Christopher Gavigan’s book, Healthy Child Healthy World – a guide to creating a greener, safer home, struck me as yet another entry in the, ‘how to be green” category. Since I’ve read a few similar books I wasn’t expecting to learn anything new when I was asked by MotherTalk to review it.
Written in what I call, “sound bite style” the book combines text with sidebars from blogs and celebrity comments…including one from Michelle Obama who is listed simply as “wife of Senator Barak Obama”. Despite the somewhat predictable style though, I found this book did cover some areas I hadn’t considered before and included some web sites and phone numbers for reference.
This book is an easy read and one that will be picked up again and again. It carries perhaps more weight than other books on green parenting that I have read because it’s author is the CEO of The Healthy Child, Healthy World organization, which is dedicated to educating parents about environmental hazards.
I believe that the more people read about the unhealthy world we live in and the better informed they become, the more likely we will see change in our lifetime. So, I recommend this book to any parents interested in learning more about environmental hazards and the role they play in our children’s health.
You can purchase the book here or at your favorite bookstore.
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Written in what I call, “sound bite style” the book combines text with sidebars from blogs and celebrity comments…including one from Michelle Obama who is listed simply as “wife of Senator Barak Obama”. Despite the somewhat predictable style though, I found this book did cover some areas I hadn’t considered before and included some web sites and phone numbers for reference.
This book is an easy read and one that will be picked up again and again. It carries perhaps more weight than other books on green parenting that I have read because it’s author is the CEO of The Healthy Child, Healthy World organization, which is dedicated to educating parents about environmental hazards.
I believe that the more people read about the unhealthy world we live in and the better informed they become, the more likely we will see change in our lifetime. So, I recommend this book to any parents interested in learning more about environmental hazards and the role they play in our children’s health.
You can purchase the book here or at your favorite bookstore.
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