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Picture Book Perfect Friday – One Pelican at a Time
One Pelican at a Time – A Story of the Gulf Oil Spill Written by Nancy Stewart, art by Samantha Bell Published by Guardian Angel Publishing, 2011 Ages: 5-11 Themes: Gulf Oil spill, pelican, ecology,...
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Can We Save the Tiger? – Around the World in 50 Weeks
Can We Save the Tiger? Written by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Vicky White Published by Walker Books Ltd, 2011 Ages: 5 and up Themes: animals, conservation, extinction, Opening/Synopsis: ”The world...
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A – Z Haiku of Endangered Species
Firstly, Shana Tova to all celebrating Rosh Hashana today! Now, hold onto the basket, while I pump some more air into this balloon, then we’ll launch into this week’s Around the World in 50 Weeks...
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2nd Annual Christmas Story Competition
The Contest: Write a children’s holiday story beginning with any version of “Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh.” You may use that actual opening, or you may change it to any similar...
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SNOW GAMES Winner and Snow Leopards
It has been around 25 years since I spent any time in London over the winter, so the past few days of steady snow have taken me (and Heathrow) by surprise! I have opted for fireside reading rather than...
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Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World – Perfect Picture Book...
I have a soft spot for polar bears and was saddened by the death two winters ago of the world’s most famous polar bear, Knut. His death posed once again the ethical quandary of should man keep and...
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Endangered – Book Recommendation
Title: Endangered By Eliot Schrefer Published by Scholastic, 2012 Ages: 14+, with some sensitive subject matter Fiction, 253 pages Themes: Congo, civil war, bonobo, endangered species, survival,...
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Salty Seas & His Heroic Friends – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Salty Seas and His Heroic Friends Author: Lynda Wurster Deniger Illustrator: Paulette Ferguson Publisher: His Publishing Company, 2011 Ages: 3-5 Themes: shrimping, sea dangers, teamwork,...
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Friends of the Earth, A History of American Environmentalism – Book...
Title: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, A history of American Environmentalism Author: Pat McCarthy Publisher: Chicago Review Press, to be released in March 2013 Distributed by IPG, www.ipgbook.com Ages: 9+...
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The Eagles Are Back – Book Recommendation
Bald Eagle Portrait. Source Wikimedia Commons As many of my blog followers know, I have very mixed feelings about the existence of zoos (click on zoos in the sidebar to see several posts I have written...
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Celebrate Endangered Species Day
I wanted to give you a little heads up that this Friday, May 17th, 2013 is the eighth annual Endangered Species Day! Started by the United States Senate in 2006, Endangered Species Day is observed...
View ArticleWild About Bears – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Wild About Bears By Jeannie Brett Published by Charlesbridge, March 2014 Ages: 6-9 Themes: Bears Nonfiction Opening Lines: Eight bear species live on earth today: the polar bear, brown bear,...
View ArticlePeople’s Climate March, NYC, Sept. 21st, 2014
One big focus on my blog and in my writing is our responsibility towards all life on this planet, so I had to do a post about yesterday’s historic climate march! I believe it to be the most important...
View ArticleA Boy And A Jaguar – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: A Boy And A Jaguar Written by: Alan Rabinowitz Illustrated by: Catia Chien Published by: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014 Themes/Topics: jaguars, conservation, stuttering, big cats Suitable for...
View ArticleThe Last Polar Bear – Perfect Picture Book Friday
This is my last picture book in the series of books I wanted to suggest as part of your Earth Day celebrations next Wednesday. Title: The Last Polar Bear Written by: Jean Craighead George Illustrated...
View ArticleEARTH DAY, 2015 on Miss Marple’s Musings – How will you celebrate?
Earth Day’s 45th anniversary could be the most exciting year in environmental history. The year in which economic growth and sustainability join hands. It’s our turn to lead. So our world leaders can...
View ArticleUntamed, The Wild Life of Jane Goodall – Book Recommendation
As regular readers of my blog know, one of my passions is the conservation of our planet and all its species, and today’s post returns to that theme. There is only one of my childhood heroes that...
View ArticleWild At Heart – Book Recommendation
I know, I know, I promised you interviews on Tuesdays and here I come with a book review. This is a book of passion and courage; a book championing, as I often do on my blog, the rights of other …...
View ArticleTortuga Squad – Perfect Picture Book Friday
What a great way to celebrate the UN’s World Wildlife Day, than to introduce the second book in this series about children caring for animals. Title: Tortuga Squad-Kids Saving Sea Turtles in Costa Rica...
View ArticleThe National Geographic Kids National Parks Guide U.S.A. Centennial Edition...
Title: National Geographic Kids National Park Guides U.S.A Written by: Sarah Wassener Flynn and Julie Beer Published by: National Geographic Kids, 2016 Themes: national parks in the USA, sights,...
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