‘Mates’ fans will be delighted to find how easy it is to go green. Lucy, Izzie, TJ and Nesta have lots of tips about being more careful about the environment from watching how much water you boil in the kettle to making natural skin cream and bath milk. And the boys seem pretty keen on all the saving the planet stuff too. This title is from the same author that brought you Mates, Dates, and Sizzling Summers.
Lucy, Izzie, Nesta and TJ, stars of the brilliant Mates, Dates series, are here to help you be green and gorgeous! The girls share their top tips on all the little things you can do to make a big difference, including: how to reduce your carbon footprint, how to be green at home, how to make your wardrobe green, how to be green in what you eat, and recycling and cutting down on waste. An essential guide for every Mates, Dates fan who wants to be green and do her bit for the planet - without giving up on all the things you love about being a girl.
Cathy Hopkins lives in North London with her husband and three mad cats. It took her until she was 35 to decide what she wanted to do when she grew up (be a writer), so she has had a variety of other jobs. She trained as a secondary school teacher but instead of teaching, joined a rock and roll band, "Driving Rock and the Rockettes", as one of the Rockettes. She’s also worked as an occupational therapist, a scriptwriter, a newspaper reviewer on Sky News, a script reader for the comedy unit at the BBC and an aromatherapist.
