Recommended Children's Books on Climate Change

             In this School Library Journal feature, Baltimore librarian Liz Bosarge recommends books for tweens and teens on global ecology: 

Elementary: 

• Living Planet: The Story of Survival on Planet Earth from Natural Disasters to Climate Change by Camilla de la Bédoyère, grade 3-6 
• Climate Action: What Happened and What We Can Do by Seymour Simon, grade 3-6 
• Young Water Protectors: A Story About Standing Rock by Asian Tudor and Kelly Tudor, grades 2-5
• Can You Hear the Trees Talking? Discovering the Hidden Life of the Forest by Peter Wohlleben, grade 3-5 

Middle school: 

• The Beekeepers: How Humans Changed the World of Bumble Bees by Dana Church, grade 6-10
• All the Feelings Under the Sun: How to Deal with Climate Change by Leslie Davenport, grade 6-9
• Be the Change: Rob Greenfield’s Call to Kids Making a Difference in a Messed-Up World, by Rob Greenfield, grade 4-7
• Hothouse Earth: The Climate Crisis and the Importance of Carbon Neutrality by Stephanie McPherson, grade 8-10 
• Imaginary Borders by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, grade 7-9 
• Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean by Patricia Newman, grade 5-8 
• Girl Warriors: How 25 Young Activists Are Saving the Earth by Rachel Sarah, gr. 7-9 
• Seen: Rachel Carson by Birdie Willis, illustrated by Rii Abrego, grade 6-8 
• Earth Squad: 50 People Who Are Saving the Planet by Alexandra Zissu, grade 4-7 

High school: 

• The Story of More (Adapted for Young Adults): How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here by Hope Jahren, grade 8 and up 
• How to Change Everything: The Young Human’s Guide to Protecting the Planet and 
• Each Other by Naomi Klein, grade 8 and up 

 “An Eco-Hero’s Bookshelf” by Liz Bosarge in School Library Journal, March 2022 (Vol. 68, #3, pp. 47-50)

Please Note: This summary is reprinted with permission from issue #929 of The Marshall Memo, an excellent resource for educators.