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MOTHER EARTH’S LULLABY
A Song for Endangered Animals
By: Terry Pierce
Illustrated by: Carol Heyer
Published: October 16, 2018
Publisher: Tilbury House
Non-Fiction
Some of my favorite books to read to our kids were bedtime stories involving baby animals. This would have definitely been a favorite of mine to read and get our kids into the bedtime mood.
With poetic prose, the animals of the world are quietly heading off to sleep. The beauty of this book is that it features well-known and likely never heard of animals that are considered endangered. When I read this book to first graders today and asked them what an endangered animal was, I got various responses related to injury or harm until a sweet little boy said, “animals that are in danger of disappearing”. I was so proud that he knew that because I didn’t expect any of them to know what it was. From a panda (known) to a wallaby and condor (not known) to a sweet family of tiger cubs (known) the kids oohed and aahed as I turned the pages and they saw the adorable animals curled up or preparing to go to sleep.
Terry Pierce – source
Terry Pierce was a Montessori teacher for 22 years before writing children’s books. She has written over 23 books. She serves on the board of the educational non-profit organization Whaletimes, Inc. and is an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. She is now a full-time writer and often visits schools to share her books. For more check out her website, HERE. To see all of her books, click HERE.
Carol Heyer is a full-time illustrator and writer. Previously, she was a production designer for a movie production company. You can see other books by Carol Heyer, HERE.
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