Category: Environment

Migrants, by Issa Watanabe

I rarely come across a book that’s as appropriate for adults as it is for pre-readers. Young children will likely not understand the allegory here of the many species trying to make their way to safety. On their treacherous journey…

Thank You, Farm: A Board Book

Thank You, Farm is an appreciative nod to the elements–sentient and otherwise–that make a farm work and therefore provide for humans. Colorful and playful images (by Jade Orlando) will have toddlers learning the basics of farming, and a little gratitude!…

A Peek at Beaks: Tools Birds Use

Beaks rule! Hummingbirds have beaks that act like straws, drilling down into a flower deep enough for their tongues to connect with the nectar. Flamingos have beaks that act like strainers. Sandpipers in effect have a pair of scissors on…

In My Anaana’s Amautik

by Nadia Sammurtok; illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko Outside of the womb, an amautik (“the pouch in the back of a woman’s parka where a baby can be carried,” according to the brief glossary) is the safest, most nurturing environment an…

Tanna’s Owl

by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley. Illustrated by Yong Ling Kang Instead of the standard plot of a child finding and nurturing a wounded animal, the protagonist of Tanna’s Owl is a bit annoyed and inconvenienced when her father brings…