Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving Earth's Ocean, Lakes, Rivers & Wetlands

by Cathryn Berger Kaye, Philippe Cousteau

Encourage teens to learn about the water crisis and take action to protect and restore local waterways.

Whether it's in a drinking glass, flowing downstream, or miles underground, water is everywhere. And it's essential for life on Earth. But our water planet is in crisis. Going Blue educates teens about our water crisis and gives them tools and inspiration to transform their ideas into action.

With color photos and illustrations, along with practical suggestions and activities, readers follow stories of young people around the world addressing water concerns and learn about issues such as clean water access, coral reef damage, runoff pollution, trash islands, factory fishing, and bottled water.

The second edition of Going Blue statistics and updated factsnew stories about real teensa focus on restoration and sustainabilityCOVID's impact on ocean trashinformation about setting up a hydration station at schoolupdates on the restoration efforts ten years after the Gulf oil spill and on the Flint water crisisTeens are helping our environment by going green, and they can help rescue our ocean and waterways by going blue.

170 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 22, 2023

About the author

Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., is an international service learning consultant and a former classroom teacher. She works with state departments of education, university faculty and students, school districts, and classroom teachers on a variety of education issues such as service learning, civic responsibility, student leadership, and respectful school communities.