There Is a Tribe of Kids
by Lane Smith
Age: 2+
Interests: nature, animals, word play, family
There Is a Tribe of Kids
26 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in books 2+, Uncategorized Tags: animals, birds, family, friendship, nature, word play
Miss Hickory
11 Mar 2015 7 Comments
in Books, books 8+ Tags: animals, birds, Christmas, dolls, nature, religion, seasons, toys
Miss Hickory
by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
illustrated by Ruth Gannett
Age: 8+
Interests: toys, dolls, nature, animals, birds, seasons, Christmas, religion
Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon
07 Jun 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: animals, birds, Buddhism, India, jungle, nature, religion, war
Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon
by Dhan Gopal Mukerji
illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff
Age: 8+
Interests: birds, India, jungle, animals, war, religion, Buddhism More
Skellig
12 Mar 2014 2 Comments
in Books, books 9+ Tags: birds, death, dreams, illness, Magic, mystery
The Wheel on the School
30 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: adventure, birds, cooperation, country life, helping others, Holland, ocean, small town life, storms, teachers
The Wheel on the School
by Meindert DeJong
Age: 8+
Interests: birds, ocean, Holland, cooperation, helping others, adventure, small towns, country life
Mrs. Easter and the Storks
22 May 2013 3 Comments
in Books, books 4+ Tags: adventure, birds, boats, chase, London, royalty, travel
Mrs Easter and the Storks
by V.H. Drummond
Age: 4+
Interests: birds, travel, London, adventure, chase, royalty
Swallows and Amazons, Pigeon Post
10 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, books 9+ Tags: adventure, birds, boats, camping, country life, island, maps, nature, siblings, strong girls, wilderness survival
by Arthur Ransome
London: Jonathan Cape, 1930
363 pp.
CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER – 1936
by Arthur Ransome
London: Jonathan Cape, 1936
433 pp.
Age: (read to) 6+, (read independently) 9+
Interests: boats, sailing, camping, adventures, summer vacation, maps, exploring
Fantasia (1940)
27 Dec 2012 Leave a comment
in Ballet, Classical Music, Introduction to..., Movies, movies 3+, movies 5+, Parenting Tags: animals, birds, devil, dinosaurs, fairies, fish, flowers, Magic, music, myths, space, wizard
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Released: 1940
Rated: G
Length: 120 – 124 min. (varies depending on what version you have)
Age: some parts 3+, others 5+ (see below) Commonsense Media sez: 6 +
Scary Factor: Mickey attacks renegade broom with an axe and savagely chops it to bits; battle to the death between two dinosaurs; a gigantic devil rises over a mountain commanding a host of demons, the dead rise from their graves
Also: some modest (dare I say artful) nudity among fairies and mythological creatures; much wine drunk by very tipsy god Bacchus
Interests: classical music, fairies, mythology, dinosaurs, ballet
Next: the movie Fantasia 2000; live symphony concerts for children; Nutcracker ballet live or movie version
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Just for fun… Lego birds!
14 Jun 2012 Leave a comment
in Just Fun Stuff Tags: birds, crafts
I love this, and it opens up the delicious possibilities for Lego projects beyond Stars Wars…
via. treehugger.com – Gardener Hopes to Teach Kids About Birds Using Legos
p.s. If you’ve never done a Lego kit with your child, it’s fun, satisfying, and (I found) strangely soothing as well. (Instructions are brilliantly simple – a cut above ikea!) Can a zen state be achieved through Lego? Discuss.
Hiawatha’s Childhood
04 Apr 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+ Tags: animals, birds, First Nations, nature, poetry, single parent
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 1984
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Errol Le Cain, illustrations
Faber and Faber, 1984
30 pp.
Age: 3
Interests: poetry, nature, First Nations, birds, animals
Also by this illustrator: The Cabbage Princess, Thorn Rose, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Snow Queen, The Enchanter’s Daughter, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, and many others
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