189 Vegbooks reviews tagged Older Elementary.
After watching “The Goonies” recently, my 9-year-old daughter has developed a taste for movies from my childhood. (Side note: did you know the actors who played Mikey and Mouth in “The Goonies” are now vegetarians?)…
Tags: 1980s Childrens MoviesDepictions of AnimalsDepictions of Meat in FilmFamily MoviesLive Action MoviesOlder ElementaryVegetarian
The movie “Book of Life” lived up to my expectations and then some. I absolutely loved the clever and detailed animation as well as the story within a story (within a story!). All the characters looked like…
Tags: animal rightsAnimated MoviesDay of the DeadFamily FilmsFamily MoviesHuyen MacMichaelLatino CultureMexicoOlder Elementary
Originally published in 1962, the Forest Fire Mystery is a fast-paced story that tells the story of 15-year-old Art Mills, who moves with his parents and younger sister from Denver, Colorado, to a small southern…
Tags: 1960s Childrens LiteratureAndrea ZollmanChapter BooksFranklin FolsomMysteryOlder ElementaryTroy NesbitWilderness
What more can be said about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone? The obsessively beloved first book of the seven book series has been dissected and read and re-read since it first burst onto the Young Adult…
Tags: Animals in CaptivityBullyingCaptive WildlifeDepictions of Meat in BooksEmpathyFantasyJ.K. RowlingKristin WaldMagicOlder ElementarySeriesWizards
For those longtime Vegbooks readers, you’re fully aware of my deep appreciation and respect for the children’s titles written by Canadian animal activist, Rob Laidlaw. The man is not only a writing machine (new…
Tags: Animal RescueAnimal SanctuariesAnimal WelfareAnimal Welfare Books for KidsCarolyn M. MullinHumane EducationNonfictionOlder ElementaryRob Laidlaw
For a recent family movie night, I settled down with my kiddo and husband (and a big bowl of popcorn) to watch the 2012 Tim Burton flick “Frankenweenie.” Spoofing on Frankenstein, the plot revolves around a boy’s…
Tags: Companion AnimalsDeathDeath of a PetDogsFamily FilmsFamily MoviesLossOlder ElementaryTim Burton
My daughter is really getting interested in read-aloud chapter books. I struggle to find books that meet her at her four-year-old level. We’ve had a few false starts with books that deal with subject matter that is…
Tags: 1930s Childrens Literature19th CenturyChapter BooksDepictions of Meat in BooksEarly ElementaryGarth WilliamsGenderHuntingJennifer KaliLaura Ingalls WilderOlder ElementaryPreschoolersRead Aloud
In 1906, an elderly Native American named Buffalo Bird Woman related the story of her childhood during the mid-19th Century to a visiting anthropologist. More than 100 years later, author and illustrator S.D. Nelson…
Tags: 19th CenturyAndrea ZollmanEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGreat PlainsHidatsaHistoryIllustrationNative AmericanNative PeoplesNonfictionOlder ElementaryS.D. Nelson
Food, fun, games, and culture fill the three episodes on Mama Doni’s latest DVD, “Jewish Holiday Party.” While it will seem overly simple to families who have always been steeped in traditional holiday celebrations,…
Tags: Early ElementaryHanukkahHoliday MoviesHolidaysJewish CultureJudaismMama DoniMusicOlder ElementaryPassoverPreschoolersShabbat
With high hopes, kiddo and I went to the theater to see the new animated family flick “Free Birds” on opening day last Friday. We knew from the previews that it would be funny, and sure enough, that’s what attracted…
Tags: Animated MoviesEarly ElementaryFamily FilmsFamily MoviesOlder ElementaryThanksgivingTurkeysVegetarian Thanksgiving
Our School Garden takes kids on a journey through a school that has a garden out back. They learn all about what’s planted, why school gardens are a good idea, and the types of things they may find out in that…
Tags: Christy HaleCompostingEarly ElementaryGardenGardeningHealthy LivingJacqueline BodnarOlder ElementaryRick SwannVegetable Books
Many children go through an adoration and admiration of horses when they are young. With paint-by-number kits and young adult novels and films based on kids and horses, there’s no shortage of material to keep the…
Tags: Allison MilionisAnimal RescueAnimal SanctuariesHorsesKaren Tweedy-HolmesKristin WaldOlder ElementaryPhotographySanctuaries
With summer quickly becoming a memory, families may want to find ways to hang on to the beachy fun of hazy days before they fade completely. Recess Monkey’s latest offering, “Desert Island Disc,” will keep kids and…
Tags: BeachEarly ElementaryGood for ToddlersKristin WaldMusicOlder ElementaryPreschoolersRecess Monkey
I’m rhapsodizing about graphic novels again but if you’ve read the works I’ve reviewed previously for Vegbooks, you’ve (I hope) fallen in love with Owly and Hilda as our family has. You will also love Rayburn, the…
Tags: Early ElementaryFantasyGraphic NovelsHoma WoodrumMonstersOlder ElementaryRob Harrell
Kiddo and I read this book together over the summer. I never expected how much I would enjoy the narrator, Oona, and how I’d be drawn into the plot. Now that we’re done, I can say without hesitation that The Five…
Tags: CatsChapter BooksDeathDeath of a PetFamilyGriefHumorJoanne RocklinOlder ElementaryPuberty
I was scared after reading the first chapter of The Cats of Tanglewood Forest with my 6-year-old. Not the hide-under-the-bed-like-a-scaredy-cat scared but the “what-the-heck-have-I-gotten-myself-into?” scared. The…
Tags: CatsChapter BooksCharles De LintCharles VessDeathFantasyHuyen MacMichaelOlder Elementary
Temple Grandin is one American icon who either rubs you the right way or wrong way…or somewhere in between on the ethical spectrum of animal welfare and protection. Best known for using her autism to relate to farm…
Tags: AutismBiographyCarolyn M. MullinFarmed AnimalsOlder ElementarySy MontgomeryTemple GrandinVegetarian Author
The idea of a teenager writing about her summer away from home is nothing new. But this story of a girl getting her first summer job on a lush island far from home has a few twists and turns that will surprise even…
Tags: Caelyn AB WilliamsFossilsKati GreenKristin WaldMysteryNatureOlder Elementary
Kiddo and I thoroughly enjoyed this adventure story about a young girl named Tua (meaning “peanut”) and her friend Pohn-Pohn, the elephant. Set in Thailand, the chapter book opens with their meeting — where Tua…
Tags: Animal LiberationAnimal RescueCaptive WildlifeChapter BooksEarly ElementaryElephant SanctuaryElephantsFemale ProtagonistInterspecies FriendshipOlder ElementaryR. P. HarrisTaeeun YooThai FoodsThailandWild Animals in Captivity
I absolutely love the genre of animal rights kiddy fiction, and was delighted to receive a copy of the now out-of-print Minny’s Dream by Clare Druce. The 129-page chapter book chronicles a young girl’s exciting move…
Tags: Animal AbuseAnimal Rescueanimal rightsAnimal Rights Books for KidsAnimals as FoodCarolyn M. MullinChickensClare Drucefactory farmingHensOlder Elementary
Pigmares: Porcine Poems of the Silver Screen, written and illustrated by Doug Cushman, is the perfect blend of silly and classic horror. With characters like Pigzilla, Pig Kong, and even Dr. Hogwell and Mr. Pigg,…
Tags: Doug CushmanEarly ElementaryHalloweenKristin WaldOlder ElementaryPigsRhymeRhyming BooksSilly Books
When you first hear that “The Secret World of Arrietty,” is a hand-drawn Japanese film based on an English novel (The Borrowers) dubbed by American actors, you may wonder about its authenticity. Just go with it, I…
Tags: Animated MoviesEarly ElementaryEnglandJapanKindnessOlder Elementary
At first blush, a whodunnit about a mysterious death in FunJungle, a glitzy animal theme park, might not be considered a great choice for aware veg kids and their families or friends. However, Stuart Gibbs’s Belly…
Tags: Animal LiberationAnimals in CaptivityCaptive WildlifeChapter BooksHippopotamusJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryStuart GibbsWild Animals in CaptivityWildlife
Fans of chickens and commentator/ author Daniel Pinkwater may be familiar with The Hoboken Chicken Emergency(Amazon affiliate link), first published in 1977. Unsurprisingly, some of the material is dated but the…
Tags: 1970s Children's BooksAnimals as FoodChickensDaniel PinkwaterHobokenJennifer GannettJill PinkwaterNew JerseyOlder Elementary