Children’s Book Review: Earth Matters

The book Earth Matters practices what it preaches; the paper was sourced from responsibly managed forests, their printer generates 100% of it’s own electricity and it is printed using vegetable inks instead of petroleum based.
Subtitled “an encyclopedia of ecology” it is exactly that, a wonderful volume full of amazing photos, facts and information about the [...]

Adult Book Review: Prehistoric Life

If you ever dreamed of being a Paleontologist (and who hasn’t) when you were a child, then this is definitely the book for you. Heck, add a dash of anthropology plus some earth science and we might just have the book covered.
The main focus of Prehistoric Life is, of course, the actual life in [...]

Food Product Recall

There is a massive recall of products containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein, which may contain salmonella.
The list of foods can be viewed here.
I linked to the US site because there are far more affected products listed on the site. For the Canadian site you can click here.

Children’s Book Review: Voyage : Ocean

Right from the beginning this book captures your attention and draws you in; it’s round. Round like the porthole of a submarine and in fact it is just that, a rusty porthole with a view into the wonder that Earth’s oceans are.
And it’s not just a round outer cover, all the pages inside are circular [...]

Children’s Book Review: Children Just Like Me

This amazing book is the culmination of two years of travel to over 30 countries, recording the stories of the lives of children all over the globe.
Children love reading about other kids, it gives them something to relate to, a person their own size, someone that likes the same things and puts up with parents [...]

Children’s Book Review: Caillou : A New Family

This book is one of the newest in a beloved series of books based on the adventures of one little boy, the title character Caillou.
Caillou is adored by many children, including my own. I am not sure if it is the bright, primary-color based illustrations that appeal the most or the simple sentences conveyed [...]

Super Fun: Wooden Colored Eggs

Instead of traditional Easter eggs, one could hide these absolutely adorable wooden eggs made by Erzi! Not only are they fantastic for playing “Easter” they are the perfect addition for any child’s play kitchen. Made from wood from managed forests, the paint is also a non-toxic, water-based finish.
You can purchase the set of 6 here, [...]

Children’s Book Review: A School Like Mine

Another book in the unique collaboration between UNICEF and DK Publishing, A School Like Mine takes us around the globe and right into the lives of other schoolchildren and peeks into their classrooms.
Wonderful color photos show us the average day of students, what their desks look like, lessons that they may have and once [...]

Children’s Movie Review: Barney: Egg-cellent Adventures

Barney’s newest adventure is set to hit the shelves just in time for Easter, so for those of you who have little ones who can’t get enough of the popular purple dinosaur, the Easter Bunny might just have to hop his way into a store to leave this in their baskets Easter morning.
A lot [...]

Children’s Book Review: Planetwatch

Planetwatch is a beautiful yet saddening look at our planet.
Beautiful due to the wonderful photos of the absolutely amazing animals and plant life that inhabit our earth; saddening because of the stark truth of the damage that overpopulation, climate change and pollution have done to our earth.
I like the fact that it does not sugar [...]

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