Fun ways to save the Earth

by Amber Becker

Kids can save energy just by turning off the television and video games. Encourage your child to pick up a book and read about ways your family can help save the earth in other ways.

Here are a few great book picks:

• Is That a Butterfly, by Claire Llewellyn & Ant Parker (Macmillan Children’s Books, 2002)
• George Saves the World by Lunchtime, by Jo Readman & Ley Honor Roberts (Transworld Publishers, 2007)
• Spud Goes Green, by Giles Thaxton
• The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss (Random House Books for Young Readers, 1971)
• 101 Ways to Save the Earth, by David Bellamy & Penny Dann (Frances Lincoln, 2003)
• The Global Garden, by Kate Petty & Jennie Maizels (Transworld Publishers, 2005)
• Superkids: 250 Incredible Ways for Kids to Save the Planet, by Sasha Norris (Think Publishing Limited, May 2005)