Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN In the same vein as the Grow It Yourself! series, the six titles in the Trash to Treasure lineup make arts and crafts an easy, green practice for early elementary students and also challenge their reading skills. Books are broken up into their respective reuse material: cardboard, jars and pots, buttons [...]
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From Trash to Treasure
January 23rd, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:Art·Carolyn M. Mullin·Craft Projects·Daniel Nunn·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Homeschooling·Preschoolers·Recycling·Trash
Re-Craft
November 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Most of us apply the “reduce, reuse and recycle” mantra in many ways during the day. As veggies we reduce our ecological footprint with our choice to eat lower on the food chain (go, plants!). Likely we’ve invested in canvas bags that we can reuse time and again when buying [...]
Tags:Art·Carol Sirrine·Carolyn M. Mullin·Craft Projects·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Jen Jones·Older Elementary·Recycling·Upcycling
Living Green: A Turtle’s Quest for a Cleaner Planet
August 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL Thurman is an environmentally conscious turtle, spurred to action when his sister’s wedding is trashed by litter. He has no idea how to make a difference but heads down the river to get the humans “to put a stop” to the pollution. He arrives at the same time as an elementary [...]
Tags:Artie Knapp·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Preschoolers·Recycling·Turtles
Gabby and Grandma Go Green
July 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Author and illustrator Monica Wellington’s Gabby and Grandma Go Green is a very sweet book for young children about, yes, going green. Little Gabby and her grandma spend the day together sewing reusable cloth bags, heading to the recycling center, going to the grocery store and declining the proffered grocery bag, shopping [...]
Tags:Depictions of Dairy in Books·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Female Protagonist·Grandparents·Jennifer Gannett·Library·Monica Wellington·Preschoolers·Recycling
OK Go
May 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY I love Carin Berger’s style. From the playful to the contemplative, her children’s book illustrations never fail to delight me. And so it was with great enthusiasm that I dove into OK Go, a picture book for young children with an eco twist. Using sparse words and collages made of found [...]
Tags:Bicycles·Carin Berger·Cars·Collage·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Good for Toddlers·Illustration·Preschoolers·Public Transit·Recycling
Recycle This Book
May 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In Recycle This Book, one hundred children’s book authors offer their suggestions and personal stories on the subject of green living. Each vignette or essay is short, merely a page and a half or two long. The effect is busy but not overwhelming. It is fun and inspiring to hear how others [...]
Tags:Conservation·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Jennifer Gannett·Meat·Older Elementary·Recycling·Vegetarian·Water
Birthday Zoo
May 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By ROBYN MOORE Birthday Zoo is a story that revolves around animals in the zoo who are celebrating a boy’s birthday party. Through clever rhymes, each animal plays a different role at the party. For example, the sloth says, “Spread out a cloth,” and the bats instruct, “Pass out the hats.” My favorite came [...]
Tags:Bats·Birthday·Deborah Lee Rose·Good for Toddlers·Illustration·Lynn Munsinger·Preschoolers·Recycling·Robyn Moore·Sloths·Tapirs·Zoos
We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers
April 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Charlie and Lola are siblings who have many adventures in a variety of storybooks and star in their own television program (also available as popular DVDs). In the story We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers, older brother Charlie helps Lola (and readers) learn about the many benefits of recycling. After learning some basic [...]
Tags:Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Green Living·Illustration·Jennifer Gannett·Lauren Child·Preschoolers·Recycling
Max Goes to the Recycling Center
December 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN A “Red Level” book in Picture Window Books’ Read-it! Readers series, Max Goes to the Recycling Center places its audience alongside Max’s diverse group of friends as they tour the local recycling hub. Together, we learn how items are separated and repurposed (bottles into shirts; paper into cereal boxes), and [...]
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Early Elementary·Early Readers·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Preschoolers·Recycling·Trash
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