18 Vegbooks reviews tagged Whales.
We watched “Free Willy” for our family movie night with our six-year-old daughter. I hadn’t seen this movie since it came out years ago. I was amazed at how strong the anti-captivity message is in this lovely family…
Tags: Amazon PrimeAnimals in CaptivityCaptive WildlifeEarly ElementaryFamily MoviesJennifer KaliOrcasStreaming MoviesWhalesWild Animals in Captivity
My five-year-old loves all things Magic School Bus — the TV show, the picture books, the chapter books, the science kits — all of it. And I have to say that I’m right there with her. The Magic School Bus series…
Tags: Chapter BooksEarly ElementaryEva MooreJennifer KaliMagic School BusScience BooksSeriesWhale WatchingWhalesWildlife Books for Kids
We’re in the midst of whale watching season here in coastal California and what better way to get in the mood than with this stunningly illustrated book: Here Come the Humpbacks!by April Pulley Sayre. One of the…
Tags: April Pulley SayreAtlantic OceanCaribbean SeaCarolyn M. MullinConservationEarly ElementaryIllustrationJamie HoganMaineMarine MammalsMothersNew EnglandPreschoolersWhales
Vegbooks favorite, author Marianne Berkes, presents the concept of animal migration in the multi-tiered way I’ve come to enjoy in her books (Over in the Forest and Over in the Jungle). For younger readers the book is…
Tags: AnimalsArctic TernsCanada GeeseE-BooksFishHoma WoodrumIllustrationJennifer DiRubbioManateesMarianne BerkesMarine MammalsMigrationNatureNature Booksnature books for kidsPenguinsTurtlesWhalesWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
Ever since I learned that Universal Pictures was making a film recounting the rescue of a family of Alaskan whales in the 1980s, I’ve been looking forward to seeing it. Happily, “Big Miracle,” starring Drew…
Tags: 1980s CultureAlaskaAnimal RescueEarly ElementaryFamily FilmsFamily MoviesMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsOlder ElementaryWhalesWhaling
This beautiful little story book is lovely to read aloud to young children. It’s about the relationship between Lilly, her grandmother, and the whales who appear at the ocean nearby, to sing their mysterious and…
Tags: ActivitiesDyan SheldonEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGrandparentsLisa OnykahonieMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsPreschoolersWhalesWhaling
The girl in this book has long curly red hair. Each day of the week she wears it differently – she’ll dress it up with barrettes, give it bangs like spaghetti, and adorn it with headbands, gold dust, and confetti.…
Tags: Beginning ReadersEarly ElementaryEarly ReadersJennifer KaliPreschoolersTamara PetrosinoWhale WatchingWhales
The Snail and the Whale was so entertaining that it helped my four-year-old and my friend’s active two-year-old stay seated and riveted during our lengthy lunch at a restaurant. Sure, I had to read between bites but…
Tags: Animal RescueAxel SchefflerEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmental Children's LiteratureHuyen MacMichaelInvertebrate AnimalsJulia DonaldsonMarine AnimalsPreschoolersSnailsWhales
They’re magnificent and majestic, generally easy going and easily taken advantage of. As large and as intimidating as they once were, whales have come a long way in our cultural and societal portrayals and…
Tags: Animal Exploitationanimal intelligenceBiologyCarolyn M. MullinCharles SiebertMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsMoralityOlder ElementaryWhalesWhaling
Earlier this year I reviewed Wonder Woman: Rumble in the Rainforest and this next book is in the same DC Super Heroes style, perfect for any fan of fast-paced, action-packed adventure with an environmental twist.…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinDisastersEco-Friendly Kids BooksGraphic NovelsMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsOil SpillOlder ElementaryWhales
What a wonderful book, packed with so much! One Nighttime Sea is a book about discovering the many creatures who lurk in the sea at night—while we sleep (which makes it a perfect bedtime story). As we count up from…
Tags: AnimalsBedtimeCountingDeborah Lee RoseGood for ToddlersMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsNighttimeOceanPreschoolersRhyming BooksRobyn MooreSteve JenkinsTurtlesWhales
It never ceases to amaze me how poets are able to condense abstract and even concrete ideas into the simplest of phrases or pen a poem that can alter your mood 180 degrees. A few authors in the poetic anthology All…
Tags: animal rightsCarolyn M. MullinCircusEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentIllustrationJohn MiltonOlder ElementaryPiet GroblerPoetryTony BradmanWendy CoolingWhalesWilliam BlakeZoos
I didn’t give the new picture book from Darrin Lunde and Patricia J. Wynne Hello, Baby Beluga enough credit when I first picked it up. Scanning through it on my own, I got the impression that the way it presented…
Tags: Animal EmotionAnimal FamiliesAnimalsDarrin LundeEnvironmentMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsNatural HistoryPatricia J. WynnePreschoolersWhalesWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
Sleepy Time is a very short board book, full of simple rhymes. It showcases a handful of different animals and how they sleep—including baby Whale, who floats asleep in the ocean while her mom watches over her; baby…
Tags: AnimalsBaby BookBatsBedtimeBoard BookFlamingosGood for ToddlersIllustrationKathryn WhitePastelPreschoolersRobyn MooreWhales
My Friend Whale is a short story about a young boy who develops a friendship with a blue whale. Each night, they meet and swim together in the ocean. The story is really about whales, though, so it’s sprinkled with…
Tags: Anti-HuntingDeathEarly ElementaryHuntingMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsOlder ElementaryRobyn MooreSimon JamesWhalesWhaling
Animal Poems features thoughtful poems about a variety of animals and insects. The late Valerie Worth’s poems unfold from a welcome awareness of the creatures’ perspective. These are not silly childish rhymes but…
Tags: AnimalsElephantsHummingbirdsInsectsJennifer GannettPoetrySteve JenkinsValerie WorthWhales
I wouldn’t normally review a series-based publication, like those of the “Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science” compilation (although many of their titles are quite interesting), but this particular one is dietary…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinDairyEarly ElementaryMarine MammalsPreschoolersveganVegan Childrens Booksvegan kidsVegan ParentingWhales
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