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50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save The Earth (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) School & Library Binding – January 1, 1990

by Earthworks Group (Author), Michele Montez (Illustrator)

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Offers children simple, practical means of contributing to the efforts to save the planet, including 50 projects recommended by respected environmental groups.

Reading age

7 - 9 years
Print length

156 pages
Language

English
Dimensions

8.7 x 5.36 x 0.66 inches
Publisher

Turtleback
Publication date

January 1, 1990
ISBN-10

0833544721
ISBN-13

978-0833544728
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Publisher : Turtleback (January 1, 1990)
Language : English
School & Library Binding : 156 pages
ISBN-10 : 0833544721
ISBN-13 : 978-0833544728
Reading age : 7 - 9 years
Item Weight : 10.9 ounces
Dimensions : 8.7 x 5.36 x 0.66 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,354,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4,106 in Children's Environment Books (Books)
- #79,929 in Children's Literature (Books)

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Bel

Great for Teaching!

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2015

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I am a Elementary school teacher and I absolutely love this book!

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Derrik Mantel

Excellent book. It may have had its impact.

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2015

This is an awesome book. It was published in 1991. I think many of the ideas in it have been put in practice in the past 20 years. It might be time to publish a follow up. This books contains page after page of environmental factoids and success stories. Highly recommended. This book could serve as a benchmark or environmental scorecard. Look inside, check it out. It is wonderful.

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P. Schroeder

Some very useful ideas to try

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2014

I am a high school health teacher and I use #46 - Eat Low on the Food Chain- in my classroom. The true "cost" of a pound of beef is a staggering toll on our natural resources including fresh water. They don't even mention the personal health benefits of eating less meat. A lot of the ideas in here- the first edition- are old news, about recycling papers, and aluminum cans but nevertheless, a good read.

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John Burd

Book's effect could be 18,000 times more powerful, if it weren't for the exaggerations

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2005

This book is great to instill a mindset that what we do as individuals really does effect the environment. And I do care about the environment. So much so that this book bugs me because some of the things it says are incorrect. The errors have kept me from lending it out. For eg. Page 27 lists 'titanium dioxide' as a harmful heavy metal. Then why is that chemical on the ingredients list of white powdered doughnuts? P46 Claims Elephants may be extinct by the year 2000. P48 States that your toilet takes 5-7 gallons per flush! My oldest is a 1953 commode that takes 3 gallons. It is an interesting fact that toilets can make up 40% of your water usage. But where do they get 5-7 gallons?! P66 "The smallest drip from a leaky faucet can waste over 50 gallons a day." I have had 'the smallest drips' that I put containers under until they could be repaired. I never needed a 55 gallon drum!! You get the idea. The book ruins its credibility with exaggeration and overstatement. Its a shame. It is a useful concept.

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Kelly H

Great for kids

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2004

I read through this book as a child and it impacted me greatly. Ever since then, I've looked for simple ways to change my habits and routines so as to impact the environment less.

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Tom Jacobson

50 Simple Things Parents Can Do to Raise Eco-Automatons

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2001

Melissa Poe, age nine: "Mr. President, if you ignore this letter we will all die of pollution and the ozone layer" (from Newsweek "Just for Kids!?!").
Catherine Mitchell: "Our Earth is getting hotter every minute and the only way we can stop it is to stop burning styrofoam
I'm also too young to die, might I add, so stop burning the Earth! " (from the FACE newsletter).
Jesse Hornstein, age 10: "No gases! No air pollution! It's life or death" (from 50 Simple Things).
Adam Adler, age 11: "I think global warming and the greenhouse effect are very bad! What do we want the earth to become, a flaming ball?" (from 50 Simple Things).
50 Simple Things takes a number of things that have traditionally been a source of joy for children and turns them into potential nightmares. "Helium balloons? Big, bouncing, bobbing . . . Oops? When helium balloons are released, they are often blown by strong winds into the ocean. Even if the sea is hundreds of miles away, balloons can still land there. Sometimes sea creatures think balloons are food and eat them. Sea turtles, for example, eat jellyfish - which look and wiggle just like clear balloons. If a turtle makes a mistake and eats a balloon, the balloon can block its stomach. So the turtle can starve to death."
Similarly, it tells children, "most crayons are made from oil. Since oil comes from prehistoric creatures, you might be coloring with the last remains of a Tyrannosaurus Rex!" or "Have you ever made pictures with markers? Some have chemicals with names like 'toluene' and 'ethanol' in them. Creating these chemicals makes pollution and uses oil."
Even toys don't escape the wrath of environmental education. "Toys just don't come from toy stores. They come from materials taken out of the Earth. So if they break right away, and you have to buy new ones to replace them, you're not only creating a lot of extra garbage, you're using up the treasures of the Earth."

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One Star

Reviewed in Canada on December 19, 2015

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Much smaller book then what I was expecting.

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少し古い本ですが，身近から環境エコには最適な啓蒙書です。

Reviewed in Japan on December 19, 2008

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少し古い本ですが，身近から環境エコには最適な本です。
実用的な英語の勉強にもなりますよ。

また，英語リスニング用のテープ８０分もあります。

現在の日本における３R運動も　ここが原点みたいですね。
質素倹約は，本来庶民の日本伝統でしたが，
「欧米化！」により　大量消費の弊害がでてきていますね。

米国では，昔から　
　大量消費推進団体と環境保護団体と意見が色々です。

本書で　いまの日本を再考する良い機会になると思います。

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