Books for a Better Planet: Reading for World Environment Day for Kids! (June 5)

World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment.

Updated June 1, 2024
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To change a planet
Soontornvat, Christina
Paper Book
One person. Small, quiet, insignificant. But when one person, and one person, and one person become many, they can change a...
We are water protectors
Lindstrom, Carole
Paper Book
Water is the first medicine.It affects and connects us all.Water is sacred. My people talk of a black snake that will destroy the land, Spoil the water, wreck everything in its path.They foretold that it wouldn't come for many, many years.Now the black snake is here.Told from the perspective of a...
What a waste
French, Jess
Paper Book
In this informative book on recycling for children, you will find everything you need to know about our environment. The good, the bad and the incredibly innovative. From pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling. This educational book will teach young...
We are better together
McKibben, Bill
Paper Book
When we work together, we humans can do incredible things. Faced with the threat of climate change and a changing planet, it is critical that we act collectively to protect our beautiful, fragile world. Renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben celebrates cooperation and collective action in this...
Water day
Engle, Margarita
Paper Book
A joyful picture book from acclaimed author Margarita Engle about a young girl and her community celebrating the arrival of the water man who visits weekly to distribute water to the village. Water days are busy days, grateful, laughing, thirsty days.

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