Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Bear-ly There is a refreshing look at the now common conflict between wild animals and people (and property). This book has a wonderful message of accountability and respect for all different kinds of human and non-human animals, as well as a thoughtful and empowered young protagonist. The story opens with a […]
Entries Tagged as 'Geese'
Bear-ly There
July 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Bears·Conflict·Conflict Resolution·Early Elementary·Geese·Jennifer Gannett·Living With Wildlife·Preschoolers·Rebekah Raye·Respect for Nature·Rural Living·Wild Animals·Wildlife
Goose’s Story
June 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Based on her own experiences, Cari Best has penned a picture book that is equally heartfelt and thought-provoking. She tells Goose’s Story from the perspective of a girl who first observes and then befriends an injured Canada goose one spring. When she tells her parents about the goose’s predicament — an injury […]
Tags: Birds·Canada Geese·Cari Best·Female Protagonist·Geese·Henry Bergh Award Winner·Holly Meade·Illustration·Living with Disabilities·Wild Animals·Wildlife
The Snow Bear
December 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By ROBYN MOORE The Snow Bear is a beautiful wintry tale of a polar bear cub who awakens from hibernation with his mother nowhere in sight. So with the help of his forest friends—Ox, Goose, Moose, Fox, Wolf, and Rabbit—he decides to build a mother bear out of snow to keep him company. Together, […]
Tags: Baby Book·Bears·Early Elementary·Foxes·Geese·Good for Toddlers·Miriam Ross·Moose·Oxen·Polar Bears·Preschoolers·Rabbits·Robyn Moore·Snow·Touch and Feel·Winter·Wolves