Review By JENNIFER KALI I had such high hopes for this book. It’s the story of a lion that is a little different. He doesn’t like to eat meat and would rather eat vegetables instead. He is a loner amongst his lion friends, but that’s okay because he bides his time with other vegetarian animals like [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Animals'
The Vegetarian Lion
December 1st, 2011 · 3 Comments · Books
Tags:Animals·Differences·Early Elementary·Illustration·Jennifer Kali·Kristen Stein·Lions·Preschoolers·Vegetarian·Vegetarian Kids Books·Vegetarian Protagonist
Animal Aha!
October 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN In order to prove to the masses that animals are intelligent, scientists have spent countless hours – decades even (think: Jane Goodall) – observing their behavior or carrying out experiments. On a personal level, that irks me; it should be a given that animals (at the very least mammals since people [...]
Tags:animal intelligence·Animals·Carolyn M. Mullin·Cockroaches·Diane Swanson·Dolphins·Elephants·Gorillas·Nonfiction·Older Elementary·Parrots·Pythons·Science
Whooo Loves You?
August 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM I read this lift a flap board book (a review copy from the publisher) to both my 1 year old and my 3 year old. My 1 year old was interested in pulling at the flaps which, sadly, are a structural weak point in a book with otherwise sturdy pages (which [...]
Tags:Animals·Baby Book·Birds·Cows·Good for Toddlers·Homa Woodrum·Love·Owls·Sandra Magsamen
Me … Jane
June 27th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Two powerhouses team up to bring young readers a sweet and inspiring autobiography of one girl who made her dream a reality. Vegbooks contributors Jennifer and Jessica (not once, but twice!) have fawned over Patrick McDonnell’s work, but now they and you too can appreciate his artistic style and prose [...]
Tags:Africa·ALSC Notable Childrens Book·Animals·Biography·Caldecott Honor·Carolyn M. Mullin·Charlotte Zolotow Award·Chimpanzees·Cybils Award·Early Elementary·Eggs·Female Protagonist·Jane Goodall·New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2011·Patrick McDonnell·Preschoolers




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