"A historical look at the launch of Earth Day and a look at the global environmental movement that has sprung from it"--

Gilbert seems to be the only one in his class who cannot think of any ideas for an Earth Day project.

Set to the familiar music of "The Twelve Days of Christmas", verses describe different animals that illustrate the wonders of the wild world. Includes a factual section about Earth Day and ways to celebrate it.

"The true story of how a 1969 fire in one of the most polluted rivers in America helped foster awareness of water pollution and how the river's fate contributed to the environmental movement"-- "After the Industrial Revolution in the 1880s, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire almost twenty times, earning Cleveland the nickname "The Mistake on the Lake." Waste dumping had made fires so routine that local politicians and media didn't...

"[This program] looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement -- from its post-war rustlings in the 1950s and the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's incendiary bestseller 'Silent Spring' to the first wildly successful 1970 Earth Day celebration and the subsequent firestorm of political action."--Container.

"It's Earth Day, and Peppa and her family are celebrating with a visit to the Botanical Gardens. But first, there's recycling to sort and compost to collect. Then they're off in Daddy Pig's electric car! At the gardens, everyone enjoys seeing and learning about the many plants and the colorful wildflowers, which the bees love almost as much as Peppa does. There's even a surprise outside--one that's wet and squishy and just right for jumping in!"--...