Book Category: Environmental Issues

  • A Place for Rain
    Non-Fiction

    Michelle Schaub, author; and Blanca Gomez, illustrator
    What can you do with a raindrop? Well, you can let it get away, or you can collect it and use it for all sorts of good things. A sweet little look into rain gardens and collections.
    Ages: 4-8
    ISBN 13: 978-1324052357

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues
    Keywords:     rain garden, stormwater
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains
    Non-Fiction

    Anita Yasuda, author; Renato Alarcao, illustrator
    This incredible true story of a woman who never stopped moving. Whether she was scaling mountains or trying to save the environment, Junko Tabei is a hero for our times. 2025 Caldecott Honor Award
    Ages: 4-8
    ISBN 10: 0063242419
    ISBN 13: 978-0063242418

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues
    Keywords:     Everest, trailblazer
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Water Princess
    Fiction

    Susan Verde and Georgie Badiel

    Modeled after Georgie Badiel’s childhood experiences, “The Water Princess” follows a young girl who wants to bring potable drinking water to her West African community. Ages 5-8

    ISBN-10: 0399172588

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Water Quailty
    Keywords:     drinking water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • McCrephy’s Field
    Fiction

    Myers, C. and Myers, L.B. 1991. Houghton Mifflin & Com.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles, Natural Resources & Land Use, Plants, Prairie, Stewardship, Wildlife
    Keywords:     change over time
    Age Group:

  • Acid Rain, Corroding National Treasures
    Non-Fiction

    Anon. 1987. National Wildlife Federation.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues
    Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Vegetative Filter Strips
    Non-Fiction

    Anon. 1988. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Natural Resources & Land Use, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian, Soil, Water Quailty, Wetlands
    Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Riparian Buffer systems in Crop and Rangelands
    Non-Fiction

    Schults, R.C., Isenhart, T.M. and Colletti, J.R. 1995. Agroforestry and Sustainable Systems: Symposium Proceeding p. 13-27.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Forest/Trees, Natural Resources & Land Use, River/Riparian, Soil
    Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Loony Little: An Environmental Tale
    Fiction

    Aston, D.H. and K. Murphy. 2007. Candlewick Press.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Stewardship
    Keywords:     activism
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Air: Outside, inside, and All Around
    Non-Fiction

    Stille, D.R. 2004. Capstone Press.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Natural Resources & Land Use
    Keywords:     air pollution
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Erosion
    Non-Fiction

    Rutten, J. 1998. Child’s World, Incorporated.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Natural Resources & Land Use, Soil
    Keywords:     erosion
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • City Green
    Fiction

    Di Salvo-Ryan, D. 1994. HarperCollins Publishers.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Plants, Urban Environment
    Keywords:     city green
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What We Can Do about Recycling Garbage
    Non-Fiction

    Bailey, D. 1991. Scholastic Library Publishing.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Reduce Reuse Recycle
    Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fight Air Pollution
    Non-Fiction

    Llewellyn, C. 2003. Thameside Press.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Senses
    Keywords:     air pollution
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Our Poisoned Waters
    Non-Fiction

    Dolan, E.F. 1997. Penguin Group Incorporated.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Water Quailty
    Keywords:     water quality
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Backyard Bear
    Fiction

    Rockwell, A. and M. Halsey. 2006. Walker & Company.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Mammals, Wildlife
    Keywords:     bears
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Oil Spill!
    Non-Fiction

    Berger, M. 1994. HarperCollins Publishers.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Water Quailty, Wildlife
    Keywords:     oil spills
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History
    Non-Fiction

    Cherry, L. 2002.Harcourt Children’s Books.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Habitats & Ecosystems, Native Culture
    Keywords:     environmental history
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Too Much Garbage
    Fiction

    Testa, F. 2001. North-South Books.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues
    Keywords:     garbage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?: The Dangers of Global Warming
    Non-Fiction

    Rockwell, A.F. 2006. HarperCollins Publishers.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues
    Keywords:     climate change
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • And Still the Turtle Watched
    Fiction

    Macgill-Callahan, S. 1996. Penguin Young Readers Group.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Native Culture
    Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Heard the Willow Weep
    Non-Fiction

    Albert, T. 2000. Trickle Creek Books.

    Category(ies): Earth Day, Environmental Issues
    Keywords:     0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Owls
    Non-Fiction

    George, M. 1998. Child’s World, Incorporated.

    Category(ies): Birds, Environmental Issues
    Keywords:     owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade