<p> Small Fry Book Club Home</p><p>Small Fry Book </p><p>Club - Green Titles Earth Day, 2012</p><p>**These books are purchased upon request. Please contact me to determine prices.**</p><p>Biscuit’s Earth Day Celebration (ages 4 – 8) It's Earth Day! Join Biscuit as he helps take care of our green world. From planting seeds to cleaning up, Biscuit's celebration is an exciting adventure for Earth Day and for every day! Woof! Have more fun with Biscuit! </p><p>Building Greenscrapers (ages 7 – 12) With their awesome height and dramatic architecture, skyscrapers make cities exciting places to visit and explore. Now there's one more reason to admire these buildings-they're going green! Skyscrapers often use up large amounts of energy in order to keep their lights, heating and cooling systems, and computers operating. Recently, however, builders have found ways to make skyscrapers "green"- that is, more energy efficient and friendly toward the environment. Look inside to find out the creative ways these "greenscrapers" use the latest technology to meet the needs of the people who work and live in them while at the same time conserving and protecting Earth's precious resources. </p><p>The Earth Book (ages 4 – 8) "I take care of the earth because I know I can do little things every day to make a BIG difference..."</p><p>With his signature blend of playfulness and sensitivity, Todd Parr explores the important, timely subject of environmental protection and conservation in this eco-friendly picture book. Featuring a circular die-cut Earth on the cover, and printed entirely with recycled materials and nontoxic soy inks, this book includes lots of easy, smart ideas on how we can all work together to make the Earth feel good - from planting a tree and using both sides of the paper, to saving energy and reusing old things in new ways.</p><p>Best of all, the book includes an interior gatefold with a poster with tips/reminders on how kids can "go green" everyday. Equally whimsical and heartfelt, this sweet homage to our beautiful planet is sure to inspire readers of all ages to do their part in keeping the Earth happy and healthy. Earth Day Girl (ages 4 – 8) It is the city's annual Earth Day fair and Becky is determined to teach people about how to recycle and conserve. She is outraged by all the excess waste that causes pollution! Becky tries to show people how important it is to reuse, reduce, and recycle. Everything seems to be going well until Birthday Girl becomes jealous and starts destroying the Earth! Word Girl must step in to save the day. </p><p>Fancy Nancy: Every Day is Earth Day! (ages 4 – 8) Being green is important to Nancy—so important that she wants her family to take care of the Earth morning, noon, and night!</p><p>It’s Earth Day! (ages 4 – 7) Little Critter is on a mission! After watching a film about climate changes at school, Little Critter decides to do his part to slow down global warming. With the help of his family and friends, Little Critter begins to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Together they learn about the importance of not wasting water or energy. Join Little Critter as he plants a tree, makes a climate control machine, and helps the polar bears.</p><p>The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge (ages 7 – 10) Verbal and visual elements work seamlessly together as Ms. Frizzle takes her students soaring around the earth to study climate change, through the atmosphere to understand the greenhouse effect, above solar and wind power installations to see alternative energy sources, and above their town to observe carbon dioxide emissions. Back at school and at home, they start putting energy-saving practices into effect.</p><p>Max Goes to the Recycling Center (ages 4 – 8) Max is on another adventure. This time, he and his classmates are on a field trip to the recycling center. The guide at the center explains what items can be recycled and why it is important to recycle. As Max and his friends tour the center, they see how the materials are sorted into large bins for recycling. The guide tells them that the recycled materials will be made into different things. A plastic bottle is recycled to become a shirt and newspapers are made into boxes. At home, Max does his part in helping the environment by sorting materials that can be recycled. Not Your Typical Book About the Environment (ages 9 – 12) We live in a time of heightened environmental awareness, and this knowledge is creating a generation of children with feelings of eco-anxiety — the world is doomed, isn't it? Maybe not. Not Your Typical Book about the Environment allays kids’ fears by showing how all is not lost. Young readers learn about the remarkable time they live in: smart technologies, innovative ideas, and a growing commitment to alternative lifestyles are exploding around the world. Awareness is creating a future that will be brighter than we sometimes might think. Each chapter begins by taking familiar objects — T-shirts, video games, bikes — and using these as launching pads to delve into related environmental issues. Plus, profiles of unexpected personalities, like happiness researcher Catherine O'Brien, show how many are seeking viable solutions to the serious problems facing our planet.</p><p>Recycling (ages 5 – 8) This comprehensive read will teach young people everything they have ever wanted to know about recycling and more. Beginning with the table of contents, the information is presented in a clear and concise manner. Topics, including "How Things Are Sorted," "Where Does Recycling Start," and "How is Recycled Paper Used," are broken up into short, easy to read paragraphs. The text is surrounded by bold and colorful pictures. Each page includes a "Word Wizard" bubble, which highlights a vocabulary word relating to recycling, such as industry, energy, and molten. "Talking Points" are also included on each page and answer questions like "How does the climate affect polar bears?" and "How much paper do we throw away?" A glossary and an index are included in the back.</p><p>What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe? (ages 4 – 7) What can Ruby do with her old red shoe? Use it as a planter for pansies! In this green craft book, children can appreciate that recycling is a part of everyday life, and with a little creativity, exciting projects are only a few steps away. Turn a worn flip-flop into an art stamp, a ripped shower curtain into an apron, and an old T-shirt into a pillow. These activities are just a few of the many crafts to be explored. With easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, this interactive book will challenge kids to come up with clever recycling ideas of their own.</p>