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When children lead the way
For some schools, going green means energy-efficient construction or major renovations. At others, students themselves are taking the initiative. At Krieger Schechter Day School in Baltimore County, seventh-graders installed a butterfly garden, and first-graders made signs reminding people to turn out lights in rooms not being used. At the Park School in Pikesville, students painted roofs white …
Urban Environmental Awareness Program
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Turtle Bay $12.40 People think Jiro-San is mad – he sits on the beach for hours, just listening to the wind and waiting, always waiting. But Taro is fascinated by this wise man and his wonderful secrets, especially when Jiro-San reveals to him that his sea friends are on their way to the beach…. |
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Snowy White World to Save $12.54 It s a headline we all have seen: Global warming is melting the Arctic. Once the Arctic sea ice has vanished, the majestic polar bear, a magnificent creature who needs the sea ice to survive will vanish, too. The ice is home to the bears, as well as to their primary food source, the ringed seal. Polar bears feed, mate, travel, den, and give birth on the ice. Some scientists say polar bears will b… |
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Green Umbrella: Stories, Songs, Poems and Starting Points for Environment Assemblies (Classroom Music) $17.95 A collection of stories, songs, poems and readings from world faiths designed as starting points on which to base school assemblies and cross-curricular follow-up activities to take into the classroom. While focusing attention on our threatened environment, it points to the changes we can make and above all celebrates what we have. It has seven interlinked sections – planet earth, air, water, weat… |
