Parents today are understandably concerned with raising children who care about the planet. There are many ways to teach them to protect their immediate surroundings, and more importantly, planet Earth! A great approach is through books. Countless children’s books at the Thunder Bay Public Library offer meaningful information about saving the planet by exploring topics... Continue Reading →
Earth Day
Yesterday was Earth Day! This year’s Earth Day is dedicated towards ending plastic pollution. Plastics have made our lives much easier, but their widespread use, especially of single-use plastics, have polluted the world’s natural environment because they do not decompose. So this year, why not join the growing number of people who are striving to... Continue Reading →
Trees Need Not Walk the Earth by David Rosenthal ( A Poem for Earth Day)
Trees need not walk the earth For beauty or for bread; Beauty will come to them Where they stand. Here among the children of the sap Is no pride of ancestry: A birch may wear no less the morning Than an oak. Here are no heirlooms Save those of loveliness, In which each tree Is... Continue Reading →
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