Review by CAROLYN M. MULLIN No Monkeys, No Chocolate is a children’s book about the web of life repackaged for a new generation. Who wouldn’t want to read about some adorable monkeys and chocolate? Who knew there was even a connection? Authors Melissa Stewart and Allen Young team up to deliver a multi-level story about how […]
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No Monkeys, No Chocolate
September 17th, 2013 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Allen Young·Carolyn M. Mullin·Chocolate·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Insects·Melissa Stewart·Monkeys·Nicole Wong·Pollination·Rainforest
The Peace Book
October 23rd, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By ROBYN MOORE The Peace Book by Todd Parr is perfect for young kids. The words and pictures are simple, yet they have the potential to open the door to a much larger, more complex conversation. Inside, each page describes what peace is. For example, “Peace is… sharing a meal, planting a tree, giving […]
Tags: Compassion·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Good for Toddlers·Kindness to Animals·Peace·Preschoolers·Robyn Moore·Todd Parr
Nature’s Patchwork Quilt
October 4th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM The early pages of Nature’s Patchwork Quilt by Mary Miché tell the reader that “[n]ature is like a patchwork quilt. It has many different habitats all pieced together to create our wonderful planet.” With large pages filled with visual detail, the entire book follows a quilt motif – instead of differing fabrics […]
Tags: Consie Powell·Deserts·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Forests·Habitats·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Mary Miché·Nature·Nature Books·Oceans·Prairies·Preschoolers·Rainforest·Respect for Nature·Seashores
The Lorax
July 5th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By KATRINA F. A book can be called a true classic when it gets better as the years go by, much like a fine, aging wine. Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax is one of those unique classics. The story opens with a young boy traversing a ruined land and stumbling upon the mystery of the […]
Tags: 1970s Children's Books·Activism·Dr. Seuss·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Good for Toddlers·Katrina Donovan Fleming·Picture Books·Preschoolers