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Protecting the Planet

Afloat

Saunders, Kirli

If you find a fawn : a what-to-do for wild wanderers

Gillis, Kellie DuBay

Loop de loop : circular solutions for a waste-free world

Curtis, Andrea

Gifts from the garbage truck : a true story about the things we (don't) throw away

Larsen, Andrew

I'm afraid, said the leaf

Daniel, Danielle

The world is ours to cherish : a letter to a child

Heglar, Mary Annaïse

The big book of nature art

Zommer, Yuval

Flipflopi : how a boat made from flip-flops is helping to save the ocean

Lodding, Linda Ravin

To change a planet

Soontornvat, Christina

Can I recycle this? : a kid's guide to better recycling and how to reduce single-use plastics

Romer, Jennie

The forest keeper : the true story of Jadav Payeng

Singh, Rina

Total garbage : a messy dive into trash, waste, and our world

Donnelly, Rebecca

Maybe you might

Foxell, Imogen

Fridge-opolis

Coffey, Melissa

Upcycle it! : crafts for kids : fun and useful projects to recycle and reimagine

Perkins, Jennifer

Scrap metal swan : a river clean-up story

Linden, Joanne

Your planet needs you : a kids' guide to reducing waste and recycling

Bunting, Philip

The ocean is kind of a big deal

Seluk, Nick

Our planet! : there's no place like Earth

McAnulty, Stacy

Zero waste kids : hands-on projects and activities to reduce, reuse, and recycle

Greenfield, Rob

I'm trying to love garbage

Barton, Bethany

Milk and Juice : a recycling romance

Brown, Meredith Crandall

Ducks overboard! : a true story of plastic in our oceans

Motum, Markus

Pando : a living wonder of trees

Fox, Kate Allen

The big beach cleanup

Offsay, Charlotte

Planting peace

Hooks, Gwendolyn

Reuse this book

Love the Earth : understanding climate change, speaking up for solutions, and living an earth-friendly life

Hammond, Mel

Saving American Beach : the biography of African American environmentalist MaVynee Betsch

King, Heidi Tyline

Cougar crossing : how Hollywood's celebrity Cougar helped build a bridge for city wildlife

Pincus, Meeg

The last straw : kids vs. plastics

Hood, Susan

The last straw

Matthiessen, Zoe

Dear Earth.. : from your friends in Room 5

Dealey, Erin

This pretty planet

Chapin, Tom

Stand up! Speak up! : a story inspired by the climate change revolution

Joyner, Andrew

Rocket says clean up

Bryon, Nathan

A dolphin's wish : how you can help make a difference and save our oceans

McCurdie, Trevor

One earth

Spinelli, Eileen

One little bag : an amazing journey

Cole, Henry

We are water protectors

Lindstrom, Carole

We are all Greta : be inspired to save the world

Giannella, Valentina

Greta's story : the schoolgirl who went on strike to save the planet

Camerini, Valentina

Our house is on fire : Greta Thunberg's call to save the planet

Winter, Jeanette

The pout-pout fish cleans up the ocean

Diesen, Deborah

Love the earth

Lennon, Julian

The Earth gives more

Fliess, Sue

What a waste : trash, recycling, and protecting our planet

French, Jess

Spring after spring : how Rachel Carson inspired the environmental movement

Sisson, Stéphanie Roth

Super Manny cleans up

DiPucchio, Kelly