Happy
Earth Day everyone! Hopefully you're outside planting a tree and
kissing the mother herself. Earth Day may come but once a year, but we
have some books to keep your kids earth-aware 365/24/7. - April Peveteaux
And the Good Brown Earth
by Kathy Henderson is a lovely agrarian tale about the cycle of life.
What is especially touching is the relationship between Gram and her
grandson as they dig, let the land lay fallow and ultimately plant and
grow a bountiful harvest as
"…the good brown earth got on with doing what the good brown earth does best." And the Good Brown Earth feels
more 1970s than 21st Century, since the good old days of the family
farm have been mostly replaced by corporate behemoths, but it is nice
to get nostalgic. And it is a perfect tool to explain where that
local/organic produce at the Greenmarket comes from.
It’s Earth Day! by Mercer Mayer follows Little Critter who, along with his class, is inspired by some film (I wonder which one?)
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