Try This at Home: Planet-friendly Projects for Kids
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (639 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 2895791929 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 94 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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. It is published monthly and is filled with how-to articles, science stories, world issue columns, pop culture facts, and comics that entertain, educate, and help kids think in new ways. OWL Magazine is a well-known favorite for kids, teachers, and parents alike. It is based in Toronto. OWL Magazine is an award-winning magazine for kids ages 9-13
From School Library Journal Grade 5–8—Many of these projects are unique or innovative, featuring ideas like growing your own pizza ingredients and making a foosball game out of recycled corks, clothespins, and plastic fruit baskets. All rights reserved. . The book also includes sections designed to increase environmental awareness, including information on carbon footprint and "eco all-stars." Interactive elements, like a game board, should appeal to children. One of the best projects provides tips on making sure a bike is road ready, offering advice on checking the cables, gears, and oiling the chain. Illustrations are hip collages of full-color photographs and cartoons.—Lindsay Cesari, Baldwinsville School District, NYCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Else
Midwest Book Review said Promises to become the go-to book for environmentally aware teachers and parents of 'tweens everywhere. "Try This at Home" contains suggestions and instructions for over "Promises to become the go-to book for environmentally aware teachers and parents of 'tweens everywhere" according to Midwest Book Review. "Try This at Home" contains suggestions and instructions for over 20 do-it-yourself eco-friendly crafts and activities for tweens, as well as lots of fun eco-facts and figures along with an eco-IQ quiz and profiles of environmental activists. Full color illustrations and photographs punctuate the text with playful bursts. Do you know what your eco footprint is? "Think Green" will tell you. Have you ever tried to plant a pizza? Can you fix your bicycle when it breaks? Have you ever organized or attended a swap meet? What is your favorite green activity? These and many more intrig. 0 do-it-yourself eco-friendly crafts and activities for tweens, as well as lots of fun eco-facts and figures along with an eco-IQ quiz and profiles of environmental activists. Full color illustrations and photographs punctuate the text with playful bursts. Do you know what your eco footprint is? "Think Green" will tell you. Have you ever tried to plant a pizza? Can you fix your bicycle when it breaks? Have you ever organized or attended a swap meet? What is your favorite green activity? These and many more intrig
Green tweens will satisfy their eco-consciousness while putting their creativity to work with more then 20 planet-friendly projects. Projects include organized a book swap, growing a pizza garden, making gift wrap from recycled materials, crafting jewelry out of hardware, and much more. Tips on living green, an eco-IQ quiz, and profiles of young enviro-activists show how small actions can have big results. Fun photos and how-to illustrations provide inspiration throughout.. Try This At Home offers a unique combination of do-it-yourself activities supported by entertaining up-to-the-minute information on why it's easy — and smart — to be eco-chic