Check out these new titles about sustainability and migration for younger readers at the OISE library!

Reducing Your Foodprint: Farming, Cooking, and Eating for a Healthy Planet (CR. 641.3 R691R c.1)

This title teaches a younger audience about the importance of saving the planet from pollution. This can be done by learning to conserve energy and developing alternative energy sources. The major theme of this title is food! Topics include eating local, green cooking, fair trade food, going organic, and the history of cultivation. The pages contain colourful pictures, and interesting facts such as, “Foods shipped long distances by truck must be kept refrigerated. Fruits are often picked before they are ripe so that they survive the long journey to the market.” Use this book to show children the importance of healthy eating!

Is There a Future for Fossil Fuels? (CR 333.82 R69li c.1).

This new title about sustainability teaches readers about energy and energy use. Topics include traditional energy sources such as oil and coal, and also alternative energy sources that are environmentally friendly like wind power! Another aspect readers will benefit from is the history of energy use including oil and the first automobile (the Ford Model T!) This book is similar to the layout of Reducing Your Foodprint, and has colourful pictures and also many interesting facts like, “Whales were once hunted for their blubber, which was used as oil to light lamps.” Grab this title for more great facts about conserving energy!

Population Patterns (CR 304.6 H994 c.1)

Factors like canals, cliff dwellings, commuter towns, river routes, and railroads are only some of the reasons people have migrated to and settled in places on our planet since the dawn of human history. Comparisons between historical reasons for migrating and settling, like being near natural resources such as water, are compared to modern reasons, such as jobs in communications and technology! This book is aimed for an older audience compared to the above two titles, as the information is more dense. However, fun pictures and even many interesting facts are still included like, “Niagara Falls was a barrier to ships on the St. Lawrence River getting to the Great Lakes. The Welland Canal was built so ships could go around the falls, using eight locks that lift ships almost 328 feet (100 m).”

If you enjoyed the examples of fun facts from these books, be sure to check them out along with other new titles on the New Acquisitions shelf of the first floor of the OISE library!