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By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: April 12, 2011
Compost Stew
By Mary McKenna Siddals (Author), Ashley Wolff (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-7
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Tricycle Press; 1 edition (March 23, 2010)
Source: Publisher
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth uses a clever and entertaining rhyme that, just as the title suggests, gives a great recipe for making compost. All of the ingredients are familiar household products, such as vegetable trimmings, coffee grounds, and oatmeal. At the back of the book the “Chef’s Note” can be found—it’s another witty rhyme all of its own and teaches readers what shouldn’t go in compost. The illustrations, which are rendered in gouache and collage, compliment the tone of the recipe with the use of more familiar recyclable materials.
Illustration by Ashley Wolff
Illustration by Ashley Wolff
Illustration by Ashley Wolff
Illustration by Ashley Wolff
About the Author: Mary McKenna Siddals is the author of several picture books for the very young, including Millions of Snowflakes. In addition, she has written dozens of children’s stories, articles, poems, and activities appearing in a variety of magazines. A former teacher, she lives in British Columbia, Canada, where she enjoys tending to her own batch of Compost Stew. Learn more about Mary at www.siddals.com.
About the Illustrator: Ashley Wolff is the author and/or illustrator of more than sixty children’s books, including Baby Beluga; I Love My Mommy Because; I Love My Daddy Because; Mama’s Milk; Stella and Roy Go Camping; I Call My Grandma Nana; I Call My Grandpa Papa; When Lucy Goes Ou
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By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: April 12, 2011
Gardening, recycling, composting, and being at one with nature (including our vanishing honeybees) and all it has to offer; these are great ways to connect young children with our environment and encourage them to nurture our special one-of-a-kind Earth.
Compost Stew
By Mary McKenna Siddals (Author), Ashley Wolff (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-7
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Tricycle Press; 1 edition (March 23, 2010)
Source: Publisher
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth uses a clever and entertaining rhyme that, just as the title suggests, gives a great recipe for making compost. All of the ingredients are familiar household products, such as vegetable trimmings, coffee grounds, and oatmeal. At the back of the book the “Chef’s Note” can be found—it’s another witty rhyme all of its own and teaches readers what shouldn’t go in compost. The illustrations, which are rendered in gouache and collage, compliment the tone of the recipe with the use of more familiar recyclable materials.
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Sofia’s Dream
By Land Wilson (Author), Sue Cornelison (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-7
Hardcover: 19 pages
Publisher: Little Pickle Press LLC; 1st edition (November 24, 2010)
Source: Author
Sofia’s Dream was written for the sole purpose of inspiring children to take care of the earth. Beginning with the cover image of an angelic young girl soaring high in the sky, her eyes full of hope and untarnished optimism, a magical tone is set for the story. Wilson’s appreciation for nature and environmental protection shine through in this powerfully uncomplicated picture book.
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Water, Weed, and Wait
By Edith Hope Fine (Author), Angela Halpin (Author), Colleen M. Madden (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-7
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Tricycle Press (August 10, 2010)
Source: Publisher
Gardening requires a little hard work and patience, but the benefits are plentiful. In Water, Weed, Wait, Miss Marigold&rs
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By Sabbithry Persad, for The Children’s Book Review
Published: March 16, 2011
Many people are rediscovering the benefits of the natural environment and integrating “greener” practices and products into their modern lives. From green design to natural health to green living to green books, adults are learning how to transform their world to take better care of themselves and the planet, and they are sharing this with their children in many ways, especially with books.
Take Suzanne for instance, a mother of two, who recently won a copy of Where Do Recyclable Materials Go? After Suzanne received her copy of the book in the mail, she sat down with her two children and read it with them. Her response:
“My kids and I liked this book. We were interested before we read it and came out of it better informed. It is great for 3rd grade and up I think. My son was interested (5 years old) but I had to explain things a little further for him. My daughter is 9 so she got it. I am going to share it with her class for Earth Day at school.”
“Green” books, like any educational book, are important for children. There are many reasons why, and here are a few. “Green” books for children:
1. Help parents to relay important messages about preserving the Earth. They give parents the tools they need to explain complex topics to children.
2. Introduce children to the environment at an early age. Exposure to the environment early on will provide children with knowledge that they can take with them into adulthood.
3. Spark children’s interest in the environment. In a technologically driven world filled with gadgets and devices, “green” books offer an opportunity to reconnect children with the natural world.
4. Inspire children to take action and gets them involved. Children catch on quickly when they understand what to do for the environment. Once they learn, they are eager to participate.
5. Offer an opportunity for parents to spend time with their children. Parents have many day-to-day responsibilities, which may lessen the amount of time they spend with their children. Reading “green” books together allows parents and children to learn together.
No matter which “green” topic children’s book may cover, any one will help children better understand the importance of taking care of the environment around them. Caring for the environment starts with this generation, but it is also the responsibility of this generation to educate the next one so that they in turn can do the same for future generations to come.
Sabbithry Persad is the creator of “Garbology Kids™” and author of “Where Do Recyclable Materials Go?“ She is the founder and executive managing editor of “Green Solutions Magazine” and a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives in Toronto.
By Mike Rigsby, for The Children’s Book Review
Published: October 5, 2010
Years ago, Bishop Milton Wright brought a rubber band-powered helicopter to his sons, Orville and Wilbur, who were then 7 and 11 years old. The Wright brothers later claimed that their interest in flight began with this gift.
Another child, age 5, was sick in bed. His father brought him a magnetic compass. The boy could not get the compass to point in any direction but north. There was “something behind things, something deeply hidden,” he observed. The boy was Albert Einstein.
Doable Renewables: 16 Alternative Energy Projects for Young Scientists (Chicago Review Press) is dedicated to “the unknown kid who is going to change the world.” The projects in this book will help any budding scientist construct and explore working models that generate renewable, alternative energy.
Large scale production of renewable energy will raise the living standard for billions of people (think clean water, mechanized food production, schools with electricity). Renewable energy will stop the advance of global warming (decrease burning of the world’s limited fossil fuels). Production of this energy will provide a worldwide economic boom (think millions of people producing things that improve the world).
Who has the energy and vision to tackle such an enormous task? Who believes in a world of infinite possibilities? Kids. Doable Renewables is a collection of projects intended to spark imagination and encourage the thought that, “Hey, there is free energy all around us, just waiting for the taking.”
Mike Rigsby is a professional electrical engineer and the author of Amazing Rubber Band Cars and Haywired. He has written for Byte, Circuit Cellar, Modern Electronics, Popular Science, Robotics Age and other magazines. He lives in Sanibel, Florida. Visit his website at www.misterengineer.com.
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