If many little people,
in many little places,
do many little things,
they can change
the face of the Earth.
in many little places,
do many little things,
they can change
the face of the Earth.
Kids to the Rescue!
A windmill made from bicycle parts,
a bridge made for monkeys,
and a touch of magic
Young people are doing amazing things for the planet.
Here are true stories of kids living around the world who had an idea. They started something small that turned into something big.
A windmill made from bicycle parts,
a bridge made for monkeys,
and a touch of magic
Young people are doing amazing things for the planet.
Here are true stories of kids living around the world who had an idea. They started something small that turned into something big.
“Adults say, ‘It’s great to have kids involved.
You are the future.’
We’re more than just ‘the future’. We’re the present.
We can make a difference now.
We don't have to wait until we're grown up.
Let’s work together now to change the world."
Alec Loorz, 12, Kids Versus Global Warming
You are the future.’
We’re more than just ‘the future’. We’re the present.
We can make a difference now.
We don't have to wait until we're grown up.
Let’s work together now to change the world."
Alec Loorz, 12, Kids Versus Global Warming
Read about ways that you can make a difference, like William Kamkwamba in Malawi who used the wind to change the life in his village. Or Kruti Parekh from India who makes magic with recycling. There is Janine Liclare in Costa Rica who is saving the rainforest and its animals, and Ryan Hreljic from Canada who is building wells to bring people water. Sam Levin’s school vegetable gardens are connecting kids with their food. All of them are helping our planet, and you can too!
“The clear and simple messages of children are more powerful than that of any adult.”
Felix Finkbeiner, 11, Plant for the Planet, Germany
Our Earth: How Kids Are Saving the Planet
by Janet Wilson,
Second Story Press, www.secondstorypress.ca
$18.95
ages 7+
ISBN 978-1-897187-74-6
32 pages
WINNER! of the Science in Society Book Award 2010, Book for Children and Youth category
ALA Booklist Top Ten Books on the Environment for Youth, 2011
