So, You Love Animals: An Action-Packed, Fun-Filled Book to Help Kids Help Animals [Paperback]

Zoe Weil (Author), John R. Gibson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2004

So, You Love Animals teaches 9–12 year-olds what is happening to other species, enabling them to turn their care for animals into effective and positive choices that improve their lives. Covering companion animals, farmed animals, those used in entertainment, sport, experimentation and wildlife, it engages kids with facts, games, skits, experiments and exciting activities, empowering them to make a difference.

Zoe Weil is cofounder and President of the International Institute for Humane Education. She developed the first graduate program in humane education in the U.S. and conducts frequent humane education workshops. A parent, and author of several humane education books for young people—including Above All Be Kind (New Society, 2003)—she lives in Maine.

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About the Author

Zoe Weil is on the faculty of the University of Maine and Cambridge College, and is President of the International Institute for Humane Education which offers the only comprehensive M.Ed. degree and certificate program in humane education in the U.S. As director of Animalearn -- an animal protection organization -- for seven years, she pioneered the development of humane education, reaching tens of thousands of students annually. A frequent speaker at conferences around the U.S. and abroad, she lives in Surry, Maine.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: New Society Publishers (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881699013
• ISBN-13: 978-1881699019
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,886,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars For compassionate kids & their parents..., March 31, 2003

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Jodi Renshaw (Corinna, ME United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: So, You Love Animals: An Action-Packed, Fun-Filled Book to Help Kids Help Animals (Paperback)

This book is a great introduction to animal rights issues for children and their parents. The subtitle is: An Action-Packed, Fun-Filled Book to Help Kids Help Animals.

There are lessons and suggested activities for kids to make a difference in the lives of animals. Everything from building birdhouses to protesting the use of animals in circuses. There is a vast array of subjects, and this book is absolutely loaded with information. There is probably not a single animal welfare issue that this book does not cover.

Parents should be aware that there is some deep and unsettling subject matter here. It is presented in a way that is certainly suitable for children. But parents may want to use this book interactively with their child, so that they may be there to answer any questions.

Though this book is now out of print, I certainly recommend buying a used copy.