Stewardship – Kindernature

Book Category: Stewardship

Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet
Non-FictionNanette 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-FictionMelanie 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
FictionMyers, 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-FictionCooper, 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-FictionBaughman, 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-FictionMurdoch, 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-FictionIzaak Walton League of America, Inc. Category(ies): River/Riparian, Stewardship, Water Quailty – Keywords: stewardship
Age Group: Parents & educators

IOWATER Volunteer Monitoring Program
Non-FictionIowa Department of Natural Resources. Category(ies): Stewardship, Water Quailty – Keywords: stewardship
Age Group: Parents & educators

Taking Action: An Educatior’s Guide to Involving Students in Environmental Action Projects
Non-FictionIowa 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-FictionWestern Regional Environmental Education Council, Inc. 1995. Western Regional Environmental Education Council. Category(ies): Stewardship – Keywords: stewardship
Age Group: Parents & educators

Cleaning Up Litter (Help the Environment)
Non-Fiction
Guillain, C. 2008. Heinemann/Raintree.
Category(ies): Stewardship – Keywords: litter
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

The Environment
Non-Fiction
Harlow, R. 2001. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Category(ies): Stewardship – Keywords: the environment
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

Each Living Thing
Fiction
Ryder, J. 2000. Harcourt Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Stewardship, Wildlife – Keywords:
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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Day–Hooray!
Non-Fiction
Murphy, S.J. 2004. HarperTrophy.
Category(ies): Earth Day, Stewardship – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
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

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

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

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