Hello Lighthouse
written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Age: 4+
Interests: ocean, lighthouses, ships, history, storms, weather, nature, occupations
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17 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: boats, family, history, jobs, lighthouse, loneliness, nature, occupations, ocean, storms, weather, work
The Storm
28 Jul 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, Uncategorized Tags: folktales, ghosts, weather
The Storm
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
illustrated by Alan Marks
Age: 6+
Interests: ghost stories, folktales, storms
The Storm (Lighthouse Family series)
29 Jan 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+, books 6+ Tags: animals, boats, cats, dogs, family, independence, mice, ocean, orphans, storms, weather
The Storm (Lighthouse Family series)
by Cynthia Rylant
illustrated by Preston McDaniels
Age: 4+ (read to); 6+ (independent reading)
Interests: animals, cats, dogs, mice, ocean, boats, weather More
Bambi (1942)
28 Aug 2012 2 Comments
in Movies, movies 5+ Tags: animals, death, deer, environment, forest, nature, seasons, weather, winter
Released: 1942
Rated: G
Length: 70 min.
Age: 5+ (commonsense media says 5+ too)
Scary Factor/Violence: one antler-slamming battle between Bambi and another stag; terror-stricken animals flee a large forest fire; a scary fight with vicious hunting dogs; gunshots are heard but deaths occur offscreen
Intense Scenes: death of Bambi’s mother (see full review for description)
Interests: animals, forest, nature, seasons, deer
Next: book Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson
The Wind Blew
10 Mar 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 2+ Tags: chase, weather, wind
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER -1974
by Pat Hutchins
Simon & Schuster, 1974
28 pp.
Age: 2+
Interests: wind, weather
Other books by this author: Rosie’s Walk, Don’t Forget the Bacon!, The Doorbell Rang, The Surprise Party, Clocks and More Clocks
The Snowy Day
01 Dec 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 2+ Tags: play, snow, weather, winter
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1963
by Ezra Jack Keats
New York: Viking Press, 1962
28 pp.
Ages: 2 +
Interests: snow, winter,
Also by this author: Whistle for Willie, Peter’s Chair, Goggles!
The Gold Rush (1925)
30 Sep 2011 Leave a comment
in Movies, movies 5+, Old Movies, Silent Movies Tags: action, adventure, arctic, history, romance, snow, weather, winter
Written, directed by, starring: Charlie Chaplin
Rated: — (unrated)
Length: 95 min. 1925 release / 72 min. 1942 re-release
Age: 5 and up Commonsense Media sez: 8 +
Scary Factor: Little Tramp menaced periodically for comedic effect; two men struggle over a shotgun which is always pointing at the Tramp; he is also chased by starving, hallucinating miner with a gun and then an axe; cabin tipped precariously on edge of precipice; all threats are treated comically and violence is bloodless and kept at a distance
Intense Scenes: a wanted criminal shoots and kills two police officers before perishing in an avalanche
Other: a bear is shot offscreen for food; some smoking and drinking
Interests: old movies, silent movies, arctic adventure, history
Versions: restored 1925 print is 95 minutes long, with piano music and title cards; 1942 sound release is 69 minutes long, has an orchestral score, no title cards, narration written and performed by Charlie Chaplin
Next: other Chaplin – Modern Times, City Lights
See also: Top 5 Silent Movies for Preschoolers
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The Little Island
10 May 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+ Tags: birds, boats, insects, island, nature, ocean, seasons, weather
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1947
Margaret Wise Brown, author
Leonard Weisgard, illustrator
New York: Doubleday, 1946
40 pp.
Age: 3 +
Interests: nature, animals, birds, boats, islands
By the same author: Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny
The Big Snow
10 May 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+ Tags: animals, birds, nature, seasons, snow, weather, winter
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNTER – 1949
Berta and Elmer Hader
New York: Macmillan, 1948
43 pp.
Ages: 3 +
Interests: animals, birds, seasons, nature, snow, winter
White Snow Bright Snow
10 May 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+ Tags: seasons, snow, weather, winter
CALDECOTT WINNER – 1948
Alvin Tresselt, author
Roger Duvoisin, illustrator
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1947
27 pp.
Ages: 3 +
Interests: winter, snow, seasons
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