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• We Share This Earth

  a Community Book

  Saks, Dan, 1978-

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  "Examples of shared community are depicted across twelve countries, inviting young readers to connect with and acknowledge the importance of caring about and for one another, and the Earth we share."

• Solar Bear

  Ferry, Beth,

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  Journey with a solar bear who shines a light on the endangered species around the world.

• Berry Song

  Goade, Michaela,

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  As a young Tlingit girl collects wild berries over the seasons, she sings with her Grandmother as she learns to speak to the land and listen when the land speaks back.

• An Earth Song

  Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967,

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  An illustrated adaptation of a Langston Hughes poem where a child delights in the world around him.

• Who Am I?

  Buchholtz, Julie,

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  A young indigenous girl explores the ways she is connected to the Earth and to those who came before her.

• To Change a Planet

  Soontornvat, Christina,

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  "Even though the Earth seems big and unchangeable, humans have altered its climate, creating consequences for all life. By working together, humans can save the planet, and ourselves."

• Little Land

  Sudyka, Diana,

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  "An environmental tale of land evolving over the millennia up to present day environmental changes, as well as the role one can take in caring for it."

• Rocket Says Clean Up!

  Bryon, Nathan,

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  While visiting her grandparents, who run whale-watching tours in Jamaica, Rocket sees first-hand how plastic is harming ocean creatures, and organizes a crew to clean up the local beach.

• Make Way for Animals!

  a World of Wildlife Crossings

  Pincus, Meeg,

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  Take a tour of wildlife crossings from badger bridges to penguin pipelines.

• Flipflopi

  How a Boat Made From Flip-flops Is Helping to Save the Ocean

  Lodding, Linda Ravin,

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  Juma and Babu Ali look forward to fishing, but the beach is full of plastic waste and flip-flops washed up from the ocean. Babu Ali has an idea for all the flip-flops. Based on a true story

• Our Green City

  Kyi, Tanya Lloyd, 1973-

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  As readers are invited on a journey through the city, they learn about what makes it environmentally friendly, from electric transportation to green classrooms to community gardens.

• Saving American Beach

  the Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch

  King, Heidi Tyline, 1966-

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  "A biography of MaVynee Betsch, an African American opera singer turned environmentalist who worked to preserve American Beach, Florida."

• Black Beach

  a Community, An Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day

  Stith, Shaunna,

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  Based on actual events, this picture book tells the story of the first Earth Day through the eyes of a young girl named Sam.

• Change Is in the Air

  Carbon, Climate, Earth, and Us

  Levy, Debbie,

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  The Earth is facing a climate crisis that it can't fight on its own. Luckily, people have the power to change, protect, innovate, and invent.

• Lights Out

  a Movement to Help Migrating Birds

  Stremer, Jessica,

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  Shows how people can combat light pollution and make a big difference in helping to save migrating birds by turning lights off at night.

• The Boy Who Grew a Forest

  the True Story of Jadav Payeng

  Gholz, Sophia M.,

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  As a boy, Jadav Payeng was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion was causing on his island home in India's Brahmaputra River. So he began planting trees that grew over the years into a 1,300 acre forest.

• Yasmin the Recycler

  Faruqi, Saadia,

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  Yasmin is thrilled about her school's new recycling program, but getting her friends to pitch in is no easy task.

• Stand Up! Speak Up!

  a Story Inspired by the Climate Change Revolution

  Joyner, Andrew (Illustrator),

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  After attending a climate march, a young activist is motivated to make an effort and do her part to help the planet.

• The Last Plastic Straw

  a Plastic Problem and Finding Ways to Fix It

  Romito, Dee,

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  "A history of the technological advancements behind the straw, how modern plastic straws harm the environment, and what is being done to solve the problem of plastic pollution."

• Team Green!

  Beaty, Andrea,

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  How can the sun power the lights in our homes? What happens to our things after we recycle them? How is renewable energy being used to fight climate change? Discover the answers with Ada Twist, Scientist!