Dawn Saves the Planet (9780545690522) by Martin Ann M

Author:Martin, Ann M.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2014-06-11T16:00:00+00:00

Claudia arrived at our Save the Planet class on Thursday completely out of breath. She told us that Charlotte had insisted on running the entire way. This was a very important day for our class because we were making our final preparations for the Green Fair and Charlotte wanted to make sure she didn’t miss a thing.

The minute they walked in the door, I took charge.

“Coats on the hooks in the hall,” I instructed. “Guests on the couch. And students check the assignment sheet posted by the kitchen door.” I clapped my hands together several times. “We’ve got a lot of things to do today so let’s not dawdle.”

Stacey, who had been in the kitchen when Claudia first arrived, was a lot more casual. “Hi, Claud!” she called. “Can I get you something to drink? Juice or mineral water?”

Claud shook her head. “Don’t worry about me. I’m going to be as quiet as a mouse, and just sit over here in the corner.”

Stacey was carrying some sheets of poster board and a pack of colored markers in her hands as she stepped into the living room. “Did you see what Woody Jefferson and Trevor Sandbourne brought for lunch today?” she asked.

Claudia had eaten with some friends on the other side of the lunch room. She leaned forward eagerly. “No. What?”

“Brie cheese, paté, and a bottle of sparkling cider.”

“You’re kidding!” Claudia gasped. “I can’t believe I missed this.”

“They even spread out a red-and-white checkered tablecloth, and brought their own silver and a couple of wine glasses. Mrs. Ensign thought they were drinking real wine and nearly had a cow.” (Mrs. Ensign is a lunchroom monitor.)

“Why’d they do it?” Claud asked.

“To prove that we don’t have to eat Mystery Meat and pickled green beans to have a good lunch.”

“Oooh, I bet that made Mrs. Ensign furious.”

“Yeah,” Stacey giggled, “you should have seen her. Her face turned beet-red. Trevor said he thought he saw steam coming out of her ears.”

“Excuse me?” I cut in on their conversation. “I don’t want to interrupt your gossip session, Stacey, but we do have a class to teach.”

“Oops!” Stacey winced. “I’ll talk to you later, Claud.” She hurried over to the kids who were clustered around the assignment sheet chattering excitedly.

“I’m with Charlotte at the shopping bag booth,” Becca Ramsey said to Stacey. “What’s that?”

Stacey opened her mouth to reply but I answered for her (after all, the booth was my idea). “We want to encourage people not to use paper or plastic when they buy their groceries,” I explained. “We want them to bring their own bags. You two will be selling canvas shopping bags that you have decorated. You’ll also sell plain ones that people can decorate on their own.”

“That sounds fun,” Charlotte said.

“I want to be at the shopping bag booth, too,” Melody Korman added, pouting.

Stacey knelt beside her and said, “All of the booths are fun. I’ve talked to Bloomer’s, the nursery on Spring Street, and they’ve agreed to donate small plants for the booth we would like you and Hannie to run.

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