Diminishing SpeciesLife on Earth is largely possible thanks to the oceans. They produce most of the world’s oxygen, for example, and they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, we are making life increasingly difficult for aquatic animals. Marine species populations are half of what they were in 1970, largely ... Read More

April 8, 2020Howard
Poor Big Al! He just wants to make friends. And in the whole wide blue sea you can't find a nicer fish. But because Big Al is large and scary-looking, the little fish are afraid to get to know him.What can he do? He tries everything he can think of ... Read More
March 30, 2020Howard
Join Bubble on a counting adventure under the sea! Swim along with Bubble in the deep, blue sea! Follow Bubble on her adventure and discover turtles, starfish, crabs, and more. Lively rhyming text, bright, colorful illustrations, and shiny-foiled details invite young readers to have hands-on story time. Page after page, ... Read More
January 30, 2020Howard
"Just remember,” I've heard a lot of people say, “you weren't always vegan!”
I get what they're trying to say. We can't place judgment on people that haven't come across the same information that we have. We can't expect people to immediately understand that we can all thrive on a ... Read More
January 25, 2020Howard
I hope that my mother never knows anything, and I love her dearly, but I was forced to hunt and fish as a child (well I was 12)! I was very afraid of the rifle, and I still am, but fishing was the absolute worst: dealing with worms & live ... Read More
January 25, 2020Howard
I used to go fishing when I was little, and we ate what we caught. By the time I was maybe 10, I figured out I didn’t want to eat them. It was a quick second to come to the conclusion that capturing them for “sport” was unconscionable. I ... Read More
January 25, 2020Howard
Coral's Reef is a story written to help children learn about the gentle world beneath the sea. Black and white illustrations and cover art by Heleen Cornet.
December 30, 2019Howard
Former Hunter Turns Vegan.
Chris's account is a wonderful example of moral evolution. It goes to show that even those who are deeply steeped in the fishing/hunting/meat-eating culture can change, and for the so much better, as many others have also done.
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December 1, 2019Howard
Dolf Verroen's Dutch children's book, is about a fish who catches a boy and takes him home for food, and his family's reaction (includes graphic illustrations).
December 1, 2019Howard
Join Turtle as he dives deeper and deeper into the ocean - what surprise will he find at the bottom? With flaps to lift and peek-through holes, there's lots to spot, count and discover along the way.
November 30, 2019Howard
Why I Do Not Eat Shellfish
Do oysters, clams, mussels, and other shellfish feel pain? As people, we can look at a cow, or a pig, or a chicken, and know that when they are cut with a knife or burned, they feel pain. They scream. Their faces ... Read More
November 10, 2019Howard
Fish has a wish. He wishes he were a bird so he could fly. He wishes he were a skunk so he could make a big stink. . . or a snake that says HISSSSSSSSS. But after enjoying a delicious mayfly snack, Fish realizes he's happy exactly as he is.
October 1, 2019Howard
Clear, strong lines and radiant colors that seem to smile at the reader characterize Mies van Hout's drawings. In Happy, Mies shows all the emotions a young child encounters. Each double page spread is devoted to one fish, showing a particular emotion with its name in lettering that expresses the same ... Read More
September 30, 2019Howard
All young children love to play in the waves at the beach. Now here's a Hello, World! board book that teaches them all about oceans and the creatures and plants that live there.
August 30, 2019Howard
Little Fish has all sorts of fishy friends in his underwater home, but loves one of them most of all.
July 30, 2019Howard
"ANIMALS 24-7 also forwarded the Johnson video and his personal comment to Mary Finelli, founder of the fish advocacy organization Fish Feel, and forwarded the Cabela’s response as soon as it arrived. Finelli promptly shared all of it with Fish Feel followers...Comments by vegetarians, vegans, and opponents of all fishing ... Read More
June 21, 2019Howard
"Mary Finelli, the president of Fish Feel, states that 'Octopuses tend to be highly intelligent, solitary animals who like to conceal themselves. Forcing them to live together, in what are bound to be otherwise barren conditions, is egregiously inhumane. They are exotic animals and relatively little is known about disease ... Read More
June 21, 2019Howard
I was taught how to fish by my dad, being Japanese/Canadian it was part of our background. Japanese when they first came to Canada were involved in salmon fishing on the west coast. When i was born in Toronto and grew up fishing we never thought about causing pain to other ... Read More
June 1, 2019Howard
This book teaches children the importance of keeping our Earth clean. Telling a story of Max, a little green monster who doesn’t like cleaning up after himself at beach picnics. Max soon discovers on a scuba dive that not picking up trash affects his friends in the sea, and he sets out ... Read More
June 1, 2019Howard
Little Fish has all sorts of fishy friends in his underwater home, but loves one of them most of all.
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