Review By HOMA WOODRUM How to Take Your Grandmother to the Museum is written by Lois Wyse and Molly Rose Goldman and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay (the illustrator of the lovely Houndsley and Catina series previously reviewed on Vegbooks). I was drawn to this book when searching for other books by the illustrator and couldn’t [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Female Protagonist'
How to Take Your Grandmother to the Museum
February 4th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:Bugs·Dinosaurs·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Grandparents·Homa Woodrum·Lois Wyse·Marie-Louise Gay·Molly Rose Goldman·Natural History·Space·Wildlife
The Secret of NIMH
January 31st, 2012 · 6 Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY When a mama mouse living in a field must save her family from the plow, including her son who is stricken with pneumonia, she discovers a secret world of super-intelligent rats who have suffered at the hands of vivisectors (at the National Institute of Mental Health, or NIMH) and are seeking [...]
Tags:1980s Childrens Movies·Animal Research·animal rights·Animated Movies·Don Bluth·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Mice·Older Elementary·Rats·Vivisection
The Whales’ Song
January 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By LISA ONYKAHONIE This beautiful little story book is lovely to read aloud to young children. It’s about the relationship between Lilly, her grandmother, and the whales who appear at the ocean nearby, to sing their mysterious and haunting songs. Grumpy Great Uncle Fredrick reminds Lilly and her grandmother that whales were hunted for [...]
Tags:Activities·Dyan Sheldon·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Grandparents·Lisa Onykahonie·Marine Animals·Marine Mammals·Preschoolers·Whales·Whaling
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