Book

Mahina Rises

Looking for a motivating book about caring for the planet suitable for middle-grade and high-school students? Mahina Rises offers an empowering and engaging adventure story that takes the climate crisis issue very seriously, outlines all the things that can be done to help, and ends with an optimistic and hopeful vision for the future.

Book: What the Seahorse Told Me

Redwood Cooperative School

This book is the perfect way to spark the imagination of my 4th and 5th-grade readers to help them develop environmental literacy and a love of reading.

Storytelling to Accelerate Climate Solutions

Diverse climate storytelling strategies are covered in this open-access title. Editors Emily Coren and Hua Wang invited practitioners and scholars from different fields to help them build a "Community of Practice for Climate Storytelling."

Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden

Dr. Camille T. Dungy is an African American poet who infuses her poetry with pictures of native plants she used in her Colorado yard. She also discusses how her race and culture affect her knowledge and past experiences in the outdoors and broadens this to experiences of African Americans who have come before her as well.

Find Your Forest

"Find Your Forest" introduces young learners from all cultures and backgrounds to the importance of urban forests and the flora and fauna that make forests and parks unique.

Solving the Climate Crisis

Solving the Climate Crisis is an easy to read solutions-based book that offers actionable advice readers can take to create lasting changes in their communities. The book is filled with hope that by working together, we can build a sustainable future by using science, and evidence-based solutions to reimagine our economic, political, and social systems, to stabilize the climate and restore biodiversity.

Love Your Mother: 50 States, 50 Stories, and 50 Women United for Climate Justice

Warren Wilson College

This new book by Mallory McDuff features the stories of 50 women, one from each state in the country, working in collective for climate justice.

Teaching Climate Change: Fostering Understanding, Resilience, and Commitment to Justice

University of Washington

The newly published "Teaching Climate Change" lays out a comprehensive, NGSS-aligned approach to climate change education that builds in-depth knowledge of the subject, empowers students, and promotes a social justice mindset.

[Book] The Sloth and His Friends

"The Sloth and His Friends" is a heartwarming kids' story (ages 7–12) with a strong environmental message focused on safeguarding the Amazon rainforest. The book is well-researched, integrating important rainforest facts, and is valued by elementary teachers for its educational value.

Place-Based Scientific Inquiry: A Practical Handbook for Teaching Outside

UC Berkeley

New open-access handbook for teachers focused on justice-first, place-based, and NGSS-aligned scientific inquiry, featuring extensive illustrations and resource guides.