Book Category: Stewardship

  • Akeem Keeps Bees: A Close-Up at the Honey Makers and Pollinators at Sankofa Farms
    Non-Fiction

    Kamal E Bell with Akeem Bell
    Told from Akeem’s perspective, Akeem Keeps Bees! begins with the arrival and installation of a package of bees and follows Akeem and his Dad throughout the year as they inspect the hive, find the queen, deal with a swarm, harvest honey, and prepare for winter. Learn about organic and sustainable agriculture with an 8 year old narrator to show you the way!
    Ages: 6-10
    ISBN 13: 978-1635866094

    Category(ies): Stewardship, Urban Environment
    Keywords:     honey bee, sustainable agriculture
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Just in Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
    Non-Fiction

    Megan Clendenan, author; Brittany Cicchese, illustrator
    On the Arctic island of Spitsbergen in Norway, polar bears roam and there are no gardens, forests, or fields. But buried deep underground, the Svalbard Seed Bank protects more than 580 million seeds with plenty of room for more. How and why was the vault built? What’s it like inside? How does the vault protect the seeds? Learn about the rescue of the greatest treasure on earth–seeds for our food. An inside look into the storage and history of one of our most important natural resources and how this collection can save our future.
    Ages: 5-8
    ISBN 13: 978-1623544805

    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Stewardship
    Keywords:     conservation, seed vault
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con La Papa: Join the Quest with Peru’s Famed Scientist and Potato Expert
    Non-Fiction

    Sara Andrea Fajardo, author; Juana Martinez-Neal, illustrator
    Join Peruvian scientist Alberto Salas to hunt down and find all the Andean potatoes so all their genetic material can be saved. Also available in Spanish.
    Ages: 3-8
    ISBN 13: 978-1250838612

    Category(ies): Stewardship
    Keywords:     Peru, potatoes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Black Mambas: The World’s First All-Woman Anti-Poaching Unit
    Non-Fiction

    Kelly Crull
    Crull centers the voices of the Black Mambas themselves. He creates great interactions, like asking kids to analyze the graph of the reserve and select the best route for patrolling it. Brilliant picture book nonfiction.
    Ages: 6-10
    ISBN 13: 979-8765627259

    Category(ies): Non-Native Species, Stewardship
    Keywords:     anti-poaching
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet
    Non-Fiction

    Nanette Heffernan

    Each year, at 8:30 on a Saturday night near the spring equinox, people around the globe turn out their lights in observance of Earth Hour. Ages 3-7

    ISBN-10: 1580899420

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

  • 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World
    Non-Fiction

    Melanie Walsh

    Simple actions kids can take every day to help care for the planet. Ages 3-7

    ISBN-10: 0763659193

    Category(ies): Earth Day, Stewardship
    Keywords:
    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:

  • Iowa’s Natural Heritage
    Non-Fiction

    Cooper, T.C. 1982. Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and Iowa Academy of Science.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Stewardship, Wildlife
    Keywords:     Iowa specific
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Woodland Stewardship – a Practical Guide for Midwestern Landowners
    Non-Fiction

    Baughman, M.J., Alm, A.A., Eiber, T.C. and Blinn, C. 1993. Minnesota Extension Service.

    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Natural Resources & Land Use, Stewardship
    Keywords:     landowner resource
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • The Streamkeeper’s Field Guide: Watershed Inventory and Stream Monitoring Methods
    Non-Fiction

    Murdoch, T. and Cheo, M. 1996. Adopt a Stream Foundation.

    Category(ies): River/Riparian, Stewardship, Water Quailty
    Keywords:     stewardship
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Save our Streams Action Packet
    Non-Fiction

    Izaak Walton League of America, Inc.

    Category(ies): River/Riparian, Stewardship, Water Quailty
    Keywords:     stewardship
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Taking Action: An Educatior’s Guide to Involving Students in Environmental Action Projects
    Non-Fiction

    Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

    Category(ies): Stewardship
    Keywords:     environmental action projects
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Involving Students in Environmental Action Projects: An Educator’s Guide
    Non-Fiction

    Western Regional Environmental Education Council, Inc. 1995. Western Regional Environmental Education Council.

    Category(ies): Stewardship
    Keywords:     stewardship
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Each Living Thing
    Fiction

    Ryder, J. 2000. Harcourt Children’s Books.

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

  • Because Brian Hugged His Mother
    Fiction

    Rice, D.L. and K.D. Thompson. 1999. Dawn Publications.

    Category(ies): Stewardship
    Keywords:     kindness
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Environment
    Non-Fiction

    Harlow, R. 2001. Houghton Mifflin Company.

    Category(ies): Stewardship
    Keywords:     the environment
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Eco-Groups: Joining Together to Protect the Environment
    Non-Fiction

    Hamilton, J. 1993. ABDO Publishing Company.

    Category(ies): Stewardship
    Keywords:     action
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Cleaning Up Litter (Help the Environment)
    Non-Fiction

    Guillain, C. 2008. Heinemann/Raintree.

    Category(ies): Stewardship
    Keywords:     litter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Caring for Nature (Help the Environment)
    Non-Fiction

    Guillain, C. 2008. Heinemann Library.

    Category(ies): Stewardship
    Keywords:     caring for nature
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth
    Non-Fiction

    Siddals, M.M., and A. Wolf. 2010. Random House Children’s Books.

    Category(ies): Soil, Stewardship
    Keywords:     compost
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
    Non-Fiction

    Inches, A., and V. Garofoli. 2008. Little Simon.

    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle, Stewardship
    Keywords:     3 R's
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Great Trash Bash
    Fiction

    Leedy, L. 2005. Holiday House.

    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Stewardship
    Keywords:     garbage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Should I Protect Nature?
    Non-Fiction

    Green, J. and M. Gordon. 2005. Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.

    Category(ies): Nature, Stewardship
    Keywords:     stewardship
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Dear Children of the Earth: A Letter from Home
    Fiction

    Schimmel, S. 1994. T&N Children’s Publishing.

    Category(ies): Nature, Stewardship, Wildlife
    Keywords:     caring for the Earth
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Children of the Earth…Remember
    Fiction

    Schimmel, S. 2002. T&N Children’s Publishing.

    Category(ies): Nature, Stewardship
    Keywords:     caring for the Earth
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
    Fiction

    Kamkwamba, W., and B. Mealer. 2010. William Morrow.

    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Stewardship, Weather
    Keywords:     wind
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Let’s Save Water!
    Non-Fiction

    Nelson, S.A., G. Saunders-Smith, and K.M. Krebs. 2006. Capstone Press, Inc.

    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Stewardship
    Keywords:     water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Cool Drink of Water
    Non-Fiction

    Kerley, B. 2006. National Geographic Society.

    Category(ies): Natural Cycles, Stewardship, Water Quailty, Weather
    Keywords:     drinking water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Mighty Tree
    Fiction

    Gackenbach, D. 1996. Harcourt Children’s Books.

    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Stewardship
    Keywords:     trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Caring for Our Forests
    Non-Fiction

    Greene, C. 1991. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.

    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Stewardship
    Keywords:     forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • 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

  • Compost, By Gosh!
    Non-Fiction

    Portman, M.E. 2002. Flower Press.

    Category(ies): Earth Day, Soil, Stewardship
    Keywords:     composting
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth
    Non-Fiction

    Earthworks Group. 1990. Andrews McMeel Publishing.

    Category(ies): Earth Day, Stewardship
    Keywords:     action
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Earth Day
    Non-Fiction

    Lowery, L. 2003. Carolrhoda Books.

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

  • Earth Day–Hooray!
    Non-Fiction

    Murphy, S.J. 2004. HarperTrophy.

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

  • Franklin Plants a Tree
    Fiction

    Jennings, S. 2001. Scholastic.

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

  • Earth Book for Kids: Activities to Help Heal the Environment
    Non-Fiction

    Schwartz, L. and B. Armstrong. 1990. Creative Teaching Press, Inc.

    Category(ies): Mammals, Nature Exploration, Stewardship
    Keywords:     Earth activities
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Restoring the Tallgrass Prairie : An Illustrated Manual for Iowa and the Upper Midwest
    Non-Fiction

    Shirley, S.1994. New York: University of Iowa Press.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie, Stewardship
    Keywords:     natural resource reference, tallgrass prairie
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Aldo Leopold: A Fierce Green Fire
    Non-Fiction

    Lorbiecki, M. 1999. Oxford University Press, USA.

    Category(ies): Famous Conservationists, Stewardship
    Keywords:     Aldo Leopold
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Rachel Carson: Voice for the Earth
    Non-Fiction

    Wadsworth. G. 1992. Lerner Publishing Group.

    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Famous Conservationists, Stewardship
    Keywords:     Rachel Carson
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Girls Who Looked under Rocks
    Non-Fiction

    Atkins, J. and P. Conner. 2000. Dawn Publications.

    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Famous Conservationists, Nature, Nature Exploration, Stewardship
    Keywords:     children & nature, girls & nature
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • True Green Kids: 100 Things You Can Do to Save the Planet
    Non-Fiction

    McKay, K., J. Bonnin, and D. de Rothschild. 2008. Natl Geographic Soc Childrens Boks.

    Category(ies): Earth Day, Stewardship
    Keywords:     green living
    Age Group: Parents & educators