Ben came across this really cool book in the school library. Harry and I have read/flicked through it over and over again. It's the type of book you take something new from each time you look at it. So what's it all about? Well, it's an ideas book really. Have you ever heard of a not-for-profit company called We Are What We Do? The company creates ways for millions of people to do more small, good things. They have created a list of 131 simple actions we can all do that can change the world and make it a better place. Many of the "actions" are things we already do on a daily basis and don't take much time, such as Action #101 Make someone smile! (the book says we see 300 people every day. If one million people smile at 300 people each, every person in Australia will get smiled at 14 times. Don't you just love that?)
The philosophy of We Are What We Do is that by making small changes to our everyday actions, we can make a big difference. Take for example Action #118 Don't sing in the shower (take shorter showers, save water and save your singing for the rain). They insist that when lots and lots of us make small changes to our everyday actions, together we can change the world! Such as Action #122 Don't charge your mobile phone overnight (the idea being that mobile phones charge in under two hours, therefore charging them all night long is a waste of energy). But my favourite is Action #102 Walk your Dad (apparently like dogs, grown-ups get cranky when they stay indoors all day long). Hilarious!
This book shares just 31 of the 131 ideas - so obviously there are other books in this series. And isn't it great that the ideas in this book were all thought up by kids!
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