By: Coach Pedro and Susan Adam-Rita
Color (8.5x11)
ISBN 9781434393920
20 EASY WAYS TO SAVE THE EARTH is a book full of great ideas to put into practice that will help you change little things and have a great impact. The main reason for this book is to educate, inspire, and empower children to protect the environment. Written and illustrated in a fun way, Ways to Save the Earth is a book for the whole family to enjoy and share important ideas. We all share this Earth, so let us take good care of it.
20 Easy
Ways to Help Save the Earth
Written
by : Coach Pedro
Published by : AuthorHouse; Bilingual edition
ISBN-10 : 1434393925
ISBN-13 : 978-1434393920
Reading Level : Ages 4-8
20 Easy
Ways to Help Save the Earth entertains and informs young readers while
instilling values of environmental awareness and personal responsibility.
Authors Coach Pedro and Susan Adam Rita team up with artist Murillo Pruner to
deliver simple, straight-forward messages alongside vivid illustrations.
Presented as a useful
guide, 19 suggestions for creating and maintaining a better environment are
provided. Each concept is explored by contrasting the consequences of a
wasteful or careless act, with the benefits of a responsible and thoughtful
act. Though the examples used to contrast good and bad choices are sometimes
more melodramatic than necessary, the points are made on how to be better
stewards of the planet.
This bi-lingual book
combines the use of both English and Spanish phrasing to help readers learn or
reinforce either language. The illustrations are vibrant and engaging, and help
convey the authors’ points.
20 Easy Ways to Help
Save the Earth ends with a personal challenge for readers to take the important
first step towards supporting the environment. The authors and illustrator
succeed in making this an educational, fun, and thought-provoking experience.
What this book is about? (from the publisher's website)
20 EASY WAYS TO SAVE THE EARTH is a book full of great ideas to put into
practice that will help you change little things and have a great impact. The
main reason for this book is to educate, inspire, and empower children to
protect the environment. Written and illustrated in a fun way, Ways to Save the
Earth is a book for the whole family to enjoy and share important ideas. We all
share this EARTH, so let us take good care of it.
Why you should get it?
This is the first
green children's book I read which is written both in English and in Spanish and
it makes so much sense when you think on all the parents and children who feel
more comfortable to read in Spanish (and all of those who can use it to improve
their Spanish like myself!).
By making the book bi-lingual, the
author wanted to reach kids in Hispanic communities and I think this is a great
idea that hopefully will be copied by other authors and publishers. One funny
thing I noticed though is that the book is designed in a way that each
recommendation is presented on two pages - there is an illustration showing how
not to behave on the left side and another illustration showing how we should
behave on the right side. Now, the English text is always on the right side and
the Spanish translation always comes on the left side - so it looks like the
English goes with the wrongdoing while Spanish is the language of the good
deeds 
The book itself is full with great
advice. You won't find there any new advice but the book's strength is in
putting all of these recommendations together and showing how simple it can be
for children (and their parents) to go green. Coach Pedro and his wife, Susan,
created an easy and understandable guide, full with beautiful illustrations,
for every kid who wants to support the environment and don't know where to
begin or already begun and looks for further ideas.
Coming from the land of Pele, Ronaldo,
Ronaldinho, Kaka and many other soccer legends that became a model and
inspiration for millions of children around the world, I hope Coach Pedro will
also find his way to the hearts and minds of many kids and will succeed to
influence them, this time not only to play soccer, but also to support the
environment both on and outside the soccer field.
If you want to learn more about
Coach Pedro and his work, you are welcome to visit his website - www.coachpedro.com
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Book Review: 20 Easy
Ways to Help Save the Earth
I keep hearing the
words to that old song in my head, Grease is the word,is the word, is the
words Only, in my version, I¹m hearing, Green is the words Yes, going
green is hot these days, and hopefully it¹s not a passing fad. By teaching our
children about conservation, environmental clean-up,
recycling, wildlife
preservation and more, we can help them establish good habits that will be
life-long and impact future generations.
Amarildo Pedro Rita,
known as Coach Pedro to his youth soccer players, has seen firsthand how
important it is to teach children about taking care of our planet. In his many
years as both a professional soccer player in Brazil and as a youth soccer
coach in Michigan, he¹s been dismayed by the huge
amounts of food
wrappers, water bottles, athletic tape and much more scattered on the fields
after a game. People were missing opportunities to recycle their bottles
and cans, and they were harming the environment by not picking up their
litter.
This inspired Coach
Pedro and his wife, Susan Adam Rita, to write a book for kids called 20 Easy
Ways to Help Save the Earth. The book is written in both English and Spanish in
the hopes of appealing not only to all children, but especially to those in
Hispanic communities, the fastest growing ethnic
group in the United
States. This delightfully illustrated book includes tips like:
-
Surround your house and/or land with trees; it will help us have more clean oxygen.
-
Protect wildlife by not giving animals human food and not taking them away from their natural
habitat, since we need them to make the environment a better place.
- Do
not waste electricity. Turn off lights, TV, or any utilities that
are not in use when you
don¹t need them.
- Do
not drive your car for a short distance, but ride your bike. It will make you feel
better and healthier.
At the end of the book,
it asks children, ³How can I help save the earth? It¹s a great opener for
conversations with kids about how small efforts can make a big difference
in our world. 20 Easy Ways to Help Save the Earth is available from
AuthorHouse and Amazon. You can also visit Coach Pedro¹s
website at
www.coachpedro.com to find out more about him and his other exciting projects.
20 Easy Ways to Help Save The Earth
This is a wonderful
book I received to review. It was written by a Profesional soccer
player by the name of Amarildo Pedro Rita, who is currently the director
of the developmental soccer program in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His wife,
Susan Adam-Rita co-wrote the book with him. Susan is a licensed psychologist
(in Brazil) and is currently studying to earn her Ph.D. in the counselor
education program at Wayne State University.
As the title states,
the book lists 20 ways for children to help save the earth. But the neat
part, is that this is a bilingual book. I love bilingual books. Living in South
Texas I've come to learn some Spanish and I use it with my children and
within my own home. (Though, it's also nice to communicate with their
Daddy without them understanding everything we are discussing) :-)
This book is written in
English and Spanish. Each page tells a way to help save the earth in
English and is colorfully illustrated. The page opposite to the English version
is translated into Spanish and has an additional illustration to prove
home the point.
Some of the 20 ways
listed are simple, such as, "Turn off the water when you are not using it,
brushing your teeth, shampooing the dog, washing your car......"
Others are slightly
more complex such as, "Recycle your home garbage instead of throwing it away. It
will help our children have a better environment to live in."
This is a great book to
encourage children that they can help save the Earth too! I only wish
I would have had it in time for an Earth Day Giveaway. ;-)
"How can you help
save the earth?" [?Que puedo hacer yo para salvar la tierra?]
Sunday, May 17, 2009 - Write for a Reader
Review: 20 Easy Ways to Save the Earth
Title: 20 Easy Ways to Save the Earth
Author: Coach Pedro & Susan Adam Rita
Illustrated by: Murilo Pruner
Review Copy Provided
by: Phenix & Phenix
About the Book: 20 EASY WAYS TO SAVE THE
EARTH is a book full of great ideas to put into practice that will help you
change little things and have a great impact. The main reason for this book is
to educate, inspire, and empower children to protect the environment.
My Review: This is a perfect non-fiction
picture book to teach young children about taking care of the earth.
Written in English and Spanish, each page shows the dos and don'ts of taking
care of the earth. The bright colored, vivid, kid-friendly illustrations
will have children checking this one out. The pictures show children
doing what is wrong and then other children doing the right thing. In a
time where prices are going up, and people are losing jobs, conserving is
something we need to really think about as adults, as well as children.
It is never too early to teach children ways to live "greener" and
this book is a great start! The book ends with a great question to get
kids discussing either in class at school or at home; "How can I help save
the earth?" As a teacher, I could see many ways to extend this book
with just that one question. The students could come up with other ways
and create posters for them. This is also a perfect book for Earth Day.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
This is the next to last post for Children's Book Week.
Coach Pedro, author of 20 Easy Ways to Help Save the Earth, was kind enough to stop by for an
interview to culminate the week. I will be posting a review of his book
later today, but wanted you to get to know the author first.
20 Easy Ways to Help Save the Earth Review
20 Sugerencias Muy Faciles De Seguir Para Salvar La Tierra
by Coach Pedro & Susan Adam Rita
First, I love the subject matter of this book - love that it
empowers children to take responsibility to do little things that are good for
the earth. The little things can and do make a difference. And I
like that the book gives explanations - it doesn't just say to use reusables
instead of disposables - it simply explains why it's better to reuse.
Also loved that this book is bilingual. It has english
on one side of the page and spanish on the other - great to learn another
language at an early age. The book is recommended for children ages 4-8,
but I think it could appeal to an older child who is interested in bilingual
learning.
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NO TIME MOMMY
Did you know last year, Americans produced over 505
million tons of trash. Your daily habits impact the environment, but
there is still time to reverse the damage and help preserve our precious planet
for future generations. It doesn’t take a energy powered car or a wind
farm to prevent damage to our earth. Just a few simple things you do
everyday. like turning off the T.V when you leave, pick up litter and throw it
in the trash, or turning off the water while brushing your teeth.
I think it’s is really important to teach our kids how to
save the Earth, no matter what age they are. It’s their future that will be
impacted long term. I’m so glad this new children’s book was introduced
to me. we found it very useful and interesting tips and ideas for kids. my
daughter has already started being very conscious about saving energy and the
Earth.
20 easy ways to help save the Earth is
full of situations kids encounter everyday. this book has very useful images
and gives suggestions kids can use to help. teaches through words and
pictures recycling bottles and cans, to innovative ideas like using rainwater
for watering household plants. Kids are encouraged to do their part and share
their enthusiasm for conservation with others. retails for $19.49
“I made a team rule that we were not to leave any
trash behind,” explains Coach Pedro, who noticed the soccer fields littered
with trash. “It’s all about doing those little things that make a huge impact
on the environment.”
“We have found that children are very influential,” Coach
Pedro says. “There’s a tendency for children to learn a behavior and in turn
teach their family.”
Written in both English and Spanish, Coach Pedro hopes to
reach kids in Hispanic communities, the fastest growing ethnic group in the
United States, all while teaching them something they can be proud of when
sharing their knowledge with friends, parents and educators.
Coach Pedro Rita resides in Ann
Arbor, Mich., with his wife and co-author, Susan Adam-Rita. He works as
Coaching Director for Michigan Tigers FC as well as Director of Development for
Wide-World Sports Center, a soccer facility with programs for youth players.
Coach Pedro is currently working on his next book called Bending a Soccer Ball.
For more information, please visit www.coachpedro.com
All Because Two people Fell in Love
We received "20 Easy Ways to Help Save the Earth"
by youth soccer coach and eco-conscious citizen Coach Pedro Rita to review!
Written in both English and Spanish, "20 Easy Ways to Help Save the
Earth" teaches children about environmental awareness and the simple
things they can do to protect the Earth. The main purpose for this book is to
educate, inspire, and empower children to protect the environment. Written and
illustrated in a fun way, 20 Ways to Save the Earth is a book for the whole
family to enjoy and share important ideas.
