This is Aidan with a praying mantis
by Penelope Torribio
Guardians
of the Earth.
As an ecology performer I have had way
too many many children come up to me and say that they are so
worried about global warming and other ecological threats that
they can't sleep at night, many share bad dreams.
I am not the only one to notice this. An
article in Treehugers. com, JasminMalik Chua writes,""There's
a new bogeyman lurking in the closet, and this one isn't imaginary.
Us. One out of three children aged 6 to 11 fears that Ma Earth
won't exist when they grow up, while more than half—56 percent—worry
that the planet will be a blasted heath (or at least a very unpleasant
place to live123), according to a new survey." Read
More.
As a behavior transformation specialist I have
learned that fear is not an effective tool for transforming thought
and behavior. What is? Raised Awareness and Caring. The
tools are hands-on interactions, activities and art and music.
GUARDIANS OF THE EARTH
is dedicated to building a cross age eco-community. Please
join our guest book and say yes to increasing caring and
awareness of our world and no to fear.
Penelope Torribio-ecology
singer-songwriter
5 Great Albums
How to
Have a Lady Bug Party
Sarah Torribio
Most
small children-especially girls-love ladybugs. When I
was in the first through third grades, my girlfriends
and I knew exactly what we wanted to do during recess
when spring turned the southern California days nice
and warm: Go out into the fields of our elementary school
playground, full of grass and clover, and catch the ladybugs
that seemed to have landed on every other blade of grass
or plant leaf.
We weren't sophisticated
about our storage method. For many of us, a metal lunch
box, with holes punched for air, sufficed. We usually tried
to mimic the ladybugs habitat by throwing some grass and
clover into the lunch box.
We didn't keep the
insects long in our catch-and-release program. Mainly that
was because we didn't want the insects to die. I think
it was also because our teachers looked askance at students
bringing little flocks of insects into their classroom.
I seem to recall at least one disaster where a couple dozen
ladybugs were accidentally set loose in the classroom.
Nonetheless, my nostalgia for this activity the heat of
the sun and the smell of warm glass as we hunted for the
shiny red and black polka-dot treasures remains.
You
can capture the springtime fun represented by ladybugs
via a "ladybug party."
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Up-coming -MONKEY PARTIES by Sarah Torribio
Penelope's Puppet Bubbles with Nephew, Nathan
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World Music and Puppets, I know you
are going to love these puppets as I do. Guardians
of the Earth © 2010. All rights reserved |
New Release, by eco-photographer,
Penelope Torribio
Take
Ten, ten minute relaxation DVD for
infants through lower elementary
and adults.
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Bugs and Those Who Love Them
Flowers and Those Who Love The Water Birds and Those Who Love
Them Oceans and Those Who Love Them
Oceans and Those Who Love them. Visit our store.
These DVD's are perfect
for a short rest while experiencing
the beauty of nature. Pre-schools, after-school programs,
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home and adults will enjoy this restful break with
nature too!
Author,
Penelope Torribio, has been called the Mark Twain of the Bug
World for her reflections in
Einstein in My
Garden,
Photos and Reflections
on Bugs
Great for older elementary,
ESL and challenged learner.
How can we live with bugs?
. Book and
CD with Penelope reading her reflections.
When you finished you will move bugs up
the chain in importance to the health
of our world.
Penelope is an award-winning photographer,
who
likes
to photograph BUGS.
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Bugs are one of the most important elements for life on
this planet. Penelope's photo display and bug presentation
helps to raise awareness of our need to recognize and protect
these essential beings.
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Photos by Penelope Torribio
CD Cover, The Rain is Coming, by Suzanne Ross
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