Disclosure: I received a copy of What’s It Like Living Green?: Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live as part of an advertorial.
What’s It Like Living Green?: Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live by Jill Ammon Vanderwood teaches children about living green through stories from other children who live green lives. Written by a mother and grandmother who wants to make a difference for the youth of today, the book is the 2009 National Indie Excellence Award in the Green category, the Teen Development Award in the Pre-teen Nonfiction category, the USA Book News Best Books Award, and the Silver Quill award from the League of Utah Writers. I recently received a copy to review.
Written in a narrative style similar to a collection of blog posts, What’s It Like Living Green?: Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They features stories by kids to help inspire other kids to live greener lives. The book is divided into six section, each focusing on a difference aspect of environmentalism: What’s It Like, Living Green?, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Responsible for Our Earth, and Kids Teaching Kids by the Way They Live. At 148 long, the book is accessible to kids as young as middle school through adults.
Each story in What’s It Like Living Green?: Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live offers a little inspiration for living a green life. From reusing household objects to planting a garden and converting a vehicle into a biodiesel car, the book provides tips — both big and small — for everyone looking to live more environmentally. In addition to the personal stories, the back section of the book includes more information for other related topics.
Final Verdict: If you and your family wish to live greener lives, then What’s It Like Living Green?: Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live by Jill Ammon Vanderwood is a good book to which to turn for inspiration. Written by kids for kids, the book provides short stories from children who live greener lives. From recycling more to buying more sustainable products, the book offers great tips for everyone anywhere on the environmental continuum. If you want to green your life, then I recommend checking out a copy of What’s It Like Living Green?
I received a copy of What’s It Like Living Green?: Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.
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Front Cover of What’s It Like Living Green?: Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live © 2014 Heather Johnson
Back Cover of What’s It Like Living Green?: Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live © 2014 Heather Johnson
