Richie Chevat
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 11
Description
"What's for dinner?" seemed like a simple question-until journalist and supermarket detective Michael Pollan delved behind the scenes. From fast food and big organic to small farms and old-fashioned hunting and gathering, this young readers' adaptation of Pollan's famous food-chain exploration encourages kids to consider the personal and global health implications of their food choices. In a smart, compelling format with updated facts, plenty of photos,...
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Former vice president Al Gore helps children understand the underlying causes of the climate crisis that are threatening the global environment at the start of the twenty-first century and explains what children can do to help reverse the damage.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Through engrossing narratives, letters, drawings, poems, and more, the book encourages young readers, of all identities, to feel pride at the accomplishments of the LGBTQ people who came before them and to use history as a guide to the future.The stories he shares include those of: Thomas Morton, who celebrated same-sex love in Boston's Puritan community in the 1620s; Albert D.J. Cashier, an Irish immigrant and Civil War hero, who was born in the...