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Age Level |
Title |
Author |
Book Summary |
Copyright/ |
Format |
Youth--Ages |
Home |
Baker, Jeannie |
This wordless book begins with a mother and father holding their newborn in an urban environment with only a trace of the natural world. As the baby grows, so too does the greening of the neighborhood, turning a drab city street into a living, thriving home. |
2004:Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
Illustrated picture book |
Youth--Ages |
Window |
Baker, Jeannie |
This wordless book begins with a mother holding her newborn son as she looks out the window at a pond and lush vegetation. The following illustrations show the changes in the landscape during the next 20 years. |
1991:Greenwillow Books, a division of William Morrow & Co., NY, NY |
Illustrated |
Youth--Ages 4 and up |
The Quiltmaker's Journey |
Brumbeau, Jeff and Gail Marcken |
This is a story about the value of generosity. A young girls leaves her home and village, and finds many less-fortunate people in the world. The young girl discovers a gift she can share with these people, which enriches their lives and her own. |
2004: Scholastic Inc. |
Illustrated picture book |
Adult |
Sharing Nature's Interest: Ecological Footprints as an Indicator of Sustainability |
Chambers, Nicky and Craig Simmons and Mathis Wackernagel |
This book communicates ways to calculate the impact individuals have on the earth. It identifies areas to focus on and ways to work toward sustainable development. |
2000: Earthscan Publications Ltd., Sterling, VA |
185 pgs., Nonfiction |
All ages |
Hungry Planet |
Menzel, Peter and Faith D'Aluisio |
This book, featuring 30 families from 24 countries around the world, presents a photographic study of the foods they eat in one week. |
2005: Material World Books and Ten Speed Press |
288 pgs., Nonfiction |
Ages 9
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One Good Apple |
Paladino, Catherine |
This book makes a case for sustainable agriculture. It describes dangers of using pesticides and fertilizers on foods and on all living things, and alternatives. |
1999: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston |
48 pgs., |
High school, adult |
One Good Road Is Enough |
Waller, Robert James |
Essays on a variety of topics, including environmental concerns, harried lifestyles, and ethics. |
1990: Iowa State University Press 0-81381-880-X |
210 pgs., Nonfiction |
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