Wildlife

Entries Tagged as 'Wildlife'

The Snail’s Spell

August 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY Many people are inspired to become vegetarians after they learn about the widespread animal exploitation that supports the Standard American Diet. For those of us, we can only hope that the next generation sees animals differently than ours does — not as commodities to be manipulated to maximize yield, but as [...]

If You Were My Baby: A Wildlife Lullaby

August 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN If you were my baby squirrel,/ I would welcome you to the world/ In a secret nest I made just for you. And so begins this tender bedtime story. Following the same format on each page — three poetic lines written from a parental perspective — children are introduced to [...]

Jubela

August 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN I never could watch “Bambi” or “The Land before Time” more than once. Any baby, whether animal or human, losing his or her mother is one of the most depressing things I could ever imagine. I do, however, give much credit to these emotionally charged films for helping to lay [...]

Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet

August 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL In Gone Wild, An Endangered Animal Alphabet, David McLimans creates a beautifully artistic animal alphabet that reminds us of the variety of animal life sharing our earth. The unique black and white animal letters (in the style of a pictogram) paired with details about the 26 critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable species [...]

The Fox and the Hound

August 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Movies

Review By JESSICA ALMY “The Fox and the Hound” is classic Disney, in the best sense. In this 1980s animated film, the makers of “Bambi” are at it again, taking on hunting from the animals’ perspective. While some scenes are a little scary — the hunting scenes frightened my kiddo, as did a scene with [...]

Sounds of the Wild: Safari

August 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY I have to admit that one of the reasons I think books are the perfect gift for a child is because, as a rule, they don’t make noise. So I’m more than a little surprised to find myself so enamored with Sounds of the Wild: Safari by Maurice Pledger. Open the first page of Safari [...]

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 [...]

The Blues Go Birding at Wild America’s Shores

August 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL The Blues Go Birding is a nice introduction to ornithology as well as a jaunt through geography for children and adults. This deceivingly slim paperback is packed with fun and educational information about birds along America’s shoreline and various regions, refuges, and parks that are bird-friendly. The book contains a storyline [...]

Hug Time

July 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Books

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 [...]

Up

July 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Movies

Review By JESSICA ALMY All I’d heard about Pixar’s animated film “Up” was that it was about the loss of a loved one, so was I surprised when I discovered that it’s also about the protection of endangered animals! When widower Carl (voiced by animal advocate Ed Asner) and his stowaway Russell take off for [...]

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