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EcoMazes: 12 Earth Adventures

September 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN You’re a scientist on an Alpine High Mountain hiking from Base Camp to Upper Camp. No, no, wait. You’re snorkeling with a friend between fragile coral reefs, passing stingrays and moray eels on the way back to the beach. Feeling up to helping a baby elephant find his herd in the [...]

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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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Llama Llama Misses Mama

July 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books

Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL My daughter and I completely related to adorable Llama Llama and his experiences on his first day of school. The author, Anna Dewdney, manages to describe the minute details and emotions of preparing and going to school for the first time using clever rhyming sentences. Each page consists of colorful and [...]

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Annie and the Wild Animals

February 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Prolific, award-winning author and illustrator Jan Brett’s Annie and the Wild Animals is the lushly illustrated winter tale of a girl and her cat Taffy.  When Taffy begins acting strangely and disappears in the deep of winter, lonely Annie tries to entice another animal into becoming her friend by setting corn [...]

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