A really simple and pretty book to teach young children about our environment. I enjoyed this and my toddler enjoyed the pictures. I don’t think it is ever too early to talk about the environment so this was a great tool

"Our Environment" is an introduction for children about what makes up our environment and how they can take care of it. The book is beautifully illustrated and the language is simplistic enough for children to understand but very thorough in what it covers.

Originally published as Norte Environment, Our Environment by Jacques Pasquet and Yves Dumont, translated by Shelley Tanaka is a comprehensive guide to inspire young environmentalists.

Jacques Pasquet takes young readers through all of the elements that make up our big beautiful world. He carefully explains why things like water and air are so important and what is threatening these essential elements of life. There are beautiful illustrations and infographics to move the reader through all the information and there is a lot! The whole book is a call to action to protect the planet with concrete steps we can all take to ensure we keep the water, air and soil clean and a way to ensure a clean tomorrow. There is a fantastic glossary at the back to better understand some of the more sophisticated terms in the book. I love how the author uses the scientific terms throughout the book and keeps the text straightforward and easy to understand. It’s a fabulous book to have in classrooms and school libraries and for all the future Autumn Peltier’s and Greta Thunberg’s who are going to continue to fight for the planet

I really liked this book! The illustrations are bright and eye catching and the organization of the chapters really makes a lot of sense. Each chapter introduces an aspect of the environment that humans have an impact on (soil, water, climate, air, etc) and tells you what it is, why it is important, the threats to it through actions and pollution and the steps that we can take in order to reduce the damage we are doing. The book is written in a way that (unless the child reading it is a very sensitive soul ) doesn't come across as accusatory. There's no sense of "if you are doing this you are a horrible person!" which I feel like happens all too much in environmental focused books- even those for kids.

My only true issue with this book- which might have been because of the digital nature of the book- is that some of the fonts were hard to read on the background colors chosen (black on blue etc.)

I thought this book had attractive illustrations and informative text, but the illustrations could have benefitted from accompanying infographics.

A simple approach to teaching young kids about our environment and how to protect it. Appropriate for young learners as a starting point for an environment unit.