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Cow

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR The reality that most vegetarian parents face when it comes to the way cows are treated is that the vast majority of these animals don’t have it good, to put it mildly. Pumped full of growth hormone and antibiotics, and then hooked up to mechanical milking machines, they live a production-line [...]

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Hubert the Pudge: A Vegetarian Tale

October 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY This book by Henrik Drescher doesn’t beat around the bush.  It’s the story of a horrible pudge processing farm where the animals are kept confined until it’s time for slaughter.   Happily, one small pudge named Hubert escapes on the rare occasion that Farmer Jake lets the animals outside while he cleans [...]

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Animal Babies on the Farm

October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY This is a book where the publisher compiled adorable photos of animals – with some close-ups worthy of Cute Overload – and added simple text.  Each page is told from an animal’s perspective. How you’ll feel about this book ultimately depends on how you believe farmed animals should be portrayed.  I [...]

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Olivia

October 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY We love Olivia!  This piglet is smart, funny, and just a little mischievous.  She admires Degas, imitates Pollock, and dreams of performing in an opera. Adult readers will surely catch on that Ian Falconer’s protagonist Olivia is not in fact a pig but a little girl, but this book provides a [...]

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