Chronicle Books LLC

Joanna Yarrow

The latest in the top-selling series of colorful, chunky handbooks, 1,001 Ways to Save the Earth proves that simple ideas can have major environmental impact. Here are easy tips for every budget and every day, from taking canvas shopping bags to the grocery store to purchasing green energy “off sets” to make up for unavoidable carbon dioxide emissions. Cutting-edge ideas for supporting alternative energy and reducing consumption will inspire veteran recyclers. Plus, the book itself is printed with vegetable-based inks on paper from sustainably managed forests. Practical, positive, and easy to use, 1,001 Ways to Save the Earth is a book none of us can afford to miss.

An Easy Household Guide

Nicky Scott, Chelsea Green Publishing

What do you do with your old mobile phone? Where can you take your old medicines? Which plastic is recyclable? What happens to the stuff you recycle? This easy-to-use guide has the answers to all your recycling questions. Use its A-Z listing of everyday household items to see how you can recycle most of your unwanted things, do your bit for the planet, and maybe make a bit of money while you're at it.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle is packed with ideas for cutting your consumption, reducing your rubbish, reusing, and recycling. It will also tell you where your old plastic goes to, what happens to your old glass jars, how they handle waste in other countries. With a comprehensive resources section and information on getting more involved, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to slim their bin and help stop the Earth going to waste.

Did you know that:

• Around 60% of your rubbish can be recycled - but only 11% is recycled (half is sent to landfill)
• Landfill sites are running out Recycling a one-metre stack of newspaper saves one tree
• It costs GBP332 million a year to clean up the litter on Britain's streets
• A plastic vending cup can be made into a pencil or a pen
• You can make money recycling your aluminium cans
• 150 million plastic carrier bags are used in the UK each week - they last up to 500 years in landfill

The Urban Dweller’s Guide to Green Living

San Francisco Bay Area

This consumer guide is filled with more than 1,400 listings of green retailers, service providers, and organizations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. (This series is written for various cities around the country) The businesses are divided into categories and have a minimum green requirement to be listed. Some of the categories are further recognized with a “green leaf” award, which gauges green businesses on a scale of one to four leaves, four being the greenest. The award is based on a measure of a business's sale or use of green products and services. At the beginning of each category, the evaluation criteria is provided. Among the listings are everything from organic restaurants and grocery stores to dry cleaners, organic pest control services, and sustainable building suppliers, landscapers, and interior designers.

A Handbook for Earth Friendly Living

Crissy Trask, Gibbs Smith, Publisher

Surveys find that over 80 percent of Americans agree with the goals of the environmental movement. Sadly, most Americans admit to doing little more than basic recycling when it comes to acting on that disposition. What is the reason for this great divide between environmental sentiment in this country and individual actions? Author and environmental consultant Crissy Trask seeks to answer this question-and solve the disparity-with a new book that makes it easy to be an environmentalist, no matter how busy or hectic your lifestyle. This is a day to day guide with simple, practical suggestions that anyone can put into action.

100 Top Children’s Book Authors Tell You How to Go Green

Edited by Dan Gutman

Recycle This Book: 100 Top Children’s Book Authors Tell You How to Go Green is a collection of essays from renowned children's books authors. As the title indicates, 100 authors come together to compile simple tips for families to use to help save the planet and have fun while doing it. Some of the authors include Ann Brashares, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Bruce Coville, Daniel Pinkwater, Jack Prelutsky, Jane Yolen, Eve Bunting, Laurie Halse Anderson, Jon Scieszka, and Rick Riordan.

Did you know Gail Gibbons heats her Vermont home with solar panels? And Anne Brashares, author of “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” doesn’t own a car! There are so many gems in this book which make it a great tool to teach young readers how they can help make the Earth a greener place. I think it’s wonderful that young readers can learn from their favorite authors.

Saving the Earth Begins at Home

Terra Wellington, St. Martin's Griffin

With the multitude of green choices available, how can moms determine what will be best for their families—and the environment? Terra Wellington has the answers.

This user-friendly and invaluable resource is packed with hundreds of easy green how-tos including:

• Shopping: Get the most bang for your buck by purchasing organic foods that would otherwise have high pesticide residue, like apples, grapes, green peppers, peaches, and pears.
• Kitchen: Save money and water by scraping—not rinsing— dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. Today’s models are so efficient that rinsing is not necessary.
• Home office: Screensavers don’t save energy. Instead have the computer switch to sleep mode when idle.

Your Essential Shopping Guide for a Better, Kinder, Healthier World

Leslie Garrett, Peter Greenberg, New World Library

Is laminate flooring good or bad? Should one buy beverages in plastic bottles or cans? And how can one crack the code of little numbers in triangles on the bottom of plastic containers? Virtuous Consumer is for busy people who want to buy responsibly but are not sure where to start. There's surprisingly little useful information available, so in this book Leslie Garrett provides the answers to commonly asked questions. Each chapter in this practical, easy-to-read book reveals how a particular sector of the economy impacts the planet and its people. Those who want a greater understanding of the issues can read the whole thing — those who don't can turn straight to “The Buy Line,” a section at the end of each chapter that clearly and succinctly explains what items to put on one's shopping list. What’s more, the book is sprinkled with bizarre trivia, fascinating personality profiles, and quick tips — all focused on living a greener, cleaner life. (Synopsis from Barnes & Noble)

Growing families the natural and organic way.

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For Everyday Living

National Geographic

Online magazine with resources and information to help you go green.

www.thegreenguide.com/

Kids Teaching Kids By The Way They Live

Jill Ammon Vanderwood

These days, there’s a lot of talk about living green, but does anyone actually do it? In What’s It Like, Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live, you’ll learn how other kids live green, along with tips as simple as putting on a sweater rather than turning up the heat. You’ll see how kids like you can make a difference. Read about a teenage girl who learned to drive with a car fueled by used cooking grease. Learn about a boy who raised funds to build his first well to provide clean water for a whole village when he was only seven years old. You will learn simple ways to help the environment, help others, and even earn some money. For Ages 9 and up--Printed on 30% Post Consumer Paper.

Saving the Environment at Home, School or at Play-Every Day

Sheri Amsel

In the green-conscious world we live in today, parents realize the importance of teaching the lessons of green living, early on. With this book, parents can encourage their children to be ecologically friendly.

Complete with tips for every day of the year and activities for home, school, and during playtime. This book reveals how easy it is to be an eco-friendly family and prepare for a better future together.

Includes fun lessons such as:

• The three Rs: reducing waste, reusing materials, and recycling
• Why we should keep the air, oceans, and forests pollution free
• Why organic food is tastier? And better for you?
• How to protect plants and animals
• Earth Day celebrations