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You Can Save the Planet: 50 Eco Tips for Children

51jdqa2j5l_aa240_.jpgIt is exciting to see the recent explosion of children’s books on earth friendly topics. You Can Save the Planet: 50 Ways You Can Make a Difference by Jacquie Wines is a new book intended to empower children, and it reminds me of the older 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth (published in 1990). Both books contain valuable information and unique tips for children to understand climate change.

Could you name 50 ways children can save the planet? I don’t think I could brainstorm such a comprehensive list as in You Can Save the Planet, and these tips are good for the whole family (adults included). Some of the suggestions are specific and simple, like No. 46: Don’t Pick Wild Plants. Other tips are large and ambiguous, such as No. 39: Save Our Oceans. I think that all of the tips are useful for starting discussions with children of all ages, although the book is recommended for ages nine and up. There is only one tip that I question: No. 49: Go to the Zoo.

I have to admit, I find the zoo an interesting place to visit with my children every couple of years. Where else can you see animals from different continents in one place in person? Whatever my enjoyment, if animals suffer because of their placement in a zoo, is this a way to save our planet? There is no doubt that zoos are committed to saving endangered species, but I have seen some very sad animals in zoos. Take for example, Bill from the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka, CA. The Sequoia Park Zoo is a very nice zoo, as it is small. Bill the chimpanzee was well-loved by the people of northern California when he passed away at 61 years old, and the zoo closed its doors to deal with his death, but was Bill happy? Bill was rescued from the circus to come and live at the Eureka Zoo, but the rest of his life he lived alone, away from other chimpanzees. Bill spent most of his time watching t.v. and throwing his feces at the children. I always felt sorry for Bill when I saw him, and it made me feel uncomfortable to look at Bill alone in his cage. As You Can Save the Planet reminds us, zoos help animals. animals in zoos

Remember they are not just there for you to look at, however. They are there because we have destroyed their homes and habitats, and have hunted others near to extinction. Without your help, many of our favorite animals will no longer be seen anywhere on this earth.

Families will learn a lot of facts about earth preservation and get new ideas for green family living from You Can Save the Planet. I don’t know if this book was printed on recycled paper with soy inks, but I do know No. 20: Fast Food is Forbidden!

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  1. Scranton Zoo says

    April 16, 2008 at 12:25 pm

    Great post. I really enjoyed it. I will have to bookmark this site for later.

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  2. Paul Siegel says

    August 1, 2008 at 10:13 am

    Fast Food is not forbidden. It is actually cheap than slow food. Making food in mass amounts saves energy. The only problem was their packaging and over the years they have improved dramatically. So THIS BOOK IS WRONG!

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