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LIVING GREEN

7 Great Green Reads

Get A Jump-Start On Summer Reading With These New Books for Green Parents, Shopaholics, Kids - Even Eco Babies!

By Annie Bell Muzaurieta
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Healthy Child Healthy World

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This book comes from Christopher Gavigan, the executive director of Healthy Child Healthy World, the nonprofit organization devoted to protecting children from environmental toxins. The book includes essays from various celebrities, and offers tips, solutions, and resources for keeping kids healthy and safe. Dutton, $25.95

Eco Babies Wear Green

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In their green garb, eco babies run on solar energy and compost too! Michelle Sinclair Colman\'s adorable baby book shows environmentally conscious tots in all forms of green action, and is part of her series, Urban Babies Wear Black. Tricycle Press, $6.95

The Young Birder\'s Guide

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This Peterson Field Guide is written for kids ages eight to twelve, and covers 200 of the most common birds in eastern North America. Fun facts, color photographs, and line drawings accompany detailed information. Houghton Mifflin, $14.95

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The Purple Book Green

The Purple Book Green, books, Hillary Mendelsohn, Ian Anderson, green guides, shopping the purple book green

The latest in this series of essential online shopping guides is the green edition. You\'ll find a handy, thorough list of online stores for the eco aware, in topic areas ranging from food and drink, to beauty, to electronics. In addition, there are useful resources and definitions provided for each category. thepurplebook, $11.95

Growing Up Green

Growing Up Green, Deirdre Imus, books, kids, tips, babies, toxins growing up green

Next up in Deirdre Imus\' green collection - her first was last year\'s Green This! Volume 1: Greening Your Cleaning - is this book on making life with kids more earth-friendly. Imus covers pre-pregnancy issues, such as removing toxins from the home, and topics that crop up as kids get older, such as how to choose a pediatrician and what to feed your growing child. Simon and Schuster, $15.95

Easy Green Living

Easy Green Living, Renee Loux, books, tips, home easy green living

Renee Loux, host of Fine Living TV\'s It\'s Easy Being Green, puts her green home guidance on paper. Loux offers easy tips on making home decor, cleaning products, and beauty routines more eco-friendly. Rodale, $25

Think Green!

Think Green, Jeanine Behr Getz, books, kids, tips think green

This colorful kids\' book shows boys and girls taking action around the house to save energy (turning the lights off) and prevent waste (giving birthday cards made from post-consumer waste). Author Jeanine Behr Getz has left room for readers to jot down their own ideas too. Kids Think Big, $14.95

Greenopia New York City

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Greenopia aims to be the local guide to eco-friendly living, and this volume includes lists of stores, restaurants, and other resources for all your green living needs in the Big Apple. While the company only has editions for Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco, other city guides are coming soon. The Green Media Group, $17.95

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