In this School Library Journal feature, Tennessee school librarian Suzanne Costner recommends books on climate change and environmental activism:
- Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park by Lori Alexander, illustrated by Jenn Ely, grade 1-3
- The Ocean Gardener by Clara Anganuzzi, kindergarten-grade 3
- Loop de Loop: Circular Solutions for a Waste-Free World by Andrea Curtis, illustrated by Roozeboos, preschool-grade 3
- Marjory’s River of Grass: Marjory Stoneman Douglass, Fierce Protector of the Everglades by Josie James, grade 1-4
- My First Earth Day by Karen Katz, preschool-grade 2
- We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goade, kindergarten-grade 3
- Our Planet! There’s No Place Like Earth by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by David Litchfield, preschool-grade 1
- Angela’s Glacier by Jordan Scott, illustrated by Diana Sudyka, preschool-grade 2
- To Change a Planet by Christina Soontornvat, illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell, preschool-grade 2
- Love, the Earth by Frances Stickley, illustrated by Tim Hopgood, preschool-grade 2
- Global: One Fragile World. An Epic Fight for Survival by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illustrated by Giovanni Rigano, grade 3-8
- Ducks Overboard! A True Story of Plastic in Our Oceans by Markus Motum, grade 3-5
- Climate Action: What Happened and What We Can Do by Seymour Simon, grade 2-6
- The Global Ocean by Rochelle Strauss, illustrated by Natasha Donovan, grade 3-7
- Team Trash: A Time Traveler’s Guide to Sustainability by Kate Wheeler, illustrated by Trent Huntington, grade 3-6
Please Note: This summary is reprinted with permission from issue #1074 of The Marshall Memo, an excellent resource for educators.
