34. What’s So Special About Planet Earth? by Robert E. Wells
Move to another planet? Sounds interesting! In our imaginary spaceship, let’s check out the planets in our solar system. Mercury is closest, but it has no air, and it’s either sizzling hot or bitterly cold. The atmosphere on Venus is poisonous; plus, human beings would cook there. Mars might work, but you’d always have to be in a protective shelter. And if you got to the outer planets, you couldn’t even land as they are mostly made of gas!
Our home planet is looking good. Why is Earth so comfortable for plants, animals, and people? As Robert E. Wells explains, it’s because of our just-right position form the sun, marvelous atmosphere, and abundant water. Our planet is very special and perfect for us, and that’s why we must do all we can to keep Earth healthy.
35. Don’t Throw That Away!: A Lift-the-Flap Book about Recycling and Reusing by Lara Bergen
Follow an eco-conscious super hero as he teaches kids how to recycle and reuse common household items! The six large flaps throughout show that ordinary trash is really a treasure. From turning old clothes into fun costumes or an old box into a brand new car, kids will learn that saving the environment is super cool!
36. The Polar Bears’ Home: A Story About Global Warming by Lara Bergen
Come along on an Arctic adventure with a little girl and her father and learn all about polar bears! This 8 x 8 storybook shows how global warming affects two baby polar bear cubs and their family. Includes tips for kids on what they can do to help slow down global warming.
37. I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle by Alison Inches
Max the Little Monster is an environmental nightmare. He leaves on all the lights, keeps his computer plugged in, blasts the TV, hoards his old toys, and uses so much toilet paper it clogs the toilet until finally, his excessive ways cause a power outage. With no TV to watch, computer to play on, video games to play with, Max finds there is a whole big world outside that he can make a difference in the environment.
38. I Can Save the Ocean!: The Little Green Monster Cleans Up the Beach by Alison Inches
Max the Little Green Monster loves the outdoors, especially the beach! But Max and his friends don’t like cleaning up after themselves and after a picnic on the shore, they leave a big mess behind and go scuba diving. While Max is excited to meet lots of new ocean-swimming friends from crabs to colorful fishes to ink-squirting squids, when he learns how his carelessness and littering may have harmed the beautiful ocean, the Little Green Monster goes on a quest to clean and protect the beach and finds out what it means to be environmentally green.
39. The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About Recycling by Alison Inches
Learn about recycling from a new perspective! Peek into this diary of a plastic bottle as it goes on a journey from the refinery plant, to the manufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a garbage can, and finally to a recycling plant where it emerges into it’s new life…as a fleece jacket!
Told from the point of view of a free-spirited plastic bottle, kids can share in the daily experiences and inner thoughts of the bottle through his personal journal. The diary entries will be fun and humorous yet point out the ecological significance behind each product and the resources used to make it. Readers will never look at a plastic bottle the same way again!
40. The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story About Recycling by Alison Inches
Peek into this diary of an aluminum can as it goes on a journey from inside a bauxite rock, to the manufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a display on a bookshelf, to a garbage can, and finally to a recycling plant where it emerges into its new life…as a baseball bat!
41. Think Green! Think Green! by Sally Huss
Why not throw an ice cream wrapper on the ground or a soda can on the beach? One young lad finds out that there is a new plan in play – keeping our earth and environment clean. His mother uses a trip to the beach, the market, and a bathtub full of bubbles to explain the importance of caring for our earth and ourselves. She reveals another little secret, but you’ll have to read the book to find out what that is. All in rhyme with 25 delightful illustrations.
42. Fancy Nancy: Every Day is Earth Day by Jane O’Connor
Being green is important to Nancy—so important that she wants her family to take care of the Earth morning, noon, and night!
43. The Earth Book by Todd Parr
With his signature blend of playfulness and sensitivity, Todd Parr explores the important, timely subject of environmental protection and conservation in this eco-friendly picture book. Featuring a circular die-cut Earth on the cover, and printed entirely with recycled materials and nontoxic soy inks, this book includes lots of easy, smart ideas on how we can all work together to make the Earth feel good – from planting a tree and using both sides of the paper, to saving energy and reusing old things in new ways.
44. Earth Day… and the Recycling Fashionista by Suzanne Ridolfi
In this adventure, Abby’s first grade class celebrates Earth Day, learning about all the things kids can do to help our planet. For her school project, Abby decides to use her inner fashionista to create something really special. When things don’t go exactly as she planned, will the laughter from her classmates stop her from becoming a green fashion queen?
45. Biscuit’s Earth Day Celebration by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Join Biscuit as he helps take care of our green world. From planting seeds to cleaning up, Biscuit’s celebration is an exciting adventure for Earth Day and for every day!
46. Dora Celebrates Earth Day by Emily Sollinger
Dora explores the ways we can all make a difference and help save the planet by doing simple things at home. Diego, Boots, Mami, Papi, and all of Dora’s friends get involved and share their favorite tips about what YOU can do to help!
47. Why Should I Recycle? by Jen Green
What if everybody threw away old bottles and newspapers, littering the world with glass and plastic and tin cans that should be recycled and made into new products? Mr. Jones is a teacher who sets a good example for kids by separating his trash for recycling. When he takes them on a class trip to a recycling plant, they learn the value of recycling.
The four-book Why Should I? series teaches children the importance of protecting our environment. Other books in the series include:
Children take electricity and other energy sources for granted, until one day their community has a power blackout. They come to realize that in lighting homes and keeping houses warm, we are using up natural resources that can’t be easily replaced. If we fail to save energy, a time may come when our homes will always be cold and dark.
Children learn that clean water is one of our most precious natural resources. In this book, boys and girls are told about dozens of ways in which they and their families can avoid wasting water.
50. Why Should I Protect Nature?
When children take a trip to the countryside, some of them are rowdy and careless, breaking tree branches and scattering trash. But if everyone acted that way, there would soon be no trees, no birds, and the fields would be ugly and unsafe for both animals and people.
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