Category Archives: Ecology

Beetles for Breakfast and Other Weird and Wonderful Ways to Save the Planet by Madeleine Finlay, illustrated by Jisu Choi

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Beetles for Breakfast and Other Weird and Wonderful Ways to Save the Planet by Madeleine Finlay, illustrated by Jisu Choi. Flying Eye Books, 2021. 9781912497508 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you … Continue reading →

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The Big Walloos’ Adventure by Anuska Allepuz

Posted on September 20, 2021 by susanh579

The Big Walloos’ Adventure by Anuska Allepuz. Candlewick Press, c2020, 2021. 9781536215311 Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format:  Hardcover Genre:  Picture book What did you like about the book?   The Walloo family, resembling a … Continue reading →

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Beaver and Otter Get Along … Sort of: A Story of Grit and Patience between Neighbors by Sneed B. Collard III, illustrated by Meg Sodano

Posted on July 28, 2021 by susanh579

Beaver and Otter Get Along … Sort of: A Story of Grit and Patience between Neighbors by Sneed B. Collard III, illustrated by Meg Sodano. Sourcebooks, 2021. 9781728232249 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review)  5 Format:  … Continue reading →

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The Floating Forest – Linda Chapman, illustrated by Mirelle Ortega

Posted on July 16, 2021 by kyurenka

The Floating Forest (Mermaids Rock, Book 2)  – Linda Chapman, illustrated by Mirelle Ortega. Tiger Tales, 2021. 9781680104905 Format: paperback Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: fantasy  What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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Take Me Home: Forests of the World by Pavla Hanackova, illustrated by Linh Dao

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Take Me Home: Forests of the World by Pavla Hanackova, illustrated by Linh Dao. Albatros, 9788000059457, 2021  Format:  Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  What did you like about the book? Another book in … Continue reading →

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Zee Grows a Tree by Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Zee Grows a Tree by Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. Candlewick Press, 2021. 9780763697549 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book?  This fiction/nonfiction … Continue reading →

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This Pretty Planet – Tom Chapin and John Forster, illustrated by Lee White

Posted on June 1, 2021 by kyurenka

This Pretty Planet – Tom Chapin and John Forster, illustrated by Lee White, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, (9781534445321), 2020  Format: Hardcover Picture book Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did you like about … Continue reading →

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Grasshopper by Tatiana Ukhova

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Grasshopper by Tatiana Ukhova. Greystone Kids, 9781771646925, 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Wordless picture book What did you like about the book? This creative picture book, a first for Ukhova, has previously won awards in … Continue reading →

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The Big Beach Cleanup by Charlotte Offsay, illustrated by Katie Rewse

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

The Big Beach Cleanup by Charlotte Offsay, illustrated by Katie Rewse. Albert Whitman & Company, 9780807508015 Format: Paperback (uncorrected proof, hardcover available March 2021) Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Picture book, realistic fiction What did you … Continue reading →

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A Garden to Save the Birds by Wendy McClure, illustrated by Beatriz Mayumi

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

A Garden to Save the Birds by Wendy McClure, illustrated by Beatriz Mayumi. Albert Whitman, 2021. 9780807527535 Format: ARC (4/21 pub date) Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about … Continue reading →

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