Little Green Books- review and contest

April 22, 2011 by Samantha 143 Comments

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I really like the idea behind Little Green Books. They explain the importance of caring for the earth and it’s inhabitants to kids in a fun and friendly way. AND these adorable books are manufactured green- printed with soy in on recycled materials.
We used them all during Earth Week at the Pre-K, and will use them randomly throughout the year. Earth Day is every day, after all!

We reviewed
This is Our World
The Polar Bears Home
Easy to be Green
I Can Save The Ocean!

I also really liked the Easy To Be Green activity book- my Preschool class got a lot of fun out of it! The book gives ideas of ways kids can help the Earth, fun facts, coloring pages, etc. They had a lot of fun with it.

Here is some more info about Little Green Books!

This new series of books will get little ones excited about going green. From recycling and replanting to creating an awareness of endangered animals and much more, Little Green Books plant the seeds for earth-friendly living at an early age. Each book in this environmentally friendly line is made from recycled materials – proving our commitment to this worthy cause.

Little Green Books is a new eco-friendly series from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division. As our mission statement above explains, each book in this series will be devoted to educating children about the benefits of being green.

Little Green Books will cover a variety of subjects, teaching children about the dangers of global warming, the benefits of recycling, what they can do to help endangered animals, and much more. In I Can Save The Earth!, children can follow Max the Little Green Monster on his journey as he goes from being a litterbug to loving the earth. And in The Polar Bears’ Home, children can learn about the polar bears’ habitat and how it has become a victim of global warming. On a lighter note, The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle details the journey of a plastic bottle, from a blob of crude oil to a plastic bottle to a fleece sweatshirt! Told in diary form, this humorous tale is sure to give readers a laugh while stressing the significance of the recycling process.

What sets our books apart from other “green” books is that in addition to the themes, the manufacturing of these books is also environmentally friendly. Our books are printed on recycled materials with vegetable or soy inks. This initiative will continue as the series progresses, from storybooks to cloth books to novelty board books. A unique, innovative new series, Little Green Books plant the seeds of eco-friendly consciousness at an early age so that we can grow a generation of earth-friendly readers.

Nice, right? I know that was a large blurb- but I liked it, so….so I put it there, LOL.
They also have this great Parent and Teacher page that helps you share Earth Friendly information and topics with children. They also have fun activities, pages, postcards, etc that you can download for free to do with the kids in your life. I used them quite a bit this week!

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