Kathleen Krull - Its My Earth, Too

Text copyright 1992 by Kathleen Krull
Cover art and interior illustrations copyright 1992 by Melanie Hope Greenberg
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Krull, Kathleen.
Its my earth, too: how I can help the earth stay alive/ Kathleen Krull: illustrated by Melanie Hope Greenberg.
p. cm.
Summary: Text and illustrations pay homage to the earth and its resources. Includes suggestions that children can follow to help preserve the environment.
ISBN 978-0-385-75618-1 (eBook) ISBN 978-0-385-42088-4 (trade)
1. Environmental protectionCitizen participationJuvenile literature.
2. Natural resourcesJuvenile literature.
[1. 2. 2.

Natural resources.]
I. Greenberg, Melanie Hope, ill. II. Title.
TD171.7.K78 1992 363.70525dc20 91-23034 CIP AC
Random House Childrens Books supports the First Amendment and celebrates the right to read. v3.1 TO MARY HORSCHKEThe author would like to acknowledge the help of Jane Feder, Lisa Whittington, and Sandy MacLachlan-Brown.K.K.TO MOTHER EARTHAND ALL LIVING CREATURESSpecial thanks to H.P., White Feather, Jane, and Diane.M.H.G.

Its my Earth, too the Earth is where I live. It gives me air to breathe, water to drink, soil for growing my food, and animals to play with.

Its my Earth, too. Oranges are juicy. Carrots are crunchy. Lettuce is munchy. To get this food from the Earth to my stomach takes rays of sunshine, clean air blowing, streams of rain, and mounds of good soil. Shhhhleaves whisper way above my head. Shhhhleaves whisper way above my head.

Squirrels run up and down the tall trees. I wonder just how paper is made from trees. The paper things I use every day come from trees just like these. A day at the beach: My toes squish in the wet sand. I dig deep to make a sand castle. I jump and splash in the cool water.

The hot sun, the wild waves, and me. Amazing, mysterious creatures live in the ocean. Friendly dolphins, gigantic whales, timid turtles, slithery fish. If I could ride them, where would we go? I hope theyre around forever. Cats keep my feet warm. Dogs bark, and birds build nests.

Spiders eat up some of the bad bugs. EARTHworms help the EARTH grow fruits and vegetables. Fireflies light the way. All animalseven little bugshave a job to do. I know the air is there. WhooshI ride through it on my bike. WhooshI ride through it on my bike.

It cools me off. It smells good. But if there are too many cars Whooshthe air smells stinky. Splish, splash. Water in my bath. Drip, drop.

Water from the faucet. Water in the drinking fountain. Hurray for water! Without it wed always be dirty, sticky, and thirsty. That would make us crabby, mean, and sick. There are so many kinds of light. Moonlight, starlight, sunlight.

Electric light in my room at night. E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C-I-T-Y makes things run, like TVs, radios, refrigerators. Too much of it can kill flowers near places where the electricity is made. I want to light my room at night, but also to keep the Earths gardens alive.