104 Vegbooks reviews tagged Wildlife.
Jane Goodall made her name 50 years ago through painstakingly observing chimpanzees in Gombe, and has recently been traveling all over the world promoting responsible stewardship of the earth and all of its…
Tags: Brett MorgenChimpanzeesDocumentariesHugo van LawickJane GoodallKristin WaldNational GeographicOlder ElementaryWild AnimalsWildlife
The wonderfully fun and informative SCIENCE COMICS series, which has brought us exciting topics like coral reefs, dinosaurs, and volcanoes, is about to get a new addition: Bats: Learning to Fly.Infusing storytelling…
Tags: BatsComic BooksFalynn KochGraphic NovelsIllustrationIssues Facing WildlifeKristin WaldNocturnal AnimalsOlder ElementaryScienceScience BooksTexasWild AnimalsWildlifeWildlife Rehabilitation
Following in the tradition of storytelling as a vehicle to share information about the world around us, High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs teaches readers with the seasonal cycle of horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay. The…
Tags: Alan MarksDelaware BayEarly ElementaryHorseshoe CrabsIllustrationKristin WaldLife CycleLisa Kahn SchnellMarine AnimalsNatureNature BooksPreschoolersWildlife
I received a review copy of Letters of the West: An ABC Book of the Many Plants, Animals, and Other Curious Features of the West from the publisher just after we returned from a road trip that took us alone the…
Tags: AlphabetAnimalsEarly ElementaryHoma WoodrumNatureNature BooksPlantsPreschoolersUnited StatesWild AnimalsWildlife
I’d love to hear what folks in the Montessori community think of this new board book, which teaches preschoolers the basics about continents. (Please leave your thoughts in the comments!) The book is visually…
Tags: Board BooksGeographyHomeschoolingMontessoriNonfictionPreschoolersWild AnimalsWildlife
My family has started to really look forward to the block of Saturday morning programming on ABC called “Litton’s Weekend Adventure.” This group of six shows, which starts at 8am in my neighborhood, can be enjoyed by…
Tags: Captive WildlifeConservationFamily ProgrammingJeff CorwinJennifer KaliMarine AnimalsOceansWildlife
Minus a brief reference to ham on page 16, this 52-page book (received as a review copy) is one I wished was in my library when I was a young gal. Adorably British, this elementary reader centers on a delightful…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryFantasyForestsRabbitsSarah HillSparrowsWildlife
The Swamp Where Gator Hides takes kids on a little journey with a gator. It takes place in the Florida Everglades, giving children an idea of the types of life they may find in the swamp. Gator is hungry, and while…
Tags: AlligatorsFloridaGood for ToddlersIllustrationJacqueline BodnarMarianne BerkesPreschoolersSwampsWetlandsWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
Though billed as the fifth book in the “Hazel Ridge Farm” series, I Love You Just Enough is a great standalone picture book. Written by a husband and wife team, Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen (words) and Gijsbert van…
Tags: DucksFemale ProtagonistGijsbert van FrankenhuyzenHoma WoodrumIllustrationPicture BooksPreschoolersRobbyn Smith van FrankenhuyzenWildlifeWildlife Books for KidsWildlife Rehabilitation
Gorgeous. That was my first thought when reviewing these National Wildlife Federation board books for infants and toddlers that I received for review from the publisher. The books themselves are very simple – just a…
Tags: Baby AnimalsBaby BookBoard BooksJennifer KaliWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
I received a review copy of Jo MacDonald Hiked in the Woods from the publisherand after following Jo MacDonald when sheSaw a Pond and Had a Garden, I was eager to follow as she Hiked in the Woods. As in the previous…
Tags: Early ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationLaura J. BryantMary QuattlebaumNatureNature BooksPlantsPreschoolersScienceSeriesTreesWildlife
Moon Bear is a great pick for three reasons. First, this picture book will grow with kids. The text is simple enough to engage young children, but the endnotes will interest older ones who are reading themselves.…
Tags: Animal ExploitationAsiaBrenda Z. GuibersonEarly ElementaryEd YoungHumane EducationIllustrationMoon BearsNatural HistoryPicture BooksPreschoolersWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
There are so many interesting kids books in the world that our contributors don’t often double up on a title — but in this case, two received review copies of Jimmy the Joey.First, read Kristin’s review, which…
Tags: Animal RescueCarolyn M. MullinConservationDeborah Lee RoseEarly ElementaryKoalasKristin WaldNonfictionPhotographyPreschoolersSusan KellyWildlifeWildlife Rehabilitation
Pango…what? Pangolins are adorable scaly mammals (author/illustrator Anna Dewdney clearly has a soft spot for them) and Roly Poly Pangolin(Amazon affiliate link) is an equally adorable book about a very shy baby…
Tags: AnimalsAnna DewdneyEndangered SpeciesGood for ToddlersPangolinsPreschoolersWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
Young children marvel at the interesting things they find on the ground. An acorn is a particularly curious object to budding scientists. With its beret-like top, smooth exterior, and comforting weight in one’s palm,…
Tags: AnimalsEdward GibbsGrowthKatrina Donovan FlemingNature BooksPreschoolersTreesWildlife
With just 3,500 left in the wilderness of their Pakistani home in the Hindu Kush Mountains, snow leopards are a rare and mesmerizing endangered species for any age group to read about and study. Beautifully white…
Tags: Alan MarksBig CatsCarolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryEndangered SpeciesLeopardsPakistanPreschoolersSandra MarkleWildlifeWildllife Books for Kids
India seems to be calling the Vegbooks team. VB Founder Jessica Almy just returned from a trip to this land of enchantment, and I discovered a great new title, Peaceable Forest: India’s Tale of Kindness to Animals,…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinCheetahsChristopher LloydCourageFamily FilmsFamily MoviesFriendshipHabitat DestructionIndiaJane LynchJason AlexanderVanessa WilliamsWildlife
We’re Sailing to Galapagos by Laurie Krebs (illustrated by Grazia Restelli) explores some of the unique creatures living on the Galapagos Islands. The author steps us through a week-long visit to the Pacific where we…
Tags: BirdsCharles DarwinCrabsEarly ElementaryGrazia RestelliHeather ClarkIllustrationLaurie KrebsMarine AnimalsPacific OceanPreschoolersTortoisesWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
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
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
Although I’d heard some buzz about Scaredy Squirrel ever since I began thinking seriously about kids’ books, I had not read the book — or more importantly, heard it read aloud — until this spring. On a car ride to a…
Tags: BraveryEarly ElementaryFlying SquirrelsHumorMélanie WattOvercoming FearPicture BooksPreschoolersRead AloudSquirrelsWild AnimalsWildlife
As a boy, author David M. Schwartz wondered what it would take to be able to hop like a frog, eat like a snake and possess other fantastic animal abilities. If You Hopped Like a Frog is the result of his inquiry.…
Tags: AmphibiansDavid M. SchwartzEarly ElementaryFrogsIllustrationInsectsJames WarholaJennifer GannettMathMathematicsNonfictionWildlife
Aimed at ages 8 and up, One Night in the Everglades is in interesting combination of picture book and environmental science text. There are beautiful illustrations to accompany the story of a night in the Florida…
Tags: Animals as FoodConservationEco-Friendly Kids BooksEvergladesFloridaFrogsHoma WoodrumIllustrationJoyce Mihran TurleyLaurel LarsenNonfictionOlder ElementaryScienceScience BooksSpanishWildlife
My three-year-old daughter has been obsessed with orangutans lately. It started when, in an effort toavoid the Memphis heat Memorial Day weekend, we stepped into an IMAX theater and saw the movie “Born to Be Wild.”…
Tags: ActivismAfricaBiographyChimpanzeesCircusFemale ProtagonistIllustrationJane GoodallJeanette WinterJennifer KaliNonfictionPreschoolersScienceScience BooksVivisectionWild AnimalsWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids