Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW Despite the unfortunate zoo setting (all the animals therein shown with happy smiles, of course), And Tango Makes Three, which is based on a true story, serves as touching celebration of love and of the rich diversity of families. Roy and Silo are two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo, […]
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And Tango Makes Three
June 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Books
Tags: Animal Courtship·Animal Families·Controversial Kids Books·Henry Bergh Award Winner·Marsha Rakestraw·Penguins·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids·Zoo
Winston of Churchill
June 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW Pictures of polar bears clinging to small bits of ice have been a primary rallying symbol for the fight to stop global climate change. In Winston of Churchill: One Bear’s Battle Against Global Warming, the bears take matters into their own paws, thanks to the courage and foresight of Winston, who […]
Tags: Climate Change·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Green Earth Book Award Winner·Jean Davies Okimoto·Marsha Rakestraw·Polar Bears·Respect for Nature·Wildlife·Winston Churchill·World War II
The Dancing Deer and the Foolish Hunter
June 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW Based on the truisms that all life is interconnected and that we cannot artificially replicate nature, The Dancing Deer and the Foolish Hunter follows a hunter who discovers a deer dancing joyfully in the forest and kidnaps her to sell to the circus. When the deer refuses to dance without the […]
Tags: Deer·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Elisa Kleven·Hunting·Marsha Rakestraw·Nature Books·Respect for Nature
The Twelve Gifts of Birth
May 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW It’s never too early to begin nurturing healthy, humane qualities in children, and The Twelve Gifts of Birth by Charlene Costanzo serves as an inspiring and magical touchstone toward character, confidence and self-respect. The story begins by revealing the “secret” that fairy godmothers, or “wisewomen,” bestow 12 gifts upon all children […]
Tags: Books that Teach Character·Charlene Costanzo·Compassion·Confidence·Early Elementary·Marsha Rakestraw·Preschoolers·Spiritual