Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Ack! Why does something so sweet and well-intentioned have to be such a letdown? Suryia and Roscoe, in theory, is a perfect tale for preschoolers and early elementary students about a unique friendship between an orangutan and a rescued dog who live at the T.I.G.E.R.S. “Preservation Station” in South Carolina. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Interspecies Friendship'
Suryia and Roscoe
November 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Tags:Bhagavan Antle·Books to Avoid·Carolyn M. Mullin·Dogs·Interspecies Friendship·Orangutan
Stellaluna
October 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM In the evenings when we sit outside, we see bats swooping through the air. My daughter happily points out that they are “Stellalunas!” Granted, Stellaluna is about a fruit bat and we don’t have them here in Southern Nevada but I love that she has a positive impression of bats because of [...]
Tags:Bats·Early Elementary·Friendship·Halloween·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Interspecies Friendship·Janell Cannon·Preschoolers
You Will Be My Friend
October 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By ROBYN MOORE What a great new book! In You Will Be My Friend, young Lucy the bear sets out in the world to find a friend. She is so excited she can barely contain herself. However, her excitement soon turns to disappointment quickly as animal after animal rejects her as a friend. For [...]
Tags:Bears·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Flamingos·Friendship·Humor·Interspecies Friendship·Peter Brown·Preschoolers·Robyn Moore
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