GREEN TEAM Virtual Library – Books
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| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Giddy Godspeed and the Felicity Flower | Maria-Pilar Landver | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2017 | Literature | 38 | Story of a flower and dreams with beautiful illustrations. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33834704-giddy-godspeed-and-the-felicity-flower | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Margarito's Forest | Andy Carter | 'K', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5' | K-5 | 2016 | Literature | 38 | This is a story of Maya culture and wisdom passed from one generation to the next, which emphasizes the importance of caring for the environment, especially as climate change threatens the way we live. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35192428-margarito-s-forest | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Our House is Round: A Kid's Book About why Protecting Our Earth Matters | Yolanda Kondonassis | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2012 | Informational | 48 | This book teaches how to participate in earth conservation in a colorful, positive way that encourages maturity, responsibility, and problem-solving discussion. Author Yolanda Kondonassis encourages children to answer questions about their planet and discusses the issues of global warming, recycling, energy conservation, planting trees, and more. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14567735-our-house-is-round | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Please Don't Paint our Planet Pink! | Gregg Kleiner | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2014 | Informational | 38 | This fun story explores how people would respond to climate change if carbon dioxide were pink! | http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23358073-please-don-t-paint-our-planet-pink | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Pollution and Waste: Environmental Facts and Experiments | Rosie Harlow | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2002 | Informational | 32 | This book provides an overview of pollution sources, the greenhouse gas effect, and environmental solutions to both. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1376427.Pollution_and_Waste | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | The Problem of the Hot World | Pam Bonsper | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2015 | Literature | 56 | This book about animal friends helps introduce children to the impacts of climate change. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24688345-the-problem-of-the-hot-world | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Where Do Polar Bears Live? | Sarah l. Thompson | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2012 | Informational | 40 | This book covers the diet, behavior, and habitat of polar bears and how climate change impacts their lives. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7531406-where-do-polar-bears-live | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth | Molly Bang, Penny Chisholm | '1', '2', '3', '4' | 1-4 | 2014 | Informational | 48 | This book explains the fossil-fuel energy cycle, starting with the sun, and going into our dependence on fossil fuels for most of our transportation and energy use. | http://www.powells.com/book/buried-sunlight-how-fossil-fuels-have-changed-the-earth-9780545577854?partnerID=33733 | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge | Joanna Cole | '2', '3', '4', '5' | 2-5 | 2014 | Informational | 40 | Miss Frizzle explains the science of climate change to her students in a fun way, teaching them how to come up with solutions. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18222562-the-magic-school-bus-and-the-climate-challenge | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | A Refreshing Look at Renewable Energy with Max Axiom, Super Scientist | Katherine Khron | '3', '4', '5', '6', '7' | 3-7 | 2009 | Informational | 32 | Super-scientist Max demonstrates the science of renewable energy in cool and fun ways. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6636247-a-refreshing-look-at-renewable-energy-with-max-axiom-super-scientist | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Eyewitness Books-Climate Change | DK Publishing | '3', '4', '5', '6', '7' | 3-7 | 2008 | Informational | 72 | This book explains how climate change is shaping the planet and what we can do to adapt. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251078-climate-change | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Eyewitness Books-Energy | Dan Green | '3', '4', '5', '6', '7' | 3-7 | 2016 | Informational | 72 | From photosynthesis to nuclear power plants, this book explains how the world runs on energy. | https://www.dk.com/us/book/9781465451057-dk-eyewitness-books-energy | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Save the Planet: Using Alternative Energies | Courtney Farrell | '3', '4', '5' | 3-5 | 2010 | Informational | 32 | Through interactive scenarios, this book explains alternative forms of energy that can help address climate change. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27475761-save-the-planet | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Basher Science: Climate Change | Simon Basher | '4', '5', '6', '7' | 4-7 | 2015 | Informational | 128 | This is an imaginative and informative guide to climate change. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22561314-basher-science | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Fuzzy Mud | Louis Sachar | '4', '5', '6', '7', '8' | 4-8 | 2015 | Literature | 192 | Suspenseful thriller about an ecological disaster and the shifting social grounds that middle school kids experience. | https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/fuzzy-mud | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Renewable Energy: Discover the Fuel of the Future With 20 Projects | Joshua Sneiderman and Erin Twamley | '4', '5', '6', '7' | 4-7 | 2016 | Informational | 128 | This interactive book discusses the different forms of renewable energy and the benefits and costs of each of them. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25942984-renewable-energy | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Under the Weather: Stories About Climate Change | Tony Bradman | '4', '5', '6', '7', '8' | 4-8 | 2012 | Informational | 228 | An anthology of stories about climate change, both of warning and of inspiration, from all around the world. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18222562-the-magic-school-bus-and-the-climate-challenge | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Energy from Wind: Wind Farming | Megan Kopp | '5', '6', '7', '8' | 5-8 | 2015 | Informational | 32 | This book provides a balanced and informed argument for sustainable energy forms. | https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/energy-from-wind-megan-kopp/1121868561 | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Fossil Fuels | Eve Hartman and Wendy Meshbesher | '5', '6', '7', '8' | 5-8 | 2016 | Informational | 48 | This book explains how we rely on coal, oil, and natural gas, and how fossil fuels harm the environment and influence climate change. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8104880-fossil-fuels | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Ninth Ward | Jewell Parker Rhodes | '5', '6', '7', '8' | 5-8 | 2012 | Literature | 217 | This is the story of twelve-year old Lanesha and her community, focusing on transformation, resilience, and love in the face of Hurricane Katrina. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16280572-ninth-ward | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer | '5', '6', '7', '8' | 5-8 | 2016 | Literature | 304 | The story of William Kamkwamba, who brought electricity to his Malawian village after a terrible drought. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22504703-the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Exodus | Julia Bertagna | '5', '6', '7', '8' | 6-12 | 2009 | Literature | 368 | This is the story of a girl trying to save the world, which has become entirely flooded due to climate change. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6742585-exodus | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Solving the Air Pollution Problem: What You Can Do | Stephen Feinstein | '6', '7', '8' | 6-8 | 2010 | Informational | 128 | This book is about the threats to air quality worldwide, and what you can do to preserve and protect this essential resource. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13779227-solving-the-air-pollution-problem | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | The Neptune Project | Polly Holyoke | '6', '7', '8' | 6-8 | 2013 | Literature | 353 | This is a dystopian novel in which a world nearly destroyed by climate change leads the government to move residents to live underwater. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10739664-the-neptune-project | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Empty | Suzanne Weyn | '7', '8', '9', '10' | 7-10 | 2010 | Literature | 256 | In a not-so-distant future, all the fossil fuels we depend on run out completely. This story is about a group of teenagers and a changing society. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7883678-empty | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind Environmental Headlines | Paul Fleischman | '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12' | 7-12 | 2014 | Informational | 208 | This book joins science with politics, history, and psychology to provide a lens to understand how human ingenuity and fossil fuels have led us to this unique moment in human history. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20708791-eyes-wide-open | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Solstice | PJ Hoover | '7', '8', '9', '10' | 7-10 | 2013 | Literature | 384 | Piper is just trying to survive as global warming threatens to destroy the earth and her suffocating mother rules over her life. Then she discovers a whole other part of the world, and her true identity. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13644322-solstice | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Terrene | Eric Liu | '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12' | 7-12 | 2010 | Literature | 398 | In this science fiction/fantasy, Terrene confronts both the acceleration of technology and global climate change through the stories of two women in two worlds. | http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9978356-terrene | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | The Carbon Diaries 2015 | Saci Lloyd | '8', '9', '10', '11', '12' | 8-12 | 2010 | Literature | 384 | The first in a series of eco-thrillers about one girl's efforts to stay grounded in a world where disaster is the new normal. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7864323-the-carbon-diaries-2015 | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | A Friend of the Earth | T.C. Boyle | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2001 | Literature | 349 | Set in 2025, when climate change is no longer deniable, this story addresses the universal questions of love and the survival of the human species. | http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7809.A_Friend_of_the_Earth | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know | Joseph Romm | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2015 | Informational | 328 | This book covers the causes of climate change and answers practical questions about how our future will look, and what we can do to address the environmental issues we face. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26261327-climate-change | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Cowed: The Hidden Impact of 93 Million Cows on America's Health, Economy, Politics, Culture, and Environment | Denis Hayes, Gail Boyer Hayes | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2015 | Informational | 400 | This book dives into humanity's dependence on cows and how this relationship has contributed to climate change and other environmental issues, calling for us to eat less, but better, beef. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22253732-cowed | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | David Suzuki Reader: A Lifetime of Ideas from a Leading Activist & Thinker | David Suzuki | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2014 | Informational | 446 | Environmentalist and geneticist David Suzuki explores the theme of interconnection in his call to address climate change and a personal account of his life. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20336831-the-david-suzuki-reader | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet | Bill McKibben | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2011 | Informational | 288 | This book explains how climate change is happening now and that change is inevitable. The solution lies in changing our society and economy to recognize our fundamental values. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9523174-eaarth | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, Peace | Vandana Shiva | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2015 | Informational | 192 | Environmental activist and physicist Vandana Shiva calls for a shift in the values that govern democracies, criticizing how unrestricted capitalism has led to the destruction of environments and livelihoods. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25810247-earth-democracy | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Mean Spirit | Linda Hogan | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 1991 | Literature | 377 | This book takes place in 1920s Oklahoma during the oil-boom and focuses on two doomed Native American families. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/530878.Mean_Spirit | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland | Jeff Biggers | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2014 | Literature | 300 | Set in southern Illinois, this book describes the mining wars for union recognition and workplace safety, and the environmental devastation caused by industrial strip-mining | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21534968-reckoning-at-eagle-creek | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems | Van Jones | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2009 | Informational | 272 | Van Jones explains how our planet and humanity can thrive on a clean-energy based economy. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6929971-the-green-collar-economy | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate | Naomi Klein | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2014 | Informational | 566 | Award-winning author Naomi Klein explains why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core “free market” ideology of our time and make drastic transformations in the way we live. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23492762-this-changes-everything | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | What We’re Fighting For Now is Each Other: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Climate Justice | Wen Stephenson | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2015 | Informational | 256 | This book highlights the social justice and human rights issues within the battle against climate change, as it dives into the stories of a diverse range of environmentalists. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24727446-what-we-re-fighting-for-now-is-each-other | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Flight Behavior | Barbara Kingsolver | '11', '12' | 11-12 | 2013 | Literature | 464 | This story uses Appalachian history and biology to create a passionate and vivid account of the effects of global warming. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16248131-flight-behavior | |
| Climate Change and Renewable Energy | Green Illusions: The Dirty Secrets of Clean Energy and the Future of Environmentalism | Ozzie Zehner | '11', '12' | 11-12 | 2012 | Informational | 456 | This book criticizes the focus on energy production and argues it is more important to focus on consumption and changing our heavy dependence on energy. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12804425-green-illusions | |
| Composting | Compost Stew | Mary McKenna Siddals | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2', '3' | PreK-3 | 2010 | Informational | 40 | A fun book that provides a recipe for compost, composting dos and don'ts, and vibrant illustrations. | http://www.amightygirl.com/compost-stew | |
| Composting | Marty McGuire Digs Worms! | Kate Mssner and Brian Floca | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2012 | Literature | 176 | Fun story of a girl who starts composting with worms at school. | http://www.amightygirl.com/marty-mcguire-digs-worms | |
| Composting | Wonderful Worms | Linda Glaser | 'K', '1', '2' | K-2 | 1992 | Informational | 30 | Simple and fun description of worms and how they work. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/814833.Wonderful_Worms | X |
| Composting | Worms Eat My Garbage | Mary Appelhof | 'K', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12' | K-12 | 2017 | Informational | 192 | Provides a comprehensive description of how to set up a vermicomposting system. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33590154-worms-eat-my-garbage | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Anywhere Farm | Phyllis Root | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2', '3' | PreK-3 | 2017 | Informational | 32 | This book shows that you can farm in a city, and anywhere else. | http://www.amightygirl.com/anywhere-farm | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Miss Fox's Class Goes Green | Eileen Spinelli | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2' | PreK-2 | 2011 | Literature | 32 | Miss Fox bikes to school and inspires her students to become more environmentally responsible. | http://www.amightygirl.com/miss-fox-s-class-goes-green | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Miss Rumphius | Barbara Cooney | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2' | PreK-2 | 1985 | Literature | 32 | The story of Alice Rumphius, based off the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. | http://www.amightygirl.com/miss-rumphius | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | On Meadowview Street | Henry Cole | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2', '3' | PreK-3 | 2007 | Literature | 32 | Caroline realizes that with her help, the street she lives on can have a beautiful meadow. | http://www.amightygirl.com/on-meadowview-street | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Sofia's Dream | Land Wilson | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2' | PreK-2 | 2010 | Literature | 40 | Sofia sees the earth from the point of view of the moon and encourages everyone to take care of our planet. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9837105-sofia-s-dream | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Touch the Earth | Julian Lennon | 'PreK', 'K' | PreK-K | 2017 | Literature | 40 | The White Feather Flier is a magical plane that lets children go wherever they want to explore the planet and make the world a better place. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31213433-touch-the-earth | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Creekfinding: A True Story | Jacqueline Briggs Martin | 'K', '1', '2' | K-2 | 2017 | Informational | 36 | This is a story about ecological restoration, as Mike sets out to find a creek buried under a cornfield area in northeast Iowa. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32912246-creekfinding | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Follow the Moon Home | Phillipe Cousteau | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2016 | Literature | 48 | Follow the story of Viv as she finds her way in a new place and helps bring together a whole community to save the sea turtles of the South Carolina coast. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25861925-follow-the-moon-home | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | The Lorax | Dr. Seuss | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 1971 | Literature | 72 | Dr. Seuss's character the Lorax warns against mindless progress and the danger it poses to the beautiful earth's environment. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/191128.The_Lorax | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | The Promise | Nicola Davies | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2014 | Literature | 40 | This story is about a promise that changes the life of a young thieving girl by giving her a chance to change the world for good. | http://www.amightygirl.com/the-promise | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Buffalo Song | Joseph Bruchac, Bill Farnsworth | '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6' | 1-6 | 2014 | Literature | 40 | This is the story of Salish Indian Walking Coyote's efforts to save the buffalo herds on the brink of extinction in the United States during the late 1800s. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20977234-buffalo-song | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Eco Wolf and the Three Pigs | Laurence Anholt | '1', '2', '3', '4' | 1-4 | 2004 | Literature | 64 | Twist on the classic story, Eco-Wolf and his companions save the forest and valley from three polluting pigs. | http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1307631.Eco_Wolf_And_The_Three_Pigs | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | The Sky Painter: Louis Fuertes, Bird Artist | Margarita Engle | '1', '2' | 1-2 | 2015 | Informational | 40 | This picture book tells the story of the life of Louis Agassiz Fuertes, known as the modern father of bird art. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23379443-the-sky-painter | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted a Million Trees | Franck Prevot, Aurelia Fronty | '1', '2', '3', '4' | 1-4 | 2015 | Informational | 48 | This is the story of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai, who led women in a nonviolent struggle to bring democracy to Africa through its reforestation, planting over thirty million trees in thirty years. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21822497-wangari-maathai?ac=1&from_search=true | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | The Bee Tree | Stephen Buchmann, Diana Cohn | '2', '3', '4', '5', '6' | 2-6 | 2012 | Literature | 40 | This is the story of Nizam, a young boy whose grandfather Pak Teh is the leader of the honey hunting clan in the Malaysian rainforest. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13236942-the-bee-tree | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Crane Boy | Diana Cohn | '3', '4', '5' | 3-5 | 2015 | Literature | 40 | Each year Kinga and his classmates look out for the return of the cranes to the kingdom of Bhutan. When the cranes start showing up less and less, Kinga and his friends ask the monks for help. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23282216-crane-boy | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | My Side of the Mountain | Jean Craighead George | '3', '4', '5', '6', '7' | 3-7 | 2004 | Literature | 192 | Sam runs away from his family's crowded apartment in NYC to the mountains, where he discovers something new about himself. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41667.My_Side_of_the_Mountain | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | The Wild Robot | Peter Brown | '3', '4', '5', '6' | 3-6 | 2016 | Literature | 279 | Roz the robot wakes up on a remote island and learns that the only way she can survive is by caring for the environment surrounding her. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26030734-the-wild-robot | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Who Was Rachel Carson? | Sarah Fabiny | '3', '4', '5', '6', '7' | 3-7 | 2014 | Informational | 112 | Learn about the woman who helped awaken the global consciousness for conservation and preservation. | http://www.amightygirl.com/who-was-rachel-carson | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Aani & the Tree Huggers | Jeannine Atkins | '4', '5', '6', '7', '8' | 4-8 | 2000 | Literature | 32 | Based on true events in India during the 1970s, this is the story of Aani and the women in her village, who are determined to save the trees near her village that the tree-cutters are destroying. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1487193.Aani_the_Tree_Huggers | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Heroes Of The Environment: True Stories Of People Who Are Helping To Protect Our Planet | Harriet Rohmer | '5', '6', '7', '8' | 5-8 | 2009 | Informational | 109 | This book covers the stories of 12 environmental leaders in North America and explains how young people can engage in environmental activism. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6846217-heroes-of-the-environment | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Hoot | Carl Hiaasen | '5', '6', '7' | 5-7 | 2006 | Literature | 292 | In this middle school mystery, Roy discovers owls living in the lot where the new Pancake House is scheduled to be built and decides he has to stop the town from destroying the owls' burrows. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13083.Hoot | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Lostman's River | Cynthia De felice | '5', '6', '7', '8' | 5-8 | 2008 | Literature | 160 | In this adventure story, Tyler MacCauley finds his new home in the Florida swamp threatened by poachers, who are killing the alligators, and plumers, who are shooting up rookeries for valuable bird feathers. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6949396-lostman-s-river | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | The Omnivore's Dilemma For Kids: The Secrets Behind What You Eat | Michael Pollan | '5', '6', '7', '8' | 5-8 | 2015 | Informational | 400 | This is a young person's version of Pollan's famous food-chain book, explaining the global health implications of our food choices. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25310666-the-omnivore-s-dilemma | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | The Talking Earth | Jean Craighead George | '5', '6', '7', '8' | 5-8 | 1987 | Literature | 160 | A young girl is banished from her Seminole Tribe to the Everglades, where she learns from listening to the wildlife around her. | http://www.amightygirl.com/the-talking-earth | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Saving the Planet and Stuff | Gail Gauthier | '6', '7', '8', '9', '10' | 6-10 | 2003 | Literature | 232 | Left without a summer job, sixteen-year-old Michael goes to work for an environmentalist magazine run by his grandparents' friends in Vermont. | http://www.worldcat.org/title/saving-the-planet-stuff/oclc/49903267 | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | A People's History of Environmentalism in the United States | Chad Montrie | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2011 | Informational | 187 | This book gives an overview of environmentalism in the United States. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12952684-a-people-s-history-of-environmentalism-in-the-united-states | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | Pulse | Joe Cardillo | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 1996 | Literature | 201 | Two teenagers take on the movement to save a wilderness area from being developed into a new mall. | http://www.worldcat.org/title/pulse-a-novel/oclc/34886342 | |
| Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation | The Omnivores Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals | Michael Pollan | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2007 | Informational | 480 | This bestseller goes into the ecology of eating to discuss why we consume what we consume, and how our habits impact the environment. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93504.The_Omnivore_s_Dilemma | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Big Earth, Little Me | Thom Wiley | 'PreK', 'K', '1' | PreK-1 | 2009 | Literature | 16 | Picture book with simple I can phrases that will make children feel like they can make a difference. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6428741-big-earth-little-me | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Charlie and Lola: We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers | Lauren Child | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2' | PreK-2 | 2009 | Literature | 32 | Lola discovers a recycling competition and asks her classmates to help. | http://www.amightygirl.com/charlie-and-lola-we-are-extremely-very-good-recyclers | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Emeraldalicious | Victoria Kann | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2', '3' | PreK-3 | 2013 | Literature | 40 | Sweet story about restoring natural spaces and recycling materials. | https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/emeraldalicious | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | I Can Save the Earth | Alison Inches | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2' | PreK-2 | 2008 | Informational | 24 | Teaches kids how to be environmentally friendly, and covers topics like recycling and endangered species. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3002389-i-can-save-the-earth?ac=1&from_search=true | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | The Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute | Stan and Jan Berenstain | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2' | PreK-2 | 1991 | Literature | 32 | Brother and Sister Bear form the Earthsavers Club to address pollution and start recycling. | http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1129309.The_Berenstain_Bears_Don_t_Pollute | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | The Wartville Wizard | Don Madden | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2', '3' | PreK-3 | 1993 | Literature | 32 | The town of Wartville is being buried in trash, until one old man decides to do something about it. Good story that reinforces basic ecology principles. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/281833.The_Wartville_Wizard?from_search=true | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Why Should I Recycle? | Jen Green | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2', '3' | PreK-3 | 2005 | Informational | 32 | Book of entertaining stories with colorful illustrations that answer children’s questions about why they should protect the environment. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217468.Why_Should_I_Recycle_ | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | How to Help the Earth - By the Lorax | Tish Rabe | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2012 | Informational | 48 | The Lorax, the character from Dr. Seuss' book of the same name, offers kids easy suggestions for going green, including how to reduce, reuse, recycle, and save energy. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11490335-how-to-help-the-earth-by-the-lorax?ac=1&from_search=true | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia | Miranda Paul | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2015 | Literature | 32 | In Njau, Gambia, people simply drop their plastic bags on the ground until Isatou finds a way to recycle them and bring her community together. | http://www.amightygirl.com/one-plastic-bag | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Recycle! A Handbook for Kids | Gail Gibbons | 'K', '1', '2', '3', '4' | K-4 | 1996 | Informational | 30 | This lively and informative handbook explains the process of recycling from start to finish. The book focuses on 5 different types of rubbish - paper, glass, aluminum cans, plastic, and polystyrene. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/175525.Recycle_?ac=1&from_search=true | X |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | The Great Trash Bash | Loreen Leedy | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2008 | Literature | 32 | In this youth oriented book, a group of animals try to save their town of Beaston from trash. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/548692.The_Great_Trash_Bas | X |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks | Joanna Cole | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 2004 | Literature | 40 | A fun look at where water comes from, how it gets to us, and keeping it clean. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/769955.At_the_Waterworks | X |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Earth-Friendly Waste Management | Charlotte Wilcox | 'K', '1', '2', '3', '4' | K-4 | 2008 | Informational | 72 | Provides mind-boggling statistics as the author takes you through the exciting world of trash! | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8033256-earth-friendly-waste-management | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Where does the Garbage Go? | Paul Showers | 'K', '1', '2', '3' | K-3 | 1994 | Literature | 32 | This book explains the life cycle of garbage past and present and some recycling processes. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/351879.Where_Does_the_Garbage_Go_ | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Cam Jansen: The Green School Mystery | David A. Adler | '1', '2', '3' | 1-3 | 2008 | Literature | 64 | For each item Cam's school recycles, they get a nickel. This mystery story is about what happens when the nickels go missing. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5123976-cam-jansen-and-the-green-school-mystery | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Trash Trouble | Larry Dane Brimner | '1', '2', '3' | 1-3 | 2005 | Literature | 32 | After finding a bird caught in a lunch bag during a field trip, Three J leads his second-grade classmates on a mission to pick up as much trash as they can. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4072287-trash-trouble?ac=1&from_search=true | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | The Adventure of a Garbage Gremlin | EPA | '4', '5', '6', '7' | 4-7 | 1990 | Literature | 15 | A fun comic strip, with an activity sheet at the end, that teaches students how to reduce waste and recycle to combat a life of grime. | http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/5035611/FID908/Pdfs/gremlin.pdf | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Downsiders | Neal Shusterman | '6', '7', '8', '9', '10' | 6-10 | 2009 | Literature | 272 | This is a fun story about an alternative society of Downsiders that thrives undisturbed beneath the sewers and manholes of New York City. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7222323-downsiders | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Trash | Andy Mulligan | '6', '7', '8', '9', '10' | 6-10 | 2010 | Literature | 240 | Surrounded by piles of garbage, three dumpsite boys wade through mountains of garbage each day in order to make a living... until the day they discover something mysterious. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7740772-trash | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Outsmart Waste | Tom Szaky (TerraCycle) | '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12' | 7-12 | 2014 | Informational | 168 | This book explains all the different ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle what we currently throw out as trash. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17623660-outsmart-waste | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage | Heather Rodgers | '8', '9', '10', '11', '12' | 8-12 | 2006 | Informational | 288 | This book connects industrial production and a culture of consumption and disposability, while exploring the politics of modern recycling and how we can make a change. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126620.Gone_Tomorrow | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | The Story of Stuff: The Impact of Overconsumption on the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-And How We Can Make It Better | Annie Leonard | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2011 | Informational | 319 | Annie Leonard transforms how we think about our lives and our relationship to the earth in her criticism of our patterns of consumption and disposal. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9818736-the-story-of-stuff | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash | Elizabeth Royte | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2006 | Informational | 294 | This book investigates the different pathways our garbage takes and where it ends up. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112191.Garbage_Land | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash | Edward Humes | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2013 | Informational | 336 | This book is about America's biggest export, trash, and how it is harming the environment. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16144860-garbology | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | No Impact Man | Colin Beavan | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2009 | Informational | 288 | This story follows one man's attempt to live a minimal impact lifestyle, exploring the questions of what is possible and how we should live our lives. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6483075-no-impact-man | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Plastic: A Toxic Love Story | Susan Freinkel | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2011 | Informational | 336 | Through telling the stories of eight plastic objects: comb, chair, Frisbee, IV bag, disposable lighter, grocery bag, soda bottle, and credit card, this book argues why we need to move away from our dependence on plastics. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10203637-plastic | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | The Story of Stuff | Annie Leonard | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2010 | Informational | 352 | This book discusses why we have an excessive amount of stuff, and calls for a change away from a culture of disposability. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6936019-the-story-of-stuff | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | The Adventures of an Aluminum Can | Alison Inches | 'PreK', 'K', '1' | PreK-1 | 2009 | Literature | 24 | This story is told from the point of view of an aluminum can's diary, tracing the can's different stages of life from resource to can to recycled baseball bat! | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5990088-the-adventures-of-an-aluminum-can | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle | Alison Inches | 'PreK', 'K', '1' | PreK-1 | 2009 | Literature | 24 | This story is told from the point of view of a plastic bottle's diary, tracing the can's different stages of life from bottle to recycled fleece jacket! | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3956379-the-adventures-of-a-plastic-bottle | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Garbage and Recycling: Environmental Facts and Experiments | Rosie Harlow, Sally Morgan | 'K', '1', '2', '3', '4' | K-4 | 2002 | Informational | 32 | This book explains the difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste, and how different materials can be diverted from the landfill. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186736.Garbage_and_Recycling | |
| Solid Waste-Recycling | Michael Recycle | Ellie Bethel | '1', '2', '3' | 1-3 | 2008 | Literature | 28 | Michael Recycle, a recycling superhero, teaches a town about how they can save the planet. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3071614-michael-recycle | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder | Walter Wick | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2', '3' | PreK-3 | 1997 | Informational | 40 | Beautiful photographs that present water drops, soap bubbles, water condensing and evaporating, snowflakes, frost, dew, and water as a prism. Text describes what is being pictured and brief comments on the phenomenon taking place. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1829215.A_Drop_Of_Water | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History | Lynne Cherry | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2', '3' | PreK-3 | 2002 | Informational | 40 | Learn how the modern-day descendants of the Nashua Indians and European settlers were able to combat pollution and restore the Nashua River in Massachusetts. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6479962-a-river-ran-wild | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | I Know the River Loves Me | Maya Christina Gonzalez | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2' | PreK-2 | 2013 | Literature | 24 | Story about a girl's symbiotic relationship with a river. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13814716-i-know-the-river-loves-me | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | Letting Swift River Go | Jane Yolen and Barbara Cooney | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2', '3' | PreK-3 | 1995 | Literature | 32 | Sally Jane's experience of changing times in rural America, as she grows up when the Swift River towns in western Massachusetts drown to form the Quabbin Reservoir. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355951.Letting_Swift_River_Go | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | River Discoveries | Ginger Wadsworth | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2', '3' | PreK-3 | 2002 | Literature | 32 | Animals, habitats, and ecosystems are shown through watercolor illustrations that depict the relationships between wildlife and the river. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2919262-river-discoveries | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | The Water's Journey | Eleonore Schmid | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2' | PreK-2 | 1994 | Informational | 32 | Paintings and poetry on the water cycle and its role in sustaining life on earth. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15303413-water-s-journey | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | Toad is the Uncle of Heaven: A Vietnamese Folk Tale | Jeanne M. Lee | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2', '3' | PreK-3 | 1989 | Literature | 32 | During a disastrous drought, Toad journeys to the Emperor of Heaven to ask for rain. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1140856.Toad_Is_the_Uncle_of_Heaven | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | What Made Tiddalik Laugh | Joanna Troughton | 'PreK', 'K', '1', '2', '3' | PreK-3 | 1994 | Literature | 32 | Aboriginal tale of a frog who drinks all of Earth's water, based upon natural history facts. | https://www.bookdepository.com/What-Made-Tiddalik-Laugh-Joanna-Troughton/9780140506747 | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | A Drop Around the World | Barbara McKinney | '2', '3', '4', '5' | 2-5 | 1998 | Informational | 32 | This book follows the journey of a single drop of water to help kids understand the water cycle. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301253.A_Drop_Around_the_World | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | Luz Makes a Splash | Claudia Davila | '3', '4', '5' | 3-5 | 2012 | Literature | 96 | Luz and her friends fight to save the swimming pond and park in her city when a drought and heat wave threaten the water supply. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14431298-luz-makes-a-splash | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | Bayou Magic | Jewell Parker Rhodes | '4', '5', '6', '7' | 4-7 | 2015 | Literature | 256 | Maddy falls in love with the bayou surroundings one summer and discovers something magical in the water. After an oil-spill threatens the bayou, she realizes she has to help. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23197281-bayou-magic | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | Flush | Carl Hiaasen | '5', '6', '7', '8' | 5-8 | 2010 | Literature | 272 | Noah is determined to prove that his dad only sunk a casino boat because it was illegally dumping sewage into the oceans. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8347577-flush | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | They Came From Below | Blake Nelson | '6', '7', '8' | 6-8 | 2007 | Literature | 304 | Under the threat of global pollution, friendly aliens Steve and Dave have manifested themselves in human form to save the oceans. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41663.They_Came_from_Below | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | Not a Drop to Drink | Mindy McGinnis | '8', '9', '10', '11', '12' | 8-12 | 2014 | Literature | 352 | This story is about teenage Lynn defending a pond, and herself, as water has become extremely scarce in the near future. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19321427-not-a-drop-to-drink | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | Dig Too Deep | Amy Allgeyer | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2016 | Literature | 272 | This is the story of a teenage girl sent off to live with her grandmother in Kentucky while her activist mother faces time in prison for a protest gone wrong. | http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23502052-dig-too-deep | |
| Water Conservation and Pollution | Silent Spring | Rachel Carson | '9', '10', '11', '12' | 9-12 | 2002 | Informational | 378 | This influential bestseller alerts us of the dangers of pesticide-use, which led to revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27333.Silent_Spring |
