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Tuesday, July 03, 2007

The following books are excellent resources on children's environmental health issues and how to make your home and community safer for children and adults alike.

Books by Members of Healthy Child’s's Board, Scientific Advisory Committee and Staff

Raising Healthy Children in a Toxic World by Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., Herbert Needleman, M.D., and Mary Landrigan, M.P.A., Rodale Press, 2001

Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet Guide to Natural Baby Care : Nontoxic and Environmentally Friendly Ways to Take Care of Your New Child by Mindy Pennypacker and Aisha Ikramuddin, John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood by Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. Perseus Books, 2001
Also by Sandra Steingraber:
Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment , Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1997

Our Children's Toxic Legacy: How Science and Law Fail to Protect Us from Pesticides (2nd edition) by John Wargo, Ph.D., Yale University Press, 1998

The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp, M.D., Bantam Doubleday Dell, 2002

Naturally Clean: The Seventh Generation Guide to Safe & Healthy, Non-toxic Cleaning by Jeffrey Hollender, Geoff Davis, Meika Hollender, and Reed Doyle, New Society Publishers, 2006

Risks from lawn-care pesticides: Including inadequate packaging and labeling by John Wargo Environment & Human Health, Inc, 2003

Taking Control: Health, Environmental Quality, and Individual Freedom by John Wargo, Yale University Press, 2006

More on Children's Environmental Health

The Toxic Sandbox: The Truth About Environmental Toxins and Our Children's Health by Libby McDonald, M.D., Ted Schettler (Foreword), Perigree Trade, 2007

Children's Environmental Health: Reducing Risk in a Dangerous World  by Dona Schneider and Natalie Freeman  American Public Health Association, 2000

Generations at Risk: Reproductive Health and the Environment  by Ted Schettler, M.D., Gina Solomon, M.D., Maria Valenti, and Annette Huddle MIT Press, 2000

Handbook of Pediatric Environmental Health, 2nd Edition American Academy of Pediatrics, 2003

General Household

Creating a Healthy Household: The Ultimate Guide for Healthier, Safer, Less-Toxic Living  by Lynn Marie Bower  The Healthy House Institute, 2000

Better Basics for the Home: Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living  by Annie Berthold-Bond  Three Rivers Press, 1999

Home Safe Home: Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Everyday Toxics and Harmful Household Products in the Home  by Debra Dadd-Redalia, Debra Lynn Dadd  J.P. Tarcher, 1997

The Safe Shopper's Bible: A Consumer's Guide to Nontoxic Household Products, Cosmetics and Food by David Steinman and Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.  Hungry Minds, Inc/Macmillan Press, 1995

Cleaning

Green Clean: The Environmentally Sound Guide to Cleaning Your Home by Linda Mason Hunter, Mikki Halpin, Melcher Media, 2005

Green This! Volume 1: Greening Your Cleaning by Deirdre Imus, Simon & Schuster, 2007

Clean House, Clean Planet: Clean Your House for Pennies a Day, the Safe, Nontoxic Way  by Karen Logan  Pocket Books, 1997

Baking Soda: Over 500 Fabulous, Fun and Frugal Uses You've Probably Never Thought Of by Vicky Lansky  Book Peddlers, 1995

Clean & Green: Complete Guide to NonToxic & Environmentally Safe Housekeeping by Annie Berthold-Bond Ceres Press, 1994

Food

The Green Kitchen Handbook: Practical Advice, References and Sources for Transforming the Center of Your Home into a Healthy Livable Place by Annie Berthold-Bond  Harper Collins, 1997

Diet for a Poisoned Planet: How to Choose Safe Foods for You and Your Family, the 21st Century Edition,  by David Steinman  Ballantine Books, 2006

Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children  National Academy Press, 1993

Buy or Not to Buy Organic: What You Need to Know to Choose the Healthiest, Safest, Most Earth-Friendly Food by Cindy Burke, Marlowe & Company, 2007

Garden and Lawn Care

Redesigning the American Lawn: A Search for Environmental Harmony by F. Herbert Bormann, Diana Balmori and Gordon T. Geballe  Yale University Press, 2001 (2nd Edition)

Good Bugs for Your Garden by Allison Mia Starcher Algonquin Books, 1995

Pest Control

The Gardener’s Guide to Common Sense Pest Control  by William Olkowski, Sheila Daar and Helga Olkowski (of Bio-Integral Resource Center) Taunton Press, 1996

Tiny Game Hunting: Environmentally Healthy Ways to Trap and Kill the Pests in Your Home and Garden by Hilary Dole Klein, Adrian M. Wenner, Courtlandt Johnson  University of California Press, 2001

Slug Bread and Beheaded Thistles: Amusing and Useful Techniques for Nontoxic Housekeeping and Gardening  by Ellen Sandbeck  Broadway Books, 2000

Pet Care

The Encyclopedia By Natural Pet Care by C. J. Puotinen Macmillan/Contemporary, 2000

Are You Poisoning Your Pets: A Guidebook on How Our Lifestyles Affect the Health of Our Pets  by Nina Anderson, Howard Peiper  Avery Publishing Group, 1998

Building and Decorating

The Healthy House: How to Buy One, How to Build One, How to Cure a Sick One (4th edition) by John Bower  The Healthy House Institute, 2001

Healthy House Building for the New Millenium, A Design & Construction Guide (3rd edition)  by John Bower  The Healthy House Institute, 2000

The Alternative Building Sourcebook: Traditional, Natural and Sustainable Building Products and Services  Edited by Steve K. Chappell Fox Maple Press, 1998

Green Building Products: The Greenspec Guide to Residential Building Materials by Alex Wilson (Editor), Mark Piepkorn (Editor), New Society Publishers, 2006

Green Remodeling : Changing the World One Room at a Time by David Johnston and Kim Master, New Society Publishers, 2004

Art Supplies

Artist Beware: The Hazards of Working With All Art and Craft Materials and the Precautions Every Artist and Craftperson Should Take  by Michael McCann, Ph.D., C.I.H.  The Lyons Press, 2005

Personal Care

A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients by Ruth Winter  Three Rivers Press, 2005 (6th edition)

Dying to Look Good : The Disturbing Truth About What's Really in Your Cosmetics, Toiletries and Personal Care Products by Christine Hoza Farlow, Kiss for Health Publishing, 2000

Toxic Substances

Toxics A to Z: A Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards  by John Harte, Richard Schneider, Cheryl Holdren and Christine Shirley University of California Press, 1991

Getting the Lead Out: The Complete Resource on How to Prevent & Cope with Lead Poisoning by Irene Kessel, John T. O'Connor, John W. Graef  Fisher Books, 2001

Silent Spring by Rachel L. Carson, Introduction by Al Gore, Mariner Books, 2002 (1st edition published in 1962 * See The Story of Silent Spring

Toxic Deception: How the Chemical Industry Manipulates Science, Bends the Law and Endangers Your Health by Dan Fagin, Marianne Levelle,

Center for Public Integrity  LPC, 1999

Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence and Survival: A Scientific Detective Story by Theo Coburn, Dianne Dumanoski, John Peterson Myers  Plume/Penguin, 1997

Dying from Dioxin: A Citizen's Guide to Reclaiming Our Health and Rebuilding Democracy  by Lois Marie Gibbs, Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ)  South End Press, 1995

Sustainable Living (doing your part to ensure a healthy future for all the world’s children)

Living Green: A Practical Guide to Simple Sustainability by Greg Horn, Freedom Press, 2006

The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time by Elizabeth Rogers, Thomas M. Kostigen, Three Rivers Press, 2007

It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living by Crissy Trask, Gibbs Smith, 2006

The Rough Guide to Shopping with a Conscience by Rough Guides, 2007

Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century by Alex Steffen (Author), Al Gore (Foreword), Bruce Sterling (Introduction), Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2006