Earth Day Book Review and Giveaway
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I am so excited! Last week, I posted an article with my recommendations for Earth Day books and a few Earth Day-inspired yoga poses for kids.
One of the Earth Day books on the list was Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth. Because of that post, the author, Mary McKenna Siddals, and I connected. As it turns out, she is also a former teacher from British Columbia, Canada—it’s a small world.
I am thrilled to share this composting alphabet book with you in honor of Earth Day. When we lived in San Francisco, my daughter loved helping my husband to fill up our “worm café” with veggie scraps from the kitchen. She welcomed the opportunity to go near the smelly compost, lift the lid, add the food to the muck, and watch the wiggling worms. Then she would help drain the fertilizer liquid and put it on the garden. So, imagine my excitement at finding a fun book for my environmental chef!
Ashley Wolff’s engaging collage illustrations are a delight. She is a very talented illustrator of more than sixty children’s books, and she lives in a cozy neighborhood in San Francisco. She is best known for her Miss Bindergarten series. Mary McKenna Siddals is the author of several children’s books, including Millions of Snowflakes. In this newest release, Compost Stew, she writes the A to Z recipe of what can go into a compost, including “grass clippings, hair snippings, and an insect or two.” She cleverly weaves the compost recipe into the rhyming text.
Compost Stew is a perfect book to celebrate Earth Day, every day. The book serves as a fantastic introduction to composting, especially if you would like to try it with your children this spring. There’s also a little note at the back of the book about what’s not fit for the compost. I always found my primary school students to be eager environmentalists whenever we talked about earth-friendly activities. Composting their food scraps made more sense than putting more garbage into the landfills. In yoga philosophy, we talk about encouraging non-harmful behavior (ahimsa), and discussing the benefits of composting to our planet is one way that we can do just that.
I highly recommend Compost Stew to parents or teachers looking for a children’s book that promotes an earth-friendly lifestyle.
To purchase Compost Stew:
Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
The winner of this Earth Day books giveaway will receive:
1 – Compost Stew book by Mary McKenna Siddals and Ashley Wolff ($15.99 + shipping)
1 – A Kids Yoga Stories book of your choice (up to $15.95 value + shipping)
Two of our yoga books lend themselves well to environmental discussions: Luke’s Beach Day and Sophia’s Jungle Adventure.
Please read the full Contest Rules below for details.
We look forward to your entries. Thank you for taking the time to participate. Please let me know if you have any questions or problems with the Rafflecopter tool below by sending me an e-mail at giselle at kidsyogastories dot com.
Earth Day Books Giveaway
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1. Entries are open worldwide.
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10. The contest closes on Monday, April 21st, 2014, midnight EST.
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