14 Vegbooks reviews tagged Natural Living.
Capstone now has a new wonderful imprint, Heinemann-Raintree, that’s solely dedicated to publishing curriculum-driven nonfiction “that encourages inquiry and satisfies curiosity” for students in grades PreK-8. In…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinClassroom BooksEarly ElementaryGardenGardeningHomeschoolingJohn MalamNatural LivingNonfiction
For the growing preschooler and early elementary student is this introductory look at adopting green habits and keeping green promises. A perfect mix of multicultural kids, colorful photographs, and enchanting…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinConservationEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGardeningGreen LivingNatural LivingPreschoolersRecycling
With a title like Cows Are Vegetarians, you would expect this book to tell you all about how cows eat grass all their lives. Fortunately, inside its cover is a message much more exciting and profound. Educating your…
Tags: Ann BradleyBest Books for Vegetarian KidsJohn McIntyreNatural LivingOlder ElementaryveganVegan Childrens Booksvegan kidsVegetarianvegetarian kids
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
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
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
I cringe to find out how Jennifer Gannett, avowed Nikki McClure fan and avid contributor to Vegbooks, will respond when she finds out I snatched up Ms. McClure’s charming new book for myself to review on the site.…
Tags: Early ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentEnvironmental Children's LiteratureIllustrationNatural LivingNature BooksNikki McClurePreschoolersSeasonsWildlife
Wife-and-husband team Jacky Davis and David Soman have collaborated on a delightful book that follows preschool-aged Lulu through a morning when she must entertain herself. Proclaiming herself Ladybug Girl and…
Tags: AntsDavid SomanDogsEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistJacky DavisNatural LivingNaturePreschoolersSharks
Not many books about vegetarianism are aimed specifically at the younger crowd. But I’m a Vegetarian: Amazing Facts and Ideas for Healthy Vegetarians by Ellen Schwartz does just that, being a book about vegetarianism…
Tags: Books for Vegetarian KidsEllen SchwartzHealthy LivingJacqueline BodnarNatural LivingOlder ElementaryRecipesVegan Childrens Booksvegan kids
The Carrot Seed is a board book about a little boy who plants a seed and patiently awaits its sprout. While not pertaining to animals, the book illustrates the sense of awe for and love of the earth natural to…
Tags: 1940s Childrens LiteratureBaby BookBoard BookConfidenceCrockett JohnsonGardenGardeningMaureen McDowellNatural LivingNature BooksRuth Krauss
The text and illustrations in Ellen Jackson’s Earth Motherare a dramatic change of pace in light of the more action-packed page-turners I’ve been reading. To be honest, the tone and tempo are polar opposites of the…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEllen JacksonEnvironmental Children's LiteratureHenry Bergh Award WinnerNatural LivingPreschoolers
By JESSICA ALMY My sister-in-law and one of my dearest friends are both expecting. So me being me, I’m planning to give them books and diapers! (What else do you really need for a baby anyways?) While I’m shopping, I…
Tags: Best Family CookbooksHealthy LivingNatural LivingRaising Vegetarian KidsVegan ParentingVegan ParentsVegan PregnancyVegetarian Baby Food
Summer is an easy-going and loving daughter, but she’s anxious about bringing a friend home to meet her mom and experience their alternative, green ways of living: eating vegan, composting, shopping at the farmer’s…
Tags: Female ProtagonistHealthy LivingNatural LivingRecycled Paper BooksRobyn RinggoldSea Vegetablesveganvegan kidsVegetarian
I have admired the beautiful work of artist Nikki McClure for many years, so I was excited to get my hands on a book she had illustrated with her gorgeous, original style of paper cutting. When we got it, I found…
Tags: ChickensCynthia RylantEarly ElementaryIllustrationJennifer GannettNatural LivingNikki McClurePaper CuttingPreschoolers