Pros: Excellent tree celebration ideas, good tree planting info
Cons: Not printed on recycled paper
Pros: Cloth diaper info that's amazing, wonderful design, great coverage of many topics
Cons: Could use more green cleaning info and not printed on recycled paper
“ Sam Shove of the Green Group for Goodreads Book Club gave the following review for the action filled environmental thriller – Green Power: Just finished this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. The action sequences and characters are well written and the technical sections are easy to read and understand. It raises some interesting questions about the use of alternative renewable energy...” --greenthriller
“Classic, wonderful Dr. Seuss makes us consider what life might be like if we cut down all the trees... by talking to us through the irrascible Lorax (he speaks for the trees!) and entertaining with his signature rhyming and creative illustrations. ” --SandiJ79
“This was one of the first books of this kind that I read and it literally changed my life. I didn't eat fast food much before that, but I haven't touched it since then. It actually made me a more conscious consumer and a healthy eater. It is very informative and shocking and sometimes not easy to read but that is the nature of the subject matter and if shock is what will make people change then...” --eris
“I would call Cradle to Cradle a seminal work in the world of sustainable design and in the green movement at large. McDonough and Braungart are doing some incredible things and have a great perspective on design, business, industry, waste, and living sustainably. You'll read things in there that make you say "duh" but you'll also read things that make you think "huh...that's brilliant." One...” --stins
“ This is an OK book for a beginner, but I didn't find it that useful. I am glad I borrowed it from the library before buying because I was expecting more recipes for beauty products and there were only a handful. On to top of that the information on beauty products left me confused. After I read her list of dangerous chemicals and going through my medicine cabinet I was in panic, since...” --eris
“When I got this book from the publishers - National Geographic - to review I was pretty excited. Almost no one writes books about green families in particular. Most have a slant for individuals or babies or climate change; but families, not so much. There are a ton of pros to this book and honestly, if you have a family, I'd say this is one of the best book buys on the market that I've...” --JenniferChait
“Overall I liked this book, although right off I think it's way not ok to write a book celebrating trees and then print said book on non-recycled content - what's that about. However, this book does have many pros...All illustrations in How to Plant a Tree are simple but lovely and illustrations related to a task, such as tree planting or hedge laying are still in-depth enough to get the...” --JenniferChait
“Written by Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie, Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things is an extremely informative book about the commonplace chemicals found in everyday products. From children’s pajamas to lotion, we are “poisoned on a daily basis”. Pollution is no longer just about belching smokestacks and ugly sewer pipes—now, it’s personal. The most dangerous pollution, it...” --
“With all the cruelty, injustice, destruction, violence, oppression, and exploitation in the world, it can be challenging to feel hopeful and powerful enough to help create true positive change. But according to Zoe Weil, in her book, Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life, we all have the power to support and nurture a world of compassion,...” --
“Simple Steps is a totally cute little deck of 3-3/4 x 5-1/2 in cards (51 in all). They're held together via black ribbon that runs through the hole punched cards. You can use the ribbon to hang the deck anywhere you like, for example in the kitchen.The entire deck and belly band are printed on recycled paper with soy based inks and organized room by room. Each room is color coded, which makes...” --JenniferChait
