Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL I received a review copy of Jo MacDonald Hiked in the Woods from the publisher and after following Jo MacDonald when she Saw a Pond and Had a Garden, I was eager to follow as she Hiked in the Woods. As in the previous books, author Mary Quattlebaum uses the familiar […]
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Jo MacDonald Hiked in the Woods
November 15th, 2013 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Early Elementary·Huyen MacMichael·Illustration·Laura J. Bryant·Mary Quattlebaum·Nature·Nature Books·Plants·Preschoolers·Science·Series·Trees·Wildlife
One Night in the Everglades
June 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM Aimed at ages 8 and up, One Night in the Everglades is in interesting combination of picture book and environmental science text. There are beautiful illustrations to accompany the story of a night in the Florida Everglades, an area teeming with life, much of which is endangered. The first third of […]
Tags: Animals as Food·Conservation·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Everglades·Florida·Frogs·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Joyce Mihran Turley·Laurel Larsen·Nonfiction·Older Elementary·Science·Science Books·Spanish·Wildlife
The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps
June 17th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER KALI My three-year-old daughter has been obsessed with orangutans lately. It started when, in an effort toavoid the Memphis heat Memorial Day weekend, we stepped into an IMAX theater and saw the movie “Born to Be Wild.” The movie is adorable with cute baby orangutans in diapers drinking milk from a bottle, and […]
Tags: Activism·Africa·Biography·Chimpanzees·Circus·Female Protagonist·Illustration·Jane Goodall·Jeanette Winter·Jennifer Kali·Nonfiction·Preschoolers·Science·Science Books·Vivisection·Wild Animals·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids
How Do Birds Find Their Way?
May 14th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY My kiddo’s kindergarten class has been focusing on nonfiction books lately, both reading and writing/illustrating books that make a detailed exploration of the science and natural history of wild animals. Of course, with my passion for wildlife, I’ve taken this opportunity to find new books for our bookshelves at home! One of the […]
Tags: Birds·Early Elementary·Early Readers·Migration·Natural History·Nature Books·Nonfiction·Paul Mirocha·Roma Gans·Science·Science Books·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids