Helping Habitats by Barb Webb

Young readers discover what harms habitats and what people can do to help.

Follow that Garbage!: A Journey to the Landfill by Bridget Heos

A boy watching a garbage truck pick up his trash wonders where it goes, and the story follows two garbage bags as they travel to a transfer station and then to a landfill.

Follow that Bottle!: A Plastic Recycling Journey by Bridget Heos

A girl tosses her plastic bottle in a recycling bin and the story follows that plastic bottle to through the process of recycling until it becomes a new bottle again.

Our Natural Resources by Jennifer Prior

We need natural resources to survive. Natural resources are things that nature gives us. But we need to be careful that we do not use too many of Earth's resources. We need to take care of Earth because it takes care of us! Colorful images, supporting...

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Mary Lindeen

 Taking care of the planet now will allow for a better future. By reducing trash, reusing products, and recycling materials, we can make small changes that will help make a big difference in the future. This nonfiction Beginning-to-Read book contains...

Coping with Population Growth by Nicola Barber

This book looks at patterns of population growth - and decline - in a wide range of countries, comparing the situation in many less-economically developed countries with the gradually aging population in more economically developed ones. How many people...

Sustaining Our Natural Resources by Jen Green

This book explores the ways in which we are depleting the planet's resources, and the need to use them in a sustainable manner. Can we meet all our needs and wants without destroying our forests and fisheries?

Saving Water by Rebecca Olien

Describes the sources of freshwater on the earth and ways people can conserve water

Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam and the Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Griffin Burns

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...

Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors by Joyce Sidman

From the creators of the Caldecott Honor Book "Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems" comes this compilation of glorious poetry, fascinating science, and stunning art that celebrates the successful and sturdy organisms that have overcome both...

A Mountain of Trash by Loren I Charles

Practice addition and encourage young readers to be environmentally conscious in this engaging reader! Children will not only practice their addition skills through practice problems and mathematical charts and diagrams, but they will also learn more...

We Recycle by Torrey Maloof

Learn all about the importance of recycling in this informative science reader! People throw away a lot of trash, but it is important to recycle to make sure the earth stays clean and isn't covered in trash. Readers will learn how to reduce, reuse, and...