While we celebrate National Green Week February 7-11, 2011, living green is something we should be doing all year round. "Living Green" by John Johnson is a wonderful book to help children be part of the process. Many people say we need to save the plant for our children but the children can be a part of saving the planet and it's never too early to start.
"Living Green" discusses ways we can all live environmentally friendly starting at home and in the community. Children learn about reducing waste, conserving resources, and ways to reduce our carbon footprint (the total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person) on the planet.
"Living Green" is part of the Sally Ride Science series which also includes: Clean Energy by Laurie Goldman (Mar 16, 2010), Clean Water by Beth Geiger (Aug 18, 2009), and Clean Air by Andrew Bridges (Aug 18, 2009). Each volume has full color photographs and illustrations pertaining to the topic of the book.
You can find "Living Green" in the Lansing area at the Okemos branch of the Capital Area District Library, order it from Schuler Books (usually ships in 1-5 days), or online at Amazon.com.
Book Details:
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 40 pages
Publisher: Flash Point; 1 edition (March 16, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1596435798
"Go Green Week is People & Planet’s annual national week of action on climate change in schools, colleges and universities. Students will be holding a week of activities to raise awareness and launch their Going Greener projects. People & Planet groups will join staff & SUs to create a positive transition vision of their universities and showcase practical solutions for a low-carbon future." People and Plant
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