Summer 2020: Green Child Magazine

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Look Listen Read KAIA AND THE BEES

by Maribeth Boelts and Angela Dominguez This story doesn’t preach about environmentalism. It’s mostly about Kaia overcoming her fear of bees (which is warranted because she once was stung by a bee). As Kaia learns about pollinators from her beekeeper dad, so do we. We also get to see an example of how people who live in the city can tackle environmental problems. This story opens up the conversation for how families in urban areas can garden, compost, conserve resources, and more. HOW TO BE A PERSON: 65 HUGELY USEFUL, SUPERIMPORTANT SKILLS TO LEARN BEFORE YOU’RE GROWN UP

by Catherine Newman Inevitably a few life skills will fall through the cracks as we raise our children. Do your kids know how to do laundry? Does your teen know how to leave a tip? Catherine Newman’s upbeat and humorous book will help kids, teens, even young adults tackle important skills that they’ll need before they become a grown-up. They’ll even get a crash course on using the kitchen and a boot camp for lending a hand outside the house. HOLISTIC WEALTH: 32 LIFE LESSONS TO HELP YOU FIND PURPOSE, PROSPERITY, AND HAPPINESS

by Keisha Blair By expanding on the teachings shared in her viral article “My Husband Died at 34; Here Are 40 Life Lessons I Learned From It,” author Keisha Blair presents action-oriented strategies to help you find balance and success. Holistic Wealth shows us how to find prosperity in key aspects of life, from financial stability and physical health to our emotional and spiritual connections with others.


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