30 Vegbooks reviews tagged Wild Animals.
Based on her own experiences, Cari Best has penned a picture book that is equally heartfelt and thought-provoking. She tells Goose’s Story from the perspective of a girl who first observes and then befriends an…
Tags: BirdsCanada GeeseCari BestFemale ProtagonistGeeseHenry Bergh Award WinnerHolly MeadeIllustrationLiving with DisabilitiesWild AnimalsWildlife
Beginning with the words, “Dads do many things,” this charming book by Sneed B. Collard III and Steve Jenkins draws parallels between the dads of other species and human dads. The use of the first person plural is…
Tags: Animal FamiliesDadsEarly Elementaryemperor penguinsFamilyFather's DayFathersNatural Historyprairie volesPreschoolerssicklebacksSneed B. Collard IIISteve JenkinsWild AnimalsWildlife
One of the challenges that children’s authors and animal rights activists alike face is to portray animals as they are — not as humans in costume, but as feeling, sentient, and diverse creatures. In the new book…
Tags: Alan MarksEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistPreschoolersSandra MarkleWild AnimalsWildlifeWolvesYellowstone
This lighthearted picture book gives kids a realistic view of what the lives of wild turkeys are like. If you’ve ever been to a farm or farm sanctuary, you might be surprised to learn that wild turkeys — who have not…
Tags: Animal EmotionAnimal FamiliesBirdsCommunicationGood for ToddlersJim ArnoskyNatural HistoryPreschoolersThanksgivingTurkeysWild AnimalsWildlife
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
During a stroll through the Miami International Book Fair, I had a pleasant chance encounter with John Adkins, author and artist of Animals Get Scared Too, Just Like You! Recently published by Miami Dade College –…
Tags: Animal EmotionBearsCarolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryFearHyenasJohn AdkinsOpossumsOvercoming FearPreschoolersWild AnimalsWildlife