animals
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Interview with an artistLaura Kroesbergen’s hyperrealistic animals
In her childhood, Laura Kroesbergen found she struggled with confidence in her relationships with people, but when she was in nature or with animals she…
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FamilySnuf de Hond in Oorlogstijd (Sniff the Dog in Wartime)
Drama / Family 2008 / 95 minutes RATING: 8/10 If you came to this review as a huge fan of the Piet Prins’ Scout series,…
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AssortedHow to catch Ice Age Man using digital reindeer
What would happen if we assumed ancient man was intelligent? One man did just that, and I haven’t been able to stop talking about it…
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Book ReviewsBad Badger
by Maryrose Wood 2024 / 184 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give This was a wonderfully strange book that left me wondering where it was going to go next….
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Recent ArticlesWill animals go to Heaven?
What happens when animals die? The question of whether animals exist in heaven has been debated for centuries. Do people share the same spirit and…
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Book ReviewsKodi
by Jared Cullum 2020 / 176 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Gift Katya is spending the summer in a cottage in the woods of Alaska with her “Meema”…
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FamilyLassie come home
Drama 1943 / 89 minuytes RATING: 8/10 No boy has ever had a more loyal and loving dog than young Joe Carraclough – each day…
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Book ReviewsPeter and Ernesto: A tale of two sloths (3 books)
by Graham Annable 2018 / 128 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Gift As this tale begins, two sloth friends are “cloud picturing” looking up in the sky for…
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AnimatedAnimal Farm (1954)
Animated / Drama 1954 / 72 minutes RATING: 7/10 This is George Orwell’s classic dystopian tale brought to the big screen. A farm setting is…
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FamilyMy friend Flicka
Family 1943 / 89 minutes Rating: 7/10 All Ken wants is a colt of his own, and seeing as his dad raises horses, that doesn’t…
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AssortedPuppy love: in praise of pets
I was lucky enough to share my growing-up years with a big red chow chow. After deferring my request to get a dog for some…
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Book ReviewsAllergic
by Megan Wagner Lloyd illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter 240 pages / 2021 Rating: Good/GREAT/Gift It’s Maggie’s 10th birthday and she’s finally going to get…
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Book ReviewsHippopotamister
by John Patrick Green 88 pages / 2016 Rating: Good/Great/GIFT Hippopotamister isn’t strictly a comic or a picture book – it is as much the…
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DocumentaryDolphins: Tribes of the Sea
Documentary 2006 / 41 minutes RATING: 7/10 Did you know dolphins can use their echolocation – their own version of sonar – to tell what’s…
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Book ReviewsPoppy & Sam and the mole mystery (3 books)
by Cathon 2019 / 42 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Gift A little girl Poppy and her talking panda friend Sam are either very tiny, or they live in…
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FamilyThe Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Family / Romance 113 minutes / 1968 Rating: 7/10 Horses, humor, and a little romance will make this one a favorite among the preteen girls…
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Recent ArticlesMasters of disguise!
“Poppa! Have you seen the Mimic octopus?” My oldest granddaughter’s question was lit with excitement. I had been mentioning a presentation I was working on…
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DocumentaryThe Riot and the Dance: the TV series
TV series 2022 / 30 minutes RATING: 9/10 The folks who brought you the documentaries Riot and the Dance: Earth and Riot and the Dance:…
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DocumentaryLife’s Story: the one that hasn’t been told
Documentary 2004 / 58 minutes Rating: 7/10 This is a gorgeous investigation of how Creation evidences its Creator. Life’s Story was filmed in more than ten…
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Science – GeneralCanada’s beautiful beaver
An internationally recognized rodent has become our northern nation’s emblem, but more importantly, the curious nature of this creature highlights the creativity of its Creator….
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DocumentaryLiving Waters
Documentary 69 minutes / 2015 Rating 8/10 This is one part nature documentary and one part evolutionary takedown. Illustra Media understands that a great way…
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Book ReviewsLindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse (2 books)
by Torben Kuhlmann 96 pages / 2014 Rating: Good/GREAT/Give How did man first learn to fly? It seems we had a little help. This is…
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Science – GeneralHalf duck, half beaver: the astonishing platypus
In recent years a strange assortment of animals, some familiar and some obscure, have enjoyed a brief moment of scientific attention. In each case, the…
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Book ReviewsFinding Winnie
by Lindsay Mattick 56 pages / 2015 Rating: Good/GREAT/Give It turns out that Winnie the Pooh, a teddy bear who had fantastic and entirely fanciful…
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FamilyThe Incredible Journey
Family 1963 / 80 minutes Rating: 8/10 What do Elsa and Anna, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, Pollyanna, and even Huey, Duey and Louie all…
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Science – GeneralWhy animals don’t get lost (and no, it’s not because they’re willing to ask for directions)
Since the advent of global positioning satellites, or at least since their availability for civilians, scientists have found many uses for these devices. One of…