Kids have a natural affinity and curiosity about the natural world around us. This list of Green Earth Book Award winners will teach them how to appreciate the nature that surrounds us and how to be responsible environmental stewards. Green Earth Book Award Winners Children s Picture Books The Earth Book by Todd Parr ISBN-10: 031604265X; ISBN-13: 978-0316042659 (publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Miss Fox's Class Goes Green written by Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Anne Kennedy ISBN-10: 080755166X; ISBN13: 9780807551660 (publisher Albert Whitman & Company) Planting the Trees of Kenya written and illustrated by Claire A. Nivola ISBN-10: 0374399182; ISBN-13: 978-0374399184 Varmints written by Helen Ward and illustrated by Marc Craste ISBN-10: 0763637963; ISBN-13: 9780763637965 Winston of Churchill: One Bear's Battle Against Global Warming written by Jean Davies Okimoto and illustrated by Jeremiah Trammell ISBN-10: 1570615438; ISBN-13: 978-1570615436 (publisher Sasquatch Books) Uno s Garden written and illustrated by Graeme Base ISBN-10: 0810954737; ISBN-13: 978-0810954731 (publisher Abrams Books for Young Readers) Abigale the Happy Whale written by Peter Farrelly and illustrated by Jamie Rama ISBN-10: 0316011908; ISBN-13: 978-0316011907 (publisher Little Brown Books for Young Readers) Adventures of Riley: Polar Bear Puzzle written by Amanda Lumry and Laura Hurwitz ISBN-10: 1600400043; ISBN-13: 978-1600400049 (publisher Eaglemont Press) Circles of Hope written by Karen Lynn Williams and illustrated by Linda Sport ISBN 10: 0802852769; ISBN 13: 9780802852762 (publisher Eerdmans Books for Young Readers) Riparia's River written by Michael J. Caduto and illustrated by Olga Pastuchiv ISBN-10: 0884483274; ISBN-13: 9780884483274 (publisher Tilbury House) On Meadowview Street written and illustrated by Henry Cole ISBN-10: 0060564814; ISBN-13: 978-0060564810 (publisher Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) Let's Save the Animals written and illustrated by Frances Barry ISBN -10: 076364501x; ISBN-13: 9780763645014 Children s Fiction Books When Santa Turned Green written by Victoria Perla and illustrated by Mirna Kantarevic ISBN-10: 1400313848; ASIN: B0030EG16A (publisher Thomas Nelson Inc.) The Curious Garden written and illustrated by Peter Brown ISBN-10: 0316015474; ISBN-13: 978-0316015479 publisher Little Brown Books for Young Readers) Redwoods written and illustrated by Jason Chin ISBN-10: 1596434309; ISBN-13: 978-1596434301 (publisher Roaring Brook Press, An Imprint of MacMillan Children's Publishing Group)
Tin Lizzie written and illustrated by Allan Drummond Reading level: Ages 5 and up ISBN-10: 0374320004; ISBN-13: 978-0374320003 Arthur Turns Green written and illustrated by Marc Brown ISBN-10: 0316129240, ISBN-13: 9780316129244 (publisher Little, Brown and Company) (publisher Darby Creek/Lerner Publishing Group) Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery written by David A. Adler and illustrated by Joy Allen ISBN-10: 0670062650; ISBN-13: 9780670062652 (publisher Viking Children's Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group) Mallory Goes Green written by Laurie B. Friedman and illustrated by Jennifer Kalis ISBN-10: 0761339493; ISBN-13: 9780761339496 (Publisher Darby Creek/Lerner Publishing Group) The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen ISBN-10: 0590108263; ISBN-13: 978-0590108263 (publisher Scholastic Press) Fern Verdant and the Silver Rose written by Diana Leszczynski ISBN 10: 0375852131; ISBN 13: 9780375852138 (publisher Random House Children's Books) Tree of Life written by Rochelle Strauss and illustrated by Margot Thompson ISBN-10: 1553376692; ISBN-13: 978-1553376699 (publisher Kids Can Press) Operation Redwood written by S. Terrell French ISBN-10: 0810983540; ISBN-13: 978-0810983540 (publisher Abrams/Amulet Books) Wild Wings written by Gill Lewis and illustrated by Yuta Onoda ISBN-10: 1442414456; ISBN-13: 9781442414457 (publisher Simon and Schuster) Luz Sees The Light written and illustrated by Claudia Davila ISBN-10: 1554537665; ISBN-13: 978-1554537662 (publisher Kids Can Press) Ancient, Strange and Lovely written by Susan Fletcher ISBN-10: 1416957863; ISBN-13: 9781416957867 (publisher Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing) Home and Other Big Fat Lies? written by Jill Wolfson ISBN-10: 0805076700; ASIN: B001QCXAW6 (publisher Henry Holt) The Last Wild Place written by Rosa Jordan ISBN-10: 1561454583; ISBN-13: 978-1561454587 Night of the Spadefoot Toads written by Bill Harley? ISBN-10: 1561454591; ISBN-13: 9781561454594 The Sorta Sisters written by Adrian Fogelin ISBN-10: 156145592X; ISBN-13: 978-1561455928 Flush written by Carl Hiassen ISBN-10: 0375821821; ISBN-13: 978-0375821820 (publisher Alfred A. Knopf) The Light-Bearer s Daughter written by O. R. Melling ISBN- 10: 0810971232; ISBN-13: 9780810971233 (Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers)
SCAT written by Carl Hiaasen (publisher Random House Children s Books) Flashpoint Reading level: Ages 11 and up ISBN-10: 1561455776; ISBN-13: 978-1561455775 A Summer of Silk Moths written by Margaret Willey ISBN-10: 0738715409; ISBN-13: 978-0738715407 (publisher Flux) Blind Faith Hotel written by Pamela Todd ISBN-10: 1416995099; ISBN-13: 9781416995098 (publisher Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing) Young Adult Fiction Books Ship Breaker written by Paolo Bacigalupi ISBN-10: 0316056219; ISBN-13: 978-0316056212 (publisher Little Brown Books for Young Readers) The Secret Under My Skin written by Janet McNaughton ISBN-10: 006008989X; ASIN: B002GJU5SA (publisher HarperCollins Children s Books Eos) Boys, Bears and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots written by Abby McDonald ISBN-10: 0763643823; ISBN-13: 9780763643829 The Carbon Diaries: 2015 written by Saci Lloyd ISBN -10: 0340970154; ISBN-13: 9780340970157 (publisher Holiday House) Write Naked written by Peter Gould ISBN-10: 0374384835; ISBN-13: 9780374384838 (publisher Farrar, Straus, & Giroux Books for Young Readers) Firestorm: The Caretaker Trilogy: Book 1 written by David Klass ISBN-10: 0312380186; ISBN-13: 978-0312380182 Whirlwind written by David Klass ISBN-10: 0312384297; ASIN: B005K5NCUA (publisher Farrar, Straus, & Giroux Books for Young Readers) Children s Nonfiction 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World written and illustrated by Melanie Walsh Reading level: Ages 3 and up ISBN-10: 0763641448; ISBN-13: 978-0763641443 publisher Candlewick Press) Near One Cattail: Turtles, Logs, and Leaping Frogs written by Anthony D. Fredericks and illustrated by Jennifer DiRubbio ISBN-10: 1584690712; ISBN-13: 978-1584690719 (publisher Dawn Publications) The World That We Want written and illustrated by Kim Michelle Toft ISBN-10: 1580891144; ISBN-13: 978-1580891141 (publisher Charlesbridge Publishing) The Wolves Are Back written by Jean Craighead George and illustrated by Wendell Minor Reading level: Ages 5 and up ISBN-10: 0525479473; ISBN-13: 978-0525479475 (publisher Dutton Children's Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group) The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families written by Cindy Trumbore & Susan L. Roth, illustrated by Susan L. Roth ISBN-10 1600604595; ISBN-13 978-1600604591 (publisher Lee & Low Books)
The Sea, the Storm and the Mangrove Tangle written and illustrated by Lynne Cherry ISBN-10: 0374364826; ISBN-13: 978-0374364823 (publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux) A Place for Butterflies ISBN-10: 1561453579; ISBN-13: 9781561453573 A Place for Birds ISBN-10: 0330400517; ISBN-13: 9780330400510 publisher Peachtree Publishers) A Place for Frogs ISBN-10: 1561455210; ISBN-13: 978-1561455218 Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story written by Linda Glaser and photography by Shelley Rotner ISBN-10: 0761349111; ISBN-13: 978-0761349112 (publisher Millbrook Press) Garden of the Spirit Bear written by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent and illustrated by Deborah Milton ISBN-10: 0618212590; ISBN-13: 978-0618212590 (publisher Clarion Books) Seeds Of Change: Planting a Path to Peace written by Jen Cullerton Johnson and illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler ISBN-10: 160060367X; ISBN-13: 9781600603679 (publisher Lee and Low Books) Human Footprint: Everything You Will Eat, Use, Wear, Buy, and Throw Out in Your Lifetime written by Ellen Kirk ISBN-10: 1426307675; ISBN-13: 978-1426307676 (publisher National Geographic Books) Frog Heaven written by Doug Wechsler ISBN-10: 1590782534; ISBN-13: 978-1590782538 (publisher Boyds Mills Press) Recycle this Book: 100 Top Children's Authors Tell You How to Go Green written by Dan Gutman ISBN-10: 0385737211 ; ISBN-13: 978-0385737210 (publisher Random House Children's Books) Saving the Buffalo written by Albert Marrin ISBN-10: 0439718546; ASIN: B005Q73I7E (publisher Scholastic) Not Your Typical Book About the Environment Written by Elin Kelsey and illustrated by Clayton Hammer ISBN-10: 189734984X; ISBN-13: 978-1897349847 (publisher Owlkids Books) The Down to Earth Guide to Global Warming written by Laurie David and Cambria Gordon ISBN-10: 0439024943; ISBN-13: 9780439024945 (publisher Scholastic, Inc.) All the Way to the Ocean written by Joel Harper and illustrated by Marq Spusta ISBN-10: 0971425418; ISBN-13: 978-0971425415 (publisher Freedom Three Publishing) Let the River Run Silver Again! written by Sandy Burk ISBN-10: 0939923955; ISBN-13: 978-0939923953 (publisher McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company) Mission: Save the Planet and Mission: Planet Earth written by Sally Ride & Tom O'Shaughnessy ISBN-10: 1596433795; ISBN-13: 978-1596433793 (publisher Roaring Brook, MacMillan Children's Publishing Group)
Earth in the Hot Seat: Bulletins from a Warming World written by Marfe Ferguson Delano ISBN-10: 142630434X; ISBN-13: 978-1426304347 (publisher National Geographic Children's Books) Get Real: What Kind of World Are You Buying written by Mara Rockliff ISBN-10: 0762437456; ISBN-13: 978-0762437450 (publisher Running Press Kids) Extraordinary Endangered Animals written by Sandrine Silhol and Gaëlle Guérive and illustrated by Marie Doucedame ISBN-10: 1419700340; ISBN-13: 978-1419700347 (publisher Abrams Books for Young Readers) How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming written by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch ISBN-10: 1584691301; ISBN-13: 978-1584691303 (publisher Dawn Publications) Secrets of the Sirens written by Julia Golding ISBN-10: 0761456171; ISBN-13: 978-0761456179 (publisher Marshall Cavendish Children's) Quest for the Tree Kangaroo written by Sy Montgomery and illustrated by Nic Bishop Paperback: 80 pages ISBN-10: 054724892X; ISBN-13: 978-0547248929 (publisher Houghton Mifflin) The Frog Scientist written by Pamela S. Turner and photographed by Andy Comis ISBN-10: 0547576986; ISBN-13: 978-0547576985 (publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Children) Science Warriors: The Battle Against Invasive Species ISBN-10: 0618756361; ISBN-13: 978-0618756360 (publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) 101 Ways to Save the Planet written by Deborah Underwood ISBN-10: 1410938980; ISBN-13: 978-1410938985 (publisher Raintree) Gaia Warriors written by Nicola Davies and illustrated by James Lovelock Reading level: Ages 11 and up ISBN- 10: 0763648086; ISBN-13: 9780763648084 Young Adult Nonfiction Books Nowhere Else on Earth: Standing Tall for the Great Bear Rainforest written by Caitlyn Vernon ISBN-10: 1554693039; ISBN-13: 978-1554693030 (publisher Orca Book Publishers) Generation Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco- Friendly Life written by Linda Siversten and Tosh Siversten ISBN-10: 1416961224; ISBN-13: 978-1416961222 (publisher Simon Pulse/Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing) My Space/Our Planet written by MySpace Community, Jeca Taudte, and Dan Santat ISBN-10: 0061562041; ISBN-13: 9780061562044 (publisher The Bowen Press) An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming written by Al Gore and adapted by Jane O Connor ISBN-10: 0670062715; ISBN-13: 978-0670062713 (publisher Viking Children s Books) Global Warming: A Personal Guide to Causes and Solutions Reading level: Ages 11 to 15 ISBN-10: 0978536770; ISBN-13: 9780978536770 (publisher Lifelong Learning, Inc., DBA Project CRISS) Heroes of the Environment written by Harriet Rohmer and illustrated by Julie McLaughlin Reading level: Ages 11 to 15 ISBN-10: 081186779X; ISBN-13: 978-0811867795 (publisher Chronicle Books)