Review By KATRINA DONOVAN FLEMING Young children marvel at the interesting things they find on the ground. An acorn is a particularly curious object to budding scientists. With its beret-like top, smooth exterior, and comforting weight in one’s palm, it holds the promise of a towering oak tree. When you think about it, though, it’s […]
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Little Acorn Grows Up
May 6th, 2013 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Animals·Edward Gibbs·Growth·Katrina Donovan Fleming·Nature Books·Preschoolers·Trees·Wildlife
Steven the Vegan
November 20th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN I’m in love with the vegan community. It’s a richly creative and ingenuitive one that is continuously finding new ways to help animals, raise awareness about animal suffering and facilitate a person’s transition to a plant-based diet. What other community has to tap its own talent to create leather-free shoes, […]
Tags: Animal Rescue·Animals·Best Books for Vegetarian Kids·Carolyn M. Mullin·Compassion·Dan Bodenstein·Early Elementary·Farmed Animals·Pigs·Preschoolers·Ron Robrahn·vegan·Vegan Childrens Books·Vegan Protagonist·Vegetarian
Kids & Animals
September 5th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN I’ve reviewed at least one other title from my good friend Marc Bekoff, the internationally renowned animal ethologist. This one is just as tender and sweet. Kids & Animals (download a free version here) is an artistic showcase of what the youngsters involved in Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program have […]
Tags: Animals·Carolyn M. Mullin·Coloring·Compassion·E-Books·Life-Affirming·Marc Bekoff·Peace
Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration
August 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM Vegbooks favorite, author Marianne Berkes, presents the concept of animal migration in the multi-tiered way I’ve come to enjoy in her books (Over in the Forest and Over in the Jungle). For younger readers the book is a great read-aloud and the pictures are larger than life — migratory animals are shown […]
Tags: Animals·Arctic Terns·Canada Geese·E-Books·Fish·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Jennifer DiRubbio·Manatees·Marianne Berkes·Marine Mammals·Migration·Nature·Nature Books·nature books for kids·Penguins·Turtles·Whales·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids