children's literature

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“I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues…Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”

--Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
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Everybody Needs a Rock  by Byrd Baylor - this is an excellent introduction to environmental studies and connecting kids to nature. While it is recommended for younger children, I read it to my 5th graders, then we went on a walk and everyone followed the steps in the book for selecting their perfect rock. They kept them on their desks for the rest of the school year and took them home on the last day of school. An EXCELLENT activity! You may purchase it at a discounted price at Amazon.com. I consider this a must-have for classrooms.


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If You Find a Rock -  Think of all the rocks there are: skipping rocks, splashing rocks, climbing rocks, and wishing rocks. Children can’t help collecting them. With joyful, poetic text and luminous photographs, If You Find a Rock celebrates rocks everywhere—as well as the mysterious and wonderful places they are found.
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Places of Power - Native people all over the world have always known that our Earth has places of power. These places of power are also places of beauty and of wisdom. They can be found all over the Earth, even in your own backyard. 
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Over in the Jungle - a Rainforest Rhyme -  "Teachers and parents, here is the easiest, most entertaining way ever to teach about this important habitat. The special talent of this author is entertaining kids while the adults think it is a lesson about the rainforest. Kids will sing, clap, and count their way among monkeys that hoot, ocelots that pounce, parrots that squawk, and boas that squeeze! It will not take much to have your child joyfully hooting and squawking too."
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Web Sites for children's literature - ecoliteracy

Children of the Earth - many excellent book reviews for children's books.

5 Latino Children's Books to Read on Earth Day 

Books Kids Love - this page suggests books related to the forest habitat and animals.

Recommended children's books for love of nature

10 Picture Books About Nature

A Mighty Girl - Top Children's Books on the Environment