12 Vegbooks reviews tagged Endangered Species.
Pango…what? Pangolins are adorable scaly mammals (author/illustrator Anna Dewdney clearly has a soft spot for them) and Roly Poly Pangolin(Amazon affiliate link) is an equally adorable book about a very shy baby…
Tags: AnimalsAnna DewdneyEndangered SpeciesGood for ToddlersPangolinsPreschoolersWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
With just 3,500 left in the wilderness of their Pakistani home in the Hindu Kush Mountains, snow leopards are a rare and mesmerizing endangered species for any age group to read about and study. Beautifully white…
Tags: Alan MarksBig CatsCarolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryEndangered SpeciesLeopardsPakistanPreschoolersSandra MarkleWildlifeWildllife Books for Kids
“People and animals share the same earth. They have shared it for a long, long time.” So begins Faith McNulty’s simple, beautiful early reader that introduces children to the conservation of endangered species. This…
Tags: BearsCarol SchwartzEarly ElementaryEarly ReadersEco-Friendly Kids BooksElephantsEndangered SpeciesEnvironmentFaith McNultyGorillasHabitat DestructionHuntingWild AnimalsWildlife
Peregrine’s Sky traces the early life of a young peregrine falcon and her family. From Peregrine’s parents’ mating rituals to her early moments out of her shell (and her loud brothers) to the nerve wracking moments…
Tags: Consie PowellEarly ElementaryEndangered SpeciesFemale ProtagonistJennifer GannettNatural HistoryPreschoolersRaptorsWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
Ivory isn’t always an easy subject to broach with children, but author Juanita Havill, in retelling the true story of a Japanese carver, does so beautifully and eloquently. Sato was trained by his father, a master…
Tags: Black Market TradeCarolyn M. MullinElephantsEndangered SpeciesIllegal Trade of Animal PartsIvory TradeJuanita HavillUse of Animals
I can’t imagine a more ambitious project than creating a book of children’s poems and illustrations to pay tribute to species of animals now extinct — and yet, J. Patrick Lewis and Christopher Wormell have…
Tags: AnimalsChildrens Poet LaureateChristopher WormellEarly AdultEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEndangered SpeciesEnvironmentEnvironmental Children's LiteratureExtinctionIllustrationsJ. Patrick LewisOlder ElementaryParentsPoetryPreschoolersWoodcut
I Want to Be…An Environmentalist is a comprehensive resource for young environmentalists and their families. The book discusses why people characterize themselves as environmentalists (fascination with animals,…
Tags: AnimalsCareersEco-Friendly Kids BooksEndangered SpeciesEnvironmentJennifer GannettNatureOlder ElementaryPollutionWild AnimalsWildlifeZoos
Mem Fox spent seven years writing this lovely little book about a rabbit-eared bandicoot — an adorable Australian desert animal — and the devotion he showers on an egg that he has found. While there’s some ambiguity…
Tags: AustraliaBiomesConservationEarly ElementaryEggsEndangered SpeciesHabitatsMem FoxPamela LoftsPreschoolersvegan
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
All I’d heard about Pixar’s animated film “Up” was that it was about the loss of a loved one, so was I surprised when I discovered that it’s also about the protection of endangered animals! When widower Carl (voiced…
Tags: Animal AbuseBirdsEarly ElementaryEndangered SpeciesEnvironmentEnvironmental Kids MoviesOlder ElementaryPixarWildlife
“I wish we could save all the endangered animals in the world!” So begins this creative book by Frances Barry. Bold, simple sentences with compelling action verbs (rhinos wallowing, penguins skidding, turtles…
Tags: Early ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEndangered SpeciesEnvironmentFrances BarryMarsha RakestrawNature BooksPenguinsPreschoolersRespect for NatureRhinosTurtles
This hardcover book from Flowerpot Press talks about the natural history, conservation status, and threats to endangered animals all over the world. In addition to discussing environmental threats, such as toxic…
Tags: AlligatorsClimate ChangeEco-Friendly Kids BooksEndangered SpeciesEnvironmentOlder ElementaryParrotsPet TradePolar BearsRaptorsWildlife