PSA: Free shipping this week from Mr. Ellie Pooh

"Pooh Happens" cards, photo courtesy Mr. Ellie Pooh

This time of year all of our inboxes are probably filled up with "Free Shipping" offers, but this is one you might want to take advantage of and scratch some gifts off your list. I blogged about Mr. Ellie Pooh two years ago. They're the folks in Sri Lanka who are making paper from elephant poop.

Not only does this weird but cool product help the environment by saving trees, it also helps to save the elephants by making them useful in other ways. You see, right now in Sri Lanka there is a big human/elephant conflict going on. There's not enough food for everyone, so when the elephants come looking for food, they're shot.

Mr. Ellie Pooh trains villagers to turn the elephant dung into paper and other cool paper products. This gives them a skill and an income, and makes the elephants an asset.

I purchased this story book "I am Mr. Ellie Pooh, the World's Only Living Paper Mill" a few years ago for Fletcher.

"This elephant dung paper book tells the story of Mr. Ellie Pooh and the plight of the Sri Lankan elephant. It basically gives the "kids" version of how we can interact with nature to "Save the Elephants". There is hope, there may be a solution, and they are holding it in their hands......Mr. Ellie Pooh's elephant dung paper.

The book is 8"x8" and printed on our colored heavy duty cardstock. The perfect book for any childrens library. Perfect for the homeschooler or show and tell. The kids will go wild."

This week only, use code "2010freeshipping" to get free shipping on any products. You must choose "USPS" at checkout, not UPS.

{I was not compensated in any way for writing this post. I'm just a fan of Mr. Ellie Pooh and they work they're doing to make the world a better place.}