Review by CAROLYN M. MULLIN No Monkeys, No Chocolate is a children’s book about the web of life repackaged for a new generation. Who wouldn’t want to read about some adorable monkeys and chocolate? Who knew there was even a connection? Authors Melissa Stewart and Allen Young team up to deliver a multi-level story about how […]
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No Monkeys, No Chocolate
September 17th, 2013 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Allen Young·Carolyn M. Mullin·Chocolate·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Insects·Melissa Stewart·Monkeys·Nicole Wong·Pollination·Rainforest
Nature’s Patchwork Quilt
October 4th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM The early pages of Nature’s Patchwork Quilt by Mary Miché tell the reader that “[n]ature is like a patchwork quilt. It has many different habitats all pieced together to create our wonderful planet.” With large pages filled with visual detail, the entire book follows a quilt motif – instead of differing fabrics […]
Tags: Consie Powell·Deserts·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Forests·Habitats·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Mary Miché·Nature·Nature Books·Oceans·Prairies·Preschoolers·Rainforest·Respect for Nature·Seashores
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme
August 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM I am turning into Vegbooks’ resident reviewer for Dawn Publishing but so far I honestly can’t help loving all their offerings I’ve read. Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, is no exception. It follows the theme of another book I reviewed, Over in the Forest, but so much thought goes […]
Tags: Animal Families·Butterflies·Counting·E-Books·Frogs·Good for Toddlers·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Jeanette Canyon·Jungle·Marianne Berkes·Marmosets·Monkeys·Mothers·Ocelots·Parrots·Picture Books·Preschoolers·Rainforest·Sloths·Snakes
The Great Kapok Tree
April 19th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT, as part of our ongoing series celebrating Environmental Education Week When two men enter the Amazon rainforest, the vibrant sounds of life cease and there is an sense of unease. One of the men directs the other to cut down a large Kapok tree and leaves. The other man begins to chip away at the […]
Tags: 1990s Books·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Frogs·Jennifer Gannett·Lynne Cherry·Rainforest·Wildlife