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Celebrating Earth: Environmental Books for Children - NonFiction
Booklists for Kids


Brown, Laurene. DINOSAURS TO THE RESCUE: A GUIDE TO PROTECTING OUR PLANET.
The dinosaurs return determined to rescue our planet by saving energy, recycling trash, and planting trees.

Cherry, Lynne. A RIVER RAN WILD.
Follow the history of the Nashua River, discovered first by Native Americans, polluted during the Industrial Revolution, and recently cleaned up and revitalized.

Cone, Molly. COME BACK SALMON.
Everyone said it couldn't be done but students in Everett, Washington, clean up Pigeon Creek, restock it with salmon, and eagerly wait to see if the fish will return to spawn.

Facklam, Margery. AND THEN THERE WAS ONE; THE MYSTERIES OF EXTINCTION.
Why did the passenger pigeon and dodo disappear from earth? Discover the many reasons why animals become extinct and what efforts are being made to save other endangered creatures.

George, Jean Craighead. ONE DAY IN THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST.
If Tepui can find an unnamed butterfly, he may be able to save his home, the tropical rain forest of the macaw.

Gibbons, Gail. RECYCLE: A HANDBOOK FOR KIDS.
What can we do with all our trash? Find out how paper, glass, aluminum cans, and plastic can be recycled into new products.

Johnson, Rebecca. THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT: LIFE ON A WARMER PLANET.
Global warming could change our seasons, cause droughts, and increase the number and power of violent storms. Find out what causes global warming and what we can do to slow it down.

Maynard, Thane. SAVING ENDANGERED MAMMALS: A FIELD GUIDE TO SOME OF THE EARTH'S RAREST ANIMALS.
Learn why the African elephant, the black rhinoceros, and the giant panda have been pushed to the brink of extinction and what is being done to save them.

Pellowski, Anne. HIDDEN STORIES IN PLANTS: UNUSUAL AND EASY-TO-TELL STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
Discover why carrots are orange, why trees whisper, and why plants no longer grow as high as the sky in this folklore collection with related activities.

Wilkes, Angela. MY FIRST GREEN BOOK.
Learn how to create a wildlife garden, perform an acid rain experiment, and keep a green diary.

 


Compiled by Barbara Rhodes, Jamaica Plain Branch, Boston Public Library, 1994.