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A review by babs_jellymuck
The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time by Elizabeth Rogers, Thomas M. Kostigen
2.0
The writing formula was really tiresome... After the 2nd chapter I was like, "OK OK OKOKOKOKOK. I GET IT." They spent more time making huge analogies and "what-ifs" than they did actually giving helpful advice. A little more in the "how" department would have been helpful. Examples would have also been helpful. Faith Hill telling me her daughter likes to sort the recycling wasn't really all that helpful.
My biggest pet peeve with this book was the recommendation to stop going to the library and look at e-books instead.
That is wrong. E-books are limited, the internet is way too full of distraction for kids, and I believe that every person should go to the library more. Libraries are good. Books from the thrift store are great. Books from used book stores are great. Tangible books make a huge difference to me. Perhaps, if the option is available to you, walk or bike to the library- or carpool- but don't write it off, stay at home and stare at your computer screen instead. That is not good advice.
*Donated
My biggest pet peeve with this book was the recommendation to stop going to the library and look at e-books instead.
That is wrong. E-books are limited, the internet is way too full of distraction for kids, and I believe that every person should go to the library more. Libraries are good. Books from the thrift store are great. Books from used book stores are great. Tangible books make a huge difference to me. Perhaps, if the option is available to you, walk or bike to the library- or carpool- but don't write it off, stay at home and stare at your computer screen instead. That is not good advice.
*Donated