Review By HEATHER CLARK We’re Sailing to Galapagos by Laurie Krebs (illustrated by Grazia Restelli) explores some of the unique creatures living on the Galapagos Islands. The author steps us through a week-long visit to the Pacific where we join the inhabitants of a small red sailboat as they experience a new creature every day. […]
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We’re Sailing to Galapagos
September 30th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Birds·Charles Darwin·Crabs·Early Elementary·Grazia Restelli·Heather Clark·Illustration·Laurie Krebs·Marine Animals·Pacific Ocean·Preschoolers·Tortoises·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids
Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee
November 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee allows emerging readers to discover the touching real-life tale of an unlikely companionship. (You may have seen the duo on CNN or NBC.) While there is a sad side to this story — the young hippo Owen befriends the tortoise Mzee after he […]
Tags: Africa·Carol Schwartz·Early Elementary·Early Readers·Friendship·Hippopotamus·Interspecies Friendship·Roberta Edwards·Tortoises·Zoo