Review By JANE COWLES Jasper’s Story: Saving Moon Bears is as much a story about the consequences of cruelty to animals as it is about learning to trust again after your heart has been broken. It is a story of recovery and resilience that offers hope and teaches a lesson. It shows it is possible to […]
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Jasper’s Story: Saving Moon Bears
March 1st, 2013 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Animal Abuse·Early Elementary·Jane Cowles·Jill Robinson·Marc Bekoff·Moon Bears
Minny’s Dream
October 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN I absolutely love the genre of animal rights kiddy fiction, and was delighted to receive a copy of the now out-of-print Minny’s Dream by Clare Druce. The 129-page chapter book chronicles a young girl’s exciting move from the city to the country, where she unexpectedly finds herself neighboring a battery […]
Tags: Animal Abuse·Animal Rescue·animal rights·Animal Rights Books for Kids·Animals as Food·Carolyn M. Mullin·Chickens·Clare Druce·factory farming·Hens·Older Elementary
The One and Only Ivan
August 10th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY hello I am Ivan. I am a gorilla. It’s not as easy as it looks. So begins the spare, beautiful tale of The One and Only Ivan, a novel about a gorilla kept in a shopping mall exhibit, next to animals forced to perform in a circus. It’s difficult to review complex […]
Tags: Animal Abuse·Animal Rescue·animal rights·Animals in Captivity·Best Books for Vegetarian Kids·Books that Teach Empathy·Captive Wildlife·Circus·Early Elementary·Elephants·Empathy·Gorillas·Katherine Applegate·Older Elementary·Patricia Castelao·Pet Trade·Primates·Wild Animals in Captivity·Zoos
A Home for Dakota
October 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Dishearteningly, a recent survey indicated that more than three-quarters of adults in the United States are not educated about the origins of most puppies available for sale in pet stores. A Home for Dakota, a title from a Vegbooks favorite publisher Gryphon Press, is the story of how one small breeder was rescued and given a […]
Tags: Animal Abuse·Dogs·Early Elementary·Foster Care·Illness·Jan Zita Grover·Jennifer Gannett·Puppy Mills