Superkids
Siren founder Sasha Norris wrote the Think Publishing book ‘Superkids’. Published in 2006 the book reveals 200 way for children to help Save the World! You can download PDF’s of the individual chapters [coming soon] and do your bit too!
Read the extracts below for inspiration or download the energy chapter at: http://www.sashanorris.co.uk/Energy.pdf
From Superkids
Super Kids we are in a pickle. Adults and let’s face it, most of them are Zombies – have been spending the last couple of centuries completely messing up the planet. If we continue to leave them in charge, it’s only going to get worse. As this book shows, everything the Zombie Adults touch seems to be going wrong. Well, there is only one answer …
Your mission is to take charge and SAVE THE PLANET! The Zombie Adults are all around you – your mum, Dad and teachers – and it’s up to you to wake them up and make a difference! So how do you become a Super Kids? This little book is every Super Kid’s bible – packed full of tips on how to save the planet and make a difference. If you are thinking it’s just another boring, factual, school-type textbook, then think again.
Super Kids is all about DOING! Every page is bursting with things to do, stuff to make, clubs to join and ways to help. What’s more you’ll be learning without realising it – this is learning made fun!
Start today! Start now! The planet is crying out for the Super Kids’ mission to start. Its precious resources are being run dry by greedy humans. We rely on the earth for so many things and take them for granted.
Food
Fair deal
People slave away in warmer climates to grow the chocolate we gorge ourselves on, literally! People are paid so little and work in such poor conditions, it’s barely better than slavery. Look out for the blue and green Fairtrade symbol. This means any profits made go directly back to the cocoa bean growers, not the rich companies. See www.fairtrade.org.uk.
Be burger aware
Eating a beefburger may be helping to destroy the rainforest! Most burgers in Britain are made from European cattle, but these cattle are often fed on soya beans. A lot of this comes from Brazil, where large areas of the rainforest have been destroyed to make soya fields. Before buying a burger, first ask where the cattle came from and what they were fed on.
Buy produce when it’s in season
Know your seasons, Super Kids. Different types of food grow at different times of the year. Somehow we’ve got used to having any old fruit and veg whenever we want, flown in from other countries where the weather is different. The fuel that flies this produce round the world adds to global warming too! You can really save the world – and have something to look forward to – by eating seasonal food that’s grown in the UK.
Transport
Only use your car, if you’re going far
Half of all car journeys made are under two miles. In the morning at 8.50am, one in five cars contains imprisoned school kids, slowly being poisoned by the air pollution inside the car. Carbon monoxide at very high doses can kill you because it joins with your blood instead of oxygen. Then you run out of energy. Carbon monoxide is eight times higher inside a car, than in normal outside air! Two miles takes half an hour to walk and ten minutes to cycle. You arrive fitter, brighter, breezier and ready for action.
On the double
If you live miles from anywhere and really do need to use a car to get to school or see friends, try to car-share. Maybe there are other children in your village who go to the same school as you. If not, maybe you could do a round trip. This will also save your Zombie Parents some precious time and less time stuck in traffic jams might help them feel less zombified!
Turn off your engine
If Mum or Dad are sat still in the traffic jam for more than two minutes, get them to turn off the engine. There’s no point killing the planet if you’re not going anywhere.
