Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Fans of chickens and commentator/ author Daniel Pinkwater may be familiar with The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (Amazon affiliate link), first published in 1977. Unsurprisingly, some of the material is dated but the overarching tale of genuine affection portrayed between a boy and a giant chicken rings true with young animal lovers. Aspects that won’t ring […]
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The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
August 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Tags: 1970s Children's Books·Animals as Food·Chickens·Daniel Pinkwater·Hoboken·Jennifer Gannett·Jill Pinkwater·New Jersey·Older Elementary
Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story
March 5th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story delves deep into the historical, social and natural significance of one of America’s most well-known estuaries. Author/illustrator Thomas Yezerski treats us to a well written and intricately illustrated sojourn through this important wetland. Many of us have traveled through the marshy area on I-95, I-80, one […]
Tags: Birds·Crabs·Early Elementary·Environment·Fish·Illustration·Jennifer Gannett·New Jersey·Nonfiction·Thomas Yezerski·Wetlands