One Earth
by Eileen Spinelli (Author) Rogério Coelho (Illustrator)
Celebrate our planet and discover easy ways to take care of it with this picture book that's perfect for budding environmentalists and nature lovers.
Kids can count reasons to love the planet and ways to protect it in the pages of this conservation-themed book. Gentle verse reminds the reader of Earth's beauties--starting with "one wide sweeping sky, two honey bees" and continuing all the way to "ten fields to plow." The text then starts counting backwards, listing simple ways children can help, such as reducing waste and reusing items. The conclusion takes us back to number one with the book's key message: "One Earth so beautiful. Remember--only one."
At once celebration and challenge, this book will encourage children to take better care of the planet.
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A helping-hands concept and fantastical illustrations elevate rhyming text in this earnest ecological counting book. Beginning with "One wide, sweeping sky./ Two honeybees," it counts up through bunnies, redwood trees, seagulls, and worms to "ten fields to plow." Then, at 10, it pivots: "Celebrating Earth--/ counting backwards now." From 10 to one, the text describes Earth-friendly actions of varying relevance to young readers, some unclear ("Six flannel shirts--too old?/ Cozier than new"), others actionable ("Five lamps to light a room?/ Try to use just two"), and some aspirational ("Four pairs of socks with holes?/ You can learn to sew"). A series of "ones" ends the book: "One moon.// One sun./ One Earth/ so beautiful.// Remember--/ only one." As the text conveys the preciousness of a single Earth, Coelho's illustrations portray it with soft, pencil-like texture. Ages 4-8. (Mar.)
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JUV029010 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment
JUV063000 - Juvenile Fiction | Recycling & Green Living
Stories in rhyme
Nature
Counting
Conservation of natural resources
Nature stories
