Going Green: A Kid's Handbook to Saving the Planet

by John Elkington, Joel Makower, Julia Hailes

A guide to saving the environment, including explanations of ecological issues and projects.

Genres: Nonfiction

111 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1990

About the author

Professor John Elkington is an Executive Director of SustainAbility Ltd. A leading authority on the role of industry in sustainable development, he is a consultant to such organisations as BP, Procter & Gamble, USAID, and the UN Environment Programme.
He sits on advisory panels at the Merlin Ecology Fund and the Nature Conservancy Council. He has authored or co-authored numerous books and has published several hundred reports, papers and articles for a wide variety of journals, magazines and national newspapers.
On World Environment Day in June 1989, John Elkington was named to the United Nations Environment Programme's 'Global 500 Roll of Honour' for his 'outstanding environmental achievements'.

Reviews

[Joy Gerbode · Rating 5 out of 5]

I appreciate the way this book is laid out ... telling about various aspects of the planets problems, what they are, how they came to be, and what is needed to change it ... and each section has a part about what YOU (as a young person, as this book is geared for young readers) can do to help. Some of these suggestions are as simple as remembering to turn off lights, using less water, etc. But some of them are things more ambitious kids can do that will influence others to do what they can to save the planet. Well written, well put together.

[Heather Muzzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The graphics are cute and timeless while the format is easy to digest or skip to topics and stats that one might find more interesting.

I picked this book as potential reference material for kids hearing my rants about the environment. There is sooooo much new material out now and was surprised that this one is 20 years old! It doesn't feel that way at all. I've been tuned into this topic just as long and would only question a few of the statistics as bottled water consumption is up along with how we use electronics. Certainly things have improved with energy efficiencies in most appliances - but think other habits have gotten worse in the general population!