Young readers get ideas for going green April 14, 2009 · Updated
10:51 AM “True Green Kids” by Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin, c.
2008, National Geographic, $15.95, 143 pages. What color is your
house? Is it a big brick or block building that’s reddish-
brownish? Or maybe your house is white or blue with a black or
brown roof. Is there a gray cement sidewalk leading up to your
front door? Perhaps you live in a techno-looking silver
apartment building. So what color is your house? No matter what
color it is, it can be green if you read “True Green Kids” by
Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin. You know that someday, you and your
friends are going to be in charge of this planet we live on. And
as a future caretaker of Earth, you’ve got to do everything you
can to keep it a safe, healthy, clean place to be. But cleaning
up the world is a big job and you hardly know where to start.
This book can help. If you’ve never tried being green, the
easiest place to start is in your room. Add some green and
growing houseplants to your wi