189 Vegbooks reviews tagged Older Elementary.
As a crafty dabbler who lives with both a spare-time painter and a young child in whom we are attempting to instill a strong sense of appreciation for his own and others’ creative processes, I end up thinking a lot…
Tags: Art ProjectsCreativityEnvironmentHealthy LivingJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryParents
We know that reading is important, but in Souperchickenby Mary Jane and Herm Auch, Henrietta discovers just how life-saving reading can be. On the farm, Henrietta’s aunts wonder why Henrietta spends so much time…
Tags: Animal EscapeAnimal LiberationBest Books for Vegetarian KidsChickensEarly ElementaryHerm AuchMarsha RakestrawMary Jane AuchOlder ElementaryVegetarian Kids Books
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
Animal Watch covers a variety of subjects facing all animals—human and non-human—on our planet. The book is broken up into three main sections: Habitats at Risk, Hunting and Trade and Back From the Brink. Within each…
Tags: CondorHabitat DestructionHuntingJane ParsonsJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryRoger FewWhalesZoo
I love children’s books that even I can learn from and Chimpanzee Rescue by Patricia Bow delivers and then some. Who knew there were four subspecies of chimpanzees, based on their location in Africa (eastern,…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinChimpanzeesConservationEco-Friendly Kids BooksHabitat DestructionOlder ElementarySanctuaries
I’m sporting a rather splotchy face and puffy, bloodshot eyes for the second time today. Should’ve known better than to read HachikoWaits by Lesléa Newman and watch “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” in the same day. I’m…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDogsJapanLesléa NewmanLoyaltyOlder ElementaryRichard Gere
Big Cat Conservation starts off on shaky ground when early on, author Peggy Thomas exclaims how happy she is that she can see a beautiful tiger in his enclosure in the Buffalo Zoo. However, from there she goes on to…
Tags: ConservationEco-Friendly Kids BooksJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryPanthersPeggy ThomasTigerWildlifeZoo
Opening to the song “Born Free,” “Madagascar” follows the adventures of Marty the zebra, Alex the lion, Gloria the hippopotamus and Melman the giraffe. Denizens of the Central Park Zoo, they and their neighbors have…
Tags: Early ElementaryGiraffesHippopotamusJennifer GannettLionOlder ElementaryZebraZoo
“Fish are friends, not food!” No wonder PETA loved this animated flick aimed at the preschool and early elementary crowd. While parts were scary for my kiddo, she empathized with the plight of fish in captivity,…
Tags: Animals as FoodAnimals in CaptivityEarly ElementaryFishFishingMovies for Vegetarian KidsOlder ElementaryPETAPortrayal of Vegetarians in FilmVegetarian Characters
Slated for release in May, Art Corriveau‘s middle-grade novel How I, Nicky Flynn, Finally Get a Life (and a Dog) deals in equal measure with the pain of divorce and the trials of adopting a dog. When Nicky’s parents…
Tags: AdoptionAnimal SheltersArt CorriveauCompanion AnimalsDivorceDogsGerman ShepherdOlder ElementaryService DogTransformation
Think of Eco-Women: Protectors of the Earth by Willow Ann Sirch as an Ecofeminism 101 course book meets short biographical compilation for pre-teens. Profiling eight highly influential female movers and shakers…
Tags: BiographyCarolyn M. MullinEco-Friendly Kids BooksEcofeminismFemale ProtagonistFeminismOlder ElementaryRachel Carson
In Breakfast in the Rainforest, award-winning photographer Richard Sobol details his trip to Africa to see rare mountain gorillas in their native habitat. This book is not simply a glossy biology of gorillas. There…
Tags: Early ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmental Children's LiteratureGorillasJennifer GannettKIND Children's Honor BooksNatural HistoryOlder ElementaryRichard SobolUgandaWildlife
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
As most parents know, it is important to get vegetarian kids in the kitchen. The more they cook, the more they learn how to prepare healthy and tasty vegetarian food, which are skills that can last a lifetime. Those…
Tags: Cookbooks for KidsDorothy R. BatesHealthy LivingJacqueline BodnarOlder ElementarySuzanne HavalaVegetarian CookbooksVegetarian Cookingvegetarian kids
I grew up watching “The Muppet Show” weekly, so I rushed out to watch “Muppets from Space” when it was released in 1999. (I think I saw it at the local drive-in.) This New Year’s Eve, we decided to have a family…
Tags: 1990s MoviesDepictions of Meat in FilmEarly ElementaryFamily MoviesGonzoJim HensonKermit the FrogMiss PiggyMuppetsOlder ElementaryPreschoolers
Vegetarian Christians can take comfort in Roger L. Robbennolt’s The Unicorn at the Manger: Yearlong Stories of the Holy Night. While animals are relegated to the role of a living backdrop in some traditional nativity…
Tags: Animal Rights Books for KidsBest Books for Vegetarian Christian ChildrenChristian VegetariansEarly ElementaryGood for ToddlersHoliday BooksOlder ElementaryOwlPreschoolersRead AloudReligious BooksUnicornVegetarian Christmas
Check out the stories, poems, and (most importantly) pictures of the dogs loved by Lucy Cousins, Barbara Westman, Lisa Campbell Ernst, Wendell Minor, Betsey Everitt, and other children’s book illustrators. From the…
Last night, my husband and I enjoyed the zany antics and fun music of “Shark Tale” on DVD. Geared to older kids, the movie is still too mature for kiddo. Vegetarian kids will love that Lenny the Shark (Jack Black)…
Tags: Animated MoviesJack BlackMarine AnimalsOlder ElementaryPETAPortrayal of Vegetarians in FilmRaising Vegan KidsSea LifeSharksVegetarian Family
Written by David L. Rice and illustrated by Trudy Calvert, Do Animals Have Feelings Too? explores the animal kingdom emotion by emotion. Kids will learn that chimpanzees exhibit compassion, elephants grieve, and…
Tags: Animal Familiesanimal intelligenceDavid L. RiceEarly ElementaryElephantsIllustrationOlder ElementaryPreschoolersTrudy CalvertWildlife Books for Kids
Ever get so mad at someone that you see red? When that happens to the narrator of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake’s book The Magic Finger, she points her magic finger and well … things happen. Veg kids will probably…
Tags: 1960s Childrens LiteratureAnimal Familiesanimal rightsAnti-HuntingDeerDucksHuntingOlder ElementaryQuentin BlakeRoald Dahlvegan kidsvegetarian kids
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