Is your family on a green kick, switching to environmentally-friendly lightbulbs, recycling trash, and reducing your carbon footprint? When it's finally time to put your feet up, check out some environmental-themed DVDs that go beyond "The Inconvenient Truth."
"Hoot" (2006)
Based on Carl Hiassen's kids' book of the same name, "Hoot" has a great lesson about standing up for the little guy. In this case, the little guys are owls, endangered due to a small Florida town's plans to build a pancake house in their habitat.Read the movie review on Family.com.
"Planet Earth" (2006)
From prowling snow leopards to grizzly bears teaching their young, this joint venture of the Discovery Channel and the BBC goes where few nature programs have gone before and in high definition, no less. Seventy-one camera people spent five years capturing natural phenomena in the farthest reaches of the planet to create this stellar 11-episode series. Bringing the world to life in your living room is sure to inspire your youngest nature lovers.Read the TV review on Family.com.
"Big Ideas for a Small Planet" (2007)
Older kids will likely get inspired by this series' environmentalist message. After a few episodes, parents can expect kids to chide them for any non-green habits they might have. The series is vehement in its crusade and you won't find much commentary from the "global-warming-is-a-myth" crowd.Read the TV review on Family.com.
"The Wild Thornberrys Movie" (2002)
This animated clan lives the sweet life, traveling the globe to film wildlife documentaries. Kids will love the character of Eliza, who can speak to animals, and her friend, a chimp named Darwin. Based on the Nickelodeon cartoon series of the same name, the show and the movie are affiliated with the National Wildlife Federation so kids will glean nuggets of conservation wisdom while they enjoy the film's laughs.Read the movie review on Family.com.
"Born Free" (1966)
The first and best of the films spawned by Joy Adamson's book of the same name, the 1966 feature tells Adamson's tale of raising a lion cub rescued from the jungle. The bittersweet tale is wildly compelling stuff for any wild animal lover.Read the movie review on Family.com.
