2nd December World Pollution Prevention Day

• If I Were the World  by Mark Sperring

If I were the world, I’d want flowers and bees. 

A chorus of birds singing high in the trees. 

If I were the world, I’d want sparkling seas. 

If I were the world . . . 

would YOU look after ME?

Today is the day to listen to our world!

This beautiful and uplifting book will inspire us all to join hands and help our amazing planet. With an irresistible rhyming text by Mark Sperring and stunning illustrations by  Natelle Quek, it's the perfect book to inspire children to ask questions and take action and that is what we want everyone to do on World Pollution Day. Stop. Think. Act. Three words that are used in schools so often.

Increasing pollution is posing threat and danger to our existence. Pollution can be of different types such as water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution, food pollution, etc, but whichever kind it is, it is not 'a fun topic' for young students. The students I teach are young, constantly bombarded by messages about what is happening to the earth and I worry that each time we talk about pollution and its effects we are adding to their anxiety, so books such as this one allow us to start with the positive and things we can do without dwelling on the horrors.

Allan Drummond's books provide positive case studies of dealing with specific kinds of pollution. Through the eyes of children this inspiring series about everyday communities inventing exciting new approaches to green living, shows that working together for a common cause has an impact that is lasting, meaningful and fun!

• Green City : How One Community Survived a Tornado and Rebuilt for a Sustainable Future

In 2007, a tornado destroyed Greensburg, Kansas, and the residents were at a loss as to what to do next--they didn't want to rebuild if their small town would just be destroyed in another storm. So they decided they wouldn't just rebuild the same old thing; this time, they would build a town that could not only survive another storm, but one that was built in an environmentally sustainable way. 

• Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World

Cycling rules the road in Amsterdam today, but that wasn't always the case. In the 1970's, Amsterdam was so crowded with vehicles that bicyclists could hardly move, but moms and kids relied on their bicycles to get around the city. PEDAL POWER is the story of the people who led protests against the unsafe streets and took over a vehicles-only tunnel on their bikes, showing what a little pedal power could do! Author and illustrator Allan Drummond returns with the story of the people that paved the way for safe biking around the world.

• Energy Island: How One Community Harnessed the Wind and Changed Our World

At a time when most countries are producing ever-increasing amounts of greenhouse gasses, the rather ordinary citizens of the Danish island of Samsø have accomplished something extraordinary--in just ten years they have reduced their carbon emissions by 140% and become almost completely energy independent. A narrative tale and a science book in one, this inspiring true story proves that with a little hard work and a big idea, anyone can make a huge step toward energy conservation.

• Solar Story: How One Community Lives Alongside the World's Biggest Solar Plant

This is the story of the Noor Solar Power Plant in Morocco's Sahara Desert. Drummond relates the story through the everyday life of a school girl who lives in a small village next to the plant. Through a school excursion to the plant we see how the reliable power is brought to the village and beyond, and how it provides jobs, changes lives and upends the old ways of doing things.

• Zero Waste:How One Community Is Leading a World Recycling Revolution

Kamikatsu, Japan, is known worldwide for its sanitation innovations. This small community of 1,700 people is leading the way in recycling and upcycling, and has nearly achieved its goal of zero waste. Told in Allan Drummond's energetic, informal narrative style, this is the story of a group of citizens who dared to break out of their comfort zone and make radical change for the good of their town and the planet.