Celebrate Earth Day every day with CLP’s reading suggestions

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Happy Earth Day, Kidsburgh families! Along with attending the many Earth Month events happening around the Pittsburgh area, you can also celebrate the planet and teach your kids a bit about the environment by reading.

Our friends at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh have shared this list of Earth Day book recommendations you’ll find below. There are great stories here for the young readers in your family and plenty of titles you can read to your kids at bedtime.

From a whimsical tale with a message about recycling to Earth-friendly crafts and recipes, you’ll find something here for everyone:

How to Make a Better World by Keilly Swift

A guide to making the world a better place and becoming a good citizen, this volume is packed with ideas and tips for kids who want to know how to make a difference. Includes a glossary and a list of organizations, websites, and campaigns to give readers more information and ideas.

I Have the Right to Save My Planet by Alain Serres

Told from the perspective of a child, this colorful and vibrant book explores a child’s right to advocate for the environment they live in. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.

The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics by Susan Hood

An illustrated collection of nonfiction poems that highlights the environmental threats posed by plastics and the children who are fighting for change in order to save our planet.

Maggie’s Treasures by Jon-Erik Lappano

Maggie finds treasure wherever she goes. Whether it’s a button, a feather or a shiny stone, she picks it up and takes it home. At first the neighbors and city workers are grateful to Maggie for cleaning up. The mayor even gives her an award. But over time Maggie’s collection grows bigger and bigger, until it spills out of her house and garden into an unsightly mess. Her parents tell her “Enough treasure!” and eventually even Maggie realizes that something must be done. Finally, inspired by a bird outside her window, she finds a way to share her treasure that enchants and transforms the entire neighborhood. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.

Milk and Juice: A Recycling Romance by Merdith Crandell Brown

Once upon a time, in a refrigerator not too far away, a jug of milk and a bottle of juice fell in love. All was bliss until Juice was taken away from its one true love and…recycled. Thus begins Milk and Juice’s humorous journey through many incarnations around the world. Will they ever be reunited? Or will they stay star-crossed lovers for all eternity? 

The Nature Craft Book by Clare Beaton

Read about birds, insects, and other animals, trees and flowers. Then use the easy-to-follow directions to make 15 crafts and two recipes, each one focused on nature and its variety. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.

Stand Up! Speak Out!: A Story Inspired by the Climate Change Revolution by Andrew Joyner

After attending a climate march, a young activist is motivated to make an effort and do her part to help the planet… by organizing volunteers to work to make green changes in their community, from cleaning a lake, to planting trees, to making composting bins, to hosting a clothing swap and more!

You Can Change the World by Lucy Bell

Empowers kids to make changes in their lives and communities with the powerful message that anyone can make a difference in the world. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.