Kids Book Index
Diana C. Mullen, illustrated by Oriol Vidal
In a bustling, urban neighborhood, count the ways one little lot becomes a beautiful community vegetable garden. Count all the ways (one to ten) an urban community unites to clean up an abandoned lot.
EROSION: HOW HUGH BENNETT SAVED AMERICA’S SOIL AND ENDED THE DUST BOWLDarcy Pattison, illustrated by Peter WillisEXPLAINING THE DUST BOWL TO KIDS A compelling, kid-friendly, and visually appealing erosion story. – Kirkus review When the dust storms of the 1930s threatened to destroy U.S. farming and agriculture, Hugh Bennett knew what to do.ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY/ECOLOGYOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the NationCandy J. Cooper, Marc AronsonBased on original reporting by a Pulitzer Prize finalist and an industry veteran, the first book for young adults about the Flint water crisisIn 2014, Flint, Michigan, was a cash-strapped city that had been built up, then abandoned by General Motors.ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY/ECOLOGYOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
BIRRARUNG WILAM: A STORY FROM ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAAunty Joy Murphy, Andrew Kelly, illustrated by Lisa KennedyTravel along Melbourne’s twisting Yarra River in a glorious celebration of Indigenous culture and Australia’s unique flora and fauna. As ngua rises, Bunjil soars over mountain ash, flying higher and higher as the wind warms.ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY/ECOLOGYOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details