In April, earth-consciousness is in the air all month long. And here at Workman, we’ve got a slew of books to help everyone, from kids to adults, be a little kinder to the world we live in. With so many pages full of great advice, you might say that every day is Earth Day within these (appropriately) bright green walls. Just check out these adorable solutions to very real environmental problems in Suzy Becker’s inspirational book-and-journal for kids, Kids Make It Better.
Problem: There is a hole in the ozone, the layer of gas that protects Earth. What can we do to repair it?
Solution (by Sara, age 8 ): “Get some dirt and seeds and plant flowers over the hole to make it look pretty for the aliens!”
Problem: What would you do to help the animals who don’t have a place to live?
Solution (by Craig, age 7): “I would build a big place where dogs can live and eat food.”
(YES, KIDS CAN! Janine Licare Andrews and Aislin Livingstone, age 9: Janine and Aislin were worried about the animals who lose their homes when rain forests are cut down. They got their friends together and started raising money to save the trees. The money is also used to build bridges that keep the animals safe from cars and electrical wires.)
Problem: Help! Humans make so much garbage, we’re running out of places to put it. What can we do?
Solution (by Kristin, age 10): “Have a law that says every person who litters has to pick it up and eat it.”
Problem: There is not enough clean water for all the living things on our planet. How can we fix that?
Solution (by Jackie, age 9): “Have scientists make fish that love to eat tons of pollution.”
(THIS REALLY WORKS! A silver carp can eat twice its body weight [up to 60 pounds] of blue-green algae. So China used tens of millions of silver and grass carp to clean up Taihu Lake, its third-largest freshwater lake and the source of drinking water for 17 million people.)
For more kid-spiration, or to get your future Nobel Laureate off on the right foot, check out Kids Make It Better.
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