This is the Earth
Written by Diane Z. Shore and Jessica Alexander
Illustrated by Wendell Minor
40 pages – ages 5+
Published by HarperCollins on February 23, 2016
Synopsis- This is the Earth, where we all live. Only, humans aren’t the only things living on the Earth. We share this planet with all of the animals, the birds, and the fishes. If we ruin it, we will not have a world to live in. We need to change, for this is our Earth.
What I Thought- This is a gorgeous picture book about keeping the Earth clean. Shore and Alexander’s rhyming scheme is wonderfully subtle, in a sing-song way. The book shows the land getting more and more changed from humans. It introduces everything as “This is the…” such as “This is the land…This is the river…” etc. finally introducing “This is the landfill…This is the pipe”. I think that this was a great way of teaching about pollution and being green, as it then goes into things you can do. Minor’s illustrations are absolutely stunning, and are perfect for the book.
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I give this book five out of five bookworms!
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The cover and the illustrations at Harpercollins are gorgeous, absolutely awesome! If I reviewed this book, it would be a keeper, sitting on a bookshelf when not being gazed at. The problem is one that deserves a big audience and I hope this gets that audience. Nice Erik.
I hope that it gets that audience too! 😀
I’ll be looking for this one for my classroom! Thanks for talking about it!
It’s a really touching environmental book! Thank you for stopping by! 🙂
I agree with Sue. This book is a keeper. Such an important message to teach children. I hope many pre-k and kindergarten classes introduce this book to their students.
Yes! This is that type of book! 🙂
Really loved this book. The message is important for kids and the illustrations are great!
It was a marvelous book.
Love, love this book about animals and the earth. Thanks for reviewing and telling the world about it. Should be in every kids library.
It is a beautiful book with an important message. 🙂