Review By JENNIFER KALI I love this book! I picked it up because of the amazing animotion illustrations on almost every page that make it seem like the book is in motion, with bees flying, dogs running, a boy waving goodbye, a flower blooming. My two-year-old is enthralled by this unique book in motion. Go here […]
Entries Tagged as 'Environment'
Bee & Me: An Animotion Experience
May 21st, 2016 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Animation·Bees·Early Elementary·Ecosystems·Elle J. McGuinness·Environment·Good for Toddlers·Illustration·Jennifer Kali·Pollination·Preschoolers
Butterfly Battle & Food Chain Frenzy (The Magic School Bus Chapter Books #16 & #17)
April 30th, 2015 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JENNIFER KALI I’ve expressed my love for all things Magic School Bus previously. My almost six-year-old daughter and I are having a great time working our way through our library’s collection of Magic School Bus chapter books. The two we read most recently were great finds for kids interested in animal welfare. In […]
Tags: Animals as Food·Butterflies·Chapter Books·Early Elementary·Environment·Food Choices·Jennifer Kali·Magic School Bus·Series
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees
March 22nd, 2015 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By KRISTIN WALD This straightforward telling of Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees by Franck Prévot, is accompanied by colorful and beautiful illustrations by Aurélia Fronty that help set the tone of hope and action throughout the book. This storybook, based on the true story of a young Kenyan girl who […]
Tags: Activism·Aurélia Fronty·Biography·Environment·Female Protagonist·Franck Prévot·Human Rights·Kristin Wald·Nobel Peace Prize·Social Justice
Little Turtle’s Big Adventure
April 26th, 2014 · No Comments · Books
Review By DIANE VUKOVIC Even though this book was was first published in 1969, it is still highly relevant today. It begins with a little turtle enjoying his life by a pond. All the animals at the pond are happy until one day there is a rumble like thunder. Men with bulldozers and machines come […]
Tags: 1960s Childrens Literature·David Lee Harrison·Diane Vukovic·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Good for Toddlers·Habitat Destruction·Preschoolers·Turtles