Review by CAROLYN M. MULLIN At the Los Angeles Green Festival, I had the pleasure of meeting Kosa Ely, author of the new children’s book Peaceable Forest: India’s Tale of Kindness to Animals. (You can see the book trailer here). Kosa is just as sweet and compassionate as the ancient Vedic story told within her […]
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Peaceable Forest: India’s Tale of Kindness to Animals
November 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags: animal rights·Anna Johansson·Best Books for Vegetarian Kids·Carolyn M. Mullin·Compassion·Early Elementary·India·Kindness to Animals·Kosa Ely·Nature Books·Preschoolers·Vegetarian·Wildlife Books for Kids
We’re Sailing to Galapagos
September 30th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
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. […]
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
Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration
August 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM Vegbooks favorite, author Marianne Berkes, presents the concept of animal migration in the multi-tiered way I’ve come to enjoy in her books (Over in the Forest and Over in the Jungle). For younger readers the book is a great read-aloud and the pictures are larger than life — migratory animals are shown […]
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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 […]
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