Earth Day Inspirations

 

Earth Day Inspirations

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There’s no better time than around Earth Day to think about the impact humans have made on the planet and set new goals toward repairing the damage.  Gaylord Nelson, a US Senator from Wisconsin, launched the first Earth Day in 1970 as a grassroots movement centered primarily on college campuses and the  movement has made noteworthy steps forward, spreading to become an internationally recognized observance.

While thinking about the consequences of human actions on the environment can seem overwhelming, the fact that Earth Day exists and that there was a bipartisan push to start it gives hope that we can unite again to make a difference.  Here are some inspiring reads about individuals and groups who are making a difference for the environment:

 

For teens/adults:

No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

Our Only Home by the Dalai Lama

Climate Justice by Mary Robinson

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates

The Day the World Stops Shopping by JB MacKinnon

 

For kids:

One Earth by Eileen Spinelli

The Girl Who Heard the Music by Marni Fogelson

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade 

We are all Connected by Gabi Garcia

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer 

Thank You Earth by April Pulley Sayre

Climate Change: the Choice is Ours by David Miles

Our Planet: There's No Place Like Earth by Stacy McAnulty

How we Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate by Lynne Cherry

Earth Day and the Environmental Movement by Christy Peterson

 

Kids Fiction:

Zonia's Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal

Sydney and Simon: Go Green by Paul and Peter Reynolds

Willodeen by Christina Applegate (tweens)

Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts