relationships between animals and their offspring, particularly the ways in which parents guide and care for their children in the natural world. The pictures showcase the bond animals have with each other and the text helps explain how they operate day-to-day, helping children to see that humans are not so different from animals. Each of the four chapters highlight tasks that oc- cur on a daily basis, from finding food, to making a home and using tools. This easy read provides interesting facts and new language. The “Your Turn” por- tion at the end of each chapter provides novice readers with a chance to do fun little activities such as fill-in-the-blanks, matching, or putting a series of images in their sequential order, based on what they learned in the chapter beforehand. The book also provides links to addi- tional online resources, where readers can continue the fun and enhance their learning experiences. – (HG)


National Geographic Partners, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4263-2347-8 (pb), 47 pp., US $4.99/ CDN $6.50 from nationalgeographic.org/ education/


Green Parenting While The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting is not the first of its type, it is unique in explaining the science behind each of the many topics it


covers. In its pages, author Zion Lights addresses many parenting topics, includ- ing nutrition, travelling with young children, and appropriate toys and games.


Alongside the background research she provides on topics such as food sustainability, she offers practical suggestions as to how best to incor- porate solutions into one’s home or classroom. She shows how a life-cycle analysis can guide our actions in what to buy, and what not to buy. Each chapter ends with a summary of the science and key actions to take, leav- ing you with an easy resource to refer to as you try to make greener choices at home and at school. – (RS)


BTL Books, 2016 ISBN 978-1-77113-266- 4 (pb) 172pp., CDN $19.95 from www. btlbooks.com


The World Becomes What


We Teach Beginning with her invitation that we all become solutionaries, Zoe Weil’s The World Becomes What


We Teach provides many practical ideas and goals for educators to help build a more sustainable world. For Weil, education should be a process that provides children with the skills they will need to become critical and creative thinkers. We are all born to be creative problem solvers, but too often this impulse becomes buried in school. The author reminds us that since our world is dependent on interconnected systems, it is essential that all solu- tionaries become systems thinkers. This excellent resource of- fers inspira- tion, wisdom and solid ideas for educating young people, such as embed- ding meaning- ful assessment into classrooms and how to use


inquiry and opportunities for inde- pendent research as a learning tool. It will support any educator wanting to transform education and teaching in their classroom as a means of promot- ing a more just society. – (RS)


Lantern Books, 2016 ISBN 978-1-59056- 518-6 (pb), 112pp., CDN $10.00 from lanternbooks.com


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