Maven for Kids!

Technicians and staff at Maven Technologies understand the relationship between education and innovation, and we encourage you to learn more about your environment and the many ways that you can build a greener future. Check out the links, books, movies, and activities that can explain more about your world and show you how to help your environment!

Throughout history, Children's Literature has provided us with books that address the importance of our relationship with nature. If you have not thought about just how important it is to take care of our planet and its creatures, please take some time to enjoy the following books...

The Lorax - Dr. Seuss
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - Robert C. O'Brien
Just a Dream - Chris Van Allsburg
Where Does the Garbage Go? - Paul Showers
Owl Moon - Jane Yolen
Herman and Margeurite: an Earth Story - Jay O'Callahan
Ecoviews: Snakes, Snails, and Environmental Tales - Whit Gibbons
The Fire Bug Connection: An Ecological Mystery - Jean Craighead George
The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein
Celebrating the Great Mother: A Handbook of Earth-Honoring Activities for Parents and Children - Cait Johnson

Recommend a book!

The Secret of NIHM, Don Bluth, United Artists, 1982
Fern Gully: The Last Rain Forest, Bill Kroyer, FAI Films, 1992
Once Upon a Forest, Charles Grosvenor & David Michener, Hanna-Babera Productions, 1993
The Rescuers Down Under,John Lounsbery & Wolfgang Reitherman, Walt Disney Productions, 1977
Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, Hawley Pratt, CBS TV, 1972
Free Willy, Simon Wincer, Warner Bros. Pictures, 1993

Recommend a movie!

Recycling is Fun!, Bull Frog Films, 1991
Trashed, CustomFlix, 2007
Energy Crossroads: A Burning Need to Change Course, Tiroir A Films Production, 2007
An Inconvenient Truth, Davis Guggenheim, Lawrence Bender Productions, 2006
Broken Limbs, Jamie Howell & Guy Evans, Bull Frog Films, 2004
Sustainable Table, Misha Hedges, 2007