"Imagine a city where the air is so dirty it is hard to breathe. Imagine a lake so full of oil that no fish or wildlife can life there." Earth Day by Trudi Strain Trueit is written for ages four to eight and is an easy read for 1st and 2nd grade levels. The photographs used in the book clearly show the problems and concerns with our environment and the need for awareness.
Earth Day is one of a series Rookie Read-About Holidays all children’s books by Trudi Strain Trueit explaining the origination, how it is celebrated and includes games, crafts, traditions all centered on the specific holiday. Other books besides Earth Day in the children’s collection are: Valentine's Day, Kwanzaa, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Diwali, and Christmas.
To help children understand Earth Day this book is a great children’s book for young readers, the family to enjoy together or for the classroom setting.
Earth Day is available in Lansing at Schuler Books and Barnes & Noble
Author Trudi Strain Trueit has written over 60 books for children of different ages. A few of her other titles include:
No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay)…
Mom, There's a Dinosaur in Beeson's Lake (Secrets of a Lab Rat)
Lizards
Surviving Divorce: Teens Talk About What Hurts And What Helps
Octopuses, Squids, and Cuttlefish
STORM CHASERS: XTREME EARTH
The Water Cycle
For more Earth Day children’s books you may like to check out: Earth Day: An Alphabet Book by Gary Kowalski and Biscuit’s Earth Day Celebration by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Don’t forget the Free Earth Day Celebration on April 22, 2010 (for details)
Schuler Books & Music
Eastwood Towne Center
2820 Towne Center Blvd.
Lansing, Michigan 48912
Barnes & Noble
Lansing Mall
5132 W. Saginaw Hwy 245
Lansing, Michigan 48917
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Comments
Sounds like a really cute book and a great event wish I lived closer to all this!
Sounds like a delightful book. I love how you focus on the importance of reading to explore the view of the world through a child's eyes.
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