Book Review: Chomp by Carl Hiaasen
Chomp Carl Hiaasen Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 2012 ISBN 978-0-375-86842-9 Hardcover (ARC) Teenager Wahoo Cray doesn’t live the life of the average kid. Having a dad who’s a wildlife wrangler with a private zoo, Wahoo has grown up with alligators, monkeys, birds of all sorts, giant tortoises, snakes, you name it. [...]
December 14, 2011
Tags: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, Florida Everglades, humor, kids, mystery, reality TV, suspense, wildlife Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews 
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Book Review: Captivity by Debbie Lee Wesselmann
Captivity Debbie Lee Wesselmann John F. Blair Publisher, 2008 ISBN 0895873532 Hardcover Recently, the US Congress endowed retirement homes for chimps used in medical laboratory experiments. The facility in Shreveport, LA offers playtime and even TV–not surprising since these animals’ contact was with researchers, their favorite show is “General Hospital.” The reason for this endowment–we [...]
October 27, 2010
Tags: general fiction, John F. Blair, research, sanctuary, wildlife Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Ape House by Sara Gruen
Ape House Sara Gruen Spiegel & Grau, September 2010 ISBN 0385523211 Hardcover Water For Elephants was a magical read. That book had the capacity to bring together humans, animals and history and transport the reader into an unfamiliar world. Obviously, I’m going to compare every elephant and circus book to “Water” and I’m pretty sure [...]
September 30, 2010
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