Review By JESSICA ALMY When you first hear that “The Secret World of Arrietty,” is a hand-drawn Japanese film based on an English novel (The Borrowers) dubbed by American actors, you may wonder about its authenticity. Just go with it, I say, and see if you’re swept up in the universal appeal of its story. […]
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The Secret World of Arrietty (2012)
September 9th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Movies
Tags: Animated Movies·Early Elementary·England·Japan·Kindness·Older Elementary
Hairy Hezekiah
January 8th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Poor Hezekiah! This Bactrian camel gent spends his days in a British zoo, very lonely indeed. The hairy fellow spends much of his time talking to himself, or to his keepers, who do not understand a word he utters. This makes him ill tempered and unhappy. Eventually Hezekiah has a go […]
Tags: Animal Exploitation·Camels·Captive Wildlife·Dick King-Smith·Early Elementary·England·Interspecies Friendship·Jennifer Gannett·Nick Bruel·Wild Animals in Captivity·Zoos
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling
April 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Good series are hard to come by. Here’s one for fans of the witty and spellbinding writing of Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket. Set in 19th-century England, the novel tells the story of 15-year-old Penelope Lumley, a Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females graduate and newly hired governess to Alexander, […]
Tags: 19th Century·Animal Welfare·Circus·England·Female Protagonist·Hunting·Jon Klassen·Maryrose Wood·Older Elementary·Series·Slaughterhouse