Comments on: Bal Tashchit – Do Not Be Wasteful

By: Francine M.

Francine M. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:28:17 +0000

Hi Kathy,
An Orange in January by Dianna Hutts Aston is a favorite of mine for young chldren. “An orange begins its life as a blossom where bees feast on the nectar, and reaches the end of its journey, bursting with the seasons inside it, in the hands of a child.”

By: Homeshuling

Homeshuling — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:38:43 +0000

My personal favorite – A Tree Named Steve.

By: Zoe @ Playing by the book

Zoe @ Playing by the book — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:21:39 +0000

What an exceptional list of books – so glad to have found you and the list via the Kidlit Blog Carnival. Do you know the yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EcolIt/ ? It’s all about kids’ lit with an environmental theme and I shall post a link to this post there as I think lots of people will enjoy your list.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:48:42 +0000

What an interesting list of books and what a great site. Glad I found you. I’ll be back often.

By: BookMoot

BookMoot — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:31:28 +0000

Have you ever seen Thomas Locker’s Sky Tree: Seeing Science Through Art? I love all his books but this one can be used in so many ways.

By: MillyMarie

MillyMarie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:44:16 +0000

This is the first time I’m learning of Tu B’Shevat. I think it’s *very* wonderful! The Lorax is my fav. among all fav.’s and brings a tear to my eye everytime I read it. Silly as it maybe. I cannot wait to check out:

A Tree is Nice & Milo and the Magical Stones.

Thank you for sharing the lovely poem!

By: vanessa @silly eagle books

vanessa @silly eagle books — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:23:55 +0000

What a wonderful list! The only one we have read is A Tree is Nice. We have it in our home library collection. I am eager to check out the other ones. I just read about a book called Circles of Hope by Karen Williams about the Haitian tradition of planting a tree when a baby is born–I have not read it yet, but am going to look for it at the library this week.

I’m so glad I found your blog. I will be visiting again soon.

By: Mary Lee

Mary Lee — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:32:07 +0000

Welcome to Poetry Friday! Thanks for the great collection of books and information about a holiday that’s new to me, but instantly dear to my heart!

By: Sondy at Sonderbooks

Sondy at Sonderbooks — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:48:48 +0000

I’m checking out your blog after you left a comment on mine. I love the way you’re reviewing a set of books on a theme, and also like the idea of the Birthday of the Trees. I also like your Amazon Associate disclaimer, and may copy your wording onto my blog!

By: Lori W.

Lori W. — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:34:59 +0000

Kathy,
I enjoyed learning about Bal Taschit and the Jewish holiday, Tu B’Shevat. What a beautiful idea to have a birthday for the trees! The Lorax and Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf are family favorites, and though it has nothing to do with trees, I also like Udry’s Thump and Plunk. Thanks for the book recommendations.