Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In The Berenstain Bears’ New Kitten, the popular series tackles the subject of stray animals. When Brother finds a kitten in a pond and brings her home, the whole family becomes involved in cleaning and comforting the animal. The Bear family elects to keep the kitten, but not before they take [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Animal Rescue'
The Berenstain Bears’ New Kitten
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Tags:Animal Rescue·Animal Shelters·Berenstain Bears·Cats·Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary·Jennifer Gannett·Preschoolers
Two Bobbies
September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN It’s been five years since Hurricane Katrina first struck New Orleans. While much of the city seems to have recuperated, sections like the Lower Ninth Ward look more like untamed fields than once lively homesteads. And emotional stories like that of the Two Bobbies still sit with us, reminding us [...]
Tags:Animal Rescue·Animal Welfare Books for Kids·Carolyn M. Mullin·Chained Dogs·Companion Animals·Disasters·Early Elementary·Kirby Larson·Mary Nethery·Preschoolers
101 Dalmatians
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY Revisiting this classic animated film with my little girl, I realized for the first time how much of the plot is one big chase scene. Still, if you can stand that, you’ll find yourself cheering for the Dalmatians as they try to elude Cruella de Vil and her goons. As the [...]
Tags:1960s Movies·Animal Rescue·Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary·Fur·Older Elementary
Christian the Lion
June 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Undoubtedly you’ve seen the famous photos and YouTube video of long lost friends Anthony and John and their lion, Christian, reuniting and hugging in the African panorama to everyone’s surprise and joy (at the fact that Christian remembered the two after having been separated for some time). As a cub, [...]
Tags:Animal Rescue·Animals in Captivity·Anthony Bourke·Carolyn M. Mullin·Early Elementary·Interspecies Friendship·John Rendall·Lions·Older Elementary
Duck at the Door
May 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Jackie Urbanovic‘s lighthearted Duck at the Door is sure to tickle readers who love animals. When there’s a knock at the door late at night, all of the furry and feathered inhabitants of the house wake their person Irene to see what to do. She graciously takes in a duck who’s [...]
Tags:Animal Rescue·Ducks·Early Elementary·Humane·Humor·Migration·Preschoolers·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids·Wildlife Rehabilitation
The Dog Who Belonged to No One
November 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Our dog is supposed to be dead. Picked up as a skin-and-bones stray, he was scheduled to be euthanized in a high-kill shelter a few days before a rescue transport van arrived. A shelter worker hid him, hoping the transporter had room for him in her van and her small rescue facility. [...]
Tags:Amy Bates·Amy Hest·Animal Rescue·Animals in Need·Dogs·Early Elementary·Homeless Animals·Illustration·Jennifer Gannett·Preschoolers
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