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Children’s Book Review: Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails Written by Betsy Franco Illustrated by Steve Jenkins Patterns & shapes. The whole world is filled with patterns and shapes. We spend our lives looking for them and marveling at the beauty and the symmetry in our natural world. If you’ve ever admired the shape of a seashell, or the […]
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Children’s Book Review: Wild Tracks – A Guide to Nature’s Footprints
Wild Tracks – A Guide to Nature’s Footprints By Jim Arnosky Many wild animals are shy and illusive. They are hard to spot and even harder to identify. Anyone who has ever gone on a walk in the park, or woods after a snowfall can attest to the existence of many animals of all shapes […]
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Children’s Book Review: Big Bear Hug
Big Bear Hug By Nicholas Oldland Most of us have cherished memories of a grandparent, parent, or close adult sweeping us up into a big warm Bear Hug and making us feel safe and loved. These memories are integral parts of our life stories. Nicholas Oldland understands the significance of a Bear Hug and writes […]
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Children’s Book Review: Poles Apart
Poles Apart: Why Penguins and Polar Bears Will Never Be Neighbors By: Elaine Scott Poles Apart, by Elaine Scott, is a great book about the Arctic and the Antarctic and how they formed over millions of years. It describes continental drift, migrations of people and animals, discoveries about the poles, and many interesting facts about […]
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Children’s Book Review: Don’t Throw That Away
Don’t Throw That Away By Laura Bergen, Illustrated by Betsy Snyder Here’s another awesome lift-the-flap book for your young environmentalist. It is made of 100% recycled materials and illustrated beautifully. The main character is a little girl with a red cape who teaches your young one all about reduce reuse recycle philosophy in a fun […]
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Children’s Book Review: Abigale the Happy Whale
Abigale the Happy Whale By Peter Farrelly and illustrated by Jamie Rama Abigale is a happy little whale until she realizes that her underwater world is being polluted by human junk. Her friends help her to realize the extent of the problem. Each cute underwater character gives her a glimpse of the hazards of dumping […]
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Children’s Book Review: Bag in the Wind
Bag in the Wind By Ted Kooser, Illustrated by Barry Root We all have them tucked away in junk drawers, under beds, in closets and all over our homes. Plastic Bags. They are one of the most wasteful commodities in our world, as they are not biodegradable and end up filling landfills to capacity, […]
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Children’s Book Review: Over in the Jungle
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme By Marianne Berkes Illustrated in vibrant clay by Jeanette Canyon [one_third_last] [/one_third_last] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last]
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Children’s Book Review: Almost Gone: The World’s Rarest Animals
Almost Gone: The World’s Rarest Animals By Steve Jenkins We live in a world where children are increasingly separated from nature. They live their lives unaware of the precious natural creatures that exist in the wild. Many of the animals and natural spaces we took for granted as children, are gone due to development and […]
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Children’s Book Review: Arctic Son
Arctic Son By Jean Craighead George Illustrations by Wendell Minor Meet the people of the Arctic with their big hearts, their fascinating culture and their ruggedly beautiful landscape. Jean Craighead George invites you on an arctic adventure with her grandson, who is adopted by the people of the far north. She tells a moving story […]
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