EcoKids: Raising Children Who Care for the EarthTo forge a sustainable future, we need citizens who care for the Earth. We need citizens who understand that planet care is the ultimate form of self-care. But we also need generations who live according to their values and convictions and who can effect positive change in their lives and the lives of others. Because public schools and the popular media cannot be counted on to produce an Earth-friendly citizenry, the task falls to parents. Yet even aware parents often lack the understanding and resources to take on such a task. EcoKids addresses this gap by presenting a coherent plan that will help parents foster love for nature, teach children the importance of environmental protection, and promote environmental values and inspire action - actions that will last a lifetime. A hopeful and inspiring guide for parents, topics covered include ways to:
Each chapter includes an inspiring case study of a child who's making a difference, short pieces that highlight serious problems such as global warming, along with positive solutions that can be read aloud to children, and activities for children. A resource guide lists helpful books, articles, videos, and organizations. |
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... pollution of the stream upset me , but not enough to make me do any- thing . I was pretty easygoing about things over which I had no control . Unlike my boyhood friend John Bower , who wrote a poem to memorialize the event and read it ...
... pollution had not yet been brought into public attention , and I had never studied pollution and its environmental impacts , it just seemed intuitively wrong to me that we should release so much junk into the air we breathe . At that ...
... pollution as an overload to my regular course work , so as not to aggravate the department chair who had hired me as a biologist , not an environmental science instructor . The more I read , the more serious the problems appeared , and ...
... polluted sky I've viewed has deepened my resolve to fight for the environ- ment and a better future for all , and to live a life that is consistent with my values . Since then , I've published 21 books , most of them on some aspect of ...
... Polluting the common resources we need for survival is clearly not one of our better ideas . It's a bit suicidal ... pollution we produce has dangerous backlashes , for example , Forests , fields , rivers , and oceans are the source ...
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