In a Heartbeat
I received an advance review copy of “In a Heartbeat” by Laura Doherty and have played it several times for my children (ages 3 and 5) since. Ms. Doherty’s voice is lovely and the accompaniment, though sparing, makes…
Topic: Circus
19 Vegbooks reviews tagged Circus.
The One and Only Ivan
hello I am Ivan. I am a gorilla. It’s not as easy as it looks. So begins the spare, beautiful tale of The One and Only Ivan, a novel about a gorilla kept in a shopping mall exhibit, next to animals forced to perform…
Tags: Animal AbuseAnimal Rescueanimal rightsAnimals in CaptivityBest Books for Vegetarian KidsBooks that Teach EmpathyCaptive WildlifeCircusEarly ElementaryElephantsEmpathyGorillasKatherine ApplegateOlder ElementaryPatricia CastelaoPet TradePrimatesWild Animals in CaptivityZoos
One Dog and His Boy
Just how far will one boy go to keep the dog he’s always wanted? Pretty far. One Dog and His Boy is one of the sweetest, most tender-hearted novels for pre-teens I’ve come across. It centers on the…
Tags: Animal RescueCarolyn M. MullinChapter BooksCircusCompanion AnimalsDogsEva IbbotsonOlder Elementary
When Anju Loved Being an Elephant
I’ve loved elephants my whole life and eagerly anticipated receiving this review copy. After reading this book, however, visiting an elephant enclosure at the zoo will never be the same for me. When Anju Loved Being…
Tags: Andrea Zollmananimal rightsAnimal Rights Books for KidsAnimals in CaptivityBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCaptive WildlifeCircusEarly ElementaryElephantsJohn ButlerPreschoolersWendy HenrichsWild Animals in CaptivityZoo
The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps
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.”…
Tags: ActivismAfricaBiographyChimpanzeesCircusFemale ProtagonistIllustrationJane GoodallJeanette WinterJennifer KaliNonfictionPreschoolersScienceScience BooksVivisectionWild AnimalsWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
Vegan Is Love
Many veg families are familiar with author/illustrator Ruby Roth’s first book That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals, in which the reasons for compassionate eating are assiduously laid out. Ms. Roth’s most recent book,…
Tags: Animals as FoodAnimals in EntertainmentAnti-HuntingBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCircusCompassionControversial Kids BooksEarly ElementaryElephantsHuntingJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryRaising Vegan KidsRuby RothveganVegan AuthorVegan Childrens Booksvegan is loveVegan ParentingVegan Parents
On Parade
It’s about time for an honest, open, factual, and focused discussion with older children about how animals suffer in our society. Rob Laidlaw, author of Wild Animals in Captivity and founder of Zoocheck Canada,…
Tags: Animals in EntertainmentCaptive WildlifeCarolyn M. MullinCircusOlder ElementaryRob LaidlawWild Animals in CaptivityZoo
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling
Good series are hard to come by. Here’s one for fans of the witty and spellbinding writing of Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket. Set in 19th-century England, the novel tells the story of 15-year-old Penelope Lumley, a…
Tags: 19th CenturyAnimal WelfareCircusEnglandFemale ProtagonistHuntingJon KlassenMaryrose WoodOlder ElementarySeriesSlaughterhouse
All the Wild Wonders: Poems of Our Earth
It never ceases to amaze me how poets are able to condense abstract and even concrete ideas into the simplest of phrases or pen a poem that can alter your mood 180 degrees. A few authors in the poetic anthology All…
Tags: animal rightsCarolyn M. MullinCircusEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentIllustrationJohn MiltonOlder ElementaryPiet GroblerPoetryTony BradmanWendy CoolingWhalesWilliam BlakeZoos
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking is an adventurous 9-year-old girl who lives in Sweden. Her mother passed away when she was a baby, and her father was blown overboard at sea (but Pippi feels that he’s still alive), so she lives on…
Tags: 1940s Childrens LiteratureAstrid LindgrenCircusClassic BooksEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGirlsHumorOlder ElementaryPreschoolersRobyn MooreSweden
Rights for Animals?
Now out of print, Rights for Animals? in the Viewpoints series provides a close-up, bi-focal look at the myriad of issues plaguing animals, us and our ethics. Thoughtfully including quotes from notable organizations,…
Tags: animal rightsAnimal Rights Books for KidsCarolyn M. MullinCircusDeidre RochfordFurHuntingOlder ElementaryveganVegetarianVivisectionZoo
Why Do People Harm Animals?
Part of the “Exploring Tough Issues” series, Why Do People Harm Animals? is a great introductory look at animal rights issues, organizations striving to protect animals, and a few of the opposition’s arguments.…
Tags: animal rightsCarolyn M. MullinChris MasonCircusCompanion AnimalsFarmed AnimalsFishingHuntingOlder ElementaryVivisection
Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken
Whoever uses the word “chicken” to mean cowardly has certainly not met Louise, the feathered heroine of Kate DiCamillo’s book. Louise longs for adventure and wanders off the farm to find it. She narrowly escapes…
Tags: Animals in CaptivityChickensCircusEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsFemale ProtagonistHarry BlissKate DiCamilloPreschoolers
Deep in the Jungle
What happens when you take an arrogant jungle lion and put him in a circus? He finds that he much preferred life in the jungle, and he returns with a new, more refined attitude toward his animal neighbors. In Deep in…
Tags: Animal LiberationCircusCommunityDan YaccarinoEarly ElementaryJacqueline BodnarLionsPreschoolersRespect for Nature
Pete and Pickles
Pete is a “perfectly predictable… perfectly practical… and a perfectly uncomplicated pig.” A sad little widower, Pete’s life gets turned upside down by Pickles, an imaginative and adventuresome circus-escapee…
Tags: Berkeley BreathedCircusEarly ElementaryElephantsGood for ToddlersHumorHuyen MacMichaelInterspecies FriendshipPigsPreschoolers
Horton Hatches the Egg
I’m just crazy about Dr. Seuss’s elephant Horton. Horton Hatches the Egg is quintessential Horton. He’s heroic, true to his word, and unwavering in his commitment to do good. When a momma bird needs a break from her…
Tags: 1940s Childrens LiteratureBraveryCircusCompassionDr. SeussEarly ElementaryElephantsHortonHuntingLesson PlansLoyaltyPreschoolers
Saving Lilly
I had appointments lined up early the next morning and knew better than to stay up ‘til 1 a.m. reading this next book, but I couldn’t help myself. Saving Lilly by Peg Kehret (a fellow vegetarian) is an absolute…
Tags: ASPCACarolyn M. MullinCircusElephantsFund for AnimalsOlder ElementaryPeg Kehret
Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends
Did you catch the CBS clip a while back about the elephant and the stray dog who became best friends? Well, the lovely Carol Buckley, founder of The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, has written a children’s book that…
Tags: Carol BuckleyCircusElephant SanctuaryElephantsFemale ProtagonistInterspecies FriendshipZoo
Alice in Paris (1966)
This old movie, available on DVD, uses the character of Alice in Wonderland to present a variety of classic children’s stories including one featuring the French orphan Madeline. Veg parents should know that while…
Tags: Animated MoviesCircusMadelineMeat-eatingvegetarian kidsZoo