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
6 Great Albums
New Release, This time it is about space
ecology.
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
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New Release, by eco-photographer,
Penelope Torribio
Take Ten, ten minute
relaxation DVD for
infants through lower elementary and adults.
New Releases
Birds and Those Who Love Them
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
Birds and Those Who Love Them
Bugs and Those Who Love Them 2. Visit
our store.
These DVD's are perfect
for a short rest while experiencing
the beauty of nature. Pre-schools, after-school programs,
H
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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Torribio
695 E. Kingsley Avenue
Pomona, CA 91767
(909) 868-0995
Photos by Penelope Torribio
CD Cover, The Rain is Coming, by Suzanne Ross
all other covers by Penelope Torribio
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