575 Vegbooks reviews tagged Early Elementary.
I decided to check out this older early-reader book because it was tagged as “vegetarian” on one of the major online book retailers (and other sites have similar synopses). Unfortunately, while it does deal with the…
Tags: Books to AvoidDaniel PinkwaterEarly ElementaryPreschoolersThanksgivingVegetarian
Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman create another delightful story about Bear and his assorted animal friends. Wilson’s rhyme and repetition paired with Chapman’s colorfully detailed illustrations help with literacy while…
Tags: Deductive ReasoningEarly ElementaryFriendshipHuyen MacMichaelJane ChapmanKarma WilsonLiteracyPreschoolers
Before Granny Gomez and Jigsaw, vegetarian and vegan families had Susan Jeschke’s book Perfect the Pig. Celebrating porcine intelligence and the human-animal bond, Ms. Jeschke’s storybook also deals with animal…
Tags: Animal AbuseBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCompassionEarly ElementaryFarmFarmed AnimalsInterspecies FriendshipLesson PlansMeat-eatingPerforming AnimalsPigsVegan Childrens BooksVegetarian Kids Books
If you were my baby squirrel,/I would welcome you to the world/In a secret nest I made just for you. And so begins this tender bedtime story. Following the same format on each page — three poetic lines written from a…
Tags: Animal EmotionAnimal FamiliesBeaversCarolyn M. MullinDucksEarly ElementaryFran HodgkinsGood for ToddlersPreschoolersSquirrelsWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
Ever heard of an echidna , a quokka , or an unau ? No? Get a quick lesson as well as a laugh or snort while reading Curious Creatures . Barry Louis Polisar writes a uniquely fun book using short poems about quirky,…
Tags: Barry Louis PolisarDavid ClarkEarly ElementaryHumorHuyen MacMichaelNatural HistoryPreschoolersUnusual Animals
I never could watch “Bambi” or “The Land before Time” more than once. Any baby, whether animal or human, losing his or her mother is one of the most depressing things I could ever imagine. I do, however, give much…
Tags: AdoptionAfricaCarolyn M. MullinConservationCristina KesslerEarly ElementaryMothersPoachingPreschoolersRhinosSouth AfricaWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
I’d seen “Babe” years ago, at a time when I was neither a child nor a parent, so it was fun to revisit the movie with my 4-year-old daughter. What I’d forgotten, or perhaps hadn’t noticed, about the 1995 live-action…
Tags: 1990s MoviesAnimals as FoodEarly ElementaryFamily MoviesFarmed AnimalsFarmingLive Action MoviesOlder ElementaryParentsPigsPreschoolers
In the hum drum of suburbia, Wesley is an inharmonious presence, disliking pizza, soda and, goodness gracious, even professional football! Let’s root for the ambitious young underdog as he subtly sticks it to his…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryGreen LivingNatural LivingNature BooksPaul FleischmanPreschoolers
This little book by Lara Bergen and Vincent Nguyen introduces kids to the concept of climate change. When a little girl from the Arctic takes a canoe ride with her father, they spy two polar bear cubs alone on the…
Tags: Climate ChangeEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGreen PublishingLara BergenPreschoolersVincent Nguyen
I think I gained a pound or two just reading this delectable little morsel. Using oh-so-tempting cookies to teach children the significance of new vocabulary words, Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s text can be challenging…
Tags: Amy Krouse RosenthalCarolyn M. MullinCompassionCookiesEarly ElementaryJane DyerPreschoolersVirtues
In Gone Wild, An Endangered Animal Alphabet, David McLimans creates a beautifully artistic animal alphabet that reminds us of the variety of animal life sharing our earth. The unique black and white animal letters…
Tags: Caldecott HonorDavid McLimansEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEndangered SpeciesHuyen MacMichaelNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2006PreschoolersWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
“The Fox and the Hound” is classic Disney, in the best sense. In this 1980s animated film, the makers of “Bambi” are at it again, taking on hunting from the animals’ perspective. While some scenes are a little scary…
Tags: 1980s Childrens MoviesAnimated MoviesDisneyDogsEarly ElementaryFoxesHuntingOlder ElementaryWildlifeWildlife Rehabilitation
Animals are dressed up on a regular basis and made to appear as something they are not. It may be in a circus, a show or even a photo shoot, as in Swine Divine. In this book, Rosie is a pig who gets a bath and then…
Tags: Early ElementaryFarmed AnimalsJacqueline BodnarJan CarrPigsPreschoolers
A mother and son team create a warm and peaceful book about animal mothers of all types and the things they do to care for their babies. Carol Carrick uses the refrain “mothers are like that” repeatedly throughout…
Tags: Animal FamiliesCarol CarrickEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelMothersPaul CarrickPreschoolers
I have to admit that one of the reasons I think books are the perfect gift for a child is because, as a rule, they don’t make noise. So I’m more than a little surprised to find myself so enamored with Sounds of the…
Tags: AfricaEarly ElementaryElephantsMaurice PledgerNatural HistoryNature BooksWildlifeWildlife Books for KidsZebras
Many people have the misconception that animals are not smart. Many of us realize this to be completely untrue, and books like One Smart Goose can help to further that understanding. This book demonstrates two main…
Tags: animal intelligenceCaroline Joyne ChurchEarly ElementaryJacqueline BodnarPreschoolersWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
Angela Farris Watkins recounts her childhood memories of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the forthcoming book, My Uncle Martin’s Big Heart. Her recollections are warm and personal, and give children an opportunity…
Tags: ActivismAngela Farris WatkinsCivil RightsEarly ElementaryEric VelasquezMartin Luther KingPreschoolersSocial Justice
In Unlovable, Alfred is a dog that is different – so much so that he is repeatedly told by the other animals in the house that he is unlovable. Even the other dogs don’t really care to play with him. Because of this,…
Tags: Companion AnimalsDan YaccarinoDogsEarly ElementaryJacqueline BodnarPreschoolersSelf EsteemSelf-Acceptance
I probably should’ve bitten my tongue in an earlier post, because here I find myself reviewing yet another publication in the “Let’s Read and Find out Science” series. At the “Sea & Me” Gallery in the children’s…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentMelvin BergerOil SpillPaul MirochaPollution
Revisiting this classic animated film with my little girl, I realized for the first time how much of the plot is one big chase scene. Still, if you can stand that, you’ll find yourself cheering for the Dalmatians as…
Tags: 1960s MoviesAnimal RescueCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryFurOlder Elementary
The storyline and imagery may seem to border on the chimerical, but what takes place in Amy’s Light is a summertime occasion that adults can recollect with the same childlike wonder, joy and fascination as the main…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFirefliesLightning BugsNatural LivingNaturePreschoolersRespect for NatureRobert Nutt
The reality that most vegetarian parents face when it comes to the way cows are treated is that the vast majority of these animals don’t have it good, to put it mildly. Pumped full of growth hormone and antibiotics,…
Tags: Books to AvoidCowsDairyDairy IndustryEarly Elementaryfactory farmingFarmed AnimalsFarmingJacqueline BodnarMalachy DoylePreschoolers
I Heard It From Alice Zucchini: Poems About the Garden spans the course of all four seasons. The poems are narrated by various garden denizens at different places and times in their growing grounds, and the book…
Tags: Early ElementaryGardenGardeningJennifer GannettJuanita HavillNatural LivingPreschoolers
Since spiders are probably one of the most feared creatures around, it stands to reason that a book providing a view of things from their side would make interesting reading. And this book does not disappoint! Diary…
Tags: Doreen CroninEarly ElementaryHumorJacqueline BodnarLiving in Harmony with NaturePreschoolersSpiders