5 Little Green Books REVIEW and 5 Books GIVEAWAY!

To celebrate Earth Day Simon and Schuster has generously given be 5 of their Little Green Books to review!

Little Green Books are 100% recyclable, made from recycled paper, and printed with vegetable or soy inks. From books about recycling and replanting to learning about endangered species, there are plenty of options for planting the seeds of earth-friendly living at an early age.

My children & I reviewed 5 Little Green Books. My preschooler & I both learned so much from these books from how plastic & aluminum is made and recycled. As a homeschool mom I found these books to be very educational on the manufacturing making process as well as educating children how precious our planet is and how we need to care for it.

The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle

by Alison Inches

Illustrated by Pete Whitehead

Paperback

Recommended for Ages 4-6

$3.99

Peek into this diary of a plastic bottle as it goes on a journey from the refinery plant, to the manufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a garbage can, and finally to a recycling plant where it emerges into it's new life...as a fleece jacket!

The Adventures of an Aluminum Can

by Alison Inches

Illustrated by Mark Chambers

Paperback

Recommended for Ages 4-6

$3.99

Peek into this diary of an aluminum can as it goes on a journey from inside a bauxite rock under the beaches of Jamaica, to the manufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a garbage can, and finally to a recycling plant where it emerges into its new life...as a baseball bat!

My preschooler & I were mesmorized with the whole manufacturing process. This was a great way for a child to learn how everyday products we use are made and how we can use them more than one time!

I Can Save the Ocean!: The Little Green Monster Cleans Up the Beach

 Alison Inches

Illustrated by Viviana Garofoli

Board

Recommended for Ages 4-6

$6.99

Max the Little Green Monster's journey to environmental awareness and learn tips on how they can become little green monsters themselves. The interior pages of this book will be printed on 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper that's FSC-certified.

This book was a great way for me to reinforce to my preschooler on how we should not throw our garbage on the group, but we should throw it away in the proper location and how important it is to keep our oceans clean so that marine life does not suffer the consequences of human error.

My First Garden

by Wendy Lewison

Illustrated by Miki Sakamoto

Hardcover

Recommended for Ages 2-5

$6.99

Come along with a mother and daughter as they dig up soil, plant a flower bed, and water the seeds to make their very first garden. Together they watch the colorful vegetables grow, grow, grow! This book teaches a first concept of colors as well.

My toddler enjoyed naming the colors of the vegetables on each page!

Little Monkey

by Kimberly Ainsworth

Illustrated by Michelle Berg

Paperback

Recommended for Ages 0-3

$9.99

Meet Little Monkey and his friend Little Panda as they spend their day eating their favorite foods and playing together! Little ones will love to cuddle with this supersoft fleece cloth book that's made out of cotton and recycled Polartec® fleece. This book is machine-washable.

  Little Panda

by Kimberly Ainsworth

Illustrated by Michelle Berg

Paperback

Recommended for Ages 0-3

$9.99

Meet Little Panda and his friend Little Monkey as they spend their day eating their favorite foods and playing together. Little ones will love to cuddle with this supersoft fleece cloth book that's made out of cotton and recycled Polartec® fleece. This book is machine-washable.

My 11 month baby really enjoys these super soft sweet books. They have such a sweet story. They are great for little ones to touch because of the super soft fabrics.

For additional resources on teaching your child about being green, recycling, respecting our planet and being aware of the endangered species you can go to Parents & Teachers or to The Little Green Blog.

You can purchase these great, fun filled, environmental, educational books at:

Simon and Schuster

WANT TO WIN 5 LITTLE GREEN BOOKS?

Publisher Simon and Schuster generously offered for me to do a giveaway FOR 5 OF THEIR LITTLE GREEN BOOKS TO 5 DIFFERENT WINNERS!

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1. Following my blog is automatically 1 entry.

2. Make a blog post linking to this giveaway & leave a comment with the link to it. Blogging about this giveaway earns 3 additional entries.

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8. Go to Little Green Books and choose which 5 books you would like to win & why these 5 books. - 3 entries

FOR BONUS ENTRIES--

9.Participate in the below link up. Link up a recycled craft using materials from one of the Little Green Books. For instance The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle - besides recycling it in our garbage did  you use it to make a craft, etc. Particpating in this link up will automatically give you 6 entries. Here are a few pictures of crafts I did with my children using plastic bottles.

Water bottle Jug bird feeders!

What can you make recycling a water bottle, aluminum can, etc. Please post & then link up for 6 additional entries!

Giveaway ends 4/22/10 (Earth Day) @ 11:59 PM. US only. Winner will be picked and announced the following day. Please respond within 48 hours, or a new winner will be chosen.

This was not a paid post and honest opinions were used. The opinions are solely my own may vary from others. Thank you to Simon and Schuster who supplied these books for the review and to giveaway .