This month's earth coloring page by Melanie Hope Greenberg is perfect for Earth Day or anytime you want to encourage your kids to think about the importance of taking care of the planet.
The design for the coloring sheet comes from Melanie's illustrations in the book, It's My Earth Too by Kathy Krull. It features a globe encircled by a group of multicultural children holding hands.
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It's My Earth Too was originally published in 1992 by Doubleday Books for Young Readers. You might be surprised to learn that the book publishing industry is actually a huge polluter, but this book was made in an environmentally friendly manner, printed on recycled paper with soybean oil inks. There was no paper dust jacket, and water-soluble glues were used in the binding. The great news is that it is just been reissued as an ebook!
Kids who are interested in the illustration process can read about the evolution of this particular illustration (notice the coloring page includes angel wings on the children, but the book cover does not) on Melanie's blog and read a new interview with Melanie discussing how she creates an illustration.
Meet the illustrator:
Melanie Hope Greenberg loves the Earth. She is also an award winning author and illustrator of more than 15 children’s books. Her cheerful, vibrant illustrations can be found in books such as Good Morning, Digger, Down in the Subway and A City Is. Her very popular Mermaids on Parade was selected as a Bank Street Best Book, and for the Texas Reading Club and PBS Kids Summer Reading Lists.
Melanie also loves to visit schools and libraries to talk about the process of creating a book. Learn about her talks on her website.
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