The Greenie (Old Wise Tales)

by Mary Pride

The Greenie has some good ideas about animal rights, pollution, and environmental protection, but he is so extreme his ideas become unreasonable. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561210110
• ISBN13: 9781561210114
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Wolgemuth & Hyatt Pub
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

i just can't bring myself to get rid of this book!

hey, i don't even have kids & i luv this book! (that should tell you something right there ... )the back cover says & i quote: "Written in the bouncing rhythm of the easy-to-read books you loved as a child, each tale has a lasting Christian message on an important topic ... and it's fun to read!" (actually the message is not overtly christian -- the word "God" is only mentioned twice & jesus is not mentioned at all: "God gave us animals we can eat," & "No one but God can speak for the trees or the wind, or the waves, or the clouds, or the breeze" -- this would make a good interfaith children's book for anyone who believes in god, not just for christians.)i just love the lilting rhyme of this book & i love the message of a greenie who is, quite frankly, a meanie & who is obnoxious & pushy about his ecological beliefs ... but all turns out well in the end! it's a great lesson about how we can all be concerned about the environment without being pushy & hypocritical.i wish this book was still in print ... (heavy sigh)

Shows what can happen when environmentalism goes too far

This book is about a boy-creature who notices air pollution around his home town. He is then befriended by The Greenie (who looks suspiciously like John Muir) and recruited into eco-activism. But the Greenie goes way too far (as do many modern groups) when he tries to prohibit eating meet, wearing leather, and even going to parks and the beach (only wildlife allowed). Finally the Greenie becomes physically ill and sees the error of his ways. Environmentalism is good when practiced sensibly and in moderation. This book provides a good way to teach children that we can be good stewards of what God has given us without going to either extreme (wasting resources or restricting our freedoms). --- Paul H!