Earth Book for Kids: Activities to Help Heal the Environment [Paperback]

Linda Schwartz (Author), Beverly Armstrong (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1990 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Filled with ideas for arts and crafts projects, experiments, and experiences that encourage children to enjoy and heal the environment, this book covers acid rain, endangered wildlife, pesticides, energy, recycling, pollution, landfills, rain forests, water conservation, and related topics.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Learning Works (October 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881601950
• ISBN-13: 978-0881601954
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #505,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaching children to respect the Earth, July 19, 2002

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Marylyn Rands (Franklin, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Earth Book for Kids: Activities to Help Heal the Environment (Paperback)

Linda Schwarz, along with her illustrator Beverly Armstrong, has written an activity book for children on how to care for the earth. In simple format, she defines the basic terms and ideas used in environmental study. She then offers a number of activities for understanding these concepts. For example, she describes acid rain, then gives instructions for a project to measure the amount of acid in your own rainfall. This is a useful idea book for children's rainy day or school projects from about third grade on. In fact, this would be a handy reference book any of us could use for quick definitions and helpful illustrations. It could help us better make our points in conversations and community discussions about environmental problems and what we can do about them. (Originally reviewed in The Auroran)

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Source for Teachers!, April 21, 2001

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Anne Terry (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earth Book for Kids: Activities to Help Heal the Environment (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book for teachers to have for elementary age children when having a unit on Earth Day or celebrating Earth Day. Mainly it allows many different ways that children can help save the Earth. There are several sections of the book: Energy, resources, and recycling; Air, Land, & Water; Plant & Animal Habitat; and More Ways to Make Every Day Earth Day. Each of these sections provides simple facts and information while providing ways for children to help out or be actively involved in each particular topic. At the end of the book, there is a section called Where to Write & Glossary which provides a page on how to request for information and also provides many different resources/organizations that children can write to to obtain more information. I would definitely recommend this book for teachers to use for Earth Day units but also for children to read from if they are interested in helping save the Earth.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for Children, Parents and Teachers!!!, August 24, 2006

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LSmith - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earth Book for Kids: Activities to Help Heal the Environment (Paperback)

I was looking for a book to help get my children aware of our environmental problems, and help me teach them in a fun and exciting way! THIS IS IT! Easy workbook style. Easy Read, Fun projects that can be adapted to children of different ages! If you are teacher of young children, this book is a must! Help the young learn now and they will grow up into the next generation that will protect our earth! This book will definitely show children how they can start solving environmental problems right now!