The purpose of this project was to write and illustrate a 56 page, environmentally themed, fictional book for children K-6 in order to educate children on the different ways of viewing the environment. The book, titled Can We Take Them Home?, features a mother teaching her son facts about animals as well as the kinship felt towards nature. It steadily introduces the idea that animals have value beyond what humans might place on them. The mom encourages her son to think about animals as beings with their own lives and their own right to make choices about their environment. A reflection which explains the motives for creation and aspects of the writing process is included.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Christ, Elisabeth A.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 6296
• E-project-032221-120808

Advisor

• Krueger, Robert

Year

• 2021

Date created

• 2021-03-22

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Environmental Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright