Everything Kids' Environment Book: Learn how you can help the environment-by getting involved at school, at home, or at play [Paperback]

Sheri Amsel (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Everything Kids'

Everything we do has an impact on the world around us--from the clothes we wear and food we eat to the gardens we grow and the trash we throw away. And to take the best care of the earth--and ourselves--it's important to make smart choices. With The Everything® Kids' Environment Book, you'll find out what you can do every day to help protect our planet. You'll also learn why the rainforest is so important to us, how animals go extinct, and what environmentalists can tell us about taking good care of our world.

Learn how to "go green" and to:

• Find new uses for recycled grocery bags
• Create your own greenhouse
• Make acid rain--safely!--to see how it affect plants
• Test organic food against foods grown with chemicals
• Make your own compost pile
• Re-create deforestation with the soil from timbered trees
• Test your sensitivity to noise

Whether you are in the classroom, surfing the Internet, or just hanging out with your friends, you can make a difference. Start today--so our Earth can live another 4.5 billion years!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Sheri Amsel has published more than 20 books on nature and environmental topics. Her love of science and the outdoors led to degrees in botany and zoology and a master's in anatomy and biomedical illustration. Her ongoing work includes advising schools on the development of educational nature trails, writing science programming, and performing habitat, science, and conservation workshops.She lives in Elizabethtown, NY.

Foreword Writer Christopher J. Maron is the Champlain Valley Program Director for The Nature Conservancy's Adirondack (NY) Chapter. He earned a master's degree from Indiana University in environmental science from the Department of Public and Environmental Affairs. In his twenty-one-year career with the Conservancy, Chris has worked in science, stewardship, land protection, conservation planning, and community-based conservation. The Nature Conservancy is a conservation organization whose mission is to "preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive." He lives in Westport, NY.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159869670X
• ISBN-13: 978-1598696707
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Sheri Amsel's interest in the outdoors began in her teens working summers for a Wilderness Program in Vermont. Trained and mentored by their wilderness guides, Sheri began taking groups of kids into the Canadian Rockies, Wind Rivers in Wyoming, Zirkel Wilderness in Colorado, and the Green, White and Adirondack Mountains of the Northeast. Sheri then went on to receive degrees in botany and zoology from the University of Montana, a Masters degree in anatomy and biomedical illustration from Colorado State University and a summer internship at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC in scientific illustration. Sheri then taught science at three colleges before starting to publish field guides and children's books with nature and environmental education topics. All along her goal was to inspire fascination with wild places and lead kids (and their parents) outside to explore. Since then Sheri has visited more than 300 schools nationally with science programming and professional development, spoken at National Conferences (NSTA, STANYS, AAAS) on integrating outdoor education into classroom science, helped dozens of schools develop educational nature trails, and created more than 5,000 pages of online science resources for use by schools worldwide. In 2009, Sheri was awarded the Elizabeth Abernathy Hull Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Environmental Education of Youths, by the Garden Club of America. Sheri lives with her husband in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great summer learning with fun activities to do!, June 30, 2008

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Gretchen M. Fatouros "Crafty Gretch" (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything Kids' Environment Book: Learn how you can help the environment-by getting involved at school, at home, or at play (Paperback)

I picked this book up because I wanted to work on doing some summer learning with my 6 1/2 and 7 year olds. I've only just started going through it and LOVE it! Almost every page has an activity related to what it's teaching. It's not about being an environmentalist, but helps explain our planet so we know how we effect it. It's really well written and fun to go through. Great summer read!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Green Smarts for Everyone!, March 28, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Everything Kids' Environment Book: Learn how you can help the environment-by getting involved at school, at home, or at play (Paperback)

Yet another wonderful, creative book for teachers, parents, and children. I loved how each section dealt with a particular issuse. The colorful illustrations, and straightforward prose made this my number one reference book!
Thanks,
Jen Cullerton Johnson
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