title: I Love God's Green Earth: Devotions for Kids Who Want to Take Care of God's Creation
author:  Michael Carroll 
description: Those looking for a religious take on the issue of the environment will find it here. The chapters are a mix of scripture, facts, and jokes (which are often too young for the intended audience) as well as suggestions for what children can do to help planet Earth. The book has a literal view of the Bible and sometimes uses stories like that of Adam and Eve to make its point, but there are also topics like soil rejuvenation, the seasons, ice ages, and pesticides. Each chapter covers broad subjects, including recycling, climate change, and endangered species, and is subdivided into daily devotions. A section called What Can I Do? appears throughout; sometimes the answer is talking to God, but there are also hands-on suggestions, such as reducing water use or raising money to buy a gas grill instead of a charcoal grill to keep smoke out of the air. The theme of stewardship is well covered here, though the plain, unadorned format makes this best suited for group or family sharing. Grades 3-6. --Ilene Cooper
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  Brain Plague
  
  
  Joan Slonczewski
  
  
  **ONE**
  
  
  _"Lord of Light."_
  
  
  _"I see you, Green. Why have you come?"_
  
  
  _"We pray you, give us our Promised World."_
  
  
  _"Every day you come to my eyes to demand a new world. Is it not enough that I
  saved you_ _from death and sheltered you for seven generations?"_
  
  
  _Green remembered that a generation of children grew old in a god's day. Seven
  generations_ _in exile; a mere seven days, for the Lord of Light. But in each
  generation, Green asked again._
  
  
  _"The Blind God promised us a New World. Let my people go."_
  
  
  _Darkness lengthened. Within the Lord of Light's great eye waited Green, along
  with the_ _second priest, Unseen._
  
  
  _"Very well. You shall have your wish. But beware_ — _your New World will be
  more than you_ _imagine. You are a dangerous people, Green and Unseen. You
  will reach too far, and your_ _children will die."_
  
  
  The peak spurted lava, an arch of blinding white across the sky. As it fell,
  the lava stretched into butterfli