Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW Despite the unfortunate zoo setting (all the animals therein shown with happy smiles, of course), And Tango Makes Three, which is based on a true story, serves as touching celebration of love and of the rich diversity of families. Roy and Silo are two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Marsha Rakestraw'
And Tango Makes Three
June 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:Animal Courtship·Animal Families·Controversial Kids Books·Henry Bergh Award Winner·Marsha Rakestraw·Penguins·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids·Zoo
Winston of Churchill
June 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW Pictures of polar bears clinging to small bits of ice have been a primary rallying symbol for the fight to stop global climate change. In Winston of Churchill: One Bear’s Battle Against Global Warming, the bears take matters into their own paws, thanks to the courage and foresight of Winston, who [...]
Tags:Climate Change·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Green Earth Book Award Winner·Jean Davies Okimoto·Marsha Rakestraw·Polar Bears·Respect for Nature·Wildlife·Winston Churchill·World War II
The Dancing Deer and the Foolish Hunter
June 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW Based on the truisms that all life is interconnected and that we cannot artificially replicate nature, The Dancing Deer and the Foolish Hunter follows a hunter who discovers a deer dancing joyfully in the forest and kidnaps her to sell to the circus. When the deer refuses to dance without the [...]
Tags:Deer·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Elisa Kleven·Hunting·Marsha Rakestraw·Nature Books·Respect for Nature
Twelve Gifts of Birth
May 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW It’s never too early to begin nurturing healthy, humane qualities in children, and The Twelve Gifts of Birth by Charlene Costanzo serves as an inspiring and magical touchstone toward character, confidence and self-respect. The story begins by revealing the “secret” that fairy godmothers, or “wisewomen,” bestow 12 gifts upon all children [...]
Tags:Books that Teach Character·Compassion·Confidence·Early Elementary·Marsha Rakestraw·Preschoolers·Spiritual
Big Bear Hug
May 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW I wasn’t more than a few pages into Big Bear Hug by Nicholas Oldland before it became one of my new favorites. I rushed to share it with my husband, and we couldn’t stop laughing. I’ve since shared it with dozens of friends and colleagues. I simply adore this book! It [...]
Tags:Bears·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Marsha Rakestraw·Preschoolers·Trees
Souperchicken
April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW We know that reading is important, but in Souperchicken by Mary Jane and Herm Auch, Henrietta discovers just how life-saving reading can be. On the farm, Henrietta’s aunts wonder why Henrietta spends so much time reading and so little time laying eggs. When the farmer sends Henrietta’s aunts on “vacation,” she [...]
Tags:Animal Escape·Animal Liberation·Best Books for Vegetarian Kids·Chickens·Early Elementary·Herm Auch·Marsha Rakestraw·Mary Jane Auch·Older Elementary·Vegetarian Kids Books
The Great Pig Escape
April 8th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Books
Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW The last laugh is on the farmers in The Great Pig Escape by Eileen Christelow. Bert and Ethel decide to try their hand at pig farming. When it’s time to take the pigs to auction, the pigs concoct an escape plan that includes pilfering clothes, impersonating townspeople and boarding a bus [...]
Tags:Animal Escape·Animal Liberation·Early Elementary·Eileen Christelow·Farmed Animals·Marsha Rakestraw·Pigs·Read Aloud
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