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Read. Make. Do: 10 Things I Can Do To Help My World kit!

In this kit, you will find:

One copy of the book “10 Things I Can Do To Help My World” by Melanie Walsh for you to keep

One blue highlighter

One piece of yarn

One small container of white glue with a purple cap

Two sheets of cardstock with the basic outlines of the earth on them

Instructions on how to create your own earth globe to hang in your home

You will need:

Dirt from outside

Cardboard from your recycling

Directions:

Ever wondered what you could do to help our world on a daily basis? Read "10 Things I

Can Do to Help My World" by Melanie Walsh, then brainstorm other ideas with people in

your family. After that, create your own Earth with the supplies provided, and a few you

need to find yourself, to remind you to help the world everyday!

Share your globe on social media with the hashtag: #RCLReadMakeDo

Show us your finished products on social media by using the #RCLReadMakeDo hashtag!

Further Reading: Clem and Crab by Fiona Lembers, E FIC LUMB, 2020

A little girl finds a crab stuck in a plastic bag one day at the beach and contemplates the implications of this environmental crisis from her young perspective. This would be an ideal book for teaching empathy skills in kids of all ages.

Kids Who Are Saving the Planet by Laurie Calkhoven, PB READER 333.72 C15K, 2020 Kids are doing tons of things to help our environment! Read about real kids doing fun projects that make a difference . . . it might give you some ideas of projects you could do on your own!

Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty, E NON 550 M11E, 2020 Earth would love to tell you the story of its youth and early days! Did you know it rained for thousands of years at one point, or that all the land on the planet was in one large mass? Find out more about our planet in this fun and informative picture book.

One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Paul Miranda, E NON 363.728809 P32O, 2015 Plastic bags create a huge amount of garbage on our planet; this is the true story of one woman and how she turned a garbage disaster in her community into a recycling success story.

Greta’s Story: The Schoolgirl Who Went on Strike to Save the Planet by Valentina Camerini, J NON 363.73874 T53C, 2019 This is the amazing true story of how one girl got fed up with her government’s inactivity on protecting the environment. So, she skipped school, went on strike, and started a global movement!

We Are All Greta: Be Inspired to Save The World by Valentina Gianella, J NON 363.73874 T53G, 2019 This book focuses on the science behind global climate change and sets out the basic ideas required to understand it, explained in a scientific and accessible way and drawn from the most authoritative sources.

Go Green! By Liz Gogerly, J NON 363.7 G61G, 2019 After a birthday party, three friends wonder what happens to all the waste; where does all this food and garbage go when we’ve decided it’s trash? Follow these friends as they ask important questions and in-vestigate the answers!

Taking Action to Help the Environment by Rebecca Sjonger, J NON 363.7 S62T, 2019 This book takes a closer look at helping our environment within the framework of the United Nation's sustainable development goal.

What Can A Citizen Do? By Dave Eggers; E FIC EGGE, 2018 Rhyming text explores citizenship, showing readers how seemingly unrelated actions, such as planting a tree or joining a cause, can create a community.