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...
Ducks overboard! : a true story of plastic in our oceans
Motum, Markus
Paper Book
Eco facts come to light as a plastic duck narrates this beautifully illustrated true story of thousands of bath toys that were lost at sea and swept to the four corners of the Pacific. If a shipping container filled with 28,000 plastic ducks spilled into the Pacific Ocean, where...
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...
Earth knowledge genius! : a quiz encyclopedia to boost your brain
Gifford, Clive
Paper Book
A brilliant quiz book for clever kids - put your knowledge about planet Earth to the test and dazzle your family and friends with your brainpower! Can you find the Red Sea, Black Sea, and Yellow Sea on a map? Do you know what makes the Gobi Desert different from the Sahara? No...
My first Earth Day
Katz, Karen
Paper Book
I think about the forests, the water, all the animals, the fish, and the sun. I think about all the ways I can take care of our earth.Introduce young readers to Earth Day with Karen Katz's magnificent storytelling and unforgettable collage art.There's no better way to spend the day than visiting...
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...
All the feelings under the sun : how to deal with climate change
Davenport, Leslie
Paper Book
This timely, thoughtful book will help young readers work through their feelings of anxiety about climate change. Through informative text and activities, the book provides children with age-appropriate information about the climate crisis and gives them the tools they need to manage their...
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.
Our planet! : there's no place like Earth
McAnulty, Stacy
Paper Book
In her first book, Earth (AKA: Planet Awesome) shared the story of her brief--cosmically speaking--life to date, with only a hint as to what the future may hold. Now, after being so warmly received, she's eager to tell Earthlings even more. But this time, she'll focus on her current life and her...

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