If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World’s People |
NPB |
M |
David Jay Smith |
Shrinking human population down to 100, this book provides conscious-raising statistics (20 earn less than a dollar a day, 60 are always hungry, only 7 would have a computer, etc.) and helps children understand their place in the world’s population. |
Diversity, apprecia-tion, population growth |
International Reading Association Children’s Book Award |
Where Does the Garbage Go? |
NPB |
M |
Paul Showers |
Clearly written and accessible to young children, this book explains what used to happen to solid waste, what goes into landfills, and how aluminum, newspapers, glass bottles and jars, and plastics are recycled today. |
Garbage, trash, recycling, reducing, decompo-sition |
Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out-Science 2 Series |
Save The Earth: An Ecology Handbook for Kids |
AG |
M |
Betty Miles, Claire Nivola |
Ideas for kids. |
Action, Personal Responsi-bility |
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Earth Book for Kids: Activities to Help Heal the Environment |
AG |
M |
Linda Schwartz |
Creative ideas with easy-to-follow instructions show kids how to make their own paper, test the effects of oil pollution, redesign a package, chart a flush and make a difference. |
Personal action |
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