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Altona CAN! - Student Book Reviews

 ACAN has teamed up with the South Central Regional Library to showcase their resources about sustainability. We invite you to check out their wide range of books on this topic. To arrange for a contactless pick up of books, you can 

a) place a hold on the books you want online or by phone

b) call  204-324-1503 to schedule your pick up time

 

For this week’s column, we’ve asked students from Ecole West Park School in Altona to review books about sustainability from the children’s book collection.

 

Go Green For Earth Day by Lisa Bullard

Reviewed by Rhyla H.

We don’t take care of the Earth that well.  This book teaches us some ways to take care of the Earth.  There is a special day for the Earth, it’s called Earth Day.  Read this book to learn more about Earth Day!



Peter and the Tree Children by Peter Wohlleben

Reviewed by Hassan A.

I loved this book so much.  It is about an old man and a squirrel and a lady and a horse.



Trash Talk - Moving toward a Zero-waste world by Michelle Mulder

Reviewed by Nahla P.

This book was very inspirational and it had a lot of good ways to stop global warming.  It covered composting, recycling, re-using and so much more.  I loved how it showed cool ideas of how trash can become treasure!  The photos and stories of how kids are trying to make a difference are incredible.  I would definitely recommend this book to people who want to help protect our environment!


Our Park by Mercer Mayer

Reviewed by Savannah F.

I thought this book was good for teaching everybody the importance of not littering.  I think everybody should take the time to read this book.  Often I take walks and see lots of garbage.  Maybe, just maybe, this book could make a big difference.

 

The Yucky Duck Rescue by Lynda Beauregard

Reviewed by Noah W.

This is a graphic novel about pollution.  The kids at Camp Dakota first found a duck with a plastic ring from drink cans around it’s beak.  As the kids tried to catch the duck to free it’s beak, they discovered algae in the creek.  They decided to investigate and go on a hike.  The Novel follows their hike and they discover the source of the garbage and the algae and they look for ways to fix it.  I would recommend this book because it gives you lots of ideas to help the environment- things like recycling, garbage clean-up, soil erosion and acid rain.  There is lots of scientific information but the graphic novel makes it more interesting.  At the back of the book there are some experiments that readers can try at home.


Kids Who Are Saving the Planet by Laurie Calkhoven

A fun book on kids who did good things to change and help the planet.  It even had some fun “Change the World” challenges and activities in the back.  The book has very good drawing and it would be fun for anyone for read.

Trash Talk

Reviewed by Ashely J.

Read this book if you want to learn how to take care of our planet also to trash all the garbage in the right place.

 

What Matters by Allison Hughes and Holly Hatam

Reviewed by Satali A.

I think that the book is great for kids but I think that it needs more words on a page.  It tells a good story about how one little things helps so many animals including you and me.  It will be a great book in the library. 

 

Go Green by Recycling by Lisa Bullard

Reviewed by Preston D.

I liked this book because it teaches you a bit about recycling and the different recycling bins. I didn’t like this book because it doesn’t tell you all about recycling.  I rate this book a five out of ten.




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