I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (Little Green Books) [Paperback]

Alison Inches (Author), Viviana Garofoli (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 2008 | Series: Little Green Books

A new “green” series!: Little Green Books will educate children on what they can do to be more eco-friendly. The books in this line will be made from recycled materials, and the storylines will cover subjects such as improving the environment, learning about endangered animals, recycling, and much more.

Meet Max the Little Monster. He is a cute, furry green monster who is an environmental nightmare. Among other things, he leaves on all the lights, keeps his computer plugged in, blasts the TV, hoards his old toys and uses so much toilet paper it clogs the toilet until finally, his excessive ways cause a power outage. With no TV to watch, computer to play on, video games to play with, Max finds there is a whole big world outside that he can make a difference in the environment.

Kids can follow Max the Little Green Monster's journey to environmental awareness and learn tips on how they can become little green monsters themselves. A kid-friendly glossary of terms is included in the back of the book.

This 8x8 paperback is perfect bound and will be printed on 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper with soy-ink. The paper is FSC certified.

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About the Author

Alison Inches has written over 80 books for children, including a bestseller, Go to Bed, Fred! She is also the author In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy, The Candy Bar Cookbook: Baking with America's Favorite Candy and Designs and Doodles: A Muppet Sketchbook. Alison lives in California with her husband, Ric and their son, Hunter.

Viviana Garofoli has illustrated over 20 children's books and contributed many editorial and textbook illustrations in the US, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. Her exciting career in children's books spans over 15 years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Little Simon; Original edition (September 9, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416967893
• ISBN-13: 978-1416967897
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It taught my son to conserve!, September 29, 2008

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Jennifer Kretschmer (San Jose, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (Little Green Books) (Paperback)

I really enjoyed reading this book to my 5 year old son. The graphics are very cute and the message is clear for him to understand. I had trouble with him doing the very things the story mentions such as not turning off lights, wasting water, and clogging toilets.
After reading the story to him a few times, he's now very conscious of his actions. When he makes a mistake and leaves the lights on, he will even apologize for it later!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great share out loud for "going green" lessons, December 15, 2009

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This review is from: I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (Little Green Books) (Paperback)

This book is great, it provides concrete examples of what children can do to respect the Earth.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute book, important message, May 18, 2010

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This review is from: I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (Little Green Books) (Paperback)

It's hard to find a fun, yet informative kids book for Earth Day. We picked up a copy of The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About Recycling (Little Green Books) while on vacation and decided to look for more "Little Green Books" The kids giggled at both the illustrations and the story, but they also asked questions about some of the things they learned while reading it. They were particularly impressed that the book itself was made from recycled materials!


*This book was read to 2nd graders*