Air
The Cloud Book by Tomie dePaola, ages 4-8
Feel the Wind by Arthur Dorros, ages 4-8
The Kid’s Book of Clouds & Sky by Frank Staub, ages 8-12
Like a Windy Day by Frank Asch, ages 4-8
Little Cloud by Eric Carle, ages 4-8
Wind by Marion Dane Bauer, ages 7-9
Wind Power by Christine Petersen, ages 8-12

Go Green
50 Ways to Save the Earth by Anne Jankeliowitch, ages 8-12
Butterflies in the Garden by Carol Lerner, ages 4-8
City Green by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan, ages 4-8
Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People by Jane Yolen, ages 4-8
EcoArt!: Earth-Friendly Art and Craft Experiences for 3-to-9-Year-Olds by Laurie Winn Carlson, ages 8-12
Green (Colors in Nature) by Lisa Bruce, ages 4-8
Hands-On Ecology by Colleen Kessler, ages 8-12
Loony Little: An Environmental Tale by Dianna Hutts Aston, ages 4-8
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, ages 4-8
Maisy’s Nature Walk by Lucy Cousins, ages 4-8
Nature’s Art Box by Laura C. Martin, ages 8-12
Organic Crafts: 75 Earth-Friendly Art Activities by Kimberly Monaghan, ages 8-12
Planet Patrol: A Kids' Guide to Earth Care by Marybeth Lorbiecki, ages 8-12
Shape Me a Rhyme by Jane Yolen, ages 4-8
Varmints by Helen Ward, ages 4-8
Winston of Churchill: One Bear’s Battle Against Global Warming by Jean Davies Okimoto, ages 4-8

Planet Earth
America’s Prairies and Grasslands: Guide to Plants and Animals by Marianne D. Wallace, ages 8-12
The Earth and I by Frank Asch, ages 4-8
Earth Care: World Folktales to Talk About by Margaret Read MacDonald, all ages
Footprints on the Roof: Poems About the Earth by Marilyn Singer, ages 8-12
I Love Our Earth by Bill Martin Jr., ages 4-8
Nature’s Paintbox: A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse by Patricia Thomas, ages 4-8
Nature’s Playground: Activities, Crafts, and Games to Encourage Children to Get Outdoors by Fiona Danks, all ages
Scoot! by Cathryn Falwell, ages 4-8
The Sun in Me: Poems About the Planet by Judith Micholis, ages 8-12
Tales with Tails: Storytelling the Wonders of the Natural World by Kevin Strauus, all ages
This is My Planet: The Kids’ Guide to Global Warming by Jan Thornhill, ages 8-12
What Planet Are You From Clarice Bean? by Lauren Child, ages 4-8

Recycle
The Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong, ages 4-8
Earth Smart: How to Take Care of the Environment by Leslie Garrett, ages 7-9
Gorgeous Gifts: Recycled Materials to Make Cool Stuff by Rebecca Craig, ages 8-12
The Great Trash Bash by Loreen Leedy, ages 4-8
Recycle Every Day! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, ages 4-8
Recycled Crafts Box by Laura C. Martin, ages 8-12
The Three R’s: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle by Nuria Roca, ages 4-8
Why Should I Recycle? by Jen Green, ages 4-8

Seeds, Plants & Trees
The ABCs of Plants by Bobbie Kalman, ages 4-8
Busy in the Garden by George Shannon, ages 4-8
Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move by JoAnn Macken, ages 4-8
Flower Garden by Eve Bunting, ages 4-8
Forest of Stories: Magical Trees Tales from Around the World by Rina Singh, ages 8-12
I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All About Trees by Bonnie Worth, ages 7-9
I Took a Walk by Henry Cole, ages 4-8
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, ages 8-12
A Grand Old Tree by Mary Newell DePalma, ages 4-8
The Grass Patch Project by Molly Blaisdell, ages 7-9
Name of the Tree by Celia Barker Lottridge, ages 4-8
Oh Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants by Bonnie Worth, ages 7-9
Old Elm Speaks: Tree Poems by Kristine O’Connell George, ages 4-8
The Old Tree by Ruth Brown, ages 4-8
On Meadowview Street by Henry Cole, ages 4-8
One Little Seed by Elaine Greenstein, ages 4-8
One Small Place in a Tree by Barbara Brenner, ages 4-8
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire A. Nivola, ages 4-8
Plantzilla Goes to Camp by Jerdine Nolen, ages 4-8
The Secret Life of Trees by Barbara Shook Hazen, ages 7-9
Uno’s Garden by Graeme Base, ages 4-8
What Does Bunny See?:  A Book of Colors and Flowers by Linda Sue Park, ages 4-8

Soil & Dirt
Cracking Up: A Story About Erosion by Jacqui Bailey, ages 8-12
Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, ages 4-8
The Dirt on Dirt by Paulette Bourgeois, ages 8-12
Dirt: The Scoop on Soil by Natalie M. Rosinsky, ages 4-8
Erosion: Changing the Earth’s Surface by Robin Koontz, ages 4-8
Jump Into Science: Dirt by Steve Tomecek, ages 8-12
Jump Into Science: Sand by Ellen Prager, ages 8-12
Making Art with Sand and Earth by Gillian Chapman, ages 8-12
Wiggle and Waggle by Caroline Arnold, ages 7-9
Wiggling Worms at Work by Wendy Pfeffer, ages 4-8


Sunlight & Energy
The Gift of the Sun: A Tale from South Africa by Dianne Stewart, ages 4-8
Harnessing Power from the Sun by Niki Walker, ages 8-12
Sun Up, Sun Down Gail Gibbons, ages 4-8
To Be Like the Sun by Susan Marie Swanson, ages 4-8
Who Likes the Sun? by Etta Kaner, ages 4-8
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky: An African Folktale by Elphinstone Dayrell, ages 4-8

Water
A Cool Drink of Water by Barbara Kerley, ages 4-8
A Drop of Water by Gordon Morrison, ages 4-8
The Freshwater Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta, ages 4-8
One Well: The Story of Water on Earth by Rochelle Strauss, ages 8-12
Rain Song by Lezlie Evans, ages 4-8
Save Water by Kay Burnham, ages 8-12
This is the Rain by Lola M. Schaefer, ages 4-8
Water Boy by David M. McPhail, ages 4-8
Water Everywhere by Jill Atkins, ages 7-9
The Water Planet by Judy Kentor Schmauss, ages 8-12
Who Like the Rain? by Etta Kaner, ages 4-8