Books in Environment Collection for Kids series

Our planet is all covered by air and we need it clean to our well-being. With new and amusing illustrations from David Palatnik and informative dialogues with the reader, this book shows the importance of the air purity in our lives. You will get to know the different forms of its presence in nature and how it is important and does us good. You will discover many reasons to respect and take care of the air. In doing so, you will preserve the healthy and harmonious life in our planet.This Collection is the result of an encounter between two brazilian friends who had not seen each other for more than forty years. One is a biologist, the other an art director and illustrator. Both had the same idea: to combine an amusing text with captivating pictures to make children understand the multidisciplinary questions that arise with regard to the study and perception of the environment. They are driven by the conviction that if we are to protect our planet we have to start working from childhood onwards to change the paradigms.

If almost all of our planet is covered by water, why do we call it Earth? This book with David's Palatnik amusing illustrations and its informative dialogues shows the important role played by water in our everyday lives. It shows water in its different natural states and explains how essential it is for our protection and well-being. You will discover many reasons to respect and take good care of water in order to preserve healthy life on our blue planet.This Collection is the result of an encounter between two childhood friends who had not seen each other for more than forty years. Israel Felzenszwalb is a biologist, David Palatnik an art director and illustrator. Both had the same idea: to combine an amusing text with captivating pictures to make children understand the multidisciplinary questions that arise with regard to the study and perception of the environment. They are driven by the conviction that if we are to protect our planet we have to start working from childhood onwards to change the paradigms.

How did earth emerge on our planet? What are the different forms in which it appears? The importance of recycling and the risks we take with the accumulation of waste and pollution. Numerous tips on the things we can do to protect our planet. Preserving the environment for the benefit of all those - people, plants and animals - that inhabit our planet Earth.This Collection is the result of an encounter between two childhood friends who had not seen each other for more than forty years. Israel Felzenszwalb is a biologist, David Palatnik an art director and illustrator. Both had the same idea: to combine an amusing text with captivating pictures to make children understand the multidisciplinary questions that arise with regard to the study and perception of the environment. They are driven by the conviction that if we are to protect our planet we have to start working from childhood onwards to change the paradigms.

What is a plant? Is it an animal? Is it a person? Questions I began thinking about when I realized how much we worry about people and animals in our everyday lives and how little attention we pay to these other inhabitants of our planet, although we depend on them so much. They are living beings too, after all! David Palatnik’s illustrations are a beautiful yet compelling reminder of the important role played by plants, the good they do us and how they deserve our respect. - Israel Felzenszwalb