Lessons from Mother Earth

Lessons from Mother Earth by Elaine McLeod and Colleen Wood is a great picture book that is very relevant to the situation currently going on in our world. This book is about a young girl named Tess going to visit her grandmother. Her grandmother wants to show her something she has never realized before, "her" garden. Tess thinks she is going to visit her grandmother's garden that is specifically hers, however; she realizes that the garden is actually apart of Mother Nature. The garden belongs to everyone. The grandmother teaches Tess lessons about taking care of Mother Nature, and it will take care of you. Though Tess was not initially aware of this wonderful gift, she is glad she finally realized it, and how to take care of it. This story reminds me of the lesson our world is slowly trying to grasp. The lesson that we need to take care of our precious world, our it soon may not be there to take care of us. This book is a great way to represent the Go Green movement that is become so popular throughout America. In the book the grandmother gives Tess small tips to care for the Earth like not trampling the bushes, or not picking too many berries. These tips from the book are similar to the tips that are given to all families from the Go Green campaign. For example, the Go Green campaign has explained important tips like using canvas grocery bags instead of plastic, using washable water bottles instead of plastic, carpooling, and using solar heat. Though we may not initially been aware of how precious our Earth is, we now are aware, and are on the right track like Tess of taking care of our gift.