Review By JENNIFER KALI Miss Spider wants to have a tea party. She sets a beautiful table and waits for someone to fly by. She invites ladybugs, ants, bees, and other insects that fly by, but none of them “would dare to share a tea with anyone so spidery.” None of the bugs will have [...]
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Miss Spider’s Tea Party
October 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Tags:David Kirk·Female Protagonist·Good for Toddlers·Insects·Jennifer Kali·Portrayal of Vegetarians in Books·Preschoolers·Spiders
Naturally Wild Musicians
September 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN You may remember Canadian Peter Christie as being the author of The Curse of Akkad, which we’ve previously reviewed here on Vegbooks. He’s generally well-known in the kid lit world for his fun, accessible books on animal behavior. The case is no different with Naturally Wild Musicians, an impressive survey [...]
Tags:Animal Courtship·Carolyn M. Mullin·Flies·Insects·Music·Older Elementary·Peter Christie·Spiders·Toads
Give Us a Chance
December 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By ROBYN MOORE In Give Us a Chance, author Jane Mann introduces us to those creatures “we love to hate or may not yet appreciate.” It’s a short book of 26 rhyming poems intended to provide some understanding of the animals who often get a bad rap—such as pigeons, magpies, spiders, toads, ants, and [...]
Tags:Ants·Birds·Early Elementary·Insects·Jane Mann·Magpies·Older Elementary·Pigeons·Rats·Respect for Nature·Robyn Moore·Spiders
Diary of a Spider
July 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR Since spiders are probably one of the most feared creatures around, it stands to reason that a book providing a view of things from their side would make interesting reading. And this book does not disappoint! Diary of a Spider is a personal account of a spider going through its normal [...]
Tags:Doreen Cronin·Early Elementary·Jacqueline Bodnar·Living in Harmony with Nature·Preschoolers·Spiders
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