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Entries Tagged as 'Nature'

Stickeen: John Muir and the Brave Little Dog

December 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Who doesn’t love a John Muir story? Every year that I visit the always impressive and stupefying Yosemite, I make it a point to attend one of the monologues put on by Lee Stetson. I don’t want to call him an impersonator per se; he’s far too talented for that, [...]

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Swirl by Swirl

November 11th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY Through poetry and illustration, Joyce Sidman and Beth Krommes explore all the diverse places — from snail shells to hibernating chipmunks – that spirals appear in the natural world in Swirl by Swirl. This stunning book brings readers underground to woodchuck burrows, up close to observe snails, and into a torrent of [...]

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Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond

October 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books

Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL This adorable take on “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” made me and my daughter want to clap our hands and sing the story. We thoroughly enjoyed reading and rereading it. My daughter got a kick out of the surprise element near the end of the book (you’re going to have to [...]

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Bears, Bees & Butterflies

September 4th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Get ready for Vegbooks’ first CD review! I had the pleasure of meeting the ever so talented Paul Helou at HSUS’s Taking Action for Animals Conference this July, and he graciously provided me a copy of his latest album of nature-inspired songs for children: Bears, Bees & Butterflies. Paul is [...]

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Wild Horse Winter

May 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN In the affecting spirit of Japanese nature poetry (like that of Basho), comes Wild Horse Winter, a flowing and dramatic tale of a colt and his mother who survive four seasons on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Author-artist Testuya Honda beautifully portrays – in a cold color palette (blues, whites) [...]

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The Secret of Saying Thanks

April 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN You won’t find flashy graphics, cartoon characters or even comedy in this work by award-winning children’s author Douglas Wood. Instead, you’ll stumble upon a refuge of peaceful moments that only nature, animals and people can provide. The “secret” hinted at in the book’s title is the simple observation, satisfaction or [...]

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Quiet Bunny’s Many Colors

April 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER KALI Quiet Bunny sees the beautiful spring colors around him – the red tulips, the yellow sun, the blue jays, the green frogs – and is sad that he is the dull brown and white color of winter.  Quiet Bunny rolls in red clay, covers himself in honey and yellow dandelions, squishes [...]

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Hummingbirds: Facts and Folklore from the Americas

February 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN February is National Bird-Feeding Month! What better way to get in the mood than with trivia and folklore about one of the smallest and most intriguing creatures of flight, the hummingbird? Like any reputable non-fiction animal book, Hummingbirds explores their physical attributes (size, plumage, color), diet, habitat, vocalizations, and predators. [...]

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Old Turtle and the Broken Truth

February 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By ROBYN MOORE Old Turtle and the Broken Truth is a beautifully written book, with beautiful watercolor illustrations to match. In this story, a “truth” falls from the sky. The creatures of the land all pick up the “truth,” but abandon it after discovering it’s broken—it’s only part of the whole truth. Along comes [...]

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All the World

February 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee teamed up to create All the World, a book so beautiful that it received the Caldecott Honor last year. (The Caldecott Medal went to The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney.) Capturing the magic of everyday moments , this book boasts several scenes that [...]

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