Did you know? Learn More about the Environment

The average car releases almost a pound of carbon dioxide into the air every mile it’s driven. If you drove 365 fewer miles per year, that would be equivalent to planting four trees and having them absorb CO₂ for ten years!

https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/save-the-earth-hub/13-ways-to-save-the-earth-from-climate-change/

Here we collected some of the best children’s books about the environment and how we can protect it:

One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul

The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H Joseph Hopkins

We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers (Charlie and Lola) by Lauren Child

Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter

Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet by Harriet Rohmer

Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle by Claire A Nivola

Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary McKenna Siddals

The Water Princess by Susan Verde

The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs by Kate Messner

Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom

The Wisdom of Trees: How Trees Work Together to Form a Natural Kingdom by Lita Judge

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli

The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics by Susan Hood

Our World Out of Balance: Understanding Climate Change and What We Can Do by Andrea Minoglio