Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR The reality that most vegetarian parents face when it comes to the way cows are treated is that the vast majority of these animals don’t have it good, to put it mildly. Pumped full of growth hormone and antibiotics, and then hooked up to mechanical milking machines, they live a production-line […]
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Cow
July 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags: Books to Avoid·Cows·Dairy·Dairy Industry·Early Elementary·factory farming·Farmed Animals·Farming·Jacqueline Bodnar·Malachy Doyle·Preschoolers
The Digging-est Dog
December 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Kiddo loves The Digging-est Dog by Al Perkins and Eric Gurney, but I’m not so crazy about it. Told from the dog’s point of view, the story has a somber but promising start: “I was the saddest dog you could ever see,/ Sad because no one wanted me./ The pet shop […]
Tags: Al Perkins·Animal Abuse·Cows·Dairy Industry·Dogs·Early Elementary·Eric Gurney·Pet Stores·Preschoolers