Steffi Cavell-Clarke - Caring for Earth

By Steffi Cavell-Clarke

CARING FOR

EARTH

Author: Steffi Cavell-Clarke

Editors : Kirsty Holmes, Janine Deschenes

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Cavell-Clarke, Steffi, author

Caring for Earth / Steffi Cavell-Clarke.

(Our values)

Includes index.

Issued in print and electronic formats.

ISBN 978-0-7787-4729-1 (hardcover).-- ISBN 978-0-7787-4744-4 (softcover).--

ISBN 978-1-4271-2082-3 (HTML)

Environmental management--Juvenile literature. Environmentalism--Juvenile literature. Environmental protection-- Juvenile literature. Community life--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature. I. Title.

GE195.5.C38 2018 j333.72 C2017-906919-5

C2017-906920-9

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

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Published by Crabtree Publishing Company in 2018

First Published by Book Life in 2018 Copyright 2018 Book Life

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C o n t e n t s

Page What Are Values?

Page Caring for Earth

Page Why Is it Important?

Page Pollution

Page Clean Air

Page Fresh Water

Page Recycling

Page Caring for Wildlife

Page Caring for Each Other

Page Making a Difference

Page Glossary and Index

Words that are bolded, like this, can be found in the glossary on page

WHAT ARE VALUES?

Values are the things that you believe are important, such as celebrating different beliefs. The ways we think and behave depend on our values. They help us learn how to respect each other and ourselves. Sharing the same values as others helps us live and work together in a community .

Caring for the

environment

Being responsible

Listening to others

Helping others

Making good choices

Making friends

CARING FOR earth

Planet Earth is home to seven billion people. All those people need food, clean water, and shelter to survive. We get everything we need to survive from Earth, so its important that we care for it and make it a healthy place to live.

Caring for Earth means doing things that will help to keep the environment on our planet healthy, such as recycling plastic bottles and turning off lights when they are not needed. An environment is the surroundings in which we live.

Planet Earth has the natural resources that we need to survive. We depend on water to drink, land to grow food, and clean air to breathe. We also use natural resources such as oil, gas, and wind energy to power our cars, homes, and schools.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

Wind energy creates electricity , which can power our homes.

Some natural resources, such as trees, are renewable. This means that they can be replaced over time. Others, such as oil, are non-renewable. They cannot be replaced. It is important to save Earths resources so there will be enough for people in the future to use.

We should try not to waste Earths resources.

POLLU T ION

Humans, animals, and plants need a healthy environment to live in. Pollution makes environments unsafe. It happens when harmful substances are introduced into land, water, or air. Pollution can harm humans, animals, and plants.