Step 1: Identifying the author.
Joan Lexau is a children's writer best known for the work *Me and the Ecology Bit*. It highlights environmental awareness in a storytelling format.
Step 2: Option analysis.
(A) *Me and the Ecology Bit*: Correct, this is by Joan Lexau.
(B) *The Pace for Living*: Incorrect, written by Eric Fromm.
(C) *Once Upon a Time*: Incorrect, this is by Nadine Gordimer.
(D) *Acceptance Speech*: Incorrect, written by Lynn Powell.
Step 3: Conclusion.
Thus, the correct answer is (A) Me and the Ecology Bit.
“One of these days you’re going to talk yourself into a load of trouble,” her father said aggressively. What do you learn about Sophie’s father from these lines? (Going Places)