Global Environment Literacy Community, 2011

Global Literature about Environmental Stewardship.

Australia:

Where the forest meets the sea Jeannie Baker (1987) Australia

Something About Water by Penny Matthews, illustrated by Tom Jellett (Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2010)

The Great Barrier Reef Book: Solar Powered by Dr Mark Norman (Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2010)

True Green Kids: 100 Things You Can Do to Save the Planet by Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin; ABC Books (Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2009)

Tuart Dwellers by Jan Ramage. Illustrations Ellen Hickman; Department of Environment and Conservation (Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2009)

Nyuntu Ninti (What You Should Know) by Bob Randall and Melanie Hogan; ABC Books

Cat on the Island by Gary Crew. Illustrations Gillian Warden & Liz Kemp; HarperCollins Publishers Australia

Eco-Warrior by Skye Bortoli; ABC Books

Uno’s Garden by Graeme Base (Viking) Penguin Books (GEBA; Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2007)

The Water Hole by Graeme Base

Going Bush by Nadia Wheatley and Ken Searle (Allen & Unwin) (Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2008)

Chelonia Green, Champion of Turtles by Christobel Mattingley Allen & Unwin-

The World that we Want by Kim Michelle Toft (University of Queensland Press) (GEBA; Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2007)

Blue Skies green days Jillian De Muth ill Kim Gamble (little Ark 1992) Australia

The Paddock Lilith Norman, Robert Roennfeldt (Random House 1992) Australia

V for Vanishing: an alphabet Patricia Mullins (Margaret Hamilton Books 1993) Australia

Birdman Jiri Tibor Novak (1994) Australia

The story of Rosy Dock Jeannie Baker (1995) Australia

One child Christopher Cheng, Stephen Woolard (1997) Australia

Noah’s Boat Louise Elliott (Lothian 2005?) Australia

Refugees, David Miller (Lothian 2003) Australia

Belonging Jeannie Baker (2004) Australia

I saw nothing Gary Crew, Mark Wilson (2004?) Australia

I heard nothing Gary Crew, Mark Wilson (2004?) Australia

I did nothing Gary Crew, Mark Wilson (2004?) Australia

The Last Tree Mark Wilson (2007) Australia

Finding Home by Gary Crew and Susy Boyer (Ford St, 2009) Australia

The Tomorrow Book Jackie French and Sue DeGennero (Angus and Robertson 2010) Australia

The Vegetable Ark Kim Kane, Sue DeGennero (Allen & Unwin 2010) Australia

The last tree in the city Peter Carnavas (New Frontier 2010) Australia

Canada

Life in the Boreal Forest by Brend Guiberson illus by Gennady Spirin

The Good Garden by Katie Milway and Sylvie Daigneault (set in Honduras)

One Well: The Story of Water on Earth by Rochelle Straus

The Salmon Bears by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read

Salmon River by David Suzuki and Sarah Ellis (Greystone)

Not Your Typical Book About the Environment, written by Elin Kelsey and illustrated by Clayton Hanmer (published by Owlkids Books) (GEBA)

You are the Earth by David Suzuki (Greystone)

There’s a Barnyard in my Bedroom by David Suzuki (Greystone)

Sila’s Revenge, by Jamie Bastedo (Canada: Red Deer Press) 2010

Claire and the Water Wish by Janice Poon Kids Can Press, 2009

Climate Change (Groundwork Guides) by Shelley Tanaka Groundwood Books, 2006

The Eco-Dairy of Kiran Singer by Sue Ann Alderson;Illustrated by Millie Balance; Tradewind Books, 2007

Lessons from Mother Earth by Elaine McLeod; Illustrated by Colleen Wood; Groundwood Books, 2010

Sandy’s Incredible Shrinking Footprint by Femida Handy and Carole Carpenter; Illustrated by Adrianna Steele-Card; Second Story Press, 2010

Wild Ride http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/full_book.asp?ProductID=3981

Cuba

Raining Sardines by Enrique flores-galbis. Roaring Brook, 2007.

England
Charlie and Lola: Look After Your Planet by Lauren Child (2011)

Why the Animals Came to Town by Michael Foreman (2011)

Spud Goes Green: The Diary of My Year As A Greenie by Giles Thaxton (2011)

Stories for a Fragile Planet: Traditional Tales About Caring for the Earth by Kenneth Steven, illustrated by Jane Ray (2010)

Green Poems for a Blue Planet by Martin Kiszko, illustrated by Nick Park (2010)

Let’s Save the Animals by Frances Barry (GEBA honor)

Ten Things I Can Do to Help my World by Melanie Walsh (GEBA honor)

The Carbon Diaries: 2015 by Saci Lloyd (GEBA)

The Valley of Secrets by Charmian Hussey

Varmints by Helen Ward and Marc Craste (GEBA)

Gaia Warriors, by Nicola Davies (2011)

Eritrea

The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families by Susan Roth and Cindy Trumbore

France

Je serai les yeux de la terre Alain Serres, Zaü et les photographes de l’agence ALTITUDE Octobre 2008, Éditions RUE DU MONDE

Les énergies Emilie Beaumont, Emmanuelle Lepetit et Yves Lequesne (Editions Fleurus) Collection Pourquoi, comment ?, FLEURUS / Septembre 2009

Notre planète la Terre aux éditions Bayard Jeunesse. 2007

For more see: Le Prix du Livre Environnement http://www.prixdulivre.veolia.com/historique/prix-2010/laureats/

Haiti

Circles of Hope by Karen Lynn Williams illus by Linda Saport

Iceland

How the Ladies Stopped the Wind by Bruce Mcmillan illus by Gunnella

Ireland

The Light-Bearer’s Daughter, written by O. R. Melling; Abrams (GEBA)

Kenya

Planting the Trees of Kenya by Claire A. Nivola; FSG (GEBA)

Seeds of Change by Jen Cullerton Johnson, illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler (GEBA)

Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter

Mama Miti by Donna Jo Napoli illustrated by Kadir Nelson

New Guinea

Quest for the Tree Kangaroo by Sy Montgomery photos by Nic Bishop

Scotland

Wild Wings by Gill Lewis Atheneum Books for Young Readers (May 24, 2011)

South Africa

One Child One Seed, by Kathryn Cave

South Korea

Ura’s Dream by John Walker, illus by Hee-Jung Sohn http://www.korea4expats.com/news-children-book-ura’s-dream.html

USA

The Earth Book by Todd Parr; Little, Brown (GEBA)

Mallory Goes Green by Laurie B. Friedman; Lerner (GEBA)

Boys, Bears and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots by Abby McDonald; Candlewick (GEBA) yes she is British but it is set in and published in the US

A Place for Frogs by Melissa Stewart; illustrated by Higgins Bond; Peachtree (GEBA honor)

Miss Fox’s Class Goes Green by Eileen Spinelli illustrated by Anne Kennedy; Albert Whitman (GEBA)

Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French; Abrams (GEBA)

Earth in the Hot Seat: Bulletins from a Warming World by Marfe Ferguson Delano; National Geographic (GEBA)

Heroes of the Environment by Harriet Rohmer, illustrated by Julie McLaughlin; Chronicle (GEBA honor)

Recycle this Book: 100 Top Children’s Authors Tell You How to Go Green by Dan Gutman; Random House (GEBA honor)

SCAT by Carl Hiaasen; Random House (GEBA honor)

Night of the Spadefoot Toads by Bill Harley; Peachtree (GEBA)

Flash Point by Sneed B. Collard (GEBA)

The Sea, the Storm and the Mangrove Tangle by Lynne Cherry (GEBA)

for more see http://www.newtonmarascofoundation.org/programs/a_ge_pw.cfm