horton Hatches the Egg is quintessential Horton.  He’s heroic, true to his word, and unwavering in his commitment to do good. When a momma bird needs a break from her nest, Horton reluctantly takes over, keeping her egg warm over the course of [...]

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‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving

November 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants, wrote and illustrated a decidedly pro-vegetarian children’s book for publishing behemoth Scholastic. In a playful parody on the classic Christmas poem, Pilkey brings a busload of children to a turkey farm where they befriend birds Ollie, Stanley, Larry, Moe, Wally, Beaver, Shemp, and Groucho.  The [...]

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