Volunteering to Help Kids

School Library Journal

Gr 6 Up-Kids begins with a brief history of volunteering; Environment begins by suggesting the many options available to those who are interested in service learning. Much of the information presented is aimed at those who have been volunteers and want to become project coordinators and form a new group. Both books reinforce the idea that volunteering provides skills for life while benefiting the community. Kids leaves adults out of the process until the end, where it is suggests that permission be sought after goals are set and the group is formed; Environment enlists adult help early in the game. Promoting the project is almost identical in both volumes. Fliers, press releases, and public-service announcements are suggested but no exact details, other than a sample press release, are given. Barbara Lewis's The Kid's Guide to Service Projects (Free Spirit, 1995), cited in the bibliographies of each book, contains more important details in a single volume, and, as such, is a wiser purchase.-Elizabeth Maggio, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.