Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects
You Can Build Yourself
Kathleen M. Reilly, Illustrated by Farah Rizvi

Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself provides an engaging guide to the natural world and encourages children ages 9 and up to get their hands dirty and actively connect with the environment. It then introduces key environmental issues—wind and solar power, pollution, endangered species, global warming, and recycling—and posits potential solutions. Trivia, fun facts, and 25 captivating hands-on projects investigate ecology basics, such as the food chain, oxygen, and animal habitats, as well as ways to lessen the strain on Earth's resources by reducing human consumption and waste. Activities include building a worm composting castle, a wind-powered bubble machine, and a gardening project that illustrates the burden of overpopulation. With Planet Earth kids will learn how to respect and protect our unique planet.