The green start™ series
is designed to help give kids an awareness of the natural world and an
understanding of how we are interconnected with everything around us.
By giving kids a green start, it will be that much easier for them to
incorporate environmentally friendly practices into their everyday
lives as they grow.
This earth-friendly series is made from 98% post-consumer recycled
materials and is printed with eco-friendly ink. Each hardcover book's
simple, non-fiction content inspires children to love and respect the
natural world, and the parent spread at the back of each book shows how
easy it is to practice (and teach!) earth friendly habits right at
home.
one tree A single tree grows in a meadow. It may seem lonely, but look more closely. From the insects that nibble on its leaves to the tiney creatures that call its branches home, one tree is the center for a whole world of life! Page by page, children discover how animals, insects, and creatures all depend on the tree throughout the year.
978-1-58476-811-1
$6.99, Ages 3-6
baby animals
Where are all the baby animals? Some are nesting deep in the forest, others are playing high on a snowy mountain! But all these baby animals share something in common: they are all in danger of becoming extinct. Kids will love turning the pages to find out where each adorable baby animal lives in the wild.
978-1-58476-809-8
$6.99, Ages 3-6
the five senses From the gentle morning breeze to an evening's sunset, we feel, taste, hear, smell, and see nature's beauty every day. This book introduces children to the five senses through nature's pristine sensory experiences.
978-1-58476-812-8
$6.99, Ages 3-6
in the garden From apples to tomatoes, so many yummy, natural foods can be grown right at home! Children will love learning about the healthy foods they can grow, and how eating them helps them grow too!
978-1-58476-810-4
$6.99, Ages 3-6
animals everywhere From dusty deserts to snowy mountain peaks, animals live in very different places all around the world. Children will love exploring all the incredible lands that animals call home and then learning more about different habitats with the parent page activities.
978-1-60169-006-7
$6.99, Ages 3-6
little helpers Little things we do every day can make a big difference in helping our Earth. Kids will discover all the simple things they can do to help the world!
978-1-60169-007-4
$6.99, Ages 3-6
little animal books Kids learn about their favorite animals in 10 stackable block books! Each rhyme features a mini story about monkeys, koalas, kangaroos and more. Parents can read the books together with their child and then slip them back into the tote-along tower.
978-1-60169-004-3, $14.99, Ages 2 and up
little learning books
Ten adorable block books feature essential early learning concepts toddlers need to know, such as opposites, shapes, colors and more. Parents can read the books with their child and then slip them back into the tote-along for on-the-go fun and learning!
978-1-60169-005-0
$14.99, Ages 2 and up
GIANT FLOOR PUZZLES
This extension of the green start series brings earth-friendly messages to the joy of creating beautiful floor puzzles! Packaged in a reusable totebox, each of these 35-piece floor puzzles reveals a unique, endearing scene, that measures 2 ft x 3 ft, that kids will love to build. Ages 3 and up.
green start™ giant floor puzzles: puppy-palooza
$14.99
green start™ giant floor puzzles: on the farm
$14.99
green start™ giant floor puzzles: my dollhouse
$14.99
green start™ giant floor puzzles: under the sea
$14.99
green start™ giant floor puzzles: abc animals
$14.99
green start™ giant floor puzzles: number hunt
$14.99
GAMES, PUZZLES AND BOOK SETS
Each of these adorable sets includes an illustrated board book and 20 chunky puzzle pieces or game cards perfect for even tiny fingers.
green start™ book & game sets: mamas & babies
$9.99
green start™ book & game sets: numbers in nature
$9.99
green start™ book & puzzle sets: deep blue sea
$9.99
green start™ book & puzzle sets: in the rainforest
$9.99
WOOD PUZZLES
Packaged in a carry-along storage case, these earth-friendly puzzles are made with wood from sustainable forests. Created with child development experts, green start wooden puzzles excercise skills that prepare children for reading, math, writing, problem solving and more.
green start™ wooden puzzles: farm friends
$9.99
green start™ wooden puzzles: little dinosaurs
$9.99
green start™ wooden puzzles: ready, set, go
$9.99
green start™ wooden puzzles: little princess
$9.99
green start™ wooden puzzles: mighty mixer
$9.99
green start™ wooden puzzles: busy butterfly
$9.99
STORYBOOK AND PLUSH BOX SETS
Collect them and protect them! Each of these adorable box sets includes a huggable, snuggable, 100% earth-friendly plush animal and an illustrated storybook.
green start™ little panda storybook and plush box set
$9.99
green start™ little polar bear storybook and plush box set
$9.99
green start™ little elephant storybook and plush box set
$9.99
green start™ little gorilla storybook and plush box set
$9.99
GIFT WRAP KIT
These beautiful, unique kits contain everything needed to add the perfect finishing touches to any special gift. Made entirely of earth-friendly materials, each set includes two sheets of wrapping paper, two rolls of raffia, and two cards, all in coordinating patterns.
green start™ gift wrap kits: backyard babies
$7.99
green start™ gift wrap kits: butterfly kisses
$7.99
green start™ gift wrap kits: pandamonium
$7.99
green start™ gift wrap kits: love n' peace
$7.99
Here are a few environmentally-friendly activities that you and your child can try at home!
The Colors of Nature
If your child is just starting to learn his or her first colors, this is a great way to introduce them to colors through nature. Using white paper, make a booklet for your child. Print out black and white pictures of things in nature for your child to color in using primarily one color, such as a red apple, a green bug, or a yellow sun. As your child colors in each picture, write the name of the color at the top of the page. Soon, your child will have a whole rainbow of colors from nature!
Make a recycled bird feeder!
1) Collect the following: an empty plastic bottle (a soda bottle, milk carton, or similar container works well), a few sturdy twigs or dowel rods, waterproof acrylic paints, twine or string, and birdseeds.
2) Punch holes on both sides of the bottle so that you can push the dowels or twigs through to make perches for the birds. Please note that an adult should do all of the hole punching and cutting in this activity.
3) Cut an opening above each of the perches so the birds can get to the seeds.
4) Decorate the outside of your bird feeder with the acrylic paints to give it a splash of color. Let the paint dry completely.
5) Tie the string or twine around the bottle's neck (or punch holes on either side of the bottle's neck and thread the string or twine through, depending on the container you are using) and hang it from a tree outside.
6) Fill the bird feeder with seeds and watch the birds enjoy!
Wild Room Makeover
Introduce your child to far away places without ever leaving home! Print out pictures of your child's favorite animals from a particular place on Earth. It could be the dessert, the arctic, under the sea, or in the rainforest. Have your child cut out the animals and hang them around their room (you could also use shoeboxes for each animal's environment). Then have your child add decorations for those animals' environments, such as pictures of coral for under the sea, or snowflakes for the arctic. Once the room is decorated, encourage your child to imagine that they are actually in that environment and to act like their favorite animal!
Host a recycled art day!
Here are a few craft ideas using materials you can find around the house:
1. Apple and Potato prints:
*Apples and potatoes make great stamps! Cut designs into apple or potato halves (let the kids help come up with the designs, but an adult should do the cutting). Then you just need to provide paper and inkpads or paint.
2. Fun with cardboard tubes:
*Raid your recycling container for Toilet Paper and/or Paper Towel tubes. Tape up the ends and fill with beans to make rain sticks, or create bracelets by cutting a slit down the side to make a cuff. Kids will have a blast decorating them with markers.
3. Magazine collages
*Have an old stack of magazines sitting around? Let kids tear out (or cut with safety scissors) pictures to make into collages.
Check back soon for more fun ideas!
Choose locally grown organic foods.
Print fewer pages from your computer (print on both sides!).
Take a shower instead of a bath.
Grow your own garden!
Start a compost pile!
Turn off lights and unplug appliances when you're not using them.
Use cloth napkins instead of disposable paper ones.
Check out the back of each green start book for more easy, everyday tips! And keep an eye out for the entire greenstart line of earth-friendly books, games, toys, and more!
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