
100 Ways to Save the Planet
Everything You Need to Know to Become a Green Super Hero!
Tom Jordan(Author)
Button Books (Publisher)
Published on 8. October 2024
Book
Hardback
80 pages
978-1-78708-156-7 (ISBN)
Description
From growing your own veg and learning how to sew to organising a school seed bank and making a bird box, each colourful page is filled with practical tips, fascinating facts, and engaging activities that empower kids to become environmental superheroes as they recycle, reuse, reduce and repair.
The vibrant illustrations and lively narrative will inspire young minds to take action and foster a love for our planet, making saving the world an achievable mission for all.
The vibrant illustrations and lively narrative will inspire young minds to take action and foster a love for our planet, making saving the world an achievable mission for all.
Reviews / Votes
Packed with ideas to help young readers become green superheroes from big projects, such as making a wildlife pond to smaller life changes such as brushing with a bamboo toothbrush. -- Sue McGonigle * Books for Keeps * "...more than simply another list of ways to save the planet. In conversational text, Jordan encourages young readers to become "Green Superheroes" by learning about and engaging with nature. Accompanied by brightly colored digital art, his 100 suggestions incorporate this theme, beginning with a footprint, to symbolize one's carbon footprint, which can also be used to keep track of each accomplishment. The remaining activities can be completed in any order and range from investigation (learning about one new tree or minibeast-spider, millipede, snail-a day for several days) to lifestyle changes (starting a carpool posse with classmates and friends or learning how to read labels for sustainable products). Many, however, involve direct interaction with nature, such as taking an evening moth safari, making wildlife watering holes, and harvesting a sunflower for food for birds or even oneself. In addition, an international section introduces sustainable practices and examples from around the world. Concluding tips and resources top off this hands-on environmental guide. -- Angela Leeper * Booklist * Saving the planet seems like an awfully big job - how can very small kids make a difference? Well, for young conservationists, there's good news: there are countless ways to help protect the planet, and this book offers a whopping 100 of them to get you started. From helping attract biodiversity by building a "magic pond" to turning leaves into compost to making a bug-friendly borough, this title offers dozens of methods and encouragements to help planet-conscious youngsters do their part. Accompanied on each page by vibrant illustrations, this title makes a great handbook for little ones feeling overwhelmed with where to start when it comes to helping the Earth. -- Cara Broel * BookStr.com * This non fiction book is packed with information and activities how to save nature. The more you do, the more you will notice the connections with nature's wonders Become a green superhero by recycling, reusing, reducing and repairing and foster a love for our planet. * @the_treasure_outdoors * Reduce, repair, recycle, reuse: these are key practical words for anybody looking to tread more lightly on our planet. There are plenty of ideas to implement these actions and it matters not whether children can actually read the book for themselves. With its enticing, clear illustrations by Joshua Rice and interesting facts, this is an invaluable handbook for any family, primary or even secondary classroom: think of all the environmental superheroes it could inspire. -- Jill Bennett * Red Reading Hub * This book is packed with actionable steps you can take to help our planet. From growing your own vegetables to brushing with bamboo it is packed with actions big & small! * @picturebookrecommendations * Little projects is a great way to get children interested in sustainability issues from a young age. This book by Tom Jordan with vibrant illustrations by Joshua Rice is packed with engaging activities - 100 of them - for easy things that kids and teens can do to take a productive step towards building a brighter future for our planet and becoming a 'Green Superhero'.The hardback contains simple tips that deliver instant environmental benefits, along with dozens of practical projects to care for birds, grow fruit and veg, batch cook, build biospheres and create wildlife corridors. It also includes ideas for getting other kids involved, such as organising a school seed bank and going on discovery walks together.
The ideas in 100 Ways to Save the Planet not only empower youngsters to become 'environmental superheroes' through fixing, swapping, recycling and sharing, it also contains fascinating facts on everything about our world, from woodlands, water and weather to energy, animals, the sky and stars. It's a book I've enjoyed reading myself and I'm sure kids of all ages will love it too. * My Thrifty Life by Cassie Fairy blog * From growing your own veg and learning how to sew to organizing a school seed bank and making a bird box, each colorful page is filled with practical tips, fascinating facts, and engaging activities that empower kids to become environmental superheroes as they recycle, reuse, reduce and repair.
The vibrant illustrations and lively narrative will inspire young minds to take action and foster a love for our planet, making saving the world an achievable mission for all.
It is a lovely book that is packed with activities to help young eco-warriors make a positive difference. I like that the book expands your horizons & inspires to think outside the box to be more eco-friendly & get to know the #environment on a deeper level. See #nature differently, explore the great outdoors, & maybe have a great idea that will change the future. It's a nice & creative way to learn & try to protect our planet. * @stylishmodernmotherhood *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Illustrations
150 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 256 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78708-156-7 (9781787081567)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Tom Jordan is an author and scriptwriter, based in Yorkshire, UK. He's written about nature and exploring from all corners of the globe. He has worked with outdoor organisations including National Parks UK, Rough Guide, National Geographic, and Explorer HQ. He has also created hugely popular geographical adventure stories for children's TV.
Joshua Rice is an illustrator and designer based in London, UK. His graphic, colourful work has been shortlisted for industry awards, exhibited in the London Transport Museum and featured by clients and collaborators such as National Parks UK, Historic Royal Palaces and Explorer HQ. Originally from Ontario, Canada, he trained as a historian before moving to the UK almost twenty years ago. Today, he works on art and other things from his home studio in Ealing, west London, where he lives with his family.
Joshua Rice is an illustrator and designer based in London, UK. His graphic, colourful work has been shortlisted for industry awards, exhibited in the London Transport Museum and featured by clients and collaborators such as National Parks UK, Historic Royal Palaces and Explorer HQ. Originally from Ontario, Canada, he trained as a historian before moving to the UK almost twenty years ago. Today, he works on art and other things from his home studio in Ealing, west London, where he lives with his family.
Content
Your Green Superhero footprint 8
Edge towards veg 9
Become an expert 10
Year of the bird 11
Store when it pours 12
Let the grass grow 12
Wildlife watering holes 13
Make a magic pond 14
Build a recycle robot 16
Learn about labels 17
Become a shopping spy 17
Brush with bamboo 18
Turn off the taps 19
Grow your own veg 20
Grow your own fruit 20
Grow your own herbs 21
A smoothie a day 21
Sew cool 22
Slow fashion 22
One degree 23
Daft draught excluders 23
Make a nature documentary 24
Find your family tree 25
Assemble a superhero squad 26
Travel back in time 28
Bring an animal back to life 29
Lightbulb moment 30
Switch on to switching off 30
Stay mucky 31
Electrical amnesty 31
Turn leaves into compost 32
Make a wormery 33
Race a sunflower 34
Harvest a sunflower 35
Library of things 36
Fix & mix 37
Spread the magic 38
Super seed superstore 39
S.O.S (Sell Old Stuff) 40
Give up something 40
Birthday bonus 41
Swap screen for green 41
Batch for the future 42
Tea for two 42
Souper-hero soup 43
Big Cook recipe book 43
Green gang 44
Bee positive 44
Green hair 44
Pedal an invention 45
Green laws 45
Expand your wild horizons 46
Take a friend on a walk 46
Look for the PLUES 47
Adopt an animal 48
Nights, camera... action! 48
Bring up a pet dragon 49
Learn your birds 50
Feed the birds 50
Bird B&B 50
Discover SpoGomi 52
Switch to renewables 53
Go plogging 54
Get into upcycling 54
Jump on your bike 55
Discover friluftsliv 55
Be a person of the forest 56
Packed lunch reboot 56
Say no to nurdles 57
Battery recharge 57
On your marks, offset, go 58
Staycation location 58
Thoughts of trains? 59
Skates for school 59
Car pool posse 59
Have a hoot at night 60
Wondering stars 61
Build a bug-friendly borough 62
Learn your minibeasts 63
Perk up a patio 64
Bring a wall to life 65
Turning anything into a flower pot 65
Make a mini-pond 65
Learn your trees 66
Explore a tree 67
Wildlife corridor 68
Make a wild map 69
Become an eco-ranger 69
Pollen power-up 70
Sprinkle sorties 70
Feed your flowers 71
Verdant verges 71
Learn your mammals 72
Big wild project 72
Midnight moth safari 73
Halve a problem 74
Make a mini-biosphere 75
Design a green city 76
Get philosophical 76
Write a letter 77
Edge towards veg 9
Become an expert 10
Year of the bird 11
Store when it pours 12
Let the grass grow 12
Wildlife watering holes 13
Make a magic pond 14
Build a recycle robot 16
Learn about labels 17
Become a shopping spy 17
Brush with bamboo 18
Turn off the taps 19
Grow your own veg 20
Grow your own fruit 20
Grow your own herbs 21
A smoothie a day 21
Sew cool 22
Slow fashion 22
One degree 23
Daft draught excluders 23
Make a nature documentary 24
Find your family tree 25
Assemble a superhero squad 26
Travel back in time 28
Bring an animal back to life 29
Lightbulb moment 30
Switch on to switching off 30
Stay mucky 31
Electrical amnesty 31
Turn leaves into compost 32
Make a wormery 33
Race a sunflower 34
Harvest a sunflower 35
Library of things 36
Fix & mix 37
Spread the magic 38
Super seed superstore 39
S.O.S (Sell Old Stuff) 40
Give up something 40
Birthday bonus 41
Swap screen for green 41
Batch for the future 42
Tea for two 42
Souper-hero soup 43
Big Cook recipe book 43
Green gang 44
Bee positive 44
Green hair 44
Pedal an invention 45
Green laws 45
Expand your wild horizons 46
Take a friend on a walk 46
Look for the PLUES 47
Adopt an animal 48
Nights, camera... action! 48
Bring up a pet dragon 49
Learn your birds 50
Feed the birds 50
Bird B&B 50
Discover SpoGomi 52
Switch to renewables 53
Go plogging 54
Get into upcycling 54
Jump on your bike 55
Discover friluftsliv 55
Be a person of the forest 56
Packed lunch reboot 56
Say no to nurdles 57
Battery recharge 57
On your marks, offset, go 58
Staycation location 58
Thoughts of trains? 59
Skates for school 59
Car pool posse 59
Have a hoot at night 60
Wondering stars 61
Build a bug-friendly borough 62
Learn your minibeasts 63
Perk up a patio 64
Bring a wall to life 65
Turning anything into a flower pot 65
Make a mini-pond 65
Learn your trees 66
Explore a tree 67
Wildlife corridor 68
Make a wild map 69
Become an eco-ranger 69
Pollen power-up 70
Sprinkle sorties 70
Feed your flowers 71
Verdant verges 71
Learn your mammals 72
Big wild project 72
Midnight moth safari 73
Halve a problem 74
Make a mini-biosphere 75
Design a green city 76
Get philosophical 76
Write a letter 77