Review By HOMA WOODRUM I learned a lot about orcas and their families reading my review copy of Granny’s Clan and was excited to discover that the characters in the story are actually real wild orcas in the Pacific Northwest. A children’s book steeped in years of observation (forty years of observing Granny’s and her […]
Entries Tagged as 'Animal Families'
Granny’s Clan
September 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Animal Families·Ann Jones·Dr. Sally Hodson·Grandparents·Homa Woodrum·Marine Animals·Marine Mammals·Nonfiction·Orcas
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme
August 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM I am turning into Vegbooks’ resident reviewer for Dawn Publishing but so far I honestly can’t help loving all their offerings I’ve read. Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, is no exception. It follows the theme of another book I reviewed, Over in the Forest, but so much thought goes […]
Tags: Animal Families·Butterflies·Counting·E-Books·Frogs·Good for Toddlers·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Jeanette Canyon·Jungle·Marianne Berkes·Marmosets·Monkeys·Mothers·Ocelots·Parrots·Picture Books·Preschoolers·Rainforest·Sloths·Snakes
Animals at Play: Rules of the Game
June 13th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Marc Bekoff is one of the world’s leading ethologists, a zoologist that studies animal behavior, and I’m lucky to consider him not only a mentor (he sits on the Advisory Council for the National Museum of Animals & Society), but a friend. He has an incredible book publishing empire covering animal emotions, […]
Tags: Animal Behavior·Animal Cognition·Animal Families·Carolyn M. Mullin·Coyotes·Dogs·Elephants·Mammals·Marc Bekoff·Michael J. DiMotta·Nonfiction·Older Elementary·Sea Lions·Wallabies
Eye on the Wild: Cheetah and Gorilla
April 11th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By KRISTIN WALD Everyone loves baby animals. Even the most jaded adult will admit to succumbing to warm fuzzies when faced with kittens and puppies. Suzi Eszterhas, an award-winning wildlife photographer, has a new series from Frances Lincoln called Eye on the Wild. The first two of the four-book series are Cheetah and Gorilla. A combination of […]
Tags: Animal Families·Baby Animals·Big Cats·Cheetahs·Early Elementary·Good for Toddlers·Gorillas·Great Apes·Kristin Wald·Mother's Day·Mothers·Natural History·Nonfiction·Older Elementary·Photography·Preschoolers·Primates·Suzi Eszterhas