Review By JENNIFER KALI Like most four-year-olds, my daughter loves space. She has already asked my wife and me if we will take care of her children while she is studying on the moon as an astronaut. Of course we said yes. To encourage her love of space, we bought her this book for Christmas last […]
Entries Tagged as 'Environment'
If You Decide to Go to the Moon
November 21st, 2013 · 2 Comments · Books
Tags: Animals·Environment·Faith McNulty·Jennifer Kali·Moon·Preschoolers·Space·Steven Kellogg
Michael Recycle Saves Christmas
December 18th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR All families who care about animals should also care about the planet. After all, having a healthy planet involves helping to take care of the animals and ensuring that they will have all they need to naturally survive and thrive. Yet we live in a society filled with consumerism, disposables, and […]
Tags: Alexandra Colombo·Christmas·Consumerism·Ellie Bethel·Environment·Jacqueline Bodnar·Recycling
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