{"product_id":"books-for-a-better-earthisbn-9780823451655","title":"Books for a Better Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eA small town with few resources comes together to restore nature and create a valuable resource for the entire community in this inspiring middle grade nonfiction book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoring Prairie, Woods, and Pond is about activism at the community level—and tells how a small village transformed a city-owned dumping ground into a nature trail with three distinct ecosystems that runs from an elementary school to a public library and community center. Filled with beautiful photos the book will explain how this trail became a valuable outdoor classroom during covid, a STEM teaching center, a respite for people young and old, and a place for community engagement.Books for a Better Earth are designed to inspire children to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Green Earth Book Award Recommended Title\u003c\/b\u003e★ \"A magical and timely story of ecosystems restored to their former glory.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003eLaurie Lawlor is a prolific and celebrated author of children's books. Her picture book biography Rachel Carson and her Book That Changed the World was named a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year and a National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book and received the John Burroughs Riverby Award. Her Super Women: Six Scientists Who Changed the World was named a NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book. She lives and teaches in the Chicago metropolitan area.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303029756133,"sku":"NP9780823451655","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823451654.jpg?v=1730752799","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/books-for-a-better-earthisbn-9780823451655","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}