Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Artfully selected and compiled as a delightful compilation, the seven folktales of Australia, Nigeria, the American Southwest, Bali, Kazakhstan, India, and Wales featured in this Barefoot Books’ publication showcase earth-friendly parables any child – despite cultural differences – can appreciate. Paired with topic-related, wholesome activities such as making a song-line painting inspired […]
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The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales
October 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Africa·Anne Wilson·Asia·Australia·Carolyn M. Mullin·Dawn Casey·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Europe·Folk Tales
Hunwick’s Egg
September 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Mem Fox spent seven years writing this lovely little book about a rabbit-eared bandicoot — an adorable Australian desert animal — and the devotion he showers on an egg that he has found. While there’s some ambiguity about whether the egg is in fact an egg, or just a rock (since […]
Tags: Australia·Biomes·Conservation·Early Elementary·Eggs·Endangered Species·Habitats·Mem Fox·Pamela Lofts·Preschoolers·vegan