Editorial Review

School Library Journal - Save the Planet

Cover: Save the Planet: Compost It

This series focuses on how children can become actively involved in protecting the environment. At the beginning of each book, readers are given a mission and advised to be alert to the facts provided so that they can successfully answer the questions at the end. Next comes a neatly organized list of “What You Know”"“facts to keep in mind while reading"“and then kids are off on an imaginary trip. In Compost It, they visit a gardener who walks a reporter through building his own compost heap. In Growing Your Own Garden, a class visits a school in Pennsylvania that is doing exactly that. Reduce provides numerous easy ways in which children can step up to the plate and recognize their responsibility to the planet. Other titles transport them to China so they can understand the plight of pandas, or to Africa where elephants’ endangered status is explored. No matter which scenario is presented, children are made to feel part of the process; suggestions for how they can become involved abound. The books include “Further Missions” sections that describe such projects as creating a greenhouse in a jar and designing an animal friendly backyard.

SLJ April 2010 Series Made Simple

Products Reviewed

Title   ATOS
Save the Planet: Compost It 5.0
Save the Planet: Growing Your Own Garden 4.2
Save the Planet: Helping Endangered Animals
Save the Planet: Keeping Water Clean 4.6
Save the Planet: Local Farms and Sustainable Foods 5.4
Save the Planet: Protecting Our Natural Resources 4.8
Save the Planet: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle 4.8
Save the Planet: Using Alternative Energies 4.8

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