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• My First Earth Day

  Katz, Karen,

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  Ages 2-5. Wonderful storytelling and vibrant collage art invite readers to celebrate Earth Day with a grandmother-granddaughter duo who spend the day recycling, picking up litter, supporting local businesses and caring for our wonderful planet.

• We Share This Earth

  a Community Book

  Saks, Dan, 1978-

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  Ages 2-6. Specific examples of shared community are depicted across twelve countries, inviting young readers to connect with and acknowledge the importance of caring about and for one another, and the Earth we share.

• A Place for Rain

  Schaub, Michelle,

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  Ages 4-8. This engaging and educational picture book about protecting our waterways follows a classroom as they build a rain garden, empowering readers with the tools to reduce pollution, diminish flooding and create a habitat for wildlife.

• What a Rock Can Reveal

  Where They Come From and What They Tell Us About Our Planet

  Wei-Haas, Maya,

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  Ages 6-9. Award-winning science writer and geologist Maya Wei-Haas introduces young readers to the fascinating world of rocks through the art of observation.

• The Tree and the River

  Becker, Aaron, 1974-

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  Ages 5-10. In this spectacular wordless tale that takes a long view of time's passing, Becker spotlights a single tree's life cycle against a changing backdrop of human conflicts, technological change, and natural events.

• Global

  Colfer, Eoin,

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  Ages 10-14. Told in alternating voices, twelve-year-old Sami, from a village along the Bay of Bengal, and fourteen-year-old Yuki, from Northern Canada, strive to protect their homes from the encroaching damage brought on by climate change.

• Emperor of the Ice

  How a Changing Climate Affects a Penguin Colony

  Davies, Nicola, 1958-

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  Ages 5-10. Enter the dark Antarctic winter, where a pair of emperor penguins share the task of keeping their young one alive--and discover how fighting climate change is key to their survival.

• Total Garbage

  a Messy Dive Into Trash, Waste, and Our World

  Donnelly, Rebecca,

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  Ages 10-14. This narrative middle-grade nonfiction from Rebecca Donnelly dives into the scientific and cultural history of the waste humans produce, examining why we make so much trash, why we're so bad at handling it, and how we can stop it (that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A River of Dust

  the Life-giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon

  Hoffmann, Jilanne,

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  Ages 5-10. A narrative nonfiction story detailing the long distance that dust from the Sahel in Africa travels across the Atlantic Ocean to replenish life in the Amazon Rainforest.

• No World Too Big

  Young People Fighting Global Climate Change

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  Ages 5-10. David Bowles, Traci Sorell, and others present poems about young activists who speak up to fight global climate change.

• Hello, Meadow!

  Pierce, Terry,

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  Ages 3-6. The bouncy text and vibrant illustrations in this sturdy board book show little nature lovers how to easily protect meadows while enjoying one of Earth's loveliest features.

• Go Green! Home

  Pintachan,

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  Ages 0-3. Push, pull, slide...and help protect our planet. Find out how we make our homes more Earth-friendly by conserving water, recycling, and composting.

• Little Land

  Sudyka, Diana,

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  Ages 4-8. An environmental tale of land evolving over the millennia up to present day environmental changes, as well as the role one can take in caring for it.

• Ganesha Goes Green

  Thamizhmani, Lakshmi,

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  Ages 5-10. Concerned about the pollution the Ganesha statues cause when her town celebrates her favorite festival, Ganesha Chaturthi, young Prema comes up with an innovative plan to keep the river clean.

• Eco Girl

  Wilson-Max, Ken,

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  Ages 4-8. Emulating her favorite baobab trees, Eve contributes to the beauty of the forest by nurturing her very own baobab seedling, becoming an environmental steward to express her love for all things leafy and green.

• The Snow Man

  a True Story

  Winter, Jonah, 1962-

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  Ages 5-10. Discover the true story of a man who lived alone in the mountains with a hobby of measuring snowfall that led to groundbreaking data tracking in climate change studies

• The Big Book of Nature Art

  Zommer, Yuval,

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  Ages 5-10. The Big Book of Nature Art is packed with twenty-two easy art activities inspired by nature.

• One Turtle's Last Straw

  the Real-life Rescue That Sparked a Sea Change

  Boxer, Elisa,

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  Ages 4-8. Based on the viral video that set a movement in motion, this heartwrenching story of one turtle's rescue reminds us that even the smallest straw can hurt our ocean life--and that the smallest demand for change can grow into something big

• Washed Ashore

  Making Art From Ocean Plastic

  Crull, Kelly,

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  Ages 8-12. When artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi found plastic trash polluting the beach near her home, she took action. She formed an organization called Washed Ashore and started gathering trash from beaches and using it to create incredible…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• E Is for Environment

  the ABCs of Conservation

  Curran, Lucy,

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  Ages 4-8. A picture book teaching young readers the ABCs of the natural world around us (and how to protect it)