Today's book is The Green Teen, written by the venerable Jenn Savedge. I reviewed this book back in June. But, for your benefit, I'll repeat it here, since clicking back is too much work.

Having a teenage niece, I was interested in doing a review of The Green Teen: The Eco-Friendly Teen's Guide to Saving the Planet, written by Jenn Savedge, a fellow Green Mom.
The book contains super salient information about being environmentally friendly, yet geared for a younger audience. It starts off with a global warming primer and then gets right into tips for how teens can green themselves (food, clothing), their homes (turning off water, lights) and school (lunch, recycling programs). The final sections describe what they can do to get more involved and even prepare themselves for a green collar job, for those teens already planning for their future career. Well, one that doesn't involve living on a sailboat with an alligator named Elvis and hanging out with an overacting partner named Tubbs. But, I digress...
If you know a teen who is interested in green or, really, any color, surreptitiously leave this gem around the house in some inconspicuous (but obvious) spot for them to find. Because, you know, if they discover it and find out the information on their own, it's way better than you telling them to turn off the lights, shut off the water when they brush their teeth, recycle their cans, etc.
Okay, if you want to enter the random drawing to win this book (it makes an excellent gift for your Buy Hand for the Holidays Challenge), add your name to the comments of this post. You have until Friday, October 2nd (my hubby's b-day!) at 6:00 pm PST to enter. The winner will be drawn and announced on Saturday. Buena suerte!
42 comments:
I'm in! Stacy
Count me in, too!
Katie
Hi. I am Eve and I would love to be entered.
shopgurl101 at gmail dot com
Thanks! Count me in.
My students would love it!
My four would definitely be excited to read this! Thanks for offering it up, and I reckon we might be able to find a copy at the local library as well, if some other schmuck is luckier than I am :)
My 11 is not yet a teen, but she is on board with my crunchy gronola life (as long as I don't ask her to give up her DS) and I know she would enjoy reading this book.
Say Happy Birthday to your Husband from your adoring fans.
me too! kassie
I'm in! Thanks!
I'd love to win!
Sara
Ohhh nothing better than a free book! Count me in too.
I'm in
Chelsey
Please enter me in the drawing.
diana from CO
I would love to get this for my two oldest (10 and 13). Please count me in. Thanks.
Oh Fun - a giveaway to start my week! My daughter (15) would totally love this :)
Me, too, please. :)
This would be a great addition to my classroom library!
Please enter me in the drawing :)
Melissa
count me in too please!
Marino
oh, how I'd love to leave that lying around for my niece!!!
Jenny here...
In! Raises hand violently
Ooooh! Ooooh! Ooooh! LOL I even said nice things about Ballard on my blog yesterday!!!
I would love to be included in the drawing, the book sounds wonderful. We push being green with our kids and reenforcement that it's smart and not just something your parents value is great!
I'm in -sdk
I would love to introduce this book to my three teenagers!
I'd love to win this for my 15-year-old step-daughter. I started an envronmental lub bak when I was in high school and clearly we need to engage this generation as well if real progress will ever be made!
would love to win this for my teens
Luci
I would love to win this and give it to my little sister!!
My son was just asking what it means when they call his mom granola, this would be a perfect book for him.
I left teenagerhood less than a year ago. I'd be interested to see what the book has to say. Count me in, please!
Me too please!!!
My nephew would dig this heaps!
Thanks,
mountaingoats at hotmail dot com
I'd have to do the stealth "book lying around" with my 13 yo son, but I'd love to try.
Sign me up! The name is Nick.
I could really use this book!
My niece would love this book- she will be turning 14 at the end of October, making it a perfect gift!
I would love this--it won't be long before this is very relevent to my kiddos
Looks like a good book too.
Please count me in! It looks like a great book.
JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks,
Julie
My daughters would love this book. So important to teach our children well.
I'd love this for my kids!
Thanks! Happy Birthday to your hubby.
I'm all for a book telling my teenagers how to live green so I don't have to nag.
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