BIG CATS by Nic Bishop is a stunning collection of images of tigers, lions, jaguars, and several types of leopards. Aimed at children ages 4-8, the large photo spreads will draw readers in, and the simple captions provide interesting and surprising details that inform the images. Nic Bishop’s vast experience photographing wildlife comes across in […]
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Nic Bishop: Big Cats
September 30th, 2019 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags: Big Cats·Early Elementary·Jaguars·Leopards·Lions·Nic Bishop·Picture Book·Tigers·young readers
Little Sid: The Tiny Prince Who Became Buddha
April 14th, 2018 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By KRISTIN WALD A relevant picture book for our times, Little Sid is a retelling of how a prince, Siddhartha, became Buddha. While not historically accurate, the story maintains the concepts and spirit of lessons to be learned in a style that will entice young readers. The modern twist (stuffed animals! casual diction!) will […]
Tags: Buddha·Colors·Early Elementary·Happiness·Ian Lendler·Illustration·Kristin Wald·Picture Books·Tigers·Xanthe Bouma
Mother to Tigers
July 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY I tend to oppose zoos and zoo literature for children. As much as zoos try to replicate the natural habitats of exotic animals, an image from a childhood visit to a zoo is indelibly marked in my mind: the eyes of a nonhuman primate behind thick plexiglass looking blankly forward, seeming not […]
Tags: Animal Welfare·Biography·Books·Captive Wildlife·Chimpanzees·George Ella Lyon·Helen Martini·Tigers·Zoo
Saving the Baghdad Zoo: A True Story of Hope and Heroes
April 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN All too often in human conflict and warfare, animals also suffer although their struggle for survival tends to be put on the backburner. The case was no different during America’s Iraq invasion. The U.S. Army eventually made it into the Baghdad Zoo and the royal palaces where wild animals had […]
Tags: Animals·Animals in Captivity·Captive Wildlife·Carolyn M. Mullin·Kelly Milner Halls·Major William Sumner·Older Elementary·Tigers·War·Wildlife·Zoos