Eco Book: LU and the Earth Bug Crew!
January 30, 2009 by La Mama Naturale'
Filed under GoGreen Expo, Lu and the Earth Bug Crew, Tristan, eco-books, eco-friendly
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As a eco mom, I want my son (and baby on the way) to enjoy and read books that are about saving the planet. I believe that our children are the future and the sooner we expose them to earth saving deeds the better for our planet. My eco wee one who was born on Earth Day (by default), doesn’t even realize the responsibility he’ll be in for ahead. LOL!
I love to read him books that relate to saving the planet and that have an earth friendly message. I don’t want to pressure him about this issue but I do want him to recognize why it’s important to do what we can to help save our planet.
While at the GoGreen Expo over the weekend I came across a wonderful booth that was selling the book LU and the Earth Bug Crew. The booth captured my attention because of the illustrations and vibrant colors exuding from the books that were displayed. The author happened to be the one who was telling us the story about the this exciting adventure. We didn’t know this at the time until he mentioned it after we had asked a couple of questions regarding the book.
I read this book the first night to my son and love the message it portrays. The adventure packed book discusses why it’s important to lessen our carbon footprint in everything that we do. LU and the Earth Bug Crew find out that energy has spiked and it’s up to them to make sure they save the planet. Each character has a role in saving the planet. They’re cool and hip and eat organic too.
Lu and the Crew get down to business becoming polluntant and waste stopping heros.
The book has a glossary in the back for all the eco-terms used which I think is a fantastic entity.
Some eco highlights of the book:
- FSC Certified
- Printed in the U.S.A
- Printer was ISO 14001 EMS certified (reduced operational impacts to the environment)
- Printed using soy-blended inks
- Printed on 10% post-consumer waste paper- from a renewable and sustainable source.
- The publisher Veneraxion Industries, is a proud member of 1% FOR THE PLANET
I highly recommend this book. If you’re looking for a great way to send out an eco friendly message that’s action packed, LU and the Earth Bug Crew, is a wonderful read with awesome illustrations. It will definitely capture your little one’s attention. I was lucky enough to get a copy and have it signed by the author.
Just so you know, I was not paid to write this post nor was I persuaded to do so by the author. I truly enjoy the book and wanted to share my thoughts about it with you!
You can buy, LU and the Earth Bug Crew directly from the publisher.
Mark Wayne Adams on Sat, 31st Jan 2009 12:59 am
Wow! What a great review! You’re very eloquent and captured the goals of this book. Being the one of the two illustrators of this project, I’m excited about your post. The author, Derek Sabori, is incredibly in sync with series! I’m looking forward to the next 5 books. For myself and for my son, who is a huge Rock fan now! These bugs are heros in every sense of the word.
This was my first “Green” published book. The quality and environmental message that Worzalla provided will definitely be promoted to my other authors.
Rose Guida on Sat, 31st Jan 2009 1:23 am
What an awesome review. I’m definitely going to check out this book for my daughter!
Karen Petersen on Sat, 31st Jan 2009 3:23 pm
I was at the Green Expo over the weekend and bought this book for my two boys. One is 9 and one is 7. I thought that maybe my older boy would think the book was too young but infact they both really loved the book and even asked if they could email the author. The author signed the book for them with a great message. Thanks for reviewing this book. I recommend it to anyone that has kids.
Linda Stein on Sat, 31st Jan 2009 9:52 pm
I went and bought this book for my kids ages 4 and 6 immediately. Thanks for letting me know about it! I run a green business and am always on the lookout for age appropriate material to reinforce what I am teaching them about being eco-friendly.
Don Collins on Mon, 2nd Feb 2009 10:28 pm
Great art work in this book!!!
Amazing!!!
Who is the artist??
You need to keep this guy doing your art work in the future…
Thanks,
don collins
Evan LIttle on Tue, 3rd Feb 2009 2:58 am
Wonderful book! I had the chance to check it out recently and slept much better that night knowing that there’s cool books for kids on the market that are opening up their eyes to this situation.
La Mama Naturale' on Tue, 3rd Feb 2009 4:29 am
Hi Don,
The illustrator was the first to comment- Mark Adams. Steve Riley is also an illustrator. Thanks for visiting.
Derek Sabori on Tue, 3rd Feb 2009 5:58 am
Thanks for the great comments everyone! We’re so excited about this adventure!
Indeed I had a great team – You can check out the work of Mark Adams (Florida) at http://web.mac.com/markwayneadams/Mark_Wayne_Adams/Welcome.html
and Steve Riley (Nor Cal) at http://www.tycooney.com
Keep an eye out for the Earth Bugs’ next Eco-Action Adventure!
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