Little Climate Champions
This collection of books celebrates courageous children and teens who become champions for our planet. Through grassroots activism, scientific exploration, and imaginative adventures, these stories highlight the power of young children in combating change and promoting sustainability.
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Be a Good Ancestor
Author(s): Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince; Illustrated by Carla Joseph
Publication Year: 2022
In this beautifully illustrated picture book, a repeated call to action reminds young readers that everything in our world is connected.
We Are Water Protectors
Author(s): Carole Lindstrom
Publication Year: 2020
Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption.
Black Beach: A Community, An Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day
Author(s): Shaunna Stith and John Stith; Illustrated by Maribel Lechuga
Publication Year: 2023
Based on actual events, this picture book tells the story of the first Earth Day through the eyes of a young girl named Sam.
To Change a Planet
Author(s): Christina Soontornvat; Illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell
Publication Year: 2022
Even though the Earth seems big and unchangeable, humans have altered its climate, creating consequences for all life. By working together, humans can save the planet, and ourselves.
The Story of Climate Change: A First Book About How We Can Help Save Our Planet
Author(s): Catherine Barr and Steve Williams; Illustrated by Amy Husband and Mike Love
Publication Year: 2021
This is the story of one of the most important issues facing the world today, brilliantly told and illustrated for younger children. See Earth’s first atmosphere, watch the beginnings of human-made pollution, and learn how we can all take part in today’s fight against the climate emergency.
Protecting the Planet
Author(s): Louise Spilsbury; Illustrated by Hanane Kai
Publication Year: 2020
A picture book about the effects of littering, pollution, and global warming, and how we can care for the earth. Protecting the Planet offers straightforward information on plastic waste, pollution, and global warming, and shares the small changes we can make to care for the earth.
Fresh Air, Clean Water: Our Right to A Healthy Environment
Author(s): Megan Clendenan; Illustrated by Julie McLaughlin
Publication Year: 2022
This book explores the connections between our environment and our health, and why the right to live in a healthy environment should be protected as a human right.
A Kids Book About Climate Change
Author(s): Zanagee Artis and Olivia Greenspan
Publication Year: 2024
The book gives kids the facts about climate change, it explains what the state of our planet is and how it got this way, and it offers hope for the future.
Climate Action: The Future Is in Our Hands
Author(s): Georgina Stevens; Illustrated by Katie Rewse
Publication Year: 2021
In this book about climate change, we share the facts. But we also share hope. Learn about the causes of climate change and how it is affecting our world.
No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change
Author(s): Lindsay H. Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, and Jeanette Bradley; Illustrated by Jeanette Bradley
Publication Year: 2023
David Bowles, Traci Sorell, and others present poems about young activists who speak up to fight global climate change.
Kids Fight Climate Change: Act Now to Be a #2MinuteSuperhero
Author(s): Martin Dorey; Illustrated by Martin Dorey
Publication Year: 2022
Kids can help save planet Earth with these positive, climate-focused missions from best-selling author and eco-warrior Martin Dorey. Our planet is in trouble! But with the help of this book, every kid can be a superhero making a difference.
Stand Up! Speak Up: A Story Inspired by The Climate Change Revolution
Author(s): Andrew Joyner
Publication Year: 2020
Celebrate young climate change activists in this charming story about an empowered girl who shows up, listens up, and ultimately, speaks up to inspire her community to take action against climate change.
Trash Revolution: Breaking the Waste Cycle
Author(s): Erica Fyvie and Bill Slavin
Publication Year: 2018
This book explores different stages, including various ways to reduce, reuse, or recycle waste. Children will gain new insights into the routine decisions they make regarding their consumption and practices related to trashing or recycling.
My Wounded Island
Author(s): Jacques Pasquet and Marion Arbona
Publication Year: 2017
In this heartbreakingly tender picture book, a young girl and her family become climate refugees as the small island they call home is slowly engulfed by rising sea levels.
Saving Earth: Climate Change and The Fight for Our Future
Author(s): Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich; Illustrated by Tim Foley
Publication Year: 2024
A timely and important illustrated nonfiction guide for middle grade readers about the history of our fight against climate change, and how young people today can rise to action.
Our World Out of Balance: Understanding Climate Change and What We Can Do
Author(s): Andrea Minoglio and Laura Fanelli
Publication Year: 2021
This accessible guide for children details how humans have thrown the planet off-balance and ways we can work to create a healthier world.
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