With the everything kids' environment Book, you'll find out what you can do every day to help protect our planet. You'll also learn why the rainforest is so important to us, how animals go extinct, and what environmentalists can tell us about taking good care of our world. Learn how to "go green" and to:Find new uses for recycled grocery bags.

Create your own greenhouse. Make acid rain--safely!--to see how it affect plants. Test organic food against foods grown with chemicals. Make your own compost pile. Re-create deforestation with the soil from timbered trees. Test your sensitivity to noise. And to take the best care of the earth--and ourselves--it's important to make smart choices.

You can help our earth live longer!everything we do has an impact on the world around us--from the clothes we wear and food we eat to the gardens we grow and the trash we throw away. Whether you are in the classroom, or just hanging out with your friends, surfing the Internet, you can make a difference.

Start today--so our Earth can live another 4. 5 billion years! .

The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth

It's easy-to-do and kid-friendly projects show that kids can make a difference, and each chapter is packed with tons of links to groups and resources. Pretty darn cool, huh? We thought so. The world's a better placeThe world's a better place with EarthWorks Group's John Javna in it. What makes this book stand out, though, it encourages them to make a difference by providing them, is that it doesn't just inform kids, their friends and their families the tools to take action.

Together, john and sophie enlighten, educate, and encourage our children with easy and smart ways to save the earth. He, help kids go from aware to active with simple but inspiring projects, tips, Sophie, along with his daughter, and little-known facts that puts a kid's own carbon footprint into perspective.

In the new 50 simple things kids can do to save the Earth, Sophie and John have revised the original best-selling book for a concerned and vibrant Web 2. 0 youth market. What you can do: order now and help save the only earth we've got. Mother Earth needs our help now.

explore the world! Everything® Kids - The Everything Kids' Geography Book: From the Grand Canyon to the Great Barrier Reef

They will also learn about the features that make up each region, including:what's growing in the amazon Rainforest;The longest river in the world - the Nile in Africa;The "frozen Ts" of Asia - the tundra and the taiga;Shelves of ice in Antarctica;The uniqueness of the Australian Outback;And more! With exciting puzzles and activities, this book is a great tool for teachers and parents who want to make learning fun for kids.

Before long, young readers will be reading maps and navigating tough terrain like bona fide geographers! From north america's mountains to Africa's deserts, countries, this book will help kids learn the locations of states, and continents around the world.

101 Small Ways to Change the World Lonely Planet Kids

Includes random acts of kindness, craft projects, energy-saving ideas and much more. It’s hard to believe that you could change the world, but it’s true! We’ll show you loads of awesome ways to help out family, friends, yourself and the planet – and show how you’re never too young to make a big difference.

Come explore!important notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition. Lonely planet kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, history, nature, geography, sociology, space and more.

You could be that person. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. 101 small ways to change the world is a practical, school and in your local community and beyond! Remember, fun and creative book to inspire you at home, all big ideas start with just one person who decides to do things differently.

Ideas for caring for others include: talk to a new kid in class start an after-school club eat less meat donate clothes and food ideas for caring for the Planet include: Say “no” to plastic Buy local food and drink Plant a tree Take a shorter shower Ideas for Caring for Yourself include: Love yourself and stand tall Disconnect and get outside Be active Spend more time with family About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids – an imprint of the world’s leading travel authority Lonely Planet – published its first book in 2011.

Over the past 45 years, lonely planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children.

What A Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet

Everything you need to know about what we're doing to our environment, good and bad, from pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling. This environmental book will teach keen young ecologists about our actions affect planet Earth. Every small change helps our planet! As well as explaining where we're going wrong, how countries are implementing schemes that are having a positive impact, What a Waste shows what we're doing right! Discover plans already in motion to save our seas, and how your waste can be turned into something useful.

Did you know that every single plastic toothbrush ever made still exists? Or that there's a floating mass of garbage larger than the USA drifting around the Pacific Ocean? It's not all bad news though. Discover shocking facts about the waste we produce and where it goes.

Not for me, please!: I choose to act green

After noticing the damage caused to the environment and animals due to trash and waste, Luke decides to take action. Children can put in their own words what they have learned and how it applies to them. Reflectionat the end of the book, zero waste, sustainability, and reuse, single use plastic, what it means to recycle, there is a reflection section to prompt dialogue about the topics covered in the book: environment, reduce, climate change, impact of plastic, water and energy conservation, and acting green.

He introduces the concept of Recycle, Reduce, and Reuse through relatable examples children can understand. The rhyming story is catchy and the illustrations are captivating. Factoids interesting facts, definitions, and statistics can be found in 'info' boxes throughout the book. Let's choose to recycle, reduce, and reuse;and with my strong phrase, there's no way we lose!Here are some examples to show what I mean, and how you can join me and begin to act green.

He believes he can have a big impact on the world around him and invites his readers to join him! Using his phrase, ‘Not for me, please!’ Luke role models how children can harness their inner super-hero and help protect the environment. Grab your copy in time for Earth Day today! Join luke on his journey to protect what he loves with this engaging children's picture book about sustainability and acting green.

The info boxes give a wonderful chance for rich discussions on sustainability, choices, in kindergarten, elementary schools, and change at home, or in reading groups. Not for me, age 7, age 6, please! i choose to act green is ideal for children age 5, age 8, and age 9.

Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story

The final book is mammals Who Morph: The Universe Tells Our Evolution Story. As cosmologist and author Dr. It succeeds at telling the amazing story of the universe and the creation of Earth with scientific accuracy but without diminishing the mystery and wonder. Brian swimme said: In the magic of this story.

. The three books together tell OUR STORY. Suddenly, we have the feeling that we BELONG. The second book is from Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth Story. Lots of people have gotten very excited about this book and its sequels.

Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet

Plenty of photographs and illustrations bring each compelling story vividly to life. This inspiring book presents the true stories of 12 people from across North America who have done great things for the environment. Heroes include a teenage girl who figured out how to remove an industrial pollutant from the Ohio River, a Mexican superstar wrestler who works to protect turtles and whales, and a teenage boy from Rhode Island who helped his community and his state develop effective e-waste recycling programs.

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Talking Walls: Discover Your World

If walls could talk, what would they say? Perhaps they would tell us who built them and why. The back matter includes a world map that helps readers locate the many walls described, as well as additional information about the walls, the places, and the people. The talking walls books have been much honored, including:top 25 non-fiction children's books boston globechildren's Books of Distinction Hungry Mind ReviewNoteworthy Book from Parallel Cultures: Horn BookPaperback Plum BooklinksNotable Children's Trade Book in the Social Studies: Children's Book Council/National Council on the Social StudiesWinner of a Mom's Choice Gold Award -- Picture Books category.

Together, those titles sold more than 170, 000 copies. This new edition, thoroughly revised by the author, makes the text more accessible to young readers and English Language Learners and produces a book that is ideal for reading aloud. Maybe they could even tell us about people's lives today or about how our ancestors lived thousands of years ago.

In this book walls really do talk, and oh, the stories they tell. This new edition combines the beloved children's books Talking Walls and Talking Walls: The Stories Continue.

From Lava to Life

It's a thrilling story about how Earth triumphs over crisis to become bacteria, jellyfish, flowers. Even dinosaurs! the author, jennifer Morgan, studied evolutionary science and saw its storytelling possibilities when she explained it to her elementary-age son. Once upon a time" meets science in a children's picture book that tells the thrilling story of how life began on Earth.

Coupled with brilliant artwork by Dana Anderson, who also studied Cosmology, these books will intrigue children and adults alike with their storytelling style and colorful pages. The second in a trilogy of universe stories - the first being "Born with a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story"-- this book picks up the story with the first appearance of life on Earth.

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Return to Sender

Can tyler and mari find a way to be friends despite their differences? In a novel full of hope, but no easy answers, Julia Alvarez weaves a beautiful and timely story that will stay with readers long after they finish it. Are they undocumented? and what about the three daughters, the oldest, particularly Mari, who is proud of her Mexican heritage but also increasingly connected her American life.

Her family lives in constant fear of being discovered by the authorities and sent back to the poverty they left behind in Mexico. Tyler isn’ t sure what to make of these workers. After tyler's father is injured in a tractor accident, his family hires migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure.

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