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 [...]
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Grow It Yourself!
January 6th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Books
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Classroom Books·Early Elementary·Garden·Gardening·Homeschooling·John Malam·Natural Living·Nonfiction
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
Cows Are Vegetarians
September 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JOHN MCINTYRE With a title like Cows Are Vegetarians, you would expect this book to tell you all about how cows eat grass all their lives. Fortunately, inside its cover is a message much more exciting and profound. Educating your kids about the vegan or vegetarian lifestyle can be tough at times, which [...]
Tags:Ann Bradley·Best Books for Vegetarian Kids·John McIntyre·Natural Living·Older Elementary·vegan·Vegan Childrens Books·vegan kids·Vegetarian·vegetarian kids
Weslandia
August 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN In the hum drum of suburbia, Wesley is an inharmonious presence, disliking pizza, soda and, goodness gracious, even professional football! Let’s root for the ambitious young underdog as he subtly sticks it to his more normal classmates in this tale about a special summertime project. Utilizing knowledge he soaked up [...]
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Early Elementary·Green Living·Natural Living·Nature Books·Paul Fleischman·Preschoolers
Amy’s Light
July 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN The storyline and imagery may seem to border on the chimerical, but what takes place in Amy’s Light is a summertime occasion that adults can recollect with the same childlike wonder, joy and fascination as the main character, Amy. Considering that fireflies live mere weeks (a fact I picked up [...]
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Fireflies·Lightning Bugs·Natural Living·Nature·Preschoolers·Respect for Nature·Robert Nutt
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
Mama, Is It Summer Yet?
May 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY I cringe to find out how Jennifer Gannett, avowed Nikki McClure fan and avid contributor to Vegbooks, will respond when she finds out I snatched up Ms. McClure’s charming new book for myself to review on the site. But I felt we owed it to you, our readers, to provide another [...]
Tags:Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Illustration·Natural Living·Nature Books·Nikki McClure·Preschoolers·Seasons·Wildlife
Ladybug Girl
April 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Wife-and-husband team Jacky Davis and David Soman have collaborated on a delightful book that follows preschool-aged Lulu through a morning when she must entertain herself. Proclaiming herself Ladybug Girl and flanked by her loyal dog Bingo, Lulu discovers that she’s fearless and powerful. She skips through a “lake” that may or [...]
Tags:Ants·David Soman·Dogs·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Jacky Davis·Natural Living·Nature·Preschoolers·Sharks
I’m a Vegetarian
April 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR Not many books about vegetarianism are aimed specifically at the younger crowd. But I’m a Vegetarian: Amazing Facts and Ideas for Healthy Vegetarians by Ellen Schwartz does just that, being a book about vegetarianism specifically written for those ages 9-12. If you have a child in this age group, it may be a good idea [...]
Tags:Books for Vegetarian Kids·Ellen Schwartz·Healthy Living·Jacqueline Bodnar·Natural Living·Older Elementary·Recipes·Vegan Childrens Books·vegan kids
The Carrot Seed
April 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By MAUREEN MCDOWELL The Carrot Seed is a board book about a little boy who plants a seed and patiently awaits its sprout. While not pertaining to animals, the book illustrates the sense of awe for and love of the earth natural to children. The little boy ignores his parents and older sibling when [...]
Tags:1940s Childrens Literature·Baby Book·Board Book·Confidence·Garden·Gardening·Maureen McDowell·Natural Living·Nature Books
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