Eco kids self-sufficiency handbook / Alan and Gill Bridgewater.
Material type: TextPublisher: Mount Joy, PA : Happy Fox Books, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc., [2019]Description: 168 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781641240307
- 164124030X
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 363.7052 B851 | Available | 33111009133386 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Everyone's interested in becoming more green these days--why should kids miss out on the fun? By cleverly combining creativity with eco-awareness, this timely book encourages children aged 7-14 to put down their mobile devices and get involved. From building a wind turbine and a go-kart to creating light, growing vegetables, and making green gifts, Eco Kids Self Sufficiency Handbook offers a wide range of ways to capture the imagination and make a positive contribution to the world around us. Twenty-eight exciting projects support integrated STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, art, math). With easy to follow step-by-step instructions and photographs, no project is too difficult for children to complete with adult supervision.
Age 7-14.
Includes index.
Eco homestead -- Eco den -- Picnic table -- Campfire circle -- Adirondack chair -- Eco food -- Herbs and salad greens -- Tomatoes -- Low tunnel for crops -- Runner beans -- Potatoes -- Backyard chicken coop -- Butter -- Foraged berry milkshake -- Mealtime! -- Eco energy and water -- Wind turbine -- Photovoltaic cells -- Solar-powered buggy -- Solar-heated pool -- Rain barrel -- Weather station -- Eco go -- Eco bicycling -- Eco go-kart -- Eco accessories, home decor, and gifts -- Eco bangles -- Native american button wristlet -- Felt shoulder bag -- Patchwork rag bag -- Postage-stamp bowl -- Knitted bedspread -- Furoshiki wrap -- Eco glossary -- Eco action plan -- Letter template.
This exciting project book for children aged 7-14 combines creative play with eco-awareness, while supporting STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, art, maths). Thirty fun ideas range from building a wind turbine and a go-kart to creating light, growing vegetables, making green gifts, and more. By cleverly combining creativity with eco-awareness, this timely book encourages children aged 7-14 to put down their mobile devices and get involved. From building a wind turbine and a go-kart to creating light, growing vegetables, and making green gifts, Eco Kids Self Sufficiency Handbook offers a wide range of ways to capture the imagination and make a positive contribution to the world around us. Thirty exciting projects support integrated STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, art, maths). With easy to follow step-by-step instructions and photographs, no project is too difficult for children to complete with adult supervision.