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Passing it on(line) / by Margo Rabb -- Save the toys! / by Suzy Kline -- What?s in the bag? / by Linda Sue Park -- Peanuts, anyone? / by Sonia Levitin -- Eat a real tomato, save the plants / by Will Hobbs -- Plants : a matter of life and breath / by Pat Brisson -- Earth angels / by Tanya Lee Stone -- Found objects / by Susan Patron -- Greenkid / by Rosemary Wells -- You don't need a pedigree to purr / by Susan Beth Pfeffer -- Be a voice for a river / by Nancy F. Castaldo -- Legs / by Roland Smith -- Secret karma / by Matt de la Peña -- Captain mean-green's ten rules to save the planet / by Robert Lipsyte -- Kidpower / by Susan Cooper -- Earth rules! (and some simple rules for life on earth!) / by Rafe Martin -- A house with a round door / by Jeanne DuPrau -- Beach blues / by Marcie Aboff -- Buying new stuff / by Jerry Spinelli -- Sharky / by Graham Salisbury -- When in doubt, don't / by Daniel Pinkwater -- Nooses, muzzles and jellyfish / by Sara Pennypacker -- Turning worry into action / by Karen Cushman -- When the rain refuses to fall / by Mem Fox -- Keep plastic to yourself / by Steve Swinburne -- Slaying dragons with votes / by Elvira Woodruff -- Our small corner of the planet / by Laurie Halse Anderson -- Recycling our thinking / by Ferida Wolff -- A view from the top of the world / by Shelley Gill -- Shout / by Bruce Balan -- A jungle village : then, now, and future / by William Sleator -- A beach is made of many small pieces of sand / by Mike Shoulders -- You, me, us / by Kathleen Duey -- The temperature is rising / by Jack Prelutsky -- Enough / by Floyd Cooper -- Use less stuff! / by Tony Abbott -- Choose well / by Donna Jo Napoli -- Bit by bit by bit / by DyAnne DiSalvo -- Poop power / by Barbara Seuling -- Eating locally and seasonally / by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver -- My savings save the world / by Caroline Cooney -- The world-our home / by Ben Mikaelsen.
Summary, etc.:
With essays from renowned children's book authors such as Ann Brashares, Jeanne DuPrau, Caroline B. Cooney, Laurie Halse Anderson, Bruce Coville, Gennifer Choldenko, and over 100 others, each piece is an informative and inspiring call to kids of all ages to understand what's happening to the environment, and to take action in saving our world. Features helpful tips and facts interspersed throughout the book.