Reviews

The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales by Anne Wilson, Dawn Casey

lakesbecky's review against another edition

4.0

I will take a while to finish this with my daughter as it is jam packed with stories from around the world. Each of them give a view point from a different country about the relationships between man and nature or how nature interacts with each other part.

Each story is followed by an activity to do. Some of these are arty such as Australian painting. Or maybe creating a bird feeder or building a willow wigwam. I will have fun trying some of these out over the school holidays.

A good book to share with primary aged children to help them think about the world and how to look after it.

erine's review

3.0

A selection of stories from around the world, this is a charming collection of tales that describe humans' relationship with Earth. Some are creation myths, some stories about ecosystems or pollution, but they all describe the way our actions affect the world around us. I found it interesting to read about each country or culture's common stories, and then to see what crafts were associated with each story. This isn't a book I would seek out for myself, but I enjoyed it nonetheless, and the pictures were quite interesting.
Readers who are interested in the environment, who like short folktales or who like making crafts might enjoy this book. Some of the stories would be fun to read out loud and discuss, or do the crafts afterward as well.
Creation.

andersenmom's review

A bit heavy handed on "save the Earth" theme, but interesting stories all the same.