Review By HOMA WOODRUM I love this book. We got it from the library and though it is wordless, it has a fantastic message and beautiful illustrations. I enjoyed Mark Pett’s last book, The Boy and the Airplane, but this book (Amazon affiliate link) prompted me to sit down and write a review for Vegbooks so […]
Entries Tagged as 'Bicycles'
The Girl and the Bicycle
July 3rd, 2014 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Bicycles·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Homa Woodrum·Mark Pett·Preschoolers·Saving·Wordless Books·Working
Mind of My Own
May 29th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Music
Review By HOMA WOODRUM A friend with 2-1/2-year and six-month old daughters told me to check out singer/songwriter Frances England’s CDs from the library and I’m so glad I did. The first CD to come up on reserve was her 2010 album “Mind of My Own.” As I listened in the car with my 4-1/2-year-old […]
Tags: Bicycles·Cookies·Eggs·Frances England·Friendship·Homa Woodrum·Music·Music for Babies·Nature
Earth Day
April 15th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In honor of Environmental Education week and to highlight Earth Day, Vegbooks is featuring books with environmental themes. More on EE Week here. “Save the Earth” reads a banner in Emily’s classroom, cultivating awareness about Earth Day among the students. During a discussion, her classmates come up with pretty big ideas about saving dolphins, […]
Tags: Bicycles·Conservation·Early Elementary·Early Readers·Earth Day·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Farmers Markets·Fathers·Preschoolers·Recycling·Robin Hill School
Wheels of Change
July 6th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN “I think [bicycling] has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…” I absolutely love this quote by Susan B. Anthony, but it wasn’t until I read Sue Macy’s recent publication on […]
Tags: Bicycles·Carolyn M. Mullin·Feminism·History·Marguerite Gast·Older Elementary·Parents·Sue Macy·Susan B. Anthony·Women's History