Review By HEATHER CLARK We’re Sailing to Galapagos by Laurie Krebs (illustrated by Grazia Restelli) explores some of the unique creatures living on the Galapagos Islands. The author steps us through a week-long visit to the Pacific where we join the inhabitants of a small red sailboat as they experience a new creature every day. […]
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We’re Sailing to Galapagos
September 30th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Birds·Charles Darwin·Crabs·Early Elementary·Grazia Restelli·Heather Clark·Illustration·Laurie Krebs·Marine Animals·Pacific Ocean·Preschoolers·Tortoises·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids
Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story
March 5th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story delves deep into the historical, social and natural significance of one of America’s most well-known estuaries. Author/illustrator Thomas Yezerski treats us to a well written and intricately illustrated sojourn through this important wetland. Many of us have traveled through the marshy area on I-95, I-80, one […]
Tags: Birds·Crabs·Early Elementary·Environment·Fish·Illustration·Jennifer Gannett·New Jersey·Nonfiction·Thomas Yezerski·Wetlands
The Little Mermaid (1989)
July 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY As a mom and a feminist, I’m not crazy that “The Little Mermaid” is premised on Ariel’s decision to leave her family and literally give up her voice for a man she’s only just met. I worry what this teaches our daughters about love. That said, I’m the first to admit […]
Tags: 1980s Childrens Movies·Crabs·Disney·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Fish·Fishing·Mermaids