Gary The Go-Cart bookcover

Gary The Go-Cart

Wind Blows/Carbon Comes out of the Closet

B. B. Denson 

(Author)

Sidnei Marques 

(Illustrator)
4.9/5.0
21,000+ Reviews
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Description

Author is the winner of the Literary Titan Award and the International Impact Book award.

This book is a compilation of two children's books that teach kids on one level and teenagers and adults read it on a different level.

The Gary the Go-Cart books give a different perspective on energy and the environment from the one that is normally heard. Wind Energy is actually horrible for the environment, and climate change is really all about power and money and has nothing to do with the environment. This perspective is shared by large numbers of experts who are not having their voices heard. It is written as a fun story, with poetry, rhyme, and cadence.

Gary the Go-Cart tackles Wind Energy, Climate Change, and Fake News in a manner that is simple enough that even a child can enjoy it. The intention is to educate the adult reading it.

There is a page at the end of each story entitled, "For the Adults in the Room." These pages give information and quotes showing the problems with wind energy and carbon capture.

Get it for your high schooler to read! They need to hear this before they get to college and are totally indoctrinated!

It is 68 pages of full-color illustrations. It is illustrated by the late, award-winning Sidnei Marques.

Product Details

PublisherDesideramus Publishing
Publish DateFebruary 22, 2021
Pages70
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconHardback
EAN/UPC9780997588361
Dimensions8.5 X 8.5 X 0.3 inches | 0.9 pounds

About the Author

After graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Civil Engineering, BB began her career as an engineer for Amoco. A true passion for the environment led her to begin working for an environmental science company, which is what she was doing when she starting writing her first books. In 2016 BB began writing children's books about the energy industry because she believed that there was much misinformation about how the oil and gas industry is bad for the environment and hoped to educate kids and parents alike with fun stories that are factually accurate. The goal was to take some really complicated ideas and make them simple enough for a kid to understand. (Or at least the parents!) All the poitical craziness of 2020 then compelled her to write political satire. Conservatives were being persecuted and they needed a little humor. BB is married to Al H Denson and they have four daughters. She had no idea that life would take her in this direction, but she is enjoying the ride and hopes you are too.
Mr. Marques had been a graphic designer since 1980. He began his career in Newark, N.J. His work included airbrushing in canvas and on walls. Mr. Marques designed for multiple newspapers and magazines in Brazil. He was the winner of numerous cartoon competitions in Russia, Germany, London and Brazil. Mr. Marques passed away four days after completing the second book in this series, "Gary the Go-Cart: Carbon Comes out of the Closet".

Reviews

Steve Forbes - "Wonderful book!"

Jacki Pick (Jacki Daily Show on The Blaze) - "They are really, really cool (books). You gotta buy these for your grandkids. Super cute illustrations...Very well done and clever...I really like it...This is a great children's book. I am loving it...I think these books are really fun...It points out some of the critical thinking points that ought to be pointed out at a young age."

Four Star Review from Literary Titan- In B B Denson's first book, Gary the Go-Cart: Wind Blows, Gary is hard on his luck. He wants to be helpful and make special deliveries for a living. The only problem is driving uphill. He has no engine power to make it up those steep inclines, so Gary goes on a journey of discovery and finds the perfect energy source to get him up those tricky hills.

Denson's book sends an important message to kids about the environment and how important it is to do your research when going green. When one option may work for someone else, it does not always work for everyone. This book is light-hearted and kid-friendly. The book provides a good wholesome environment for kids to learn about difficult topics. While I thought the story was charming, I found it a little confusing that the pinwheels represented windmills, but I know that this makes it easier for children to understand.

In Denson's second book, Gary The Go-Cart: Carbon Comes out of the Closet, Gary is told he cannot emit carbon fumes anymore. So, he buys himself this handy-dandy new carbon machine that will store all his carbon in the closet. In his struggle to store his carbon, Gary finds he loses more and more money every day to the carbon machine. Gary needs to think long and hard about why it is so important to store his carbon.

Carbon Comes out of the Closet is an interesting story on a hot topic that is the cause of a lot of debate lately, and it is important to be very clear when discussing the subject as there is a lot of nuances that have large effects. Carbon Comes out of the Closet does an admirable job of trying to distill a large and complex idea down so that children can understand it. While it answers some questions, it leaves others up to parents, but I would have appreciated a child appropriate answer to why Gary decides to stop storing his carbon. This is an amiable story with a charismatic protagonist that attempts to answer a variety of tough questions.

Overall, I found both books to be adorable and could be the starting point for a good discussion about the environment. The author uses rhyming couplets for both books to keep children engaged. The illustrations are also well drawn and eye-catching and I think children will really enjoy looking at them as their parents read the story to them.


-----"Book is great for parent-child, teacher-student discussions. Author is introducing a controversial subject to enlighten children about wind power with a beautiful, creatively illustrated book."

------"The book is a great way for kids to learn that you should never give up. Have a goal, if one way of doing something doesn't work, there's always another way to get to your goal"

------"Much like some Disney movies, this book not only appeals to kids, but adults will most definitely get the humor that will go over the kid's heads."

------"The colourful pictures complemented the story for my young boys to understand how the climate is affected."

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