Wren and Rook, an imprint of Hachette Children’s Group ISBN 9781526361530 £6.99
This book is not rubbish, but shows the reader 50 ways to deuce rubbish, ditch plastic and to save the world. This very apt 2018 paperback publication will inspire and empower children to get involved in environmental issues. It is also a book that would allow whole families and schools to educate children through coverage of many of todays and future environmental problems. Covering issues such as plastic, pollution, global warming and endangered animals, it allows the reader to become an eco-warrior. The book gives ideas such as ditching straws, banning glitter and becoming an art activist as well as ideas for collecting rubbish, ditching the School run, (parents please note), reading the label on food products and many other ideas for saving our planet. At a time when everything is doom and gloom about our planet, this refreshing approach to how children can help is an important addition to the bookshelf. It is well illustrated and I would say a very good £6.99 to spend to allow the reader to become an eco-warrior instead of an eco-worrier. Age range: KS2.
Paul Baker, Chartered Geographer, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society