{"id":6843,"date":"2011-05-02T21:59:51","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T04:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candlelightstories.com\/?p=6843"},"modified":"2011-05-02T21:59:51","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T04:59:51","slug":"living-green-a-turtles-quest-for-a-cleaner-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candlelightstories.com\/Blog\/2011\/05\/02\/living-green-a-turtles-quest-for-a-cleaner-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Green: A Turtle’s Quest For a Cleaner Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Artie Knapp’s new children’s book, ‘Living Green: A Turtle’s Quest for a Cleaner Planet<\/a><\/em>,’ is out today!\u00a0 Tired of seeing the land he loves cluttered with trash, Thurman the turtle decides it’s time to take action.\u00a0 He’s a very environmentally conscious turtle who simply won’t take no for an answer.<\/p>\n

We feature many of Knapp’s children’s stories here and this one is a nice big bright addition to his list of wonderful and charming stories that teach a few simple lessons.\u00a0 This book is 36 fully illustrated pages and is aimed at readers 5 to 10 years old.\u00a0 The illustrations are by M.J. Illustrations<\/a> and the publisher is Mightybook, Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n

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A delightful story that uses whimsical animal characters and engaging art to show younger readers that everyone can make a difference, no matter how small!<\/p>\n

Sharon Martin, Newspapers in Education Manager, the Detroit Free Press<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A determined turtle named Thurman shows us all that following your heart and doing what you believe in, no matter what others say, can make a difference. This story, like many of Artie Knapp\u2019s other tales, is sure to entertain, educate and inspire our youth!<\/p>\n

Kristin Garrison, Newspapers in Education Manager, the Cincinnati Enquirer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kids are great ambassadors for the environment and Living Green makes the issue of human impact on the planet even more real through a brave, animal hero, Thurman, who literally risks his neck for earth.<\/p>\n

Brandie Weikle, Editor of the Toronto Star’s parenting website, ParentCentral.ca<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s even a special web site<\/a> for Thurman the turtle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Artie Knapp’s new children’s book, ‘Living Green: A Turtle’s Quest for a Cleaner Planet,’ is out today!\u00a0 Tired of seeing the land he loves cluttered with trash, Thurman the turtle decides it’s time to take action.\u00a0 He’s a very environmentally conscious turtle who simply won’t take no for an answer. We feature many of Knapp’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,137,236,109],"tags":[65,1202,2509,1847,1846,69],"class_list":["post-6843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-publishing","category-books","category-childrens-books","category-illustration","tag-artie-knapp","tag-childrens-book","tag-environment","tag-illustrated-book","tag-juvenile-fiction","tag-kids"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t