Tigers too!
Happy Earth Day, earthlings. I couldn’t restrict a week about cats to just domestic ones. I truly don’t have a favourite feline, but have chosen to dedicate today’s post to that striped, regal cat –...
View ArticleOh, Otters!
Holding Paws on Youtube This 2007 youtube video shows Nyac and Milo, two Vancouver Aquarium sea otters, holding paws. This is a natural behavior for sea otters called « rafting » where they will hold...
View ArticleSave the Seals!
Well, after a holiday hiatus of sorts, I think it is time for this blog to return to some animal magic and multicultural content! Firstly, if you have kids at home or in your classroom who are not only...
View ArticleIt’s Our World Too
It’s My World too – Discover Endangered Animals and their Habitats by Elena Pasquali and Tina Macnaughton Reading level: Ages 4-8 Cute conversations between mothers and baby animals...
View ArticleCan you tell your camels apart?
Some of you know that I enjoy writing silly, children’s poems. As I am writing a series of picture books about endangered species, I thought it could be fun to try and write a short poem about each of...
View ArticleAwesome Australian Animals
Australia is home to some unique and truly delightful animals that I would so love to encounter in the wild. Today’s post looks at three of them; two of the stories are by the well-known Australian...
View ArticlePicture Book Perfect Friday – What’s the Difference?
While I am tempted to promote an endangered species book every week on Picture Book Perfect Fridays, I have been holding back and trying to vary my offerings. But today I am back to one of my favorite...
View ArticlePerfect Picture Book Friday – GONE WILD
Today is Endangered Species Day 2012 and my book selection pays homage to this. You can find out much more about events/reading/films and other resources fot this day at www.stop.extinction.org, for...
View ArticleAround the World in 50 Weeks – A,B,C Endangered Species Haiku
Click on image for more lion facts African lion, noble and vulnerable. So proud of his pride. Fewer than 21,000 remain in all of Africa. Support this species through Wildlife Direct or Born Free....
View ArticleAround the World in 50 Weeks – Jason and the Sea Otter
Seat Otter – Source Wikimedia Today’s book recommendation encapsulates my love of other cultures AND endangered animals. This is an enchanting story which introduces children to West Coast Canadian...
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 ArticleMother Earth’s Lullaby – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Mother Earth’s Lullaby – A Song for Endangered Animals Written by: Terry Pierce Illustrated by: Carol Heyer Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers, September 2018 Ages: 4-8 Themes: endangered...
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