iBLURB Kids Fiction 4
Theme: It's not easy being Green!
Quote: If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in. - Rachel Carson
The Lorax by Dr Seuss"Unless someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It's not."
Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty.
"The big, colorful pictures and the fun images, word plays and rhymes make this an amusing exposition of the ecology crisis."—School Library Journal. Also in Motion Picture DVD & Animated DVD
Horton Hears a Who! by Dr SeussHorton adopts a petite planet full of perky little persons led by a tiny, gallant mayor. Believing Horton must be crazy to befriend a dust speck, a snooty, meddlesome kangaroo and her gang of monkey roughnecks decide to boil the elephant's microscopic pals in Beezle-Nut oil! Seuss takes readers on a whimsical tale with a stirring message. That's to say “A person's a person, no matter how small.” Also in Motion Picture DVD & Animated DVD
Michael Recycle by Ellie BethelI'm Michael Recycle, for all that I'm worth, I'm green and I'm keen to save planet Earth! A small town near you is drowning in piles of rubbish from it's lazy and wasteful inhabitants! But here is Michael Recycle, the green-caped crusader, to rescue the town and prove that recycling is fun! Ages 5+ (learn about being GREEN)
Litterbug Doug by Ellie Bethel
Litterbug Doug is lazy. He's wasteful. He's messy but worst of all... he hates recycling! Only Michael Recycle, Planet Earth's Super Green Hero, can save the day and change Doug's wasteful litter-bugging ways. Ages 5+
(Can Doug's sloppy habits be changed for the better?)
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