Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN They’re magnificent and majestic, generally easy going and easily taken advantage of. As large and as intimidating as they once were, whales have come a long way in our cultural and societal portrayals and understandings. As main characters of legend, myth and tall tales across the globe, whales were mistaken […]
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The Secret World of Whales
May 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Animal Exploitation·animal intelligence·Biology·Carolyn M. Mullin·Charles Siebert·Marine Animals·Marine Mammals·Morality·Older Elementary·Whales·Whaling
Mrs. Marlowe’s Mice
January 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY If you’re the kind of person who likes animals attired in 1940s garb and dark story lines revolving around persecuted animals secreted away from Gestapo-like police cats, you’ll love Mrs. Marlowe’s Mice. (For the record, kiddo and I both fall in this category.) Is Frank and Devin Asch’s smart picture book […]
Tags: Animal Rescue·Cats·Dark Children's Books·Devin Asch·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Frank Asch·Mice·Morality·Persecution·Preschoolers·World War II