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Reviewers in this issue: Ellen Bees, Grant Brooks, Niki Card, Holly Goodwin, Jessica Hill, Megan Hunt, Anastasia Sakawsky, Karen Schedler, Raine Sillito, Monica Sparling, Elizabeth Surridge, Nick Townley, Bonnie Tulloch, Veronica Uzielli, Tiina Vilu, Stacey Widenhofer and Kim Zumach.


Worms for


Breakfast Worms for Breakfast is a playful refer- ence guide to animal diets by Helaine Becker, which


helps children relate to animals through food and cooking. Kids, aged 7-10, will be delighted by the idea of creating creepy crawly dishes. It is an easy-to-read large print book featur- ing 11 recipes to feed zoo animals, facts on when, where, what, and how each of these animals eat, and other miscellaneous facts such as which bird in the zoo is the largest. The text is complimented by cute digital collages of animals with their food. The zoo creatures discussed include gorillas, tigers, flamingos, tropical fish, koalas, and even snails. The material also cov- ers the feeding of baby animals and the difficulties of feeding animals in captivity when their natural diet may be a mystery or impossible to recre- ate. The book could make for some fun activities in – and outside of the classroom, including recreating one or many of the book’s recipes. – (TV)


Owl Kids Books, 2016. ISBN 978-1-77147- 105-3 (hb), 33 pp., US $16.95/CDN $17.95 from www.owlkidsbooks.com


BirdSleuth Explorer’s


Guidebook BirdSleuth Explorer’s Guidebook is a downloadable e-book designed to be printed or downloaded onto a handheld device and used in the field. The user is guided through a series of activities that can be completed in any natural setting; from city parks to wil- derness areas. The activities start with habitat observations, and then move


on to identifying types of birds through key characteristics. In a step-by-step fashion, the eb- ook makes bird watching ac- cessible to even the youngest


of learners. The graphics and layout of the book are more elementary in nature, so it would be best suited to el- ementary aged students. However, the activities in this book could be easily adapted to introduce older students to bird watching. – (KZ)


Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2016 (ebook), 12pp. Free from www.birdsleuth.org/nwrs


Field Guide to Urban


Wildlife As urbanization encroaches on the habitat of many species, some resilient species are thriv- ing as they adapt


to live among humans. This guide will help readers understand everything from the common urban animals (e.g. rabbits, raccoons and rats) to the migratory birds (herons, swans and geese) to the insects and slugs (spi- ders, grasshoppers and earthworms) that share living quarters in the urban spaces all around North America. The four sections cover 135 species. Colour photographs of each help to highlight the detailed descriptions of the spe- cies, and will aid in students pairing the words with what they have seen in the areas around where they live. The language is accessible and could be used by grade seven students all the way to adults. – (NT)


Stackpole Books, 2011, ISBN 978-0-8117- 0585-1 (pb), 454 pp., US $34.95 from www.stackpolebooks.com


Anthropocene Anthropocene is a documentary which introduces the viewer to the idea that, in terms of geologic time, we have left our most recent epoch of the Holocene, and have entered into a


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time period where humans, rather than nature, are the driving force behind planetary changes. Refreshingly, the film is more of a discussion rather than a presentation of a dogma. Members from a group of international scientists grapple with whether the Anthropo- cene is surreal, a comedy, or a tragedy as they unravel the greater con- cept. The facts are presented in a non-threatening manner, which leaves the viewer to decide for themselves, “What do we want the Anthro-


pocene to be?” A question which will spark a conversation in your classroom where students can apply their new knowledge. This film could be shown in shorter chunks for a middle school- aged audience and would fit well into a secondary study of geology, history or evolutionary science. – (KZ)


Bullfrog Films, 2015, (DVD) 97min., Rent US $95 or Purchase $350 from www. bullfrogfilms.com


Growing with Nature Growing With Nature is a collection of stories, photos and anecdotes meant to inspire educators to take learning outdoors. The authors break down the standard curriculum and place it in the outdoor classroom to show how any- thing can be taught outside. While we might be more comfortable with the idea of taking children outside to learn about animal habitats for science class, for example, this book shows us how to teach everything from


language arts to math to fine arts outdoors. The collaborative book uses examples from educators and school children who have already successful- ly adapted their lessons to the outdoor classroom. Rather than outdoor-specif- ic activities, this book shows that it is possible to take the entire curriculum outdoors and outlines the added ben-


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