Synopses & Reviews
Gilbert has trouble coming up with ideas. First he couldn't think of a springtime poem, and now he needs an idea for an Earth Day project! Everyone else in Mrs. Byrd's class is busy working on posters about recycling and saving water and electricity, but Gilbert wants to do something original. A distressing class picnic inspires him, and he comes up with an Earth Day project that even Mrs. Byrd thinks is the best idea yet.
With vivid, lively illustrations and a timely story about how kids really can help the world around them, Diane deGroat shows readers of all ages that sometimes the simplest solutions are right in our own backyards!
Review
“Gilberts class embraces springtime with poetry, picnics, and Earth Day projects, but Gilbert is jittery over his lack of ideas. The cartoon illustrations add detail to the story, and fans of Gilbert and friends will enjoy reading about their Earth-friendly plans in this latest addition to the series.” School Library Journal
About the Author
Diane deGroat is the illustrator of more than 120 children's books and the author-illustrator of another I Can Read Book about Gilbert,
Gilbert, the Surfer Dude, as well as bestselling picture books about Gilbert, including:
Ants in Your Pants, Worms in Your Plants! (Gilbert Goes Green);
April Fool! Watch Out at School!;
Mother, You're the Best! (But Sister, You're a Pest!);
Last One in is a Rotten Egg!;
Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet;
Jingle Bells, Homework Smells;
Happy Birthday to You, You Belong in a Zoo;
No More Pencils, No More Books, No More Teacher's Dirty Looks!; and the
New York Times bestseller
Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink. She is also the illustrator of
Charlie the Ranch Dog by Ree Drummond.
Diane deGroat is the illustrator of more than 120 children's books and the author-illustrator of another I Can Read Book about Gilbert, Gilbert, the Surfer Dude, as well as bestselling picture books about Gilbert, including: Ants in Your Pants, Worms in Your Plants! (Gilbert Goes Green); April Fool! Watch Out at School!; Mother, You're the Best! (But Sister, You're a Pest!); Last One in is a Rotten Egg!; Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet; Jingle Bells, Homework Smells; Happy Birthday to You, You Belong in a Zoo; No More Pencils, No More Books, No More Teacher's Dirty Looks!; and the New York Times bestseller Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink. She is also the illustrator of Charlie the Ranch Dog by Ree Drummond.