Earth Day Every Day!

Environmental fiction & nonfiction for grades K-12

Updated July 11, 2023
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Can I recycle this? : a guide to better recycling and how to reduce single-use plastics
Romer, Jennie
Paper Book
"If you've ever been perplexed by the byzantine rules of recycling, you're not alone...you'll want to read Can I Recycle This?... An extensive look at what you can and cannot chuck into your blue bin." --The Washington Post The first illustrated guidebook that...
Can I recycle this? : a kid's guide to better recycling and how to reduce single-use plastics
Romer, Jennie
Paper Book
You probably know that you're supposed to recycle--but you may not know how or why. This adaptation of the successful adult book, written by a lawyer and sustainability expert, will answer all your recycling questions. Can I Recycle This? skips over...
A child's introduction to the environment : the air, earth, and sea around us--plus experiments, projects, and activities you can do to help our planet!
Driscoll, Michael
Paper Book
Explore the water, land, and air around us with this entertaining and informative look at our magnificent planet while learning about climate crusaders like Greta Thurnberg and how experiments, activities, and everyday actions can help save the environment. This book looks at...
EARTH DAY
McNamara, Margaret.
Paper Book
The Robin Hill School first graders celebrate Earth Day in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read in the Robin Hill School series! The kids in Mrs. Connor's class are celebrating Earth Day, and everyone has lots of ideas on how to save the Earth--except Emma. She's worried her ideas aren't...
Every breath we take : a book about air
Ajmera, Maya
Paper Book
The first step to cherishing something is recognizing its importance and understanding why it is necessary. Every Breath We Take is a positive, life-affirming look at clean air, with a subtle message about how air can be dirtied-and how it can be cleaned up. Photographs of children, animals,...
Every day is Earth Day
O'Connor, Jane.
Paper Book
Fancy Nancy fans of all ages will love this sweet story about learning to respect both the Earth and your family, in this I Can Read story from New York Times bestselling team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser! Learning to respect the environment is no small task, especially if you...
Fly Guy presents : garbage & recycling
Arnold, Tedd
Paper Book
Fly Guy is buzzing over to a landfill to learn more about garbage and recycling!Fly Guy and Buzz visit a landfill to discover where their garbage goes. They learn all about garbage trucks, trash sorting, bacteria, and how landfills can be more environmentally friendly. They also visit a recycling...
Greta's story : the schoolgirl who went on strike to save the planet
Camerini, Valentina
Paper Book
The inspiring true story of Greta Thunberg, a young eco-activist whose persistence sparked a global movement. You are never too young to make a difference. Ever since she learned about climate change, Greta Thunberg couldn't understand why politicians weren't...
HAPPY EARTH DAY!
Hopkinson, Deborah,
Paper Book
This fact-filled Little Golden Book is about Earth Day-what it is and why it's important-and offers suggestions for actions kids can take to help protect and heal our planet. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 each year, but this Little Golden Book about the history and...
How to change everything : the young human's guide to protecting the planet and each other
Klein, Naomi
Paper Book
"[A] uniquely inclusive perspective that will inspire conviction, passion, and action." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) An empowering, engaging young readers guide to understanding and battling climate change from the expert and bestselling author of This Changes...
Luna and me : the true story of a girl who lived in a tree to save a forest
Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue
Paper Book
Once there was a redwood tree--one of the world's largest and tallest trees, and one of the oldest. And once, born nearly a thousand years after the tree first took root, there was a girl named Julia, who was called Butterfly. When exploring her beloved forest, Butterfly wandered...
Mario and the Hole in the Sky How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
Rusch, Elizabeth.
Paper Book
The true story of how a scientist saved the planet from environmental disaster. Mexican American Mario Molina is a modern-day hero who helped solve the ozone crisis of the 1980s. Growing up in Mexico City, Mario was a curious boy who studied hidden worlds through a microscope. As...
Mario y el agujero en el cielo : co?mo un qui?mico salvo? nuestro planeta
Rusch, Elizabeth
Paper Book
The true story of how a scientist saved the planet from environmental disaster. Mexican American Mario Molina is a modern-day hero who helped solve the ozone crisis of the 1980s. Growing up in Mexico City, Mario was a curious boy who studied hidden worlds through a microscope. As...
Now is the time for trees : make an impact by planting the earth's most valuable resource
Lambe, Dan
Paper Book
"Celebrates the power of trees to oxygenate the planet, purify water and air, lower city temperatures, provide habitat, nurture the soul, and provide essential food sources." --Booklist Trees and forests are the number one nature-based solution for revers­ing the negative effects of a changing...
One Earth : people of color protecting our planet
Rao, Anuradha S.
Paper Book
Key Selling Points This book contains twenty short biographies of Black, Indigenous and People of Color in the environmental movement in an important addition to #ownvoices narratives. This book offers a positive approach to environmental issues with a focus on environmental...
Rainbow weaver = Tejedora del arcoíris
Marshall, Linda Elovitz
Paper Book
Bilingual English/Spanish. A young Mayan girl isn't allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, so with a little ingenuity she discovers how to repurpose plastic bags to create colorful weavings. Based on an actual recycling movement in Guatemala. Ixchel wants to follow in the long...
Stand up! Speak up! : a story inspired by the climate change revolution
Joyner, Andrew, (Illustrator)
Paper Book
Awarded as a 2021 Malka Penn Award Honor Book, here is a timely picture book about a young girl's mission to inspire others to help the planet. The meaningful message of climate change activism is perfect for Earth Day and every day! Celebrate young climate change activists in...

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