“A lot of children’s books are made in a way that doesn’t respect children much,” says Mike Spinak. “They’re often designed for the lowest common denominator, made to appeal only through bright colors, cuteness, talk about candy, and the like. Very few children’s books treat kids as the brilliant beings they are.”
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Santa Cruz Bird Whisperer Tells All
The Westside is foggy and cold when Jon Young and I meet on Delaware Avenue, at the back entrance to Natural Bridges State Beach, for a morning lesson in bird language. With him is Josh Lane, a mentor at Young’s Bonny Doon–based 8 Shields Institute, a nonprofit promoting connection with nature.
