Win a Children’s Book — Think Green!
Two winners will receive a copy of Think Green! signed by the author.
Think Green!, written by Jeanine Behr Getz, teaches simple, everyday ways kids and adults can lessen their impact and make the world a greener, safer place. Packed with lots of fun and vibrant illustrations by Jenny Nightingale, Think Green! may be your kid’s next favorite book.
Take a quick peep inside Think Green! by clicking on the slideshow!
Also note: Think Green! is printed with soy-based inks on recycled post-consumer paper in the US.
To enter, please answer this question from the author, Jeanine Behr Getz:
What ideas can you and your family think of to keep the earth
green and clean?
Important Contest Details:
•Open to US residents only.
•Deadline for entering is Sunday, June 22 at midnight CST. Only one entry per household.
•If you win, please respond to the e-mail requesting your mailing address within five days or another winner will be chosen.
•Two winners will be randomly chosen and announced on June 23, 2008.
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21 opinions for Win a Children’s Book — Think Green!
Jodi Plume
Jun 9, 2008 at 8:02 am
This is such a cute book! It would be perfect for my Earth Scouts group also. As for things we are doing to keep our Earth green and clean, we recycle as much as we can, we’re trying to avoid buying packages that aren’t recyclable in our area, and items that have a lot of packaging. We trying hard to reduce our “plastic dependacy” through the reusable bag challenge, and also by checking the numbers on plastic. We’re combining errands so we have to drive less. And we’ve stopped letting the car idle when parked. We’re also buying more locally grown/raised foods.
Lisa
Jun 9, 2008 at 10:33 am
We’re just starting out on the green path. I’m now washing with cold water, bringing my own bag, buying more local and organic produce, and working on reducing electricity use. We already combine trips as much as possible and don’t drive much. We’re starting a garden, and recycle regularly. I’m not big on single use items, either.
Karen
Jun 9, 2008 at 11:31 am
Wow, such great illustrations!
I am teaching my children to recycle. They are 2 and 4 and they are already learning which items go into our recycling bin. I also try to involve them in bringing in and taking out the bin to the street each week. They seem to enjoy getting involved. I’ve also been teaching them to turn off the water while brushing their teeth and to use grey water to water our plants. When they’re taking a bath, they’ve learned to holler, “That’s enough water, Mom!”. And I’m come in and turn off the water for them. Recently, I started using plates more often and trying to use less napkins to put our food on.
Jennifer
Jun 9, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Um, I write a green family blog, and we always recycle, use no paper towels, and we use reusable bags! Now can I win?
Just kidding. It can’t hurt to try. The book looks fab. Good luck everyone else :D
Sharyn
Jun 10, 2008 at 8:56 am
While my own two children are grown and out of the house, I do have a “family” of 19 second graders that I teach. Two things I do with my class is
1. Use the reverse sides of the endless flyers that come to the classroom. Our secretary puts the “one-sided paper” as I call it, into my mailbox for us to use. This seriously cuts down our use of new paper.
2. Use lots of recycled materials for crafts. I also make sure that the students know that we are recycling. One recent idea idea involves using bits of lamination film to create “stained glass” suncatchers to hang in the window.
Brenna
Jun 10, 2008 at 3:32 pm
What a cute book! We try to do what we can to teach our two boys about making green choices. They know a lot about recycling. We also use recycled objects for crafts and art projects. We try to buy non-toxic products, like cleaners and bath & body products. We are replacing all light bulbs with CFLs. They know they are supposed to turn off lights and appliances when not using them. They know we bring our own bags with us when shopping. We’re working on gardening, composting, and water use. And we know there is always more we can do!
Jillian
Jun 10, 2008 at 4:43 pm
We buy organic everything, try to make our own house hold cleaners, cloth diaper, recycle, use cfl’s…and try to make green living just normal everyday life.
Nature Deva
Jun 10, 2008 at 10:28 pm
What a great book! The things I try and teach my son is about the circle of life, planting the garden, harvesting, composting, not polluting the earth by picking up other people’s litter, recycling, re-using or re-purposing items, freecycle (he always asks who did we get that from?), use cloth bags when shopping, go to the farmer’s markets, don’t drive much (walk and bike a lot), being out in nature a lot, etc.
Lisa in Chicago
Jun 11, 2008 at 11:38 pm
My son and I visit our local recycling center twice a week. He helps sort and place all of the items in the appropriate dumpsters. He now calls out adults who don’t recycle in our area. He is four (4) years old.
Carla Pullum
Jun 13, 2008 at 12:13 am
We got bought 15 bags that we can use over and over and the are green! This way at the grocery store we aren’t using their bags in hope to help!
Daniel
Jun 13, 2008 at 1:37 pm
We recycle everything we can. If we can’t recycle it then I try to come up with a second or third use. We try and walk to the store for some of our smaller grocery loads. We use reusable shopping bags. Buy organic food and are starting to buy organic clothing.
Shontell
Jun 16, 2008 at 1:57 am
I have always been an earth loving girl, but after my Environmental Ethics class ended about three months ago, I realized I was more talk than action. My whole family is getting in on GREEN with recycling, reusing, and reducing as much as possible. We have five little kids and they don’t leave the lake or park without cleaning up someone else’s mess. Our most recent purchase was our stash of reusabe grocery bags. Today I researched homemade, earth friendly home cleansers, and we are frequenting the farmer’s markets more and the grocery store less. This not only gives us great organic veggies and fruits, but supports our local farmers as well.
Renee
Jun 16, 2008 at 8:52 am
What a great contest!Well,we try to do lots of things,but as I always say,we can do more.As of right now,this is how we help our great planet…we bring paper to our elementary school where it gets recycled & the school gets so much money per ton ( I think it’s by the ton),we bring back pop cans/bottles to the store to get recycled & to get our $ back,of course,we use cereal boxes for crafts,when I make a small purchase at the store,we just hold it,no need for bags,when I do get bags,I get paper bags so I can fill it up with paper to bring to the school,all plastic bags we have collected are used for trash…we even use the wrapper that the big packs of toilet paper,paper towels come in as trash bags if we open one end carefully,we have joined freecycle to get things we really wanted or needed,we check out books from the library so we don’t fill our house with more clutter.I sometimes just dust my house with a nice clean rag instead of those harmful chemicals.Ok,well,I think I better stop before we take us the whole site. :) Renee
Elizabeth M.
Jun 17, 2008 at 3:53 pm
We stopped using throwaway plastic water bottles–we use refillable ones now. We recycle everything possible. We use a clothesline in place of the dryer, our thermostat is programmable to save energy when we’re sleeping and away from home, and we are careful to conserve energy and water. We have re-usable bags for shopping and since we live really close to pretty much every type of business we need to access, we walk or bike as much as possible.
Cindi
Jun 17, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Hello! At the beginning of this year, I made a promise that my family would become more conscious of the earth and environment. We have started out with simple ideas. We have turned down the hot water heater temperature and take much shorter showers. If we have quick and near errands to run, we use our bicycles as transportation. We had already been turning the thermostat in our home up in the summer and down in the winter! One other thing, is that we no longer use water in plastic bottles. I love this book drawing. Please enter my name in the contest. Thanks very much…..Cindi
Molly
Jun 18, 2008 at 12:13 pm
One change we’ve made is to stop using chemical cleaners to clean the kitchen etc. and use good old vinegar for most things instead. (Baking soda also comes in handy!)
Jennifer Varney
Jun 18, 2008 at 7:08 pm
There are lots of ways to for families to stay green together and have fun while doing it. One of my favorite projects is making trash art. Taking what seams useless and turning it into something beautiful. Each year my sister and I enter a piece of trash/recycled art into the contest held by our local community college. The kids love helping and it teaches them that just about anything can be reused again and transformed into something beautiful.
Another great way for families to stay green is to turn old clothing into blankets! I take all my kids old clothing and cut out patches of them and sow them into baby blankets as gifts for other little ones. Infants love the different textures created by the clothing.
We have also chosen to use green friendly products in our home. House hold cleaners that are friendly to the environment are also much easier on my little ones lungs. When my oldest wants to help with the household chores I don’t have to be worried she’s inhaling a dangerous amount of chemicals any more, therefore I can let her help and it really makes her feel like a big girl.
Laura
Jun 18, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Great looking book. I’d love to share this with my two little book lovers! There are so many ‘little’ things we could all be doing to help our earth. Top two on our list:
Walk more - good for your body and the earth
Use less - not just less paper, but just consume less overall
Belinda A.
Jun 18, 2008 at 10:30 pm
We no longer buy crates of bottled water. Now, we have reusable water bottles and we just fill ‘em up and keep them in the door of the fridge - so handy and a much smarter thing to do - I wish we’d started doing this ages ago.
Julie
Jun 20, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Great book! My daughter’s and mine favorite way of keeping the earth green is we try to buy our goods used. We buy used DVDs, toys and books from garage sales, and clothes from a used children’s clothing store. We also make homemade playdough and finger paints. All of these practices save us money and we are not buying these goods new. We also eat vegetarian at home, since the production of meat creates so much pollution. We are also moving from the suburbs to downtown, where we will be able to walk everywhere! We are so excited about the last one!
Michelle Rosborough
Jun 21, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Shop at garage sales & thrift stores