Jacqueline Bodnar

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Swine Divine

August 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR Animals are dressed up on a regular basis and made to appear as something they are not. It may be in a circus, a show or even a photo shoot, as in Swine Divine. In this book, Rosie is a pig who gets a bath and then is taken to a [...]

One Smart Goose

August 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR Many people have the misconception that animals are not smart. Many of us realize this to be completely untrue, and books like One Smart Goose can help to further that understanding. This book demonstrates two main points – that some animals are actually quite clever, and that being a leader may [...]

Unlovable

August 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR In Unlovable, Alfred is a dog that is different – so much so that he is repeatedly told by the other animals in the house that he is unlovable. Even the other dogs don’t really care to play with him. Because of this, he feels bad about himself, and his self-confidence [...]

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 [...]

Diary of a Spider

July 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR Since spiders are probably one of the most feared creatures around, it stands to reason that a book providing a view of things from their side would make interesting reading. And this book does not disappoint! Diary of a Spider is a personal account of a spider going through its normal [...]

Munchie Madness

July 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR Being a big fan of getting kids interested in cooking, I was excited to come across a vegetarian cookbook that is aimed at teens. Munchie Madness: Vegetarian Meals for Teens is a cookbook that goes right to the heart of most teenagers, giving them information on how to make many of [...]

Deep in the Jungle

July 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR What happens when you take an arrogant jungle lion and put him in a circus? He finds that he much preferred life in the jungle, and he returns with a new, more refined attitude toward his animal neighbors. In Deep in the Jungle, author Dan Yaccarino takes a look at circuses through [...]

I Got Two Dogs

June 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review by JACQUELINE BODNAR If you are familiar with any of John Lithgow’s books, you may already know that they are usually a bit quirky. But that’s just what kids seem to love about them. He writes books that are fun and humorous, and that tell a cute story. With I Got Two Dogs, he [...]

Marsupial Sue Presents The Runaway Pancake

June 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR My kids immediately fell in love with this book, and it quickly became one of their favorites. The story, written by talented actor and author John Lithgow, takes you along on a fun journey of a pancake being made by Auntie May, who intends to eat it for lunch. The pancake [...]

Free the Worms!

June 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo is a series of books about a young girl. In Free the Worms, she is at odds with the notion that she is a vegetarian and her teacher wants the class to gather worms to feed to the classroom snake. While gathering worms with the other students, she [...]

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