I recently had a chance to interview Sheri Miller, music star and author of Honoring Our Planet! THINK!
Why did you write this book?
I co-wrote this magnificent kid’s book with my Mom, Linda Miller, a kid’s teacher. We both deeply appreciate and care about Planet Earth, kindness, diversity and kids. We’re passionate about teaching and empowering kids (and adults too) we have the power to create change and allow in solutions! We can do it! My Mom and I would love to inspire kids to use their spectacular imaginations (which is their superpower) and THINK! Encourage kids to think, feel, receive great ideas and solutions about how we best can make conscious choices to honor our Planet. We can plant trees, use solar panels, recycle, and perhaps even discover new solutions and ideas to respect and love our Planet!
Appreciation, imagination and focusing on solutions are our gifts and superpowers! This is a love letter to Planet Earth, and to kids.
Why is it so important for kids to have books that support learning about environmental issues?
This is OUR planet! Not someone’s else’s planet. It belongs to US! Planet Earth is our gift- it gives us abundant healthy food, clean water, bright sun consistently rising each morning and warming the earth, fresh oxygen! One day, it’ll be our kids who inherit our Earth, who fully take care of our Earth - so let’s start making positive, conscious, feel-good choices now! Let’s think seven generations ahead, about how our choices will impact both us AND future generations of our children and grandchildren.
Let’s create positive awareness and deep appreciation for our majestic planet now- so it becomes second nature for kids to honor our planet! It’s easy as breathing- to recycle or compost, or plant flowers or trees. I believe it’s a beautiful thing to instill a habit and practice of appreciation in our kids- one of the greatest gifts I believe we can give them!
This is OUR planet! Not someone’s else’s planet. It belongs to US! Planet Earth is our gift- it gives us abundant healthy food, clean water, bright sun consistently rising each morning and warming the earth, fresh oxygen! One day, it’ll be our kids who inherit our Earth, who fully take care of our Earth - so let’s start making positive, conscious, feel-good choices now! Let’s think seven generations ahead, about how our choices will impact both us AND future generations of our children and grandchildren.
Let’s create positive awareness and deep appreciation for our majestic planet now- so it becomes second nature for kids to honor our planet! It’s easy as breathing- to recycle or compost, or plant flowers or trees. I believe it’s a beautiful thing to instill a habit and practice of appreciation in our kids- one of the greatest gifts I believe we can give them!
How can families make small steps towards more eco-friendly choices?
Great question! Every small choice you make helps! You can plant trees, plants, flowers in your garden or an outdoor space. You can recycle, compost, and if you have trash put it into a designated trash receptacle. You can eat healthy foods that nourish your body, feel good as you enjoy it, and even bless your food and water with love before ingesting it! You can learn about solar panels, electric cars, and new energy source possibilities!
And super importantly, you can think positive thoughts about our Planet’s Well-Being, and appreciate our Earth. What if you and your child could speak out loud 3 things you each appreciate about our Planet Earth? Maybe it’s clean water to drink. Maybe it’s abundant, beautiful oceans to swim in. Maybe it’s all beautiful birds and animals we see and hear in nature. Ask your child “What are 3 things you appreciate about Planet Earth?” Make it a fun game!
In addition to this great exercise of appreciation, we can also talk with our kids about the ideas in the book. Ask your kids “How do you think you can honor and celebrate our Planet?” “What does honoring and respecting our Planet Earth mean to you?” Positive conversations with your kids opens the door to solutions, answers and possibilities of love for our Planet! Focus on love, focus on how blessed and fortunate we are to have such a truly spectacular, gorgeous Planet Earth! Let’s honor our planet! THINK!
Get the book:
Amazon: https://a.co/d/10T2ImG
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/honoring-our-planet-think/id6483932707
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