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Teaches children about what it means to be green by helping them to view everyday tasks through an environmentally friendly lens.02Author Bio: Rana DiOrio was born in Providence, RI and grew up in a colorful Italian-American family. Her curiosity about the world began in kindergarten, while studying Western access to China and, obviously, panda bears. As a political science major/psychology minor in college, and then as a law student, she became fascinated with understanding perspective, and how just about any person, place, thing, or situation can be interpreted in so many valid ways. ?I believe that I have two ears, two eyes and one mouth intentionally, so I listen and observe more than I talk,? she explains. ?As a result, I think I?m better able to respect and appreciate diversity.? Rana?s inspiration for writing What Does It Mean To Be Global? was the election of President Barack Obama and explaining its significance, on so many levels, to her children. Rana has written her way through life?as a student, a lawyer, an investment banker, a private equity investor, and now as an author and publisher of children?s picture books. Her interests include practicing yoga, reading non-fiction, dreaming, effecting positive change, and, of course, being global, green, and present. She lives in Tiburon, California with her three Little Pickles. Illustrator Bio: Chris Blair was born an
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Rana DiOrio, Chris Blair, illustrated by Chris Blair
Summary
Being green means...
Turning off the water while you brush your teeth
Only turning on the lights when you need them
Picking up trash that isn't yours
In this empowering book, a young boy and girl discover amazing facts (like how our food travels an average of 1,500 miles to be on our plate!) and explore all the different ways they—and we—can help protect the Earth's most precious resources to save the planet and live "green" lifestyles.
What Does It Mean to Be Green? is a Mom's Choice Gold Award Winner for Children's Picture Book and was awarded The Santa Monica Public Library's Green Prize for Sustainable Literature, School-Age Nonfiction. The enhanced e-book edition also won the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award.
Other books in the What Does It Mean…? series include: What Does It Mean to Be an Entrepreneur?, What Does It Mean to Be Global?, and What Does It Mean to Be Safe? among others.
