Review By JENNIFER GANNETT With Hug Time, Patrick McDonnell, longtime cartoonist and creator of “Mutts” (as well as the artist behind New Jersey’s animal friendly license plate), has crafted another winner. The sweet rhyming cadence and nicely balanced illustrations happily hook adults and children as they follow Jules the Kitten. Jules is feeling a little [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Polar Bears'
Hug Time
July 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Tags:Climate Change·Jennifer Gannett·Kittens·Monkeys·Patrick McDonnell·Polar Bears·Preschoolers·Wildlife
Winston of Churchill
June 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW Pictures of polar bears clinging to small bits of ice have been a primary rallying symbol for the fight to stop global climate change. In Winston of Churchill: One Bear’s Battle Against Global Warming, the bears take matters into their own paws, thanks to the courage and foresight of Winston, who [...]
Tags:Climate Change·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Jean Davies Okimoto·Marsha Rakestraw·Polar Bears·Respect for Nature·Wildlife·Winston Churchill·World War II
If Frogs Made Weather
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY This picture book by Marion Dane Bauer and Dorothy Donahue introduces kids to the ecological needs of animals through touching, even funny, poems — with gorgeous illustrations to boot. Each page could stand on its own, but together they’re downright magical. One of the things I love about this book is, [...]
Tags:Dorothy Donahue·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Frogs·Marion Dane Bauer·Polar Bears·Preschoolers
Endangered Animals
October 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY This hardcover book from Flowerpot Press talks about the natural history, conservation status, and threats to endangered animals all over the world. In addition to discussing environmental threats, such as toxic fertilizers that threaten endangered raptors and the effect of climate change on polar bears, this book talks about ways that [...]
Tags:Alligators·Climate Change·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Endangered Species·Environment·Older Elementary·Parrots·Pet Trade·Polar Bears·Raptors·Wildlife
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