Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR In this story a young mouse ventures out on his own and finds out that nature can be both beautiful and dangerous when you are a mouse. The mouse makes his way through the meadow, meeting various animals along the way. What the mouse learns is that there are some animals […]
Entries Tagged as 'Habitats'
The Mouse and the Meadow
April 4th, 2014 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Chad Wallace·Habitats·Illustration·Jacqueline Bodnar·Mice·Nature·Nature Books·Preschoolers
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
Olivia’s Birds: Saving the Gulf
May 9th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Wow! What a kid! Olivia Bouler is an artist, ornithologist, fundraiser, and now published author at just eleven years of age. Wish I was as cool and effective in my tween years. Catching nationwide attention for her Save the Gulf Campaign (read: hang time with Kathie Lee Gifford, Kevin Jonas, […]
Tags: Birds·Carolyn M. Mullin·Disasters·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Habitats·Oil Spill·Older Elementary·Olivia Bouler·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids
EcoMazes: 12 Earth Adventures
September 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN You’re a scientist on an Alpine High Mountain hiking from Base Camp to Upper Camp. No, no, wait. You’re snorkeling with a friend between fragile coral reefs, passing stingrays and moray eels on the way back to the beach. Feeling up to helping a baby elephant find his herd in the […]
Tags: Activities·Animals·Carolyn M. Mullin·Early Elementary·Earth·Ecosystems·Habitats·Preschoolers·Roxie Munro