How to Be Animal Friendly

by Philippa Perry

Book Overview

A non-controversial look at the kindest way to eat, shop and have fun and still be animal friendly. This book provides everything the reader may need to know about the things they can do and buy that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0613148436
• ISBN13: 9780613148436
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Bt Bound
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 5.0" x 0.5"
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Gets young minds thinking (always a dangerous thing :)

I actually saw this book at a toy store and was intrigued by the title. So I bought it and brought it home to read. I am a vegan and a supporter of animal rights, so I was interested to see how this book would get its message across to kids. All in all, the arguments are fair and balanced. They spark topics of discussion without entirely leading them. For instance, there are arguments for eating meat and against it, for animal testing and anti-testing, and so on and so forth. Both sides are presented, and then they are handed off to the kids to decide for themselves. This is something to be greatly appreciated, since most animal rights books can be particularly bent towards there point of view.There is no denying, however, that the point of this book is to encourage animal rights. While both sides are presented, clearly one side is more favorable (the animals side, of course) This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it is a fact of the book. I had only two complaints with the material: One was the somewhat overzealous promotion of certain activists groups that many parents may not want their younger children to align with. The second was the attempt to make the ancient act of animal sacrifice seem boorish. While there is no denying that past cultures had a less-than-enlightened view of animals, those from a Judeo-Christian heritage may feel that sacrifices were unecessarily attacked.I would recommend this book for children old enough to discern their own choices. Parents should guide younger children with discussion.