Review By KRISTIN WALD A gorgeous and detailed new book from Dawn Publications makes sure that we know it’s not only “still waters” that run deep — prairies have a lot going on beneath the surface as well! The Prairie That Nature Built will delight eyes and ears with its story of the ecosystem upon which a […]
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The Prairie That Nature Built
September 21st, 2014 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Animals·Birds·Cathy Morrison·Early Elementary·Ecosystems·Kristin Wald·Marybeth Lorbiecki·Nature·Nature Books·nature books for kids·Prairie Dogs·Prairies·Preschoolers
Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration
August 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM Vegbooks favorite, author Marianne Berkes, presents the concept of animal migration in the multi-tiered way I’ve come to enjoy in her books (Over in the Forest and Over in the Jungle). For younger readers the book is a great read-aloud and the pictures are larger than life — migratory animals are shown […]
Tags: Animals·Arctic Terns·Canada Geese·E-Books·Fish·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Jennifer DiRubbio·Manatees·Marianne Berkes·Marine Mammals·Migration·Nature·Nature Books·nature books for kids·Penguins·Turtles·Whales·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids
Gem
June 9th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM When I first opened my review copy of Gem, written and illustrated by Holly Hobbie, I gasped at how beautiful the watercolors were. The book opens with a wintertime letter from a grandmother to her granddaughter, introducing the pictures to follow as the story of the previous year when a little toad named Gem emerged […]
Tags: Amphibians·Garden·Gardening·Good for Toddlers·Grandparents·Holly Hobbie·Homa Woodrum·Nature·Nature Books·nature books for kids·Nearly Wordless Books·Preschoolers·Toads·Watercolor