New Releases by Laurie David

An inspirational, accessible, and actionable guide for empowering and inspiring you to take concrete steps towards living more sustainably. “An excellent how-to guide [and] a great read for everyone from the socially conscious family to the most ardent climate activist.”—Former Vice President Al Gore Imagine It! is a handbook for those who want to begin or advance a journey toward living in better balance with our planet. It inspires, supports, and offers easy ways to replace old, planet-hurting habits with new healthy ones. In Imagine It!, the documentary filmmakers behind Writing on the Wall, Fed Up, The Biggest Little Farm, The Social Dilemma, and the Academy Award–winning An Inconvenient Truth highlight the need to change some of our food, clothing, and transportation habits and meaningfully lower our use of plastic, paper, water, and harmful chemicals. They call the changes in these areas lifestyle shifts, and there is a chapter devoted to each one of them in the book. Each begins with a short story on the shift being explored, and then provides clear steps for replacing old habits with new ones to create lasting change. Laurie David and Heather Reisman are no strangers to exposing hard truths and helping audiences understand their part in bringing about change. They know a cleaner, healthier world is ours for the taking—and to start, we just have to Imagine It!

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For families, eating right has become a monumental challenge. Cultural messages convince us that we no longer have time to cook, and food marketers spend billions persuading us that packaged, processed food is convenient, satisfying . . . and the key to happiness. Half of all our meals are now eaten outside the home. The result? Skyrocketing rates of heart disease and diabetes and unprecedented levels of childhood obesity. This crisis is movingly portrayed in author and activist Laurie David''s new documentary (coexecutive produced with Katie Couric), Fed Up! Luckily, we have a solution: Studies have clearly shown that eating home-cooked meals reduces obesity and develops lifelong healthy eating habits. There is an exciting movement afoot that involves a skillet, a few good knives, and some fresh ingredients: Home cooking is making a comeback. In The Family Cooks, David inspires parents and kids to take control of what they eat by making it themselves. With her longtime collaborator, Kirstin Uhrenholdt, David offers more than 100 recipes that are simple, fast, "low in the bad stuff and high in the good stuff," and designed to bring kids into the cooking process. The authors also demystify cooking terms and break down basic prep techniques, creating stress-free meals that foster health, togetherness, and happy palates. The Family Cooks is the ideal companion for unseasoned chefs of all stripes, whether they''re parenting or being parented.

The producer of An Inconvenient Truth, Laurie David''s new mission is to help America''s overwhelmed families sit down to a Family Dinner, and she provides all the reasons, recipes and fun tools to do so. Laurie David speaks from her own experience confronting the challenges of raising two teenage girls. Today''s parents have lots to deal with and technology is making their job harder than ever. Research has proven that everything we worry about as parents--from drugs to alcohol, promiscuity, to obesity, academic achievement and just good old nutrition--can all be improved by the simple act of eating and talking together around the table. Laurie has written a practical, inspirational, fun (and, of course, green) guide to the most important hour in any parent''s day. Chock-full chapters include: Over seventy-five kid approved fantastic recipes; tips on teaching green values; conversation starters; games to play to help even the shyest family member become engaged; ways to express gratitude; the family dinner after divorce (hint: keep eating together) and much more. Filled with moving memories and advice from the country''s experts and teachers, this book will get everyone away from electronic screens and back to the dinner table.

In accessible and inspiring prose, leading environmental activist Laurie David explains why global warming is the most urgent issue facing our planet. Rousing statements by those who have joined her Virtual March, including Senator John McCain, Senator Barack Obama, and many others, show how this imperative issue transcends politics.

" ... [title] helps readers understand that everyone has a part to play and has suggestions for simple steps kids and adults alike can take in their homes, schools and communities to make a difference."--Back cover

A powerful book filled with facts about global warming and its disastrous consequences plus suggestions on how kids can help combat global warming in their homes, schools, and communities.

Describes why global warming happens, how it affects the planet, and measure that can be taken to stop it.

Global oppvarming er det mange som snakker om og det er viktig at barn og unge forstår hva det innebærer og hva som kan gjøres for å løse det. Boka bruker konkrete eksempler ved at man f.eks. kan se hvor mye karbondioksid hver og en av oss lager i løpet av en dag, eller se satelittbilder av hvor mye pol-isen har smeltet de siste 25 årene. Boka er delt inn i fire deler. Første del handler om vitenskapen om global oppvarming. Den andre tar for seg effekten global oppvarming har på værsystemet, og den tredje på påvirkingen av plante- og dyrelivet. Til slutt handler det om hva hver og en av oss kan gjøre for å stoppe den negative utviklingen. Her er mange nyttige tips til barn og voksne samt at miljøeksperter og kjendiser gir sine råd. Er gjennomillustrert med fotografier og tegninger i farger. Faktabok for mellom-/ungdomstrinnet.

Environmental activist Laurie David describes her own efforts to inform the American people about global warming and how it effects the planet.