Excuse me for stating the obvious.
But…. Green Country is really, really, really
GREEN right now. I guess it's the one bright spot in the first half of this Summer's flooding rains. I couldn't help but notice how lush everything is on a bike ride I took Sunday. The rain has really made our trees beautiful, and our grass thick. It's a far cry from the hot and parched conditions we had last summer. All that vegetation too, is helping to keep our temperatures in check, and for that I am super grateful.
Inspired by the "
green-ness" ( okay I am sure that's not really a word, but you know where I am going with this) I thought we'd focus on "Going Green" this week. The book I've chosen teaching kids the importance of protecting our environment.
Our Midday producer Andrea Johnson (a hip 20-something) brought this one to me. Andrea loved it so much that she pulled it from her very special collection ( she has dozens of this family of books) for me to read. I guess it's fate too, because just a day after she brought me the book, I was at the library and saw a little girl sitting an reading another from the popular collection.
So, without further ado… our book club book this week is…
The Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute Anymore
by, Stan & Jan Berenstain.
In Don't Pollute Anymore, the popular bear family talks about our environment. The front cover sums it up best, "When Bear Country's cubs learn pollution is a fact, they help grownups learn to clean up their act." This book addresses species endangerment, ecology, conservationism and recycling. It explains the terms simply and even inspires activism (which I love!!!). When we talk weather, we also have to talk about keeping what we have in the best shape possible; and by tackling that message as early as possible, I think we ensure a better place for our kids to grow up in.
Hope you enjoy this one. We're ready for more in the way of blue skies, but in the meantime, why not think Green too.
Happy reading!
Julie
P.S. Because the Berenstain family is so lovable, you might want to check out, The Berenstain Bears: Too Much Vacation. This is another great one that tackles what happens when a vacation doesn't go exactly as planned. The front cover of the book poses the question, "Can a bear's vacation with more rain than sun end up being the one that's most fun?" Go over the river and through the woods with this fantastic family to find out.