Alphabet of EARTH. Barbie Heit Schwaeber, $10.95

Alphabet of EARTH is a unique look at our incredible planet. Beautiful illustrations, clever rhymes and informative text, a read-along compact disc and a full-size tear-out poster all complete the experience from A to Z.

As If The Earth Matters: Recommitting to Environmental Education. Thom Henley & Kenny Peavy, $23.95

Has over three decades of environmental education succeeded in producing an eco-aware and conscientious population, or are schools stuck in the rut of picking up litter and recycling paper and pop cans?

As If the Earth Matters sets out to reverse the common teaching trend toward information overload and proposes deeper, sensory-based experiences in the outdoors, experiential exercises that renew and inspire hope for the future. Experiencing the natural world empowers children with a sense of responsibility in ways that classroom exercises cannot.

Perfect for parents, school teachers, camp leaders and nature clubs, this book reawakens a child-like joy and wonder in the natural world and compels us with a new sense of commitment.

Barefoot Book of Earth Tales. Dawn Casey & Anne Wilson, $24.99 (ages 6-10)

In this beautiful anthology of folktales, young readers learn how different cultures around the world live in harmony with the rhythms and patterns of nature. Discover how to tread lightly on our precious Earth by following the easy eco-tips and trying out some of the fun and creative activities that accompany each story.

The Big Green Book of the Big Blue Sea. Helaine Becker, illustrated by Willow Dawson, $10.95

You don't need a day at the beach to learn all about the ocean and discover how important it is to protect them. This terrific collection of experiments, games and earth-friendly ideas will make ocean-science a breeze!

The Bug Book and Bug Bottle. Hugh Danks, $18.95

A Child’s Introduction to the Environment. Michael Driscoll & Dennis Driscoll, illustrated by Meredith Hamilton, $26.95

The air, earth and sea around us — this book is full of fun experiments, projects and activities you can do to help our planet!

Childhood and Nature: Design Principles for Educators. David Sobel, $23.95

This leading voice in environmental education shows teachers how to build connections between the classroom and the real world. The book demonstrates the seven design principles for structuring projects that focus on the environment. These projects explore issues that students care about as they build skills in language arts, math, science, social studies, and problem-solving. An ideal resource for helping students appreciate the complexity and seriousness of our environmental issues.

Discovering Nature All Year Round with Step-by-Step Projects for Kids. Young Einstein in Action Series, $9.50

Discovering Nature in the Garden with Step-by-Step Projects for Kids. Young Einstein in Action Series, $9.50

These DISCOVERING NATURE books offer the young scientist a lively introduction to the natural world.

Discovering Nature with Young Children. Ingrid Chalufour & Karen Worth, $29.95 (ages 3-6)

Explore the wonders of the natural world with the naturally curious child.

The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming. Laurie David & Cambria Gordon, $17.99

Earth to Kids — You can make a difference! What is Global Warming? Wacky Weather Explained! Why Extinction Stinks! How YOU Can Change the World!

This essential guide will help you understand why global warming happens, how it affects the planet, and the simple steps you can take to get involved in protecting the environment.

E is for Environment. Ian James Corlett, illustrated by R.A. Holt, $16.00

Stories to help children care for their world — at home, at school and at play.

Early Childhood Activities for a Greener Earth. Patty Born Selly, $35.95

Help children explore the environment and develop a sense of wonder, curiosity, and joy for nature. Each chapter focuses on a common and important environmental topic, such as waste reduction and recycling, air quality, weather and climate change, and energy reduction, as well as activities that provide a foundation to educate children about our world through experience and play. EARLY CHILDHOOD ACTIVITIES FOR A GREENER EARTH is filled with information to excite children, engage families, and encourage your community to be green. 

The Earth and I. Frank Asch, $8.95 (ages 4-6)

This is the story of our very special friendship with the Earth.

Eco Literate: How Educators are Cultivating Emotional, Social and Ecological Intelligence. Daniel Goleman, Lisa Bennett & Zenobia Barlow, $27.95

Hopeful, eloquent, and bold, ECO LITERATE offers inspiring stories, practical guidance, and an exciting new model of education that builds — in vitally important ways — on the success of social and emotional learning by addressing today's most important ecological issues.

The book shares stories of pioneering educators, students, and activists engaged in issues related to food, water, oil, and coal in communities from the mountains of Appalachia to a small village in the Arctic. ECO LITERATE marks a rich collaboration between Daniel Goleman and the Center for Ecoliteracy, an organization best known for its pioneering work with school gardens, school lunches, and integrating ecological principles and sustainability into school curricula. For nearly twenty years the Center has worked with schools and organizations in more than 400 communities across the United States and numerous other countries. 

Energy Island: How One Island Harnessed the Wind and Changed Their World. Allan Drummond, $19.95 (ages 6 and up)

It’s windy on the Danish island of Samsǿ. Meet the environmentally friendly folks who, in a few short years, worked together for energy independence, and who now proudly call their home Energy Island!

Exceptional Women Environmentalists. Frances Rooney, $10.95 (ages 9-13)

EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN ENVIRONMENTALISTS profiles ten advocates for the earth and shows how ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

50 Games for Going Green: Physical Activities that Teach Healthy Environmental Concepts. Carol Scaini & Carolyn Evans, $20.95

50 GAMES FOR GOING GREEN is a collection of easy-to-present activities that educate students in the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling as well as concepts of carbon footprint reduction, climate change, and global warming. The book includes warm-up, circuit, and station activities; physical fitness challenges, relay races, and literacy and drama activities; and cooperative games that are adaptable for a range of ages, abilities, and skill levels.

Gabby & Grandma Go Green. Monica Wellington, $21.00 (ages 4-6)

Gabby and her grandmother have a wonderful “green” day together doing crafts, going to the market and going to the library.

The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places. Gary Nabhan & Stephen Trimble, $23.00

In this unique collaboration, two naturalists ask what may happen now that so many more children are denied exposure to wildness than at any other time in human history.

Go Green Rating Scale for Early Childhood Settings: Assessing Your Score. Phil Boise, $22.95

Determines how green an early childhood setting is and explains why it earns a particular rating.

Go Green Rating Scale for Early Childhood Settings Handbook: Improving Your Score. Phil Boise, $37.50

An in-depth handbook to improve an early childhood setting's green rating score.

Green Babies, Sage Moms: the Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Organic Baby. Lynda Fassa, $16.50

A practical guide for new mothers in raising a "green" family-and doing it simply and inexpensively. Filled with necessary and convenient advice that takes the reader from the first months of pregnancy and beyond, this indispensable book explains:

• The safest ways to get the house ready for the baby
• The best baby gear-from clothes to crib mattresses
• Organic recipes for health-conscious breastfeeding moms
• How to throw a green baby shower
• The best solutions for storing breast milk safely
• How to keep play areas safe from chemicals
• How to handle the diaper dilemma: wash vs. toss
• And much more!

Green Baby. Susannah Marriot, $20.00

Practical solutions for greener parenting. This thoughtful book helps parents of infants and toddlers make planet-friendly lifestyle decisions.

Green Guide Families: the Complete Reference for Eco-friendly Parents. Catherine Zandonella, Editor,  $26.95

Here’s a guide to eco-friendly parenting that's expertly organized and filled with practical advice, definitive explanations, and imaginative ideas. Addressing the key environmental issues faced by parents of young children today, this book takes a straightforward approach to such urgent concerns as lead-painted toys; the risks and benefits of vaccinations, antibiotics, and vitamins; the potential side effects of plastic bottles and containers; how to manage food allergies and avoid fat- and sugar-filled snacks; and much more.

Green Kids, Sage Families: the Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Organic Kids. Lynda Fassa, $16.50

A guide to going green that will fit your lifestyle — and save you money — while protecting your kids and the environment.

Help Your Parents Save the Planet: 50 Simple Ways to Go Green Now! Gregory Rutty, $9.95

Here is a first guide to going green, filled with practical ideas that are easy to implement, don’t cost a thing and are perfect for the entire family. The emphasis is on action and how the small things we can do everyday add up to making huge differences for our planet.

How to Grow a School Garden: a Complete Guide for Parents and Teachers. Arden Bucklin-Sporer & Rachel Kathleen Pringle, $31.50

Reclaiming a piece of neglected play yard and transforming it into an ecologically rich school garden is among the most beneficial activities that parents, teachers and children can undertake together. This book provides all the tools that the school community needs to build a productive and engaging school garden that will continue to inspire and nurture students and families for years to come.

It's all here: developing the concept, planning, fund-raising, organizing, designing the space, preparing the site, working with parents and schools, teaching in the garden, planting, harvesting, and even cooking, with kid-friendly recipes and year-round activities. Packed with strategies, to-do lists, sample letters, detailed lesson plans, and tricks of the trade from decades of experience developing school garden programs for grades K–8, this hands-on approach will make school garden projects accessible, inexpensive, and sustainable.

I Love Our Earth. Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson & Dan Lipow, $8.95 (ages 4 and up)

There are so many wonderful things to love about our Earth, our shared home.

An Inconvenient Truth: the Crisis of Global Warning (Revised and Adapted Edition for Younger readers). Al Gore, $20.00 (ages 8 to 14)

Former Vice President Al Gore's New York Times #1 bestselling book is a daring call to action, exposing the shocking reality of how humankind has aided in the destruction of our planet and the future we face if we do not take action to stop global warming. Now, An Inconvenient Truth has been adapted for the most important audience of all: today's youth, who have no choice but to confront this climate crisis head-on.

Dramatic full-color photos, illustrations, and graphs combine with Gore's effective and clear writing to explain global warming in very real terms: what it is, what causes it, and what will happen if we continue to ignore it. An Inconvenient Truth will change the way young people understand global warming and hopefully inspire them to help change the course of history.

It’s a Jungle Out There! 52 Nature Adventures for City Kids. Jennifer Ward, $16.00

Just because you live in the city doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy nature! This compact guide offers 52 nature-focused explorations, adventures, observations and games that can help children connect to nature while living in the city.

Turn your gaze to the cracks in the sidewalk, the trees on the street, and the green spaces every city offers. Become an urban birder, make observations and keep records of what you find. Discover the not-so-hidden pockets of nature right where you live.

Journey for the Planet: a Kid’s Five Week Adventure to Create an Earth-Friendly Life. D. Gershon, $15.95 (Grades 2 to 6)

Journey for the Planet: a Kid’s 5-Week Adventure to Create an Earth-Friendly Life is a fun, engaging illustrated workbook for every child who wants to make a difference for the world. Following the tried and tested methodology of his acclaimed Low Carbon Diet, environmental change pioneer David Gershon guides children through a series of action steps that can impact both climate change and the environment as a whole.

The book’s core message is one of empowerment. Taught by a series of animal characters, each of its 46 action lessons illustrates in clear, accessible language exactly how a simple change in the child’s behavior can positively impact the environment.

If you have children, nieces, nephews or students, you’ve probably seen the concern they feel for what is happening to our environment. Now, they have a program to help them translate that concern into concrete action, and feel the heroism of being part of the solution.

Just Grace Goes Green. Charise Mericle Harper, $19.95

Grace can do a lot of things...but can she save the planet???? Lots of exciting things are happening to Grace and her friends and most exciting of all, Miss Lois's class is GOING GREEN! For their "green" project, Grace and Mimi aim to inspire their friends and classmates to conserve plastic bottles.

A Kids’ Guide to Climate Change & Global Warming. Cahtryn Berger Kaye, $7.95 (Grades 6 & up)

Do you want service learning activities and projects for middle and high school kids that make a difference on the local, national, and global scene? This workbook is what you need.

The workbooks encourages kids to explore what others in the world have done and are doing to address the issues; to find out what their own community needs, and to develop a service project. The workbook includes facts, quotations, real-life examples, write-on pages, resources, a note to adults—and a lot of inspiration to get out there and make a difference in the world.

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. Richard Louv, $18.95

As children’s connections to nature diminish and the social, psychological, and spiritual implications become apparent, new research shows that nature can offer powerful therapy for such maladies as depression, obesity, and attention deficit disorder. In Last Child in the Woods, Louv talks with parents, children, teachers, scientists, religious leaders, child-development researchers, and environmentalists who recognize the threat and offer solutions. Louv shows us an alternative future, one in which parents help their kids experience the natural world more deeply — and find the joy of family connectedness in the process.

Learn Every Day about Our Green Earth: 100 Best Ideas from Teachers. Kathy Charner, $14.95 (PK to K)

100 classroom-tested activities that engage young learners and help teachers incorporate discussions about caring for the Earth into any curriculum.

Lens on Outdoor Learning. Wendy Banning & Ginny Sullivan, $58.50

The outdoors is filled with rich learning experiences for young children. Packed with colorful photographs and detailed stories about children exploring and experiencing nature, Lens on Outdoor Learning will inspire you to facilitate and encourage children's learning as they spend time in nature. Each story describes how children naturally explore and create their own learning experiences outdoors. Using images, children's dialogue and actions, you will see how the natural world supports joyful and meaningful learning.

Let’s Go Outside! Jennifer Ward, illustrated by Susie Ghahremani, $17.95

Let’s Go Outside offers a range of activities perfect for fun in the city, the country and everything in between. Get outside and run, jump, play, explore, dance, hike or camp with your pre-teen and engage your child in outdoor activities and projects that will get the whole family closer to nature.

Looking for Miza: the True Story of the Mountain Gorilla Family Who Rescued One of Their Own. Juliana Hatkoff, et al, $18.99

Miza is a baby gorilla. This is her story.

Low Carbon Diet: a 30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds. David Gershon, $15.95

This “30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds” is a fun, accessible, easy-to-use guide that will show you, step-by-step, how to dramatically reduce your CO2 output in just a month’s time.

Grounded in over two decades of environmental behavior change research, this illustrated workbook offers much more than a list of eco-friendly actions. It walks you through every step of the process, from calculating your current CO2 “footprint” to tracking your progress. By making simple changes to actions you take every day, you’ll learn how to reduce your annual household CO2 output by at least 15%. And, for those who are more ambitious, you’ll discover how you can help your workplace, local schools, and community do the same.

Join the growing number of citizens who have decided to take global warming into their own hands.

Luz Sees the Light. Claudia Dávila, $8.95

Change is in the air! One minute, Luz and her friends are snacking on chocolate bars and getting rides to the mall. The next, Luz's mom can't afford gas or groceries and the city is dimmed by blackouts. Luz is NOT the type to sit in the dark, so she sets her heart on transforming her fossil-fueled world. But how much can one twelve-year-old do?

Miss Fox's Class Goes Green. Eileen Spinelli, $7.99

Miss Fox decides to go green and soon the whole school follows!

My Green Day. Melanie Walsh, $10.00

Here are ten things we can all do to make every day a green day.

The Nature Connection: an Outdoor Workbook for Kids, Families and Classrooms. Clare Walker Leslie, $17.95

This interactive workbook, packed with creative, year-round nature activities guides kids to observe and record what they see, hear, smell, and touch outdoors, whether they live in the country, the city, or somewhere in between. It offers dozens of fun things to do in every season: write a poem; make a sketch; tell a story; record daily sunrise and sunset times for a month; draw a local map and mark the locations of trees, rocks, animals; keep a moon journal; learn about the constellations; or collect leaves and bring them home to sketch and identify. Rediscover the world outside with The Nature Connection!

Nature Sparks: Connecting Children's Learning to the Natural World. Aerial Cross, $34.95

Extend your classroom outdoors and you will quickly see how nature enhances the learning process in all academic areas, for all children. NATURE SPARKS helps children explore, respect and connect with the natural world.

Nature’s Playground: Activities, Crafts and Games to Encourage Children to Get Outdoors. Fiona Danks & Jo Schofeld, $21.95

This wonderful book leads parents, teachers and children through fields, across streams, and over mountains. From making a dam with sticks and stones to cairn lanterns on the beach at night, Nature’s Playground is packed with activities, games, crafts and adventures that will bring children outdoors for year-round fun and bring back memories of one of the chief joys of childhood for adults — exploring the natural world.

Nature School. Mick Manning & Brita Granström, $13.50 (ages 6-10)

Nature School is full of exciting projects, simple activities, tasks and games that will lead you on a tour of the world around you.

Not Your Typical Book About the Environment. Elin Kelsey, illustrated by Clayton Hanmer, $12.95

This is a world where video games are connected to gorillas and bees can help bring world peace. Where buses can be powered by poop and geckos can teach surgeons about bandages. This is a world where hope is possible and so much is sustainable — food, energy, cities and even happiness.

One Well. Rochelle Strauss, illustrated by Rosemary Woods, $19.95 (Grades 3 and up)

Almost 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered with water. And all that water is connected — every raindrop, lake, underground river and glacier is part of a single global well. A single splash can sprout a seed, quench a thirst, provide a habitat, generate energy and sustain life. How we treat the water in the well will affect every species on the planet, now and for years to come. One Well shows how every one of us has the power to conserve and protect our global well — and why we need to pay attention.

Our Earth: How Kids Are Saving the Planet. Janet Wilson, $18.95

Here is a wonderful collection of true stories about kids from around the world who each had an idea that started small and turned into something big. All of them — helping our planet.

Raising Baby Green: the Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Baby Care. Alan Greene, et al, $18.99

In this illustrated and easy-to-use guide, noted pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene, a leading voice of the green baby movement, advises parents how to make healthy green choices for pregnancy, childbirth, and baby care—from feeding your baby the best food available to using medicines wisely. Consumer advocate Jeanette Pavini includes information for making smart choices and applying green principles to a whole new universe of products from zero-VOC paints for the nursery, to pure and gentle lotions for baby’s delicate skin, to the eco-friendly diapers now in the marketplace, as well as specific recommendations for hundreds of other products.

Recycle Every Day! Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, $7.95 (ages 4-6)

The Secret of Water: for the Children of the World. Masuru Emoto, $16.99

The Secret of Water introduces children to the wondrous world of water and shows why treating this precious resource with respect is so vital to our personal health and the well-being of the planet.

Sharing Nature with Children, 20th Anniversary Edition. Joseph Cornell, $11.50

The classic nature-awareness guide for parents and teachers.

Sharing Nature with Children, Volume 2. Joseph Cornell, $12.50

A sequel to the popular nature-awareness guide for parents and teachers.

Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health. Rick Smith & Bruce Lourie, $19.95

Funny, thought-provoking, and incredibly disturbing, Slow Death by Rubber Duck reveals that just the living of daily life creates a chemical soup inside each of us. Pollution is no longer just about belching smokestacks and ugly sewer pipes now, it s personal. Ultimately hopeful, the book empowers readers with some simple ideas for protecting themselves and their families, and changing things for the better.

Snow Children. Masako Yamashita, $17.95

This lovely picture book introduces the topic of global warming to young children, through the story of two snow children who wonder what the problem is.

10 Things I Can Do to Help My World. Melanie Walsh, $17.50 (Ages 3+)

Here are ten simple things children can learn to do to help the environment and learn good eco-habits.

There’s a Barnyard in My Bedroom. David Suzuki, illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes, $12.95 (ages 6–10)

Come with Megan and Jamie as they explore the wonders of nature — inside their house.

This Is My Planet: the Kids’ Guide to Global Warming. Jan Thornhill, $12.95

This Is My Planet offers a clear and fascinating view of our world’s interconnections. By seeing how we all fit in, readers will discover how even small actions can add up to big changes.

The Three R’s — Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. Núria Roca, illustrated by Rosa Curto, $8.50 (ages 4-6)

Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam and the Science of Ocean Motion. Loree Griffin Burns, $22.50 (grades 5 +)

Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific data. And with careful analysis, Curt, along with a community of scientists, friends, and beachcombers alike, is using his data to understand and protect our oceans.

Trash Action: a Fresh Look at Garbage. Ann Love, Jane Drake & Mark Thurman, $22.99 (ages 10-14)

The dynamic author team of Ann Love and Jane Drake offers readers innovative ways to rethink their relationship with nature and reduce their ecological footprints. Ever aware of our impact on the environment, the authors suggest ways to reduce waste, eliminate over-consumption, and see garbage in the bigger picture. Learn the connection between your lifestyle, your garbage, and your planet, and how your choices make a difference. Mark Thurman’s exuberant illustrations, along with photographs from the authors’ own collections and a helpful glossary and index, make this a must-have and a call-to-action for anyone who cares about the earth.

Uumajut: Learn About Arctic Wildlife. Simon Awa, Anna Ziegler, & Stephanie McDonald, Leah Otak & Romi Caron, $14.95 (ages 4-8)

Learn fun facts and traditional Inuit knowledge about Arctic animals. This beautifully illustrated book takes readers from tundra to sea ice, to teach children about a wide variety of animals, from caribou to belugas.  This rare look at the Canadian North showcases a fascinating ecosystem we often forget is a large part of our country.

Watch Me Grow! A Down-to-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City. Debroah Hodge, photographs by Brian Harris, $16.95

A city is a great place to grow food. Front years, backyards, balconies, rooftops, windowsills, parks — people are planting gardens and growing delicious, healthy food for themselves and others to eat; and making the city a better place to live!

We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers. Lauren Child, $18.50

Charlie, his little sister Lola and all their friends are very good recyclers indeed. They have some extra-specially special tips for readers on how to take care of their planet and they’ve even included a completely useful and fun recycling poster!

Whole World Fun Eco Activities. Christopher Corr, $5.99 (ages 3 to 7)

Enjoy some eco-fun with the games, puzzles, art activities and quizzes in this earth-friendly activity book. The fun is enhanced by tips on how to look after the environment, and the pages are printed on 100% recycled paper.

The ‘Why Should I?’ Environmental Series. Jen Green, illustrated by Mike Gordon, $8.50 each (ages 4-8)

Why Should I Recycle?
Why Should I Protect Nature?
Why Should I Save Energy?
Why Should I Save Water?

Yoga Planet: 50 Fun Activities for a Greener World. Tara Guber & Leah Kalish, $16.99 (all ages)

Whether you are seven or fifty-seven, whether you already practice yoga or want to learn, these informative and attractive cards are the ideal answer. They give detailed step-by-step instructions on how to perform the poses, but also increase environmental awareness with tips on how to reduce our impact on the fragile planet. Each of the cards in this fun and interactive deck is connected to one of the planet’s natural elements. Try the scorpion pose to feel the fire inside you or the swan pose to flow like water.

You Are the Earth: Know Your World So You Can Help Make It Better. David Suzuki & Kathy Vanderlinden, Illustrated by Wallace Edwards, $22.95

This beautifully illustrated book explains how everything on Earth is connected and interdependent. It’s packed with scientific facts, fun activities, stories, traditions, and tips for how you can make the world a kinder, healthier, better place.