Miss Stretchberry loves poetry, and makes it part of her classroom every day. In Love That Dog , we meet Jack, who thinks poetry isn't for boys, and that he can't understand it. The story is told through Jack's poetry assignments. As the year unfolds, he finds that poems do have something...
One of the consequences of 101 Dalmatians was a dramatic rise in the number of people who wanted to buy or adopt Dalmatians. Animal organizations are expecting a similar effect from a movie opening this weekend, Beverly Hills Chihuahua . The Best Friends Network ("a coalition of kindness to animals...
Homeschool moms, teachers, and librarians interested in teaching children a lesson in compassion will appreciate these gems. The fact that these books are based on TRUE happenings will impact children's thoughts and feelings. Beatrice's Goat by Page Mc Brier- A little girl in Uganda receives...
Who knew wolves were so important to a place? For nearly 70 years there had been no wolves in Yellowstone National Park. Then in 1995, ten adult wolves were brought to the park from Canada. The Wolves Are Back by Jean Craighead George tells how their presence brought other animals back to the area, helped...
Woodrat Jill by Nicky Laak Keep an eye open for this one. The author, (a Keys resident of 16 years originally from Sussex England) feels it's very important to protect endangered species - especially the Key Largo woodrat which has been maligned in the past. She wants to share this with childr en...
I hope I'm never eyeball-to-eyeball with a giant squid! But if I want to know what a giant squid's eyeball looks like in its actual size, I can look in Steve Jenkins' book . And now I'm absolutely sure I don't want to do this in real life! Steve Jenkins uses cut-paper pictures to...