Not Your Typical Book About the Environment.

Not Your Typical Book About the Environment. Not Your Typical Book About the Environment Elin Kelsey, author Clayton Hanmer, illustrator Owl Kids, Maple Tree Press 10 Lower Spadina Avenue, Ste. 400, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5V 2Z2 9781897349793, $22.95 www.pgw.com 1-800-788-3123 "Not Your Typical Book About the Environment" is achapter book for kids ages 9-12 that addresses some of the nonspecificeco-anxieties that dis of today may be suffering from as a result ofheightened environmental awareness. Focusing on positive impacts andsteps that kids can take to help "green" the world, eachchapter takes a familiar object to launch specific "green"tactics that kids can employ to diminish negative environmental impacts.For example, in the chapter on t-shirts, no fewer than five choices aresuggested for green t-shirt options for kids. Another interestingcomic-book strip section explains How Video Games and Cell Phones AreConnected to Gorillas, concluding that recycling video games and cellphones helps control the demand for coltane, a rare mineral found inlands that are prime gorilla habitat. "not Your Typical Book Aboutthe Environment" ends with an upbeat but honest note from authorElin Kelsey that concludes:" There are endless choices about howyou and I and everyone else can create a happy life for ourselves andmillions of other species. Ride a bike. Share stuff. Play outside. Eatless meat. Be silly. Play more. Choose an issue and commit to changingit, even if it's just a little. Recycle cell phones. Keep playing.Reduce. Reimagine. Rejoice (p.63)."