Being Green

Explores the history of "green" travel and outlines ten transportation methods readers can use to travel from place to place without harming the environment. Includes full-color photographs and a glossary.

Describes the reasons for using green energy, and profiles various types of renewable energy such as solar, hydropower, nuclear, geothermal, and wind energy. Also lists the world's largest renewable energy projects. Includes profiles of green careers, a comprehension quiz, a glossary of terms, and a debate of the benefits and drawbacks of converting to renewable energy sources.

Provides information about becoming a green consumer by eating green, organic foods, growing your own food, and practicing conservation. Provides suggestions for conducting a debate about school lunchroom practices, and includes color photos, information about organic agricultural lands, a quiz, a glossary, and an index.

Explains what constitutes a green building and describes the materials, planning, and methods of green building. Includes tips for going green in schools and communities, profiles of the world's greenest buildings, information on green careers, a comprehension quiz, and a section on the benefits and challenges of requiring old buildings to become green.

Reducing waste is a complicated topic and is made simple for kids by featuring fun ways for them to help the environment as well as explanations of the basic science behind this issue.

Examines solar power as an important source of clean energy. This topic is made simple for kids and features fun ways for them to help the environment, as well as explanations of the basic science behind this issue.