Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands

Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands

Cathryn Berger Kaye, Philippe Cousteau
$14.99
Publication Date: August 1st, 2010
Publisher:
Free Spirit Publishing
ISBN:
9781575423487
Pages:
160

Description

Written by service learning expert Cathryn Berger Kaye and celebrity ocean spokesperson Philippe Cousteau, Going Blue educates young people about the earth’s water crisis and gives them tools and inspiration to transform their ideas into action. With lively photos and practical suggestions, the book helps teens plan and do a meaningful service project that benefits our planet’s water system. Along the way, readers learn about issues such as clean water access, coral reef damage, runoff pollution, trash islands, factory fishing, bottled water, and much more. This combination of academic learning and community service is at the heart of the fast-growing teaching strategy known as service learning.

Going Blue is divided into the five stages of service learning: investigation, preparation, action, reflection, and demonstration. Special sections include a history of ocean exploration with a profile of Jacques Cousteau; an interview with Philippe Cousteau; stories of young people around the world addressing water issues; book and Web resources; and an afterword for adults.  

About the Author

Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., is an international service learning and education consultant and a former classroom teacher.

She presents at conferences around the world and works with state departments of education, university faculty and students, school districts, and classroom teachers on a variety of education issues such as service learning, civic responsibility, student leadership, and respectful school communities.

Cathryn lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Barry, and frequently visits her daughters, Ariel and Devora.

Praise for Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands

2011 Nautilus Gold Award winner

 

2010 ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award Winner

“One of the Top 10 Books on the Environment for Youth (2011).”—Booklist

100 Best Children’s Products—Dr. Toy
10 Best Socially Responsible Products—Dr. Toy
 

“Not just another book about the environment, this volume . . . [has] outstanding features [that] include fact-filled sidebars, stories about scientists, full-color charts, and an abundance of high-quality photos . . . Instructors will find this to be a valuable resource for planning active learning exercises.”
— School Library Journal

“Each packed spread combines clearly explained scientific concepts with lists, diagrams, and eye-opening statistics . . . color photos deliver a high impact . . . With a balance of sobering facts and inspiring accounts of communities creating real change, this welcome title will attract a broad range of student researchers, casual readers, and committed activists, who will particularly benefit from the extensive resource lists.”
— Booklist

“[A] valuable how-to manual for [anyone] wishing to protect our precious resource of water.”
— VOYA

“Going Blue is an inspiring call to action for youth around the world.”
— Roots & Shoots, a program of the Jane Gooddall Institute