Today reading it, he learned that you can’t judge a book by it’s cover, he saw the book in our pile to read and wasn’t taken with it, but I suggested maybe just reading the first page, and he was hooked. The Whole Green World by Tony Johnston was an unexpected hit with my son. The pirates ask questions about various waste, and the wise parrot fills them into the facts like the best bag to use while shopping is a cloth one, and what happens to the metal, glass, and paper after we put them in the recycle bin.
Readers learn about recycling, composting, and garbage, along with two young pirates who need to clean up their ship. Little Pirate: Why Do We Recycle? By Innovative Kids is an enjoyable book about recycling with a pirate theme. Also, the book was printed on 100% post-consumer waste paper. I think most five-year-olds would enjoy this book, and it’s easy to break it down for those unable to sit for this much text.
I am not too proud to admit I learned s a few new things and had a few good laughs along the way with the books little bits of humor also. The book itself takes the reader through the complete process from crude oil to bottle and then to synthetic fleece. It’s not aimed at two-year-olds at all, but he did like to open it to the page with the recycling truck and point out all the parts to me. The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About Recycling by Alison Inches is incredible! I only wish that my son was old enough to enjoy it as much as I did. The text would be far too long for the younger crowd, but Kindergarten on up would be an appropriate age range for an unedited reading. It touches on recycling, deforestation, air pollution, and more. The Berenstain Bears Don’t Pollute (Anymore) by Stan and Jan Berenstain provides an excellent overview of a whole bunch of concerns for our world. Earth day books? Yes, but they are everyday books too. They focus on real ways kids can change their habits and help the environment, on how and why we should recycle, and provide cautionary tales about what could happen if we don’t. Has Earth Week inspired you to get reading about sustainability? Here are some of our teachers and administrators’ favourite books you can find in the Lakeside library.Earth Day is April 22nd, but these books work year-round.
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