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Entries Tagged as 'Humane'

Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!

June 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL My daughter and I enjoyed reading about Mr. McGreely’s gardening enthusiasm and battle with the bunnies over his vegetables. G. Brian Karas (whom I recognized from My Crayons Talk and Baby Bug) creates cute little bunnies to accompany Candace Fleming’s cute bunny sounds as the moochers munch away on Mr. McGreely’s […]

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Madeline and the Bad Hat

January 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL Madeline is a familiar and popular series to many so I thought I would introduce the stories to my daughter. We picked out this particular one by chance thinking it was about a hat, of course. But we were surprised to find Ludwig Bemelmans refers to the idiom of the bad […]

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ASPCA: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

November 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT ASPCA: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is part of Reading Power’s Helping Organizations series.  It is a great little book, providing very comprehensive information on the history of America’s oldest humane organization.  While many adults may be familiar with founder Henry Bergh and his legacy, not all of […]

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What If There Were No Bees?

November 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN This bug’s eye view of life as a grasslands honeybee illustrates the paramount role they play in an ecosystem, as pollinators of wildflowers and crops and sources of food for creatures higher up in the food chain. As many Vegbooks readers may know, there has been a significant decline in […]

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