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Genre/Form: | Literature Juvenile works Juvenile literature |
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Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Mindy Pennybacker; Carolyn Vibbert |
ISBN: | 9780312559762 0312559763 |
OCLC Number: | 430839684 |
Notes: | "Thomas Dunne books"--Title page verso. |
Description: | xviii, 270 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm |
Contents: | Foreword / Meryl Streep -- Overview -- How to use this book -- Part 1: Food And Drink -- 1: Drinking water -- 2: Produce -- 3: Fish -- 4: Meat, dairy, poultry, and eggs -- 5: Food storage and cookware -- Part 2: Green And Healthy Home -- 6: Appliances -- 7: Lighting -- 8: Saving water -- 9: Simple green housekeeping -- 10: Reduce, reuse, recycle -- Part 3: Personal Care And Apparel -- 11: Skin and hair -- 12: Clothing -- Part 4: Transportation -- 13: Walking, biking, and ride sharing -- Acknowledgments -- Resources -- Take action -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index. |
Other Titles: | Do 1 green thing : Saving the earth through simple, everyday choices |
Responsibility: | Mindy Pennybacker ; illustrations by Carolyn Vibbert ; foreword by Meryl Streep. |
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Excellent resource for where to start when making healthier choices
This is a great book for someone who wants to make better, healthier choices but doesn't know where to start and isn't ready to chuck it all and live in a tent in the woods with no running water or electricity for the...
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This is a great book for someone who wants to make better, healthier choices but doesn't know where to start and isn't ready to chuck it all and live in a tent in the woods with no running water or electricity for the rest of his or her life. It's easy to read--the information is broken down into chunks, with really helpful, practical tips and choose it/lose it recommendations, complete with some brand names. I'm actually thinking about buying a copy of the book to use as a reference when I shop. Beware, though: once I read the section on skin and hair care, I started reading labels and felt an urgent need to go to the grocery store to replace all my fiance's toxic products!
My one quibble with it is the inconsistency of the use of grey boxes. Much of the time, they indicate "lose it" lists or warnings. Other times grey is used merely as a section marker/background shade. My brain learned to assume "grey = bad choices," and I had to consciously shift my thinking every time this wasn't the case.
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