Sustainability and the Environment (Fall 2023)
This list will feature nonfiction and fiction titles about the environment, climate change, and people and groups fighting for a more sustainable future.
123 Counting on Community
By: Annemarie Guertin
Illustrated by:
Cory Reid
Cory Reid
ISBN: 9781641709521
Ficton, 0-3, Science
Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious
By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Illustrated by:
Hayelin Choi
Hayelin Choi
ISBN: 9780983661566
Nonfiction, 7-12, Mental/Physical Health
Armadillo Antics
By: Bill Martin Jr, Michael Sampson
Illustrated by:
Nathalie Beauvois
Nathalie Beauvois
ISBN: 9781612545479
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Artemis Sparke and the Sound Seekers Brigade
By: Kimberly Kenna
ISBN: 9781646033133
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Awesome Orange Birthday
By: Mitali Banerjee Ruths
Illustrated by:
Aaliya Jaleel
Aaliya Jaleel
ISBN: 9781338799613
Fiction, 4-6, Series
Barefoot Books Water
By: Christy Mihaly
Illustrated by:
Mariona Cabassa
Mariona Cabassa
ISBN: 9781646862801
Nonficton, 7-12, How-to / Activity
Be Thankful for Trees
By: Harriet Ziefert
Illustrated by:
Brian Fitzgerald
Brian Fitzgerald
ISBN: 9781636550206
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
Beastly Biomes
By: Carly Allen-Fletcher
Illustrated by:
Carly Allen-Fletcher
Carly Allen-Fletcher
ISBN: 9781939547545
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet
By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
Francie Mion
Francie Mion
ISBN: 9781954519213
Fiction, 4-6, Concepts
Billie B. Brown
By: Sally Rippin
Illustrated by:
Aki Fukuoka
Aki Fukuoka
ISBN: 9781684642199
Fiction, 4-6, Series
Black Beach
By: Shaunn, John Stith
Illustrated by:
Maribel Lechuga
Maribel Lechuga
ISBN: 9781499813043
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Bompa’s Insect Expedition
By: David Suzuki, Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Illustrated by:
Qin Leng
Qin Leng
ISBN: 9781771648820
Fiction, 4-6, Science
Building an Orchestra of Hope
By: Carmen Oliver
Illustrated by:
Luisa Uribe
Luisa Uribe
ISBN: 9780802854674
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Cate and the Garden Bandits
By: Betsy Coffeen
Illustrated by:
Ginger Seehafer
Ginger Seehafer
ISBN: 9781589852488
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Changing World
By: David Gibson
Illustrated by:
David Gibson
David Gibson
ISBN: 9781800660281
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats
By: Cylita Guy
Illustrated by:
Cornelia Li
Cornelia Li
ISBN: 9781773215389
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
Dear Earth
By: Isabel Otter
Illustrated by:
Clara Anganuzzi
Clara Anganuzzi
ISBN: 9781664300149
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Desert Friends
By: Linda Harkey
Illustrated by:
Mike Minick
Mike Minick
ISBN: 9781589852969
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Earth’s Incredible Places
By: Sangma Francis
Illustrated by:
Rômolo D'Hipólito
Rômolo D'Hipólito
ISBN: 9781838748692
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Earth’s Incredible Places
By: Sangma Francis
Illustrated by:
Lisk Feng
Lisk Feng
ISBN: 9781838748685
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Earth’s Incredible Places
By: Cath Ard
Illustrated by:
Bianca Austria
Bianca Austria
ISBN: 9781838748562
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Evacuation Order
By: Jane B. Mason, Sarah Hines-Stephens
ISBN: 9781338629347
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Everything You Know About Dinosaurs Is WRONG!
By: Nick Crumpton
Illustrated by:
Gavin Scott
Gavin Scott
ISBN: 9798887770147
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Evolution Under Pressure
By: Yolanda Ridge
Illustrated by:
Dane Thibeault
Dane Thibeault
ISBN: 9781773217512
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table
By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Illustrated by:
Shabazz Larkin
Shabazz Larkin
ISBN: 9780983661580
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Finding Calm in Nature
By: Jennifer Grant
Illustrated by:
Erin Brown
Erin Brown
ISBN: 9781506485133
Nonfiction, 7-12, Mental/Physical Health
Flipflopi
By: Linda Ravin Lodding, Dipesh Pabari
Illustrated by:
Michael Machira Mwangi
Michael Machira Mwangi
ISBN: 9781506486406
Nonfiction, 4-6, Contemporary
Food for the Future
By: Mia Wenjen
Illustrated by:
Robert Sae-Heng
Robert Sae-Heng
ISBN: 9781646868391
Nonficton, 4-6, Background / Culture
Fridge-opolis
By: Melissa Coffey
Illustrated by:
Josh Cleland
Josh Cleland
ISBN: 9781499812541
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
Future Lab
By: Duopress Labs
Illustrated by:
Rodrigo Cordeiro
Rodrigo Cordeiro
ISBN: 9781955834483
Nonfiction, 0-3, Science
Galápagos
By: Leslie Bulion
Illustrated by:
Becca Stadtlander
Becca Stadtlander
ISBN: 9781682634967
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Ganesha Goes Green
By: Lakshmi Thamizhmani
Illustrated by:
Debasmita Dasgupta
Debasmita Dasgupta
ISBN: 9781646869978
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
Girls Who Green the World
By: Diana Kapp
Illustrated by:
Ana Jarén
Ana Jarén
ISBN: 9780593428054
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
A Global Warming Primer (Second Edition) — Pathway to a Post–Global Warming Future
By: Jeffrey Bennett
ISBN: 9781937548889
Nonfiction, Teen, How-to / Activity
Global
By: Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin
Illustrated by:
Giovanni Rigano
Giovanni Rigano
ISBN: 9781728257235
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
God, Right Here
By: Kara Lawler
Illustrated by:
Jennie Poh
Jennie Poh
ISBN: 9781514006597
Fiction, 4-6, Science
God’s Earth Is Something to Fight For
By: Amy Houts
Illustrated by:
Kris Smolskaya
Kris Smolskaya
ISBN: 9781638191476
Nonfiction, 4-6, Religion
Going Outside
By: Amy Huntington
Illustrated by:
Amy Huntington
Amy Huntington
ISBN: 9781684642465
Fiction, 0-3, Contemporary
Grandpa and the Kingfisher
By: Anna Wilson
Illustrated by:
Sarah Massini
Sarah Massini
ISBN: 9798887770178
Nonfiction, 4-6, Coming of Age
Hear Them Roar
By: June Smalls
Illustrated by:
Becky Thorns
Becky Thorns
ISBN: 9781641707282
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
Hello, Trees
By: Bailey Bezuidenhout
Illustrated by:
Maria Lebedeva
Maria Lebedeva
ISBN: 9781684647330
Fiction, 4-6, Mental/Physical Health
How Does Our Food Grow?
By: Brooke Jordenl, The Kitchen Connection
Illustrated by:
Kay Widdowson
Kay Widdowson
ISBN: 9781641709910
Nonfiction, 4-6, How-to / Activity
How the Sea Came to Be (And All the Creatures In It)
By: Jennifer Berne
Illustrated by:
Amanda Hall
Amanda Hall
ISBN: 9780802854780
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
In a Cave
By: Heather Ferranti Kinser
Illustrated by:
Bonnie Kelso
Bonnie Kelso
ISBN: 9781957655185
Nonfiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
It’s Up to Us
By: His Majesty King Charles III, Christopher Lloyd
Illustrated by:
33 Global Artists
33 Global Artists
ISBN: 9781913750565
Nonfiction, 7-12, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Kid Scientists
By: David Stabler
Illustrated by:
Anoosha Syed
Anoosha Syed
ISBN: 9781683690740
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
A Kid’s Guide to Saving the Planet
By: Paul Douglas
Illustrated by:
Chelen Écija
Chelen Écija
ISBN: 9781506466392
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
Kind
By: Jess McGeachin
Illustrated by:
Jess McGeachin
Jess McGeachin
ISBN: 9781684645565
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
Kobee Manatee Climate Change and The Great Blue Hole Hazard
By: Robert Scott Thayer
Illustrated by:
Lauren Gallegos
Lauren Gallegos
ISBN: 9780997123999
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
Ladybugs for Loretta
By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
Francie Mion
Francie Mion
ISBN: 9781954519176
Fiction, 4-6, Science
The Last Plastic Straw
By: Dee Romito
Illustrated by:
Ziyue Chen
Ziyue Chen
ISBN: 9780823449491
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
Life in a Frozen World
By: Mary Batten
Illustrated by:
Thomas Gonzalez
Thomas Gonzalez
ISBN: 9781682631515
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
Life in Hot Water
By: Mary Batten
Illustrated by:
Thomas Gonzalez
Thomas Gonzalez
ISBN: 9781682631522
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Loretta’s Caterpillar
By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
Francie Mion
Francie Mion
ISBN: 9781954519190
Fiction, 4-6, Science
El mago que salvó al mundo
By: Jeffrey Bennett
Illustrated by:
Roberta Collier-Morales
Roberta Collier-Morales
ISBN: 9780972181952
Fiction, 7-12, Spanish
No More Plastic
By: Alma Fullerton
Illustrated by:
Alma Fullerton
Alma Fullerton
ISBN: 9781772781137
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
One Million Oysters on Top of the Mountain
By: Alex Nogués
Illustrated by:
Miren Asiain Lora
Miren Asiain Lora
ISBN: 9780802855695
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
One Turtle’s Last Straw
By: Elisa Boxer
Illustrated by:
Marta Álvarez Miguéns
Marta Álvarez Miguéns
ISBN: 9780593372463
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
Our World Out of Balance
By: Andrea Minoglio
Illustrated by:
Laura Fanelli
Laura Fanelli
ISBN: 9781735000534
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
Palm Trees at the North Pole
By: Marc ter Horst
Illustrated by:
Wendy Panders
Wendy Panders
ISBN: 9781771646826
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
A Perfect Puddle
By: Barbara Perry
Illustrated by:
Autumn Brook
Autumn Brook
ISBN: 9781612549255
Fiction, 4-6, Science
Pika Country
By: Dorothy Hinshaw Paten, Marlo Garnsworthy
Illustrated by:
Photographs by Dan Hartman
Photographs by Dan Hartman
ISBN: 9781970039023
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Planet Power
By: Stacy Clark
Illustrated by:
Annalisa Beghelli
Annalisa Beghelli
ISBN: 9781646862788
Nonficton, 7-12, How-to / Activity
Plasticus Maritimus
By: Ana Pego, Isabel Minhós Martins
Illustrated by:
Bernardo P. Carvalho
Bernardo P. Carvalho
ISBN: 9781771646437
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
The Poison Waves (Secrets of the Sky #2)
By: Sayantani DasGupta
ISBN: 9781338766752
Fiction, 7-12, Series
Rooftop Garden
By: Danna Smith
Illustrated by:
Pati Aguilera
Pati Aguilera
ISBN: 9781646864959
Fiction, 4-6, Science
Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild
By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee
Illustrated by:
Julie Wilson
Julie Wilson
ISBN: 9780998047713
Nonfiction, 7-12, LGBTQIA+
Saving the Countryside
By: Linda Elovitz Marshall
Illustrated by:
Ilaria Urbinati
Ilaria Urbinati
ISBN: 9781499809602
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
Scientist in the Wild Galapagos
By: Dr. Helen Scales
Illustrated by:
Rômolo D'Hipólito
Rômolo D'Hipólito
ISBN: 9781838748593
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Serengeti
By: Leslie Bulion
Illustrated by:
Becca Stadtlander
Becca Stadtlander
ISBN: 9781682631911
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry
Sky Wolf’s Call
By: Eldon Yellowhorn, Kathy Lowinger
ISBN: 9781773216300
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Space on Earth
By: Dave Williams, Linda Pruessen
Illustrated by:
Sho Uehara
Sho Uehara
ISBN: 9781773217666
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Story Monster’s S.T.E.A.M Chronicles Book One
By: Conrad J. Storad
Illustrated by:
Jeff Yesh
Jeff Yesh
ISBN: 9781589852761
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Tatty Mouse
By: Hilary Robinson
Illustrated by:
Mandy Stanley
Mandy Stanley
ISBN: 9781684646272
Fiction, 0-3, Contemporary
Ten Little Squirrels
By: Bill Martin Jr, Michael Sampson
Illustrated by:
Nathalie Beauvois
Nathalie Beauvois
ISBN: 9781612546001
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
The Planet in a Pickle Jar
By: Martin Stanev
Illustrated by:
Martin Stanev
Martin Stanev
ISBN: 9781838740184
Fiction, 4-6, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
The Thing About Bees
By: Shabazz Larkin
Illustrated by:
Shabazz Larkin
Shabazz Larkin
ISBN: 9780998047799
Nonfiction, 4-6, Poetry
Time to Move South for Winter
By: Clare Helen Welsh
Illustrated by:
Jenny Løvlie
Jenny Løvlie
ISBN: 9798887770192
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
To Change a Planet
By: Christina Soontornvat
Illustrated by:
Rahele Jomepour Bell
Rahele Jomepour Bell
ISBN: 9781338628616
Nonfiction, 4-6, How-to / Activity
Treasure Hunt
By: Stephanie Wildman
Illustrated by:
Estefania Razo
Estefania Razo
ISBN: 9781956357394
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
A Tree for Me
By: Carole Gerber
Illustrated by:
Helena Perez Garcia
Helena Perez Garcia
ISBN: 9781641707534
Fiction, 4-6, How-to / Activity
A Tree of Hope
By: Anna Orenstein-Cardona
Illustrated by:
Juan Manuel Moreno
Juan Manuel Moreno
ISBN: 9781506484099
Nonfiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Walking Together
By: Elder Dr. Albert D. Marshall, Louise Zimanyi
Illustrated by:
Emily Kewageshig
Emily Kewageshig
ISBN: 9781773217765
Nonfiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
What Does it Mean to Be Green?
By: Rana DiOrio
Illustrated by:
Addy Rivera Sonda
Addy Rivera Sonda
ISBN: 9781728232867
Nonfiction, 4-6, How-to / Activity
Where Can We Go? A Tale of Four Bears
By: Dai Yun
Illustrated by:
Igor Oleynikov
Igor Oleynikov
ISBN: 9781771649810
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Wild Horses
By: Melissa Marr
Illustrated by:
photos by Melissa Marr
photos by Melissa Marr
ISBN: 9780593109113
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
The Wild World Handbook
By: Andrea Debbink
Illustrated by:
Asia Orlando
Asia Orlando
ISBN: 9781683692683
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
The Wild World Handbook
By: Andrea Debbink
Illustrated by:
Asia Orlando
Asia Orlando
ISBN: 9781683692461
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
The Young Teacher and the Great Serpent
By: Irene Vasco
Illustrated by:
Juan Palomino
Juan Palomino
ISBN: 9780802856173
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
Zora’s Zucchini
By: Katherine Pryor
Illustrated by:
Anna Raff
Anna Raff
ISBN: 9780998436616
Fiction, 4-6, How-to / Activity
Climate Change and How We’ll Fix It
By: Alice Hartman
Illustrated by:
Andrés Lozano
Andrés Lozano
ISBN: 9781454942771
Fiction, 4-6, Coming Of Age
Hedgehog and the Log
By: Pam Fong
Illustrated by:
Pam Fong
Pam Fong
ISBN: 9781454948537
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
Mary Had a Little Plan
By: Tammi Sauer
Illustrated by:
Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Vanessa Brantley-Newton
ISBN: 9781454933038
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Drawn to Change the World Graphic Novel Collection
By: Emma Reynolds
Illustrated by:
Emma Reynolds
Emma Reynolds
ISBN: 9780063084216
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Global Warning
By: Steven B. Frank
ISBN: 9780358566175
Fiction, 7-12, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Nell Plants a Tree
By: Anne Wynter
Illustrated by:
Daniel Miyares
Daniel Miyares
ISBN: 9780062865779
Fiction, 4-6, Science
A Suffragist’s Guide to the Antarctic
By: Yi Shun Lai
ISBN: 9781665937764
Fiction, Teen, Historical Fiction
The Story of Climate Change
By: Catherine Barr, Steve Williams
Illustrated by:
Amy Husband, Mike Love
Amy Husband, Mike Love
ISBN: 9780711256309
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
This Book Will Save the Planet
By: Dany Sigwalt
Illustrated by:
Aurélia Durand
Aurélia Durand
ISBN: 9780711268890
Nonfiction, Teen, Animals
The World That Feeds Us
By: Nancy Castaldo
Illustrated by:
Ginnie Hsu
Ginnie Hsu
ISBN: 9780711277717
Nonfiction, 7-12, Series
Nature Heroes
By: Jess French
Illustrated by:
Duncan Beedie
Duncan Beedie
ISBN: 9780711267770
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
