20 Easy Ways To Help Save The Earth

Importance of Teaching Kids About Saving The Earth

Teaching our kids about environmental awareness and the little, yet valuable, ways they can do to help protect and save the Earth is as much important as being environmentally aware ourselves. After all, it is our kids who will inherit this planet. And how the Earth will be like when they've grown up depends on our and their responses today to the campaign of saving the Earth.

20 Easy Ways To Help Save The Earth

That is why to help you educate kids about environmental awareness, I am sharing with you this wonderful children's book about the 20 Easy Ways to Help Save The Earth. Authored by Coach Pedro Rita (Coaching Director for Michigan Tigers FC) and his wife Susan Adam-Rita, this colorful and easy-to-read book encourages kids to plant trees and seeds to help the climate, turn off lights that are not in use, pick up litter instead of throwing them on the ground, conserve water and close faucets when not needed, among others.

About the book

"You may have left the house today with the television still on, kept the water running while you brushed your teeth or even walked past some litter on your way to the office. Whether you realize it or not, the waste adds up. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Americans produced over 505 million tons of trash just in 2008. Your daily habits impact the environment, but there is still time to reverse the damage and preserve our home for future generations. It doesn't take inventing a new energy powered car or setting up a wind farm to prevent damage to the Earth; just a few simple gestures can go a long way in making the Earth a little greener.

"Youth soccer coach and eco-conscious citizen Coach Pedro Rita, believes teaching children to make simple changes in their daily lives may be the answer to saving the Earth from the destruction of past generations. In his new children's book, "20 Easy Ways to Help Save the Earth" (Author House, September 2008), Coach Pedro shows kids how their actions can affect their homes and communities and offers them easy-to-use, Earth-saving tips to inspire and empower our youth to protect the environment.   

"I made a team rule that we were not to leave any trash behind," explains Coach Pedro, who noticed the soccer fields littered with trash. "It's all about doing those little things that make a huge impact on the environment."

"20 Easy Ways to Help Save the Earth is full of situations kids encounter on a daily basis and takes a proactive approach to modeling new behaviors and attitudes that eco-conscious children can adopt. From tried-and-true suggestions such as recycling bottles and cans to innovative ideas like using rainwater for watering household plants, kids are encouraged to do their part and share their enthusiasm for conservation with others. 

"We have found that children are very influential," Coach Pedro says. "There's a tendency for children to learn a behavior and in turn teach their family."

"Written in both English and Spanish, Coach Pedro hopes to reach kids in Hispanic communities, the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, all while teaching them something they can be proud of when sharing their knowledge with friends, parents and educators."

My Thoughts

I love the book and so does my son. And what I particularly love about it is that it offers simple ways that we can do daily to help save the Earth. Simple yet effective ways that would have a big impact on making the Earth a better place to live.

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