Green Options » Magic School Bus http://greenoptions.com/tag/magic-school-bus Posts tagged 'Magic School Bus' Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:47:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Green Series: Kid’s Media Gets a Little Greener http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/05/green-series-kid%e2%80%99s-media-gets-a-little-greener/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/05/green-series-kid%e2%80%99s-media-gets-a-little-greener/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:47:46 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/05/green-series-kid%e2%80%99s-media-gets-a-little-greener/ Green SeriesEditor’s note: This is the last of a weekly guest spot by children’s media consultant Ashley. Ashley is a television and online producer and Executive Editor of Children’s Media Consultant.com. She holds a B.A. from Columbia University and a M.A. concentrating in children’s educational media and preschool ecology from New York University. She resides with her family in downtown New York City. You can visit her blog at childrensmediaconsultant.com.

What an eco-friendly week for children’s media. Just when I thought “why isn’t kid’s TV more eco-friendly?,” other types of content delivery have stepped up to the plate to teach kids about environmental issues and green living choices.

magicschoolbus200.jpgScholastic and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined forces to release “The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up,” a new book from the “Magic School Bus” series that explores the ways people can protect themselves (including their lungs) from air pollution. Scholastic’s traveling Magic School Bus, a traveling interactive science experience for kids, has also added a new, more sustainable filter which has already reduced its diesel particulate by up to 90 percent.

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