Earth Day (On My Own Holidays) [Paperback]

Linda Lowery (Author), Mary Bergherr (Illustrator), Gaylord Nelson (Foreword)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: On My Own Holidays

Tells the story of Earth Day 1970 and 1990 in the United States and the special activities planned to call global attention to the problems of pollution, environmental destruction, and waste of natural resources.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 2-3-- Lowery addresses the concerns that eventually brought about Earth Day and the laws and programs that have come about due to its establishment in 1970. Written in easy-reader style, the book has large type and soft pastel illustrations to inform readers of the vital importance of ecological concerns. A variety of ethnic/cultural groups and ages, as well as both genders, are represented in them. The most helpful part of the book isitslast three pages. There, realistic activities that can make every day an Earth Day are cleverly presented in a bulletin-board format. Also useful is a list of addresses to write for more information. This book not only raises the level of concern for a serious problem facing all of us, but, more importantly, also gives good, clear strategies for everyone to do today. --Eowana Bradley Jordan, Westgate Elementary School, Manassas, VA
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 45 pages
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books; Revised edition (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575056208
• ISBN-13: 978-1575056203
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,318,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Lowery is a New York Times' best-selling author of more than fifty books for young readers. Born in Chicago, Linda and her writer-illustrator husband Richard Keep split their time between Boulder, Colorado and the colonial town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. She visits with teachers and children in classrooms around the world via Skype.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Celebrating Earth Day Every Day, January 30, 2001

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This review is from: Earth Day (Holiday on My Own Books) (Paperback)

It was the first Earth Day, 1970, on the playground at a small school in a small town in the Midwest. My 3rd grade classmates and I spent our recess picking up trash to celebrate that day. I have been a teacher for 20 years and each and every day I have my students celebrate Earth Day by following the adage, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. This book helped give the students a perspective of how far we have come with the environment and how we think of it, and how far we have yet to go to protect our precious resources.