ICS Inter-Community School Library: Choice Boards: Earth Day

Non-Fiction Books in the Library

This Is the Earth by Diane Z. Shore; Wendell Minor (Illustrator); Jessica Alexander
This is the Earth that we treat with respect, where people and animals interconnect, where we learn to find balance between give and take and help heal the planet with choices we make. In their signature spare, rhyming verse, Diane Z. Shore and Jessica Alexander deliver a powerful nonfiction picture book on a topic that's timelier than ever. This Is the Earth takes readers on a journey through hundreds of years as it explores how humans have affected the environment and shows the ways in which we can all care for the planet--and how everyone can help save the world.
The World in One Day by Russell Ash
A look at what happens during the course of a 24-hour day on earth. From the global to the microscopic, scale illustrations place a myriad of amazing facts in an accessible perspective.
You Are the Earth by David Suzuki; Kathy Vanderlinden; Wallace Edwards (Illustrator)
This lively collection of fascinating facts and fables, colorful cartoons, and dynamic illustrations explains how everything on Earth is connected. Since its original publication, concern for the environment has grown, and although environmental damage has increased, so too have "green" strategies. This new edition reflects these changes, with expanded discussion of environmental issues and new technologies, as well as many more activities. New sidebars offer extra facts, tips, and real-life examples of things other budding ecologists have done to make the world a better place.
The EARTH Book by Todd Parr; Joshua Ferris (Read by)
"I take care of the earth because I know I can do little things every day to make a BIG difference..." With his signature blend of playfulness and sensitiviy, Todd Parr explores the important, timely subject of environmental protection and conservation in this eco-friendly picture book. This book includes lots of easy, smart ideas on how we can all work together to make the Earth feel good - from planting a tree and using both sides of the paper, to saving energy and reusing old things in new ways. Best of all, the book includes tips/reminders on how kids can "go green" everyday. Equally whimsical and heartfelt, this sweet homage to our beautiful planet is sure to inspire readers of all ages to do their part in keeping the Earth happy and healthy.
100 facts Saving the Earth by Anna Claybourne ; consultant, Steve Parker.
Planet Earth by Kathleen M. Reilly; Farah Rizvi (Illustrator)
Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself provides an engaging guide to the natural world and encourages children ages 9 and up to get their hands dirty and actively connect with the environment. It then introduces key environmental issues--wind and solar power, pollution, endangered species, global warming, and recycling--and posits potential solutions. Trivia, fun facts, and 25 captivating hands-on projects investigate ecology basics, such as the food chain, oxygen, and animal habitats, as well as ways to lessen the strain on Earth's resources by reducing human consumption and waste. WithPlanet Earth kids will learn how to respect and protect our unique planet.
What Is Climate Change? by Gail Herman; Who HQ; John Hinderliter (Illustrator)
Learn more about what climate change means and how it's affecting our planet. The earth is definitely getting warmer. There's no argument about that, but who or what is the cause? And why has climate change become a political issue? Are humans at fault? Is this just a natural development? While the vast majority of scientists who study the environment agree that humans play a large part in climate change, there is a counterargument. Author Gail Herman presents both sides of the debate in this fact-based, fair-minded, and well-researched book that looks at the subject from many perspectives, including scientific, social, and political.
Earth Day by Rebecca Rissman
Tips on saving our planet are all around us, and Earth Day is a special holiday for honoring the planet and keeping it clean. Read about the different activities people take part in on this day, from recycling to picking up litter, to spreading the word about ecological awareness.
Earth Day by Gary Kowalski; Rocco Baviera (Illustrator)
Children and adults will delight in Earth Day, a litany of gratitude that celebrates earth's diverse species, from apricots to groundhogs to junebugs, from quahogs to zinnias, zucchini and zebras with bright and whimsical illustrations. In alphabetical order, the wonders of nature arise from the page, reminding readers that every day is a reason to give thanks and that miracles are as simple as ABC.
Book of Planet Earth by Megan Cullis & Matthew Oldham
One Million Things by John Woodward; Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
A photographic feast serves up imagery and information about all things planet Earth: from its place in the solar system, to what it's made of, to what grows in it and on it, to what hovers above it. Following on the incredible success of One Million Things: A Visual Dictionary, this spectacular book features dynamic photographic spreads that beautifully showcase the rocks, minerals, streams, oceans, layers, clouds, ancient sediments, and brand-new islands that make up our planet. There are millions of things to learn about Planet Earth!
Anthology for the Earth by Judy Allen; Rudyard Kipling (Contribution by)
In this wise and valuable volume, award-winning author Judy Allen gathers the voices of people from many cultures and times who have spoken in defense of the earth, including a Kayapo Indian and an Australian Aboriginal woman. More than 40 poems and stories by such authors as John Steinbeck, Ovid, John Muir, Willa Cather, Anton Chekhov, and Albert Schweitzer form a chorus that will illuminate, inspire, and empower. Full color.
Earth-Wise : Poems About Our World by chosen by Wendy Cooling ; illustrated by Rowan Barnes-Murphy
Poems exploring the wonder and vulnerability of the world we live in
Earthways, Earthwise by Judith Nicholls (Editor)
This collection of 77 poems addresses a variety of environmental issues for young readers. Each poem--with titles like "What is a Weed?", "Seal-Song," "The Dodo," "A River's Story"--gives a relevant issue, such as endangered species, meaning for children just discovering environmentalism. The poets--including Robert Louis Stevenson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, a Zuni Indian, and a group of school children--are from all over the world. What is One? One is the sun, a rhino's horn; a drop of dew, a lizard's tongue. One is the world, a lonely whale; an elephant's trunk, a monkey's tail. One is an acorn, one is a moon; one is a forest, felled too soon. --Judith Nicholls
What a waste : rubbish, recycling, and protecting our planet by Jess French

Fiction Books in the Library

Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator)
With a gentle humor and poignancy, here is Oliver Jeffers' user's guide to life on Earth. He created it specially for his son, yet with a universality that embraces all children and their parents.
Fancy Nancy: Every Day Is Earth Day by Jane O'Connor; Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)
Fancy Nancy fans of all ages will love this sweet story about learning to respect both the Earth and your family, in this I Can Read story from New York Times bestselling team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser! Learning to respect the environment is no small task, especially if you want to celebrate Earth Day every day of the week! Luckily, Nancy is on hand to make sure Mom, Dad, and her little sister do their part in being green--even if she has to keep reminding them. Nancy knows that she's helping her family do something very important, but will she take her enthusiasm for the environment a step too far? Fancy Nancy: Every Day Is Earth Day is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. The back matter features a list of the rich vocabulary words that are used throughout the story along with their definition.
Earthdance by Joanne Ryder; Norman Gorbaty (Illustrator)
In the children's picture book Earthdance, Joanne Ryder's lyrical poetry and Norman Gorbaty's colorful art invites young readers to become not just part of the earth, but Earth itself. Told from the perspective of the planet Earth, this inventive and imaginative illustrated poem takes you on a tour of the world's environments from oceans and mountains to grasslands and glaciers where you'll meet a variety of people and animals who not only call Earth home but understand they are also of the Earth.
The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry (Illustrator)
Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate this gorgeous picture book about a man who exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest's residents, including a child from the Yanomamo tribe, whisper in his ear about the importance of trees and how "all living things depend on one another" . . . and it works.
Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel
A small town somewhere near you is in desperate need of salvation - from drowning in rubbish at the hands of its lazy and wasteful inhabitants Join Michael Recycle, the green-caped crusader, as he rescues the town and proves to the lazy layabouts that recycling can actually be quite good fun
One Plastic Bag by Miranda Paul; Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator)
The inspiring true story of how one African woman began a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting her community. Plastic bags are cheap and easy to use. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed? In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on their way. One plastic bag became two. Then ten. Then a hundred. The bags accumulated in ugly heaps alongside roads. Water pooled in them, bringing mosquitoes and disease. Some bags were burned, leaving behind a terrible smell. Some were buried, but they strangled gardens. They killed livestock that tried to eat them. Something had to change. Isatou Ceesay was that change. She found a way to recycle the bags and transform her community. This inspirational true story shows how one person's actions really can make a difference in our world.
The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle by Alison Inches; Pete Whitehead (Illustrator)
Learn about recycling from a new perspective!nbsp; Peek into this diary of a plastic bottle as it goes on a journey from the refinery plant, to the manufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a garbage can, and finally to a recycling plant where it emerges into it's new life...as a fleece jacket! Told from the point of view of a free-spirited plastic bottle, kids can share in the daily experiences and inner thoughts of the bottle through his personal journal. The diary entries will be fun and humorous yet point out the ecological significance behind each product and the resources used to make it. Readers will never look at a plastic bottle the same way again!

Here Comes the Garbage Barge! read by Justin Theroux

Here Comes the Garbage Barge! read by Justin Theroux

Why is biodiversity so important? - Kim Preshoff

Why is biodiversity so important? - Kim Preshoff
Our planet’s diverse, thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they’re actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks. What makes one ecosystem strong and another weak in the face of change? Kim Preshoff details why the answer, to a large extent, is biodiversity.

National Geographic - History of Earth Day

National Geographic - History of Earth Day
Our planet is an amazing place, but it needs our help to thrive! That’s why each year on April 22, more than a billion people celebrate Earth Day to protect the planet from things like pollution and deforestation. By taking part in activities like picking up litter and planting trees, we’re making our world a happier, healthier place to live.

Happy Earth Day! | SciShow Kids Compilation

The Earth Book by Todd Parr

Books for a Better Earth

How T-Shirts Are Made

Earth Day Holiday Concert

Gaylord Nelson and how Earth Day got started

Gaylord Nelson and how Earth Day got started

How Can You Make Earth a Better Place?

How Can You Make Earth a Better Place?
Have You Ever Wondered...
How can you make Earth a better place?
When is Earth Day?
Who started Earth Day?

Earth Day April 22nd

Dr. Jane Goodall’s Google Doodle for Earth Day 2018

Dr. Jane Goodall’s Google Doodle for Earth Day 2018

How Big Is Your Carbon Footprint?

How Big Is Your Carbon Footprint?
Have You Ever Wondered...
How big is your carbon footprint?
What are greenhouse gases?
What types of activities emit greenhouse gases?

Earth Day Tool Kit 2023

Earth Day Tool Kit
"Every April 22nd, stakeholders of all backgrounds come together to advance sustainability and climate action in commemoration of Earth Day. Our world needs transformation. It’s time for the people of the world to hold governments and the private sector accountable for their role in our environmental crisis while also calling for bold, creative, and innovative solutions. This will require action at all levels, from business and investment to city and national government. That’s where you come in: as an individual, you yield real power for change through your influence as a consumer, a voter, and a community member. Don’t underestimate your power. When your voice and actions are united with millions of others around the world, we can create an inclusive and impactful movement that is impossible to ignore. Throughout April, we commemorate Earth Month with marches, rallies, volunteer events, and more. United together, we’ll drive a year of energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to a sustainable and equitable future for our planet."

Tinkerlab - 50 Earth Day Activities For Kids

50 Earth Day Activities for Kids
Earth Day is our annual reminder to slow down and appreciate the bounty of the earth.

The following 50 Earth Day Activities for kids will encourage children to create objects from natural and recycled materials and spend more time outdoors.

Earth Day Fact Sheets

Earth Day Fact Sheets

Mystery Science - How Old Is Earth?

How old is Earth?

Pebble Go Earth Day

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Pebble Go - Earth Day
Earth Day takes place every year on April 22. It is a time to honor our planet. Earth is home to millions of living things. Keeping them safe and healthy is important. Earth Day reminds us to protect our planet.

Let's Celebrate Earth Day | STEM for Kids | Earth Day for Kids

Games To Play

Read Out Loud - Miss Rumphius

Miss Rumphius
Join Rocco for a Read Out Loud Classic from his own library. MISS RUMPHIUS is Barbara Cooney’s story inspired by the real life of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful.

Choice Boards: Earth Day

Earth Day 2024: Planet vs. Plastics

Non-Fiction Books in the Library

Fiction Books in the Library

Here Comes the Garbage Barge! read by Justin Theroux

Why is biodiversity so important? - Kim Preshoff

National Geographic - History of Earth Day

Happy Earth Day! | SciShow Kids Compilation

The Earth Book by Todd Parr

Books for a Better Earth

How T-Shirts Are Made

Earth Day Holiday Concert

Gaylord Nelson and how Earth Day got started

How Can You Make Earth a Better Place?

Earth Day April 22nd

Dr. Jane Goodall’s Google Doodle for Earth Day 2018

How Big Is Your Carbon Footprint?

Earth Day Tool Kit 2023

Tinkerlab - 50 Earth Day Activities For Kids

Earth Day Fact Sheets

Mystery Science - How Old Is Earth?

Pebble Go Earth Day

Let's Celebrate Earth Day | STEM for Kids | Earth Day for Kids

Games To Play

Read Out Loud - Miss Rumphius

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