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Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
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Wonder Woman's Fight For Autonomy: How Patty Jenkins Did What No Man Could, Hanann Morris
Wonder Woman's Fight For Autonomy: How Patty Jenkins Did What No Man Could, Hanann Morris
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
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What The Ladybug Heard Next, Leah Christopher
What The Ladybug Heard Next, Leah Christopher
Children's Book and Media Review
With the fat red hen’s eggs disappearing, the heroic ladybug is back to defend the barnyard. The ladybug overhears the plan of robbers Lanky Len and Hefty Hugh to sneak onto the farm to steal the hen and get rich by selling her eggs. Working together, the animals hatch a plan to trick them. The hen persuades the dimwitted duo to search for the downy duck instead, toting the duck’s larger size and eggs as bait. Eventually the trail leads to goose who claims that the imaginary Snuggly Snerd, hiding in the compost heap, has the hugest eggs of all. …
Elmer's Walk, Leah Christopher
Elmer's Walk, Leah Christopher
Children's Book and Media Review
While life swarms on around him, Elmer the elephant enjoys the beauty and peace of nature. A beautiful spider web doesn’t entice the monkeys to pause, but Elmer observes it thoughtfully. Elmer points out an interesting log to the crocodiles—but they keep on moving. He invites the snake to admire the colorful flowers to no avail. Even the lion won’t delay his nap to look at the waterfall. Rush, rush, rush—no one has time to appreciate nature with Elmer. Eventually, Elmer finds and joins his cousin Wilbur in watching the sun setting and stars rising in the night sky. But …
My Best Friend Is A Goldfish, Megan Hall
My Best Friend Is A Goldfish, Megan Hall
Children's Book and Media Review
Having a best friend isn’t always easy, but it is always worth the struggle. After an argument with his best friend, a boy tries to become best friends with a dog, a cat, a goldfish, and a hamster. Although they are fun to play with for a brief amount of time, he realizes they do not have enough in common to be best friends. My Best Friend Is a Goldfish teaches the importance of sticking with our friends through thick and thin.
Knock, Knock, Leah Christopher
Knock, Knock, Leah Christopher
Children's Book and Media Review
Bear is snuggling down for a long winter of hibernation. But other forest animals keep pestering him, knocking on the door and scooting inside with food and decorations. After each knock at the door, Bear grows more impatient. How is he ever going to get some sleep? With his den filled to the brim, a frustrated Bear is ready to tell the giddy bunch all to get out. When he sees the cause for the celebration—“Happy Hibernation!”—he realizes his friends are going to miss him, and he will miss them, too. And once spring arrives, Bear is ready to party …
Shell, Beak, Tusk: Shared Traits And The Wonders Of Adaptation, Maryn Wheeler
Shell, Beak, Tusk: Shared Traits And The Wonders Of Adaptation, Maryn Wheeler
Children's Book and Media Review
In a world of predators and prey, animals have adapted to survive. Animals have specific traits to help them eat, while other traits protect them from being eaten. This vivid picture book explores convergent evolution where similar traits are seen in unrelated animals. Each informative page compares animals from different environments who share a helpful trait such as spines, shells, or tall ears. Animals use these survival traits in parallel ways even though they are distinct species. When a trait works, it works in multiple circumstances!
The Rose Legacy, Gabrielle Borg
The Rose Legacy, Gabrielle Borg
Children's Book and Media Review
After being shifted about between family members and unwanted for nearly ten years, Anthea dreams about a loving family. Her long-lost uncle, Andrew, requests for her to come live with him at Last Farm. Little does she know that Last Farm hides an enormous secret: horses, the animal that has been forbidden in the kingdom for centuries. In a moment of weakness, Anthea writes to her aunt about the horses. As Anthea grows to love the horses, especially her dear Florian, she finds that she has an ability called The Way, an ancient power that allows humans to communicate with …
Kiss Of The Spindle, Lisa Packard
Kiss Of The Spindle, Lisa Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Doctor Isla Cooper is cursed to sleep as though dead from midnight to six in the morning. The curse affects her job, especially since she is supposed to work at night. Unfortunately, time is running out before the curse becomes permanent. She discovers the witch who cursed her is across the sea and must travel there immediately. She meets Captain Daniel Pickett on his ship and there is an undeniable attraction, but she doesn't want to tie him down with her problems. Daniel insists on helping her no matter what, and with the help of four other passengers, he is …
Princesses Make It Now, Ashley Mckenzie
Princesses Make It Now, Ashley Mckenzie
Children's Book and Media Review
A busy book fit for a princess, this book contains five princesses to decorate and create. Each princess comes with a little animal friend, and both can be popped out of the board book and placed in the included stands, making them perfect for pretend play after they are completed. The princesses are partially colored, with black-and-white areas left to color in. Stickers in the back of the book allow readers to decorate the princesses with crowns, flowers and jewelry. The finished product is five sweet and customized paper princess dolls.
Elmer And The Tune, Ashely Mckenzie
Elmer And The Tune, Ashely Mckenzie
Children's Book and Media Review
When Elmer the elephant runs into his friend Rose, the tune she is humming gets stuck in his head. It's a catchy tune, so Elmer starts humming it, and before long all the animals he runs into are humming it too. He tries to get it out of his head to no avail and finally joins his friends in a lively rendition of “Happy Birthday” to no one in particular. Finally free of the tune, the story takes a humorous twist as Lion says he wishes he could remember it. Children will be able to relate if they've ever had …
The Night Box, Karen Abbott
The Night Box, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
Max notices that the day is tired. It has long shadows and is sinking low in the sky. Everything is slowing down and preparing to rest, even Max. After brushing his teeth, he climbs into bed and says good night to his busy mother. But when the door is closed, Max gets out of bed and opens a box that releases the night and absorbs the day! Max makes some lovely observations about the night. How big it is, how playful, how friendly, until at last when he is exhausted, he climbs into bed. Night itself becomes tired and crawls …
I'M A Girl!, Loretta Farnsworth
I'M A Girl!, Loretta Farnsworth
Children's Book and Media Review
I’m a Girl! depicts a little blue donkey who is frequently mistaken for being a boy. She wears necklaces and plays with dolls, but she also makes messes, runs fast, and plays her music loudly. Throughout all her activities, she is quick to remind others that she is a girl, despite not being sweet all the time. The book concludes with her dancing with her friend, a lion, who celebrates being a boy just as the donkey celebrates being a girl.
Trickiest! 19 Sneaky Animals, Rachel Iba
Trickiest! 19 Sneaky Animals, Rachel Iba
Children's Book and Media Review
Trickiest! examines the odd survival traits of nineteen different animals. Each animal has been specially designed to survive in their environmental niche. Predators have come up with very creative ways to hide from or lure their prey. Likewise, prey have developed amazing ways to escape from predators. Everything from extreme camouflage to tails falling off can be found in this book of bizarre animal behaviors.
The Squirrels' Busy Year: A First Science Storybook, Ariel Woodbury
The Squirrels' Busy Year: A First Science Storybook, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Winter is cold. The squirrels cuddle in their nest to stay warm when they aren't out looking for the acorns they've buried. Spring is warm. The squirrels are out looking for food like the yummy maple tree buds and bulbs that they dig up from the ground. Summer is hot. There is thunder and lightning. Fall is cool. Now that there are acorns, the squirrels are busy collecting them to save underground for winter.
Does Channel Island Acmispon (Fabaceae) Form Cohesive Evolutionary Groups?, Mitchell E. Mcglaughlin, Lynn Riley, Kaius Helenurm, Lisa E. Wallace
Does Channel Island Acmispon (Fabaceae) Form Cohesive Evolutionary Groups?, Mitchell E. Mcglaughlin, Lynn Riley, Kaius Helenurm, Lisa E. Wallace
Western North American Naturalist
The California Channel Islands are unique relative to other island chains due to their close proximity to the California mainland and the fact that individual islands, or groups of islands, vary in their distance to the mainland and other islands. This orientation raises questions about whether island taxa with widespread distributions form cohesive evolutionary units, or if they are actually composed of several distinct evolutionary entities, either derived from independent mainland-to-island colonization events or divergence due to prolonged allopatric isolation. The 4 northern islands are clustered in a line (6–8 km separation among islands), while the 4 southern islands are …
Zoom In On Science Concepts: Living And Nonliving, Ariel Woodbury
Zoom In On Science Concepts: Living And Nonliving, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Living and Nonliving is a great book to introduce the concept that somethings (even inanimate objects) can be living things. Things that have never been alive are nonliving. They are things like rocks and sand. Living things are or have been alive. Things like plants and animals are living things. Living things all need energy, reproduce, grow and breathe.
Tractor Mac School Day, Sydnee Burr
Tractor Mac School Day, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
When Betty the school bus visits her friends after a rough first day of school, she's feeling pretty low. She made so many mistakes. She forgot where to go, didn't use her blinkers, and she even got lost! She's feeling sad, embarrassed, and unsure if she should go back for the second day of school. Luckily, her friends cheer her up and boost her confidence. Tractor Mac and the other vehicles and animals on the farm help Betty come up with tricks for remembering her route. They rally behind her and let her know that they believe in her, which …
The Amazing Hamweenie Escapes!, Samantha Bullock
The Amazing Hamweenie Escapes!, Samantha Bullock
Children's Book and Media Review
Hamweenie the cat knows exactly what he wants, thank you very much. What some would call a posh existence is not at all up to Hamweenie’s liking, and he’s determined to do something about it. His quest for fame and adoration leads him to escape and join the circus, where he has some hilariously misinterpreted encounters with the residents of New York City and, later, the animals in the circus troupe. Eventually, Hamweenie’s five minutes of fame pass and he is once again in captivity. The change of venue does not stop Hamweenie though, and he continues to perform—right in …
Platypuses: Web-Footed Billed Mammals, Jamie Greenwood
Platypuses: Web-Footed Billed Mammals, Jamie Greenwood
Children's Book and Media Review
Platypuses: Web-Footed Billed Mammals includes an introduction and four chapters, titled “Meet the Platypus,” “What Do Platypuses Look Like,” “Where Do Platypuses Live,” “Platypus Hunting Behavior,” and “The Life Cycle of Platypuses.” Each chapter opens with factual information on the chapter’s individual subject. The information is brief, to the point, easy to understand, and captivating. In each chapter the author compares a platypus with a similar animal and with a dissimilar animal. The end of the book provides a chart that lists the similar and dissimilar traits between platypuses and all the other animals with which it was previously compared.
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting The Great Whites Of California's Farallon Islands, Haley Singleton
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting The Great Whites Of California's Farallon Islands, Haley Singleton
Children's Book and Media Review
Great white sharks are plentiful near the Farallon islands outside of California. Their bodies are designed to successfully catch their prey, the northern elephant seals. Sharks lie in wait for seals to come into the water, and then with two thrusts of their powerful tail they reach speeds of up to twenty-five miles per hour and snatch their prey. Scientists study these sharks to learn more about their feeding habits and their unique physical traits.
Natalie's Hair Was Wild, Ariel Woodbury
Natalie's Hair Was Wild, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Natalie's hair is wild, and all sorts of animals make it their home. Natalie doesn't mind, but soon all the animals become too loud and Natalie can't get any sleep. Natalie calls for help, and the zoo teams up with the firefighters to get the animals out of Natalie's hair and make it tame once more. But that won't last long.
Going For A Sea Bath, Cynthia Phillips
Going For A Sea Bath, Cynthia Phillips
Children's Book and Media Review
It’s time for her bath, but Leanne would rather continue to play in the ocean waves. The bathtub is too boring. Suddenly her father has a brilliant idea. Why not bring the ocean to her? Soon enough, the tub is filled to the brim with sea creatures of all kinds. Now the tub is not so boring. But when the ten octopi are brought in, Leanne realizes that maybe a bath in the sea would be better.
Every Girl Is A Princess, Nan Rao
Every Girl Is A Princess, Nan Rao
Children's Book and Media Review
Every girl is a princess and every princess has a special crown. The book takes the reader through five different princesses around the world, identified by the special item that adorns their crown as well as the animal they adore. The interactive flap for each character lets the reader reveal the crown that belongs to the princess. The end of the story gives the reader a pleasant surprise showing that she is also a princess by looking into a mirror.
Draw Like An Ancient Egyptian, Ariel Woodbury
Draw Like An Ancient Egyptian, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Many Egyptian gods are represented by animals and have great powers. The Egyptians would draw people from the front with their heads and legs in profile. What would you look like as an Egyptian god? Their alphabet had thousands of hieroglyphs. Try to write your name using a simplified version of their alphabet. Their canopic jars, death masks, coffins and sarcophagi were all decorated elaborately and works of art. They had many styles, and with this book you can try to design your own!
Dinner Time, Karen Abbott
Dinner Time, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
Animals get hungry too! In this hungry picture book, readers follow a dinner menu up the jungle food chain as one animal eats another from one page to the next. Each hungry creature eats the last before winding on their own way into the jungle and meeting the next predator who greets them and gobbles them. All but the last apex predator, who chooses to eat without conversation!
A Is For Australian Animals, Megan Hall
A Is For Australian Animals, Megan Hall
Children's Book and Media Review
When we think of Australian animals, a kangaroo or a koala most often come to mind. But have you ever heard of a Quokka or a Yabby? A Is for Australian Animals covers thirty-eight of the captivating and interesting animals found only in Australia. For each letter of the alphabet, the author describes one or two Australian animals that start with that letter. Each page has a description of that animal and includes additional facts for those who want to learn more. There are many amazing animals to be discovered only in Australia.
100 Bugs! A Counting Book, Sydnee Burr
100 Bugs! A Counting Book, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
Learn to count alongside two explorers who are searching for bugs. A different bug, as well as a unique way to count to ten, greets readers on each page. By the end of the book, readers have counted to ten in ten different ways. For advanced students, there is even a page offering the opportunity to count as high as fifty! At the end of the book, readers can learn more about the bugs they just counted in a glossary. Each bug is listed with its full name, as well as its scientific name and a small paragraph enlightening the …
The Influence Of Slope On Vegetation Recovery Following Nonnative Grazer Removal On Santa Rosa Island, California, Ryan Summers, Jamie Masukawa, Brett D. Hartman
The Influence Of Slope On Vegetation Recovery Following Nonnative Grazer Removal On Santa Rosa Island, California, Ryan Summers, Jamie Masukawa, Brett D. Hartman
Western North American Naturalist
Ecosystem restoration efforts have been ongoing on the Channel Islands of California since the 1980s. Although these island ecosystems evolved without ungulate grazers, large nonnative grazers, including sheep, cattle, feral pigs, deer, and elk, were present on the islands for over 160 years. Intensive grazing led to reductions in the extent of woody vegetation, increases in the area of grassland and bare ground, and widespread landsliding and gully erosion. This study focuses on Santa Rosa Island, the second largest (215.3 km2) island in Channel Islands National Park. After the park was created in 1980, the National Park Service …
Regeneration And Expansion Of Quercus Tomentella (Island Oak) Groves On Santa Rosa Island, Jay Woolsey, Cause Hanna, Kathryn Mceachern, Sean Anderson, Brett D. Hartman
Regeneration And Expansion Of Quercus Tomentella (Island Oak) Groves On Santa Rosa Island, Jay Woolsey, Cause Hanna, Kathryn Mceachern, Sean Anderson, Brett D. Hartman
Western North American Naturalist
Quercus tomentella (island oak) is an endemic species that plays a key functional role in Channel Island ecosystems. Growing in groves on highland ridges, Q. tomentella captures fog and increases water inputs, stabilizes soils, and provides habitat for flora and fauna. This cloud forest system has been impacted by a long history of ranching, and restoration efforts are underway that include erosion control, leaf litter capture, fog capture, and reforestation. To inform retoration efforts, we explored tree regeneration and the potential for Q. tomentella grove expansion on Santa Rosa Island. We delineated current and historic groves at Black Mountain by …