Green Wise Kids, by Jean A. Gagnon Clausen (contributing authors Michel C Tigan and Lawrence E Clausen),. Beaver’s Pond Press, 2010, 40 pages, ages 4-8.
Wisconsin author Jean A. Gagnon Clausen beginsGreen Wise Kids with the statement “Our Earth needs fixing.” The rest of the book seeks to empower kids to “do” the fixing. Children understand their own power as they read short poems about green-wise living that were written by children.
Some of the poems advise on conservation, others encourage youngsters to love and explore the natural world. Younger children will enjoy searching for the frogs on each delightfully illustrated page; older children will appreciate the kid-friendly appendix of resources in the “Interesting Information” section at the back of the book. Children are also offered an opportunity to share their Earth–changing ideas with the author. The book is so colorful and fun, a child is likely to close the cover with an empowered enthusiasm to head outside to enjoy and protect their Mother Earth.
This review first appeared in the Sierra Club's Muir View in Amy Lou Jenkins' column The Green Book Review.
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