Category: Environment & Ecology
TMI: Holiday Edition
Too much information and not enough time! I am currently in the process of moving from Washington, DC, to San Francisco, and have found that there is no time for blogging (boo!). I feel like there are so many things I want to blog about, but would be unable to do them any justice with [...]
Link and a Quote: Snow: Cynthia Rylant
Link and a Quote is my version of a coffee break with a good piece of cake … Link: The blog of two teachers who read a lot, A Year of Reading, has a brief and sweet review of Cynthia Rylant’s new book, Snow. Click here to read the review. The cover of Snow is [...]
The Little Yellow Leaf: Carin Berger
The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger Reading level: Ages 3-6 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Greenwillow (August 26, 2008) This book is so gorgeous – visually and emotionally – it gave me the “warm and fuzzies”. With fall on the way, the anticipation of falling leaves comes also. Carin Berger, with her award-winning style, has [...]
MySpace/OurPlanet: Change is Possible
MySpace/OurPlanet: Change is Possible by Jeca Taudte (Author), Tom Anderson (Foreword) Paperback: 176 pages Ages: 9 to Young Adult Publisher: HarperTeen (March 11, 2008) Anyone has the power to change the world, and this is the book to show you how. While some children may be aware of the declining changes in our environment, they [...]
Wave
Wave by Suzy Lee Reading level: Ages 2-6 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Chronicle Books (April 16, 2008) What to expect: Beach, Ocean, Girl, Humor For a book with out words, Wave really makes you believe and feel. It tells the story of a little girl’s day at the beach. She is looking at shells, wading [...]
Earth Day – 2008
Earth Day is a day designed to bring awareness to our world and it’s environment, and to highlight ways in which we can work together to make it a better place. The first Earth Day was back in 1970. The original organizers set up a network (EDN) where people from all over can collaborate to [...]
Do Princesses…
Carmela LaVigna Coyle is the author of one of our favorite series. Along with Mike Gordon’s very sweet illustrations, Carmela LaVigna Coyle has created an extremely down to earth, outdoor-loving, girl collection. Most young girls dream, aspire—or at least dress up as—a princess at some time in their childhood. There are so many princess books [...]
The Apple Pie That Papa Baked
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: April 8, 2008 The Apple Pie That Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson (author) and Jonathan Bean (illustrator) Reading level: Ages 2-8 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing (July 24, 2007) … These are the apples, juicy and red, that went in the pie, warm [...]
Earth Hour
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: March 31, 2008 After participating in Earth Hour on March 29th, 2008, – the Children’s Book Review has been inspired to provide a head start on reviews of earth-conscious reads in the lead up to Earth Day, which will be on April 22, 2008. Earth Hour is [...]
