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Book Review: Cool Green Stuff |
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Dave Evans' book, entitled Cool Green Stuff, reminds me of the children's books I read to my daughter Willow when she was 2 or 3 years old. Each page held one bright photo or other illustration and a few words of text. However, unlike Willow's favorite books of that time, Cool Green Stuff does not have a story line. Each page is an example of a product – jewelry, furniture, or dwelling – that is both cool (as in trendy and interesting) and green (as in recycled or solar-powered). And the other big difference is that each page/product includes the website of the manufacturer or artist that made it.
Dave Evans is an Australian and he selected products from all over the world to showcase in his book. And not one paid-for inclusion, so the selection was made on the merits of the product.How about a few examples? There's the bracelet made of the faces from discarded Barbie dolls. Or the bracelet made of recycled computer keyboard letters. How about the Sustain Mini-home that provides all needed power and waste processing, for complete off-the-grid living? Or the comfortable chair made from a cut and bent bathtub?This is a fun book, certainly a quick and easy read (there's hardly any text), with a great photo on each page. Check it out. It will open your mind to the possibilities.Cool Green Stuff is available at the Moscow library, and at BookPeople. |
