Jade Elephant by Sylvia M Medina & Saige J Ballock-Dixon features a new character in this story whose name is Anju and she lives in India. Maya and Victor are the regular characters of the series those who have read other books in the series would be familiar with both. Victor and Maya Green are seen currently visiting India to meet their pen friend Anju. Anju is to take them for a ride on her cutely decorated elephant. A ride to the nearby jungle. This would be the first elephant ride for the Green kids.
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We are always trying to think of ways to help our kids understand the importance of taking care of the environment and living greener lives. I always find that children's books are the best way to convey important messages that we want the boys to learn, because they're captivated and pay attention to books, if they're written well. Imagine how hard it is to teach a 3 and 6 year old about habitat encroachment, poaching, and extinction without pictures and fun stories. I was thrilled to be able to review the Green Kids Club books because they are the perfect way to teach our kids about protecting habitats, ecosystems, and animals. And how important preserving the environment is to humans, too!
The Green Kids Club books have captivating pictures and interesting storylines. They are geared for elementary aged children, but D loves to flip through the books and look at the Green kids and all of the animals. The Green Kids are led by Victor and Maya Green, who received the ability to talk to animals by drinking from the magic spring. They also share that ability with other kids so they can have the same power! Different stories focus on different areas on the world which is great for geography lessons, too! In the back of each book, you'll find photographs of animals and important vocabulary from the book. These really are very good educational books. There is even a book in English and Spanish, "Minas Chilenas," which is Spanish for "Chilean Mines."
The Green Kids are easy to love because of their fun adventures and animals that they meet! And the Green Kids website goes above and beyond by offering online coloring pages, games, toys, DVDs, and more! These books would be great for any classroom, homeschool family, or just any child that loves animals and loves animals and learning about the environment. And above all, these are great books for green kids!
What do you think about the Green Kids Club books?
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are great!) But if you have to use a plastic bottle, recycle it! I know families that let their kids keep all the recycling money and that really motivates the kids to take ownership of the recycling chores. (Our city has separate cans for the recyclables and that makes it very easy to recycle. We do miss out on a payout from our recyclables, but I also don’t have to store things, or make an extra trip out to the Recycling Plant.) Consider getting a 
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! It’s pretty shocking how many things can actually be recycled! Small children love to guess what things go in the recycling and what things go in the trash.
I'm always on the lookout for children’s books that reflect my values, so when the 
I appreciate that they engage Timmy's attention and convey information at the same time. 